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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!

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

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    S3:E21

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

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  2. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - My Pretty Seahorse

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    S3:E23

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

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  3. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Krusty Love

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    S3:E25

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

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  4. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - I Had an Accident

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    S3:E33

    After SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury, he becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends.

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  5. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Camping Episode

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    S3:E38

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go camping for the weekend, they camp out in the backyard. Squidward lures a sea bear to the campsite by doing stuff that would allure a sea bear.

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  6. 9.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Graveyard Shift

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    S3:E24

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

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  8. 9.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Krabby Land

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    S3:E37

    The first day of summer lures Mr. Krabs into making a children's theme park, which doesn't turn out the way he thinks it should.

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  9. 9.5/10(2.0k votes)

    #8 - Frankendoodle

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    S3:E4

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

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  10. 9.5/10(2.3k votes)

    #9 - Can You Spare a Dime?

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    S3:E10

    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.

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  11. 9.5/10(2.6k votes)

    #10 - Squilliam Returns

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    S3:E12

    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.

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  12. 9.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Club SpongeBob

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    S3:E22

    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.

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  13. 9.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - New Student Starfish

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    S3:E26

    Patrick gets bored everyday when SpongeBob goes to boating school, so SpongeBob insists that Patrick could join him. But what happens when Patrick makes SpongeBob lose a Noodle Student Star?

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  14. 9.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Gary Takes a Bath

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    S3:E31

    The day that Gary has to take a bath arrives, but he doesn't want to take one.

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  15. 9.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Ugh

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    S3:E36

    SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward's long ago ancestors, SpongeGar, Pattar, and Squagg, discover fire.

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  16. 9.1/10(1.6k votes)

    #15 - Doing Time

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    S3:E2

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

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  17. 9.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #16 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket

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    S3:E3

    SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

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  18. 9.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #17 - Idiot Box

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    S3:E8

    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.

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  19. 9.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #18 - One Krab's Trash

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    S3:E6

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

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  20. 9.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #19 - Wet Painters

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    S3:E17

    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.

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  21. 9.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #20 - Chocolate with Nuts

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    S3:E20

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

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  22. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Great Snail Race

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    S3:E28

    When Squidward gets a purebred snail named Snelle, SpongeBob challenges him in the great snail race.

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  23. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Mid-Life Crustacean

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    S3:E29

    When Mr. Krabs feels like an aging old man, he tries to feel young again, so he goes out with SpongeBob and Patrick for a night on the town.

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  24. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Born Again Krabs

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    S3:E32

    After Mr. Krabs eats a rotten Krabby Patty to save money, he ends up hospitalized for food poisoning and bargains with the Flying Dutchman for his soul, leading him to second-guess his cheap and miserly ways.

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  25. 8.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #24 - As Seen on TV

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    S3:E9

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

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  26. 8.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Missing Identity

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    S3:E34

    While at a diner, SpongeBob tells the story of when he lost his name tag.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 3. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz and written by Merriwether Williams, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, it aired on 6/1/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "My Pretty Seahorse".