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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3!

Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.

Genres:AnimationComedyFamily
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 3 Highlight

The best episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 3 is "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", rated 8.7/10 from 1142 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" aired on 1/21/2002 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Doing Time".

  • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
    8.7/10 1,142 votes

    #1 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2002-01-21

    After Mermaid Man accidentally drops his utility belt, SpongeBob finds it and can't resist trying it on.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doing Time
    9.1/10 1,388 votes

    #2 - Doing Time

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2002-01-21

    After SpongeBob accidentally drives into a shipment of juice to the senior home, Mrs. Puff is mistakenly arrested.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Welcome to the Chum Bucket
    9.0/10 1,322 votes

    #3 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2002-01-21

    SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frankendoodle
    9.5/10 1,756 votes

    #4 - Frankendoodle

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2002-01-21

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Snowball Effect
    8.5/10 1,071 votes

    #5 - Snowball Effect

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2002-02-22

    SpongeBob and Patrick try to show Squidward how much fun it can be to play in the snow.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One Krab's Trash
    9.0/10 1,241 votes

    #6 - One Krab's Trash

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2002-02-22

    Mr. Krabs has a garage sale and sells SpongeBob the most valuable of items.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nasty Patty
    8.7/10 1,122 votes

    #7 - Nasty Patty

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2002-03-01

    A health inspector shows up at the Krusty Krab, and while he is there, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs see the news about a guy passing himself off as a health inspector to get free food.  Mr. Krabs is so mad he and SpongeBob make a Krabby Patty made with a bunch of nasty things. After it is served to the inspector he chokes on a fly and the two think he died from the patty. They later find out that he was a real health inspector, and that the other one was caught. Now, what will SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs do with the dead health inspector?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Idiot Box
    9.0/10 1,217 votes

    #8 - Idiot Box

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2002-03-01

    SpongeBob and Patrick buy a big screen TV, just so they can use the box using imagination, while Squidward refuses to believe that they are using their imagination inside the box on account of all the noise they are making.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • As Seen on TV
    8.9/10 1,148 votes

    #9 - As Seen on TV

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2002-03-08

    After SpongeBob has a small role in a commercial for the Krusty Krab, he thinks he is now famous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Can You Spare a Dime?
    9.5/10 2,018 votes

    #10 - Can You Spare a Dime?

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2002-03-08

    Squidward quits his job after Mr. Krabs accuses him of stealing the first dime he ever made, but Squidward has a hard time finding a new job.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Weenies Allowed
    7.7/10 1,130 votes

    #11 - No Weenies Allowed

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2002-03-15

    Spongebob must find a way to prove that he's tough so he can get into the Salty Spitoon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Squilliam Returns
    9.5/10 2,328 votes

    #12 - Squilliam Returns

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2002-03-15

    When Squidward's old school rival, Squilliam, returns to Bikini Bottom to brag to Squidward, Squidward tells him that he owns a five star restaurant to get him to stop. Squidward must get Spongebob to turn the Krusty Krab into a fancy restaurant before Squilliam arrives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Algae's Always Greener
    8.6/10 1,078 votes

    #13 - The Algae's Always Greener

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2002-03-22

    Plankton invents a machine enabling him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs, but he finds out that Mr. Krab's life isn't as good as it seems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • SpongeGuard on Duty
    8.1/10 1,146 votes

    #14 - SpongeGuard on Duty

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2002-03-22

    SpongeBob volunteers for a lifeguard job, despite the fact that he can't swim.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Krab Borg
    8.4/10 1,059 votes

    #15 - Krab Borg

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2002-03-29

    After watching a horror movie, SpongeBob thinks that Mr. Krabs is a robot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
    8.6/10 1,063 votes

    #16 - Rock-a-Bye Bivalve

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2002-03-29

    SpongeBob and Patrick find an abandoned clam and decide to take care of it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wet Painters
    9.0/10 1,272 votes

    #17 - Wet Painters

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2002-05-10

    Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Patrick paint the inside of his house, with a strict rule to not get paint on anything besides the walls.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Krusty Krab Training Video
    8.5/10 1,047 votes

    #18 - Krusty Krab Training Video

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2002-05-10

    A training video for new employees of the Krusty Krab, which goes over the basics of being a good employee.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Party Pooper Pants
    7.7/10 1,100 votes

    #19 - Party Pooper Pants

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2002-05-17

    SpongeBob buys a "Throw The Best Party Ever" kit and invites all 177 of his closest friends to a house party. But when he accidentally locks himself out of his house during the party, he must try to get back in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chocolate with Nuts
    9.0/10 1,233 votes

    #20 - Chocolate with Nuts

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2002-06-01

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to become rich entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door to door.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2002-06-01

    After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Club SpongeBob
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #22 - Club SpongeBob

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2002-07-12

    SpongeBob and Patrick's club is too small for Squidward... literally. But Squidward forces his way in, "propelling" the clubhouse into the middle of nowhere.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Pretty Seahorse
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #23 - My Pretty Seahorse

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2002-07-12

    It's spring in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Graveyard Shift
    9.5/10 2 votes

    #24 - Graveyard Shift

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 2002-09-06

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Krusty Love
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - Krusty Love

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 2002-09-06

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A