SpongeBob SquarePants backdrop

SpongeBob SquarePants S3E13 — The Algae's Always Greener

8.6

SpongeBob SquarePants•Season 3•Episode 13

The Algae's Always Greener

8.6/10 · 1,620 votesMar 22, 200212 min

Ranked #24 of 40 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byAaron Springer

Written byAaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

Previous episodeE12 · Squilliam Returns Next episodeE14 · SpongeGuard on Duty

Seasons20

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Season 3 Episodes40

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV still

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV

Doing Time still

Doing Time

Welcome to the Chum Bucket still

Welcome to the Chum Bucket

Frankendoodle still

Frankendoodle

Snowball Effect still

Snowball Effect

One Krab's Trash still

One Krab's Trash

Nasty Patty still

Nasty Patty

Idiot Box still

Idiot Box

As Seen on TV still

As Seen on TV

Can You Spare a Dime? still

Can You Spare a Dime?

No Weenies Allowed still

No Weenies Allowed

Squilliam Returns still

Squilliam Returns

The Algae's Always Greener still

E13 8.6Now viewing

The Algae's Always Greener

SpongeGuard on Duty still

SpongeGuard on Duty

Krab Borg still

Krab Borg

Rock-a-Bye Bivalve still

Rock-a-Bye Bivalve

Wet Painters still

Wet Painters

Krusty Krab Training Video still

Krusty Krab Training Video

Party Pooper Pants still

Party Pooper Pants

Chocolate with Nuts still

Chocolate with Nuts

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V still

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

Club SpongeBob still

Club SpongeBob

My Pretty Seahorse still

My Pretty Seahorse

Graveyard Shift still

Graveyard Shift

Krusty Love still

Krusty Love

New Student Starfish still

New Student Starfish

Clams still

Clams

The Great Snail Race still

The Great Snail Race

Mid-Life Crustacean still

Mid-Life Crustacean

The Sponge Who Could Fly still

The Sponge Who Could Fly

Gary Takes a Bath still

Gary Takes a Bath

Born Again Krabs still

Born Again Krabs

I Had an Accident still

I Had an Accident

Missing Identity still

Missing Identity

Plankton's Army still

Plankton's Army

Ugh still

Ugh

Krabby Land still

Krabby Land

The Camping Episode still

The Camping Episode

SpongeBob Meets the Strangler still

SpongeBob Meets the Strangler

Pranks a Lot still

Pranks a Lot

Cast9

Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail / French Narrator (voice) / Patchy The Pirate

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward (voice)

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs (voice)

Carolyn Lawrence

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks (voice)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton / Larry the Lobster (voice)

Jill Talley

Jill Talley

Karen Plankton (voice)

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Pearl Krabs (voice)

Crew9

Derek Drymon

Derek Drymon

Creative Director

F

Frank Weiss

Animation Director

C.H. Greenblatt

C.H. Greenblatt

Storyboard Artist

A

Aaron Springer

Director

A

Aaron Springer

Writer

C.H. Greenblatt

C.H. Greenblatt

Writer

M

Merriwether Williams

Writer

M

Marcy Lynn Dewey

Production Coordinator

M

Michelle Bryan

Production Coordinator

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Algae's Always Greener" is episode 13 of SpongeBob SquarePants season 3. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,620 votes, ranking #24 of 40 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Aaron Springer and written by Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, it aired on March 22, 2002.

Next: E14 · SpongeGuard on Duty Best of Season 3