The BEST episodes of Martha Speaks season 3
Every episode of Martha Speaks season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Martha Speaks season 3!
Martha Speaks is an animated children's television series based on the 1992 children's book of the same name by Susan Meddaugh, about a talking dog named Martha (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), who is owned by ten-year-old Helen Lorraine (known in the books as Helen Finney). When Helen feeds Martha some alphabet soup, the soup travels to her brain instead of her stomach, resulting in her ability to speak. The show focuses on synonyms and vocabulary, with each episode featuring an underlying theme illustrated with key words. The show takes place in the fictional town of Wagstaff City, a parody of Flagstaff, Arizona.
#1 - Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/27/2011
A shadow on the outside of the tent inspires still more stories. With humans shrinking to the size of ants, and ants growing to the size of humans, everyone has something to contribute. Vocabulary (E) miniature(ize), enormous, magnify(ing), improbable, scientist (I) ray, puny, huge, giant, mini
#2 - Skits and Mr. Scruffles
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2011
Everyone's too busy to play with Skits. While he's moping around the neighborhood, he meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer who just moved to Wagstaff City. The two bond, but when they tell their respective families about their new companion, no one believes they're real? Vocabulary (E) occupied, companion, lonesome, disappoint, imaginary (I) bored, lonely, twice, play(ed)(ing), fun
#3 - The Long Rotten Summer
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/1/2011
For TD, summer always goes by too quickly, so he decides to spend this summer in the only place where the days never end: school. But is sitting alone in an empty classroom the best way to spend summer? Vocabulary (E) moment(s), endless, infinite, eternal, interrupt (I) minute, hour, day, tomorrow, never, forever
#4 - Brave Truman
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2011
Truman is afraid to try out his new sled on the town's steepest, scariest, lumpiest hill. His friends are convinced that Truman is braver than he seems. Is he? Vocabulary (E) panic, reaction, terrify(ed)(ing), phobia, reassur(e)(ing) (I) height(s), worr(y)(ied), dizzy, steep, tall
#5 - The Dog Did It
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/15/2010
Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs with Helen, TD, and Truman. According to Martha, dogs gave humans lots of stuff: fire, philosophy, physics, art, and even language. Could this explain why Shakespeare's hero is named Hamlet? Vocabulary (E) primitive, civilization, prehistor(y)(ic), ancient, philosopher, origin (I) stone(s), fire, cave(man)(boy)(girl)(dog)(kids), history
#6 - Martha Out West
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/15/2010
The gang has borrowed a video camera from the library so they can film their very own Wild West production. They each tell their version, featuring with pioneers, outlaws, and...strawberry milkshakes? Vocabulary (E) pioneer, frontier, found(ed), outlaw, property (I) west(ern), mayor, sheriff, town, settle(r)(d)
#7 - It's the Giant Pumpkin, Martha
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2010
With The Ronald Report as her new competition, Carolina needs stories, big stories, to keep her paper afloat. But then she finds a story that's stranger than she bargained for. Vocabulary (E) fabricate(d), source, exaggerate(d)(ing)(tions), (un)reliable, anonymous, retract(ed)(ing)(ion) (I) reporter, lie(s), record, ton, pounds
#8 - Martha Acts Up
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2011
Mrs. Boxwood offers Martha a part in Alice in Wonderland, and Martha is thrilled at her new chance to become a star of the stage. But when Martha finds out what she's cast as, she's horrified. Vocabulary (E) character(s), motivat(e)(ation), portray(s), psychology, instinct(ual) (I) part, actors, play, line(s), show
#9 - Ronald Is In
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2011
When Ronald finds a book on psychology, he becomes the expert on everyone's "problems." Is his cure worse than the complaint? Vocabulary (E) attitude, diagnose(is)(ed)(ing), emulate(ing), mimic(ing) (I) mental, borrow, worried, used book(s), yogurt
#10 - Patrol Dog Martha
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2011
Martha wishes she could help solve crimes like Rascal the police dog, and she's in luck! Officer O'Reilly lets Martha fill in while Rascal is away. Out patrolling, Martha smells a rat. Can she convince them that there's something rotten in the rutabaga? Vocabulary (E) patrol, citation, smuggle, secur(e)(ity) (I) officer, police, freeze, beat, cop
#11 - The Crooning Crook Caper
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/2011
Helen wishes she could be a kid detective just like her favorite book character, Curious Crystal. When Helen and Martha find a business card for "The Whistler" with "You've been warned" written on the back, they think their career as super sleuths has begun. Vocabulary (E) caper, detective, camouflage, pursu(e)(it), stakeout (I) footprint, monocle, criminal, notebook, handwriting
#12 - Myth Me?
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/2011
On a rainy, boring day, the gang does what everybody does on a rainy day: act out Greek myths! And, as always, they are really better with dogs! Vocabulary (E) myth, legend, moral, reflection, fate (I) point, ending, setting, over, greek
#13 - TD's Myth Take
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/2011
TD isn't satisfied with any Greek myth, so he decides to write his own version. With the help of Martha and Truman, he puts on a performance that exceeds everyone's expectations... Vocabulary (E) version, alter, revis(e)(ing), adaptation, dramatize (I) change, fix, perfect, plot, nymph
#14 - Wagstaff Races
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/22/2011
Wagstaff City's environmental club is having a "Go Green Go-Cart Race," fueled by alternative energy. Using sun, wind, and pond scum, the gang gathers at the starting line. Who will win the trophy — and most importantly, how? Vocabulary (E) energy, solar, alternative, convert, generate (I) cart, (re)use, green, power, parts
#15 - The Missing Metal Mystery
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/22/2011
Who's been stealing things from the local junkyard? When Detective TD announces the identity of his main suspect, everyone is shocked. Vocabulary (E) waste, pollut(e)(ing)(tion), landfill, biodegradable (I) aluminum, copper, metal(s), trophy, sleepwalking
#16 - Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/27/2011
The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched, they've played a hundred hands of Go Fish, and they've even eaten all the s'mores — but they still aren't tired. When TD suggests they tell science fiction stories, no one expects this story to end as it does: to be continued! Vocabulary (E) science fiction, data, unpredictable, forsee(able), unforeseen, feline(s) (I) gather(ing), mysterious, peculiar, vine
#17 - The Case of the Shattered Vase
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/1/2011
Helen shouldn't have watched that scary movie right before she went to sleep. Now she's sure there's something under her bed! Martha helps her understand that things are not always what they seem. Vocabulary (E) instant, perception, transpire(d), occur(ed), review(ing) (I) crash, touch(ing), second, events, vase
#18 - Alice Covers Up
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/3/2011
It's a pool party! Everyone is going, including Alice... until she becomes involved in a strange cover-up. Vocabulary (E) (self)confiden(t)(ce), complexion, timid, outgoing, bashful (I) color, sort, brand, fair/fair-skinned, dye
#19 - Carolina Picks a Lily
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/3/2011
Carolina adopts a new puppy, and she's so excited. It matches her purse! But when the gang points out the pup won't stay pocketbook-sized for long (check out those paws!), she regrets her impulsive adoption. Will they be able to find a home for Lily? Vocabulary (E) shallow, temperament, vicious, impulsive, foster, hypoallergenic (I) sweet, type, breed, kind, nasty
#20 - Maestro Martha
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2011
Bad guys Pablum and Weaselgraft have a plan to turn a charity concert into a heist by using the power of music. Very strange music. Can Martha turn down the volume on their evil scheming before it's too late? Vocabulary (E) orchestra, symphony, conduct(or)(ing), percussion, composition (I) trumpet, string, maestro, gong, usher
#21 - The Opera Contest
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/2011
An opera contest! Sounds boring! But before you know it, the kids have cooked up their own ideas of what an opera should be. Vocabulary (E) opera, soprano, bass, quartet, accomplish (I) scene, rhyme, costume, stage, prop(s)
#22 - The Martha Show, Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2010
Having your own kids' show is more complicated than Martha expected. Our talking dog comes up with a whale of a show. But is her new partner — or TV — ready for it? (2nd of two parts) Vocabulary (E) pilot, imaginative, suspense, depict(ing)(ion)(ed) (I) duo, viewers, children('s), pirate(s), whale
#23 - Carolina's Gifted
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2010
Everyone is excited for Carolina's birthday, everyone, that is, except Carolina. She still hasn't used her gift certificate from last year's birthday, and it is going to expire... tonight! She and Helen rush to the store to pick out the perfect gift. What will it be? Vocabulary (E) gift certificate, expire, purchase, splurge, redeem, squirrel away (I) save, cash, pay/paid, pick
#24 - Dog for a Day
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2010
TD thinks dogs have it easy — no school, no homework, no schedule — but Martha begs to differ. When the two decide to switch roles for a day, they discover that life can be surprisingly tough in someone else's shoes (or tail). Vocabulary (E) hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, compare(d), result(s) (I) human, canine, science, easy, hard(er)
#25 - Scaredy Cat
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/25/2010
To escape a storm, the kids and dogs retreat into the Boxwood's house. TD, Alice, and Helen decide to tell spooky stories to pass the time. But as spooky things start happening in the house, they wonder if their stories might be a little too real. Vocabulary (E) silhouette, unexpected, nightmare, phantom, ominous (I) scare(d)(y), dark(ness), windy, rainy, night(time)