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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 4 - Frankendoodle
    9.5/10(2590 votes)

    S3:E4

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Chris Headrick
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

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  2. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 10 - Can You Spare a Dime?
    9.5/10(2812 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

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  3. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 12 - Squilliam Returns
    9.5/10(3236 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

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  4. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 24 - Graveyard Shift
    9.5/10(11 votes)

    S3:E24

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender

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  5. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 33 - I Had an Accident
    9.5/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Directors:C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz
    Writers:C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz

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  6. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 38 - The Camping Episode
    9.5/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire
    Writers:Dan Povenmire, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

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  7. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 2 - Doing Time
    9.1/10(2038 votes)

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

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  8. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 3 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket
    9.1/10(1960 votes)

    S3:E3

    SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn

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  9. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 8 - Idiot Box
    9.1/10(1812 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  10. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 6 - One Krab's Trash
    9.0/10(1821 votes)

    S3:E6

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

    Directors:Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne

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  11. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 17 - Wet Painters
    9.0/10(1860 votes)

    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.

    Directors:C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz
    Writers:Mark O'Hare, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz

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  12. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 20 - Chocolate with Nuts
    9.0/10(1817 votes)

    S3:E20

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

    Directors:Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz, Kent Osborne

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  13. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 22 - Club SpongeBob
    9.0/10(11 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Mark O'Hare
    Writers:Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn

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  14. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 32 - Born Again Krabs
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  15. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 9 - As Seen on TV
    8.9/10(1678 votes)

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

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  16. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 21 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S3:E21

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

    Directors:C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz
    Writers:C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams, Kaz

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  17. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 25 - Krusty Love
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S3:E25

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

    Director:Jay Lender
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender

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  18. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 34 - Missing Identity
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S3:E34

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

    Directors:Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne

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  19. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 35 - Plankton's Army
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    S3:E35

    It's the 25th anniversary of Plankton's first attempt to steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula, and Plankton enlists his relatives to help him try again.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

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  20. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 1 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
    8.7/10(1693 votes)

    S3:E1

    After Mermaid Man accidentally drops his utility belt, SpongeBob finds it and can't resist trying it on.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

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  21. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 7 - Nasty Patty
    8.7/10(1644 votes)

    S3:E7

    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?

    Directors:Kaz, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Kaz

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  22. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 16 - Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
    8.7/10(1593 votes)

    S3:E16

    SpongeBob and Patrick find an abandoned clam and decide to take care of it.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Mark O'Hare, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

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  23. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 23 - My Pretty Seahorse
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    S3:E23

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

    Directors:Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne

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  24. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 13 - The Algae's Always Greener
    8.6/10(1620 votes)

    S3:E13

    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
    Writers:Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

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  25. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 18 - Krusty Krab Training Video
    8.6/10(1552 votes)

    S3:E18

    A training video for new employees of the Krusty Krab, which goes over the basics of being a good employee.

    Directors:C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer
    Writers:Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Frankendoodle" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 3. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2590 votes. Directed by Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Chris Headrick and written by Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams, it aired on 1/21/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Can You Spare a Dime?".