8.7/101,228 votes#1 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2002
After Mermaid Man accidentally drops his utility belt, SpongeBob finds it and can't resist trying it on.
Director: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson
9.1/101,502 votes#2 - Doing Time
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2002
After SpongeBob accidentally drives into a shipment of juice to the senior home, Mrs. Puff is mistakenly arrested.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
9.0/101,424 votes#3 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2002
SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn
9.5/101,895 votes#4 - Frankendoodle
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2002
SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
8.5/101,155 votes#5 - Snowball Effect
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick try to show Squidward how much fun it can be to play in the snow.
Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne
9.0/101,333 votes#6 - One Krab's Trash
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2002
Mr. Krabs has a garage sale and sells SpongeBob the most valuable of items.
Director: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne
8.7/101,200 votes#7 - Nasty Patty
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2002
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: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kaz
9.1/101,315 votes#8 - Idiot Box
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2002
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: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne
8.9/101,232 votes#9 - As Seen on TV
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2002
After SpongeBob has a small role in a commercial for the Krusty Krab, he thinks he is now famous.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
9.5/102,164 votes#10 - Can You Spare a Dime?
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2002
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: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson
7.7/101,219 votes#11 - No Weenies Allowed
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2002
Spongebob must find a way to prove that he's tough so he can get into the Salty Spitoon.
Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne
9.5/102,498 votes#12 - Squilliam Returns
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/15/2002
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: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson
8.6/101,156 votes#13 - The Algae's Always Greener
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2002
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: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
8.1/101,249 votes#14 - SpongeGuard on Duty
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2002
SpongeBob volunteers for a lifeguard job, despite the fact that he can't swim.
Director: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
Writer: Mark O'Hare, Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
8.4/101,135 votes#15 - Krab Borg
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2002
After watching a horror movie, SpongeBob thinks that Mr. Krabs is a robot.
Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne
8.6/101,143 votes#16 - Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick find an abandoned clam and decide to take care of it.
Director: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
Writer: Mark O'Hare, Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
9.0/101,358 votes#17 - Wet Painters
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/10/2002
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: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt
Writer: Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz
8.5/101,121 votes#18 - Krusty Krab Training Video
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/2002
A training video for new employees of the Krusty Krab, which goes over the basics of being a good employee.
Director: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Kent Osborne
7.7/101,183 votes#19 - Party Pooper Pants
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/2002
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: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne
9.0/101,334 votes#20 - Chocolate with Nuts
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 6/1/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick decide to become rich entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door to door.
Director: Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz, Kent Osborne
10.0/102 votes#21 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 6/1/2002
After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain.
Director: Kaz, C.H. Greenblatt
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz
10.0/102 votes#22 - Club SpongeBob
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 7/12/2002
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: Walt Dohrn, Mark O'Hare
Writer: Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn
10.0/101 votes#23 - My Pretty Seahorse
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 7/12/2002
It's spring in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her.
Director: Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne
9.7/103 votes#24 - Graveyard Shift
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 9/6/2002
SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.
Director: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire
10.0/101 votes#25 - Krusty Love
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 9/6/2002
Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, William Reiss
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!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 3. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1228 votes. Directed by Jay Lender, Sam Henderson and written by Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson, it aired on 1/21/2002. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Doing Time".