The BEST episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 3
Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 3!
The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.
#1 - The Algae's Always Greener
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2002
Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs.
#2 - Graveyard Shift
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2002
While working the graveyard shift, Squidward tells SpongeBob a scary tale.
#3 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/1/2002
Barnacle Boy wants to be called "Barnacle Man" and rebels when everyone rejects his request.
#4 - Idiot Box
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2002
When SpongeBob and Patrick get a large screen TV, they throw out the TV and keep the box.
#5 - The Camping Episode
Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/3/2004
SpongeBob and Patrick lure Squidward to their backyard campout.
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#6 - Wet Painters
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/10/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick must paint Mr. Krabs living room without getting a drop of paint on anything but the walls.
#7 - Krab Borg
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2002
After watching a movie where robots take over the world, SpongeBob thinks Mr. Krabs is a robot.
#8 - Mid-Life Crustacean
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/24/2003
Mr. Krabs feels old so he asks if he could join SpongeBob and Patrick on a wild night out.
#9 - Pranks a Lot
Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/11/2004
SpongeBob and Patrick invest in some magic "invisible spray" at the local prank shop.
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#10 - The Great Snail Race
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/24/2003
Squidward gets a pure-bread snail, Snelle, and decides to race her in the snail races.
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#11 - Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick find a baby clam and decide to raise it as their own.
#12 - Can You Spare a Dime?
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2002
Fed up with Mr. Krabs insults, Squidward quits his job - but has a hard time finding a new job.
#13 - Clams
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/20/2002
Mr. Krabs takes SpongeBob and Squidward on a clam fishing trip.
#14 - Club SpongeBob
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/12/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick build a small clubhouse in a tree - when Squidward wants to join their club, he literally doesn't "fit" in.
#15 - Chocolate with Nuts
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/1/2002
To make some extra cash, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to sell chocolate door to door.
#16 - Born Again Krabs
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/4/2003
Mr. Krabs gets ill after eating an old Krabby Patty that he refused to throw away.
#17 - One Krabs Trash
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2002
Mr. Krabs has a garage sale and sells SpongeBob the most valuable of items.
#18 - Snowball Effect
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2002
It's snowing! SpongeBob and Patrick try to show Squidward how much fun it can be to play in the snow.
#19 - Squilliam Returns
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/15/2002
Squidward's arch nemesis, Squilliam, returns to harass Squidward on his failed life since high school.
#20 - SpongeGuard on Duty
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2002
When Larry the Lobster is short one man for lifeguard duty, SpongeBob volunteers.
#21 - Frankendoodle
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2002
SpongeBob and Patrick discover a pencil that makes everything they draw come to life.
#22 - Doing Time
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2002
Mrs. Puff takes the blame for an accident SpongeBob caused and goes to prison.
#23 - Nasty Patty
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2002
Mr. Krabs has to whip the Krusty Krab into shape in order to pass health inspection.
#24 - Missing Identity
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 1/19/2004
SpongeBob desperately searches for his missing name tag.
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#25 - SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/11/2004
SpongeBob catches someone littering and turns him in - but it's the Tattletale Strangler!