SpongeBob SquarePants

Starring	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Mr. Lawrence Jill Talley Carolyn Lawrence Mary Jo Catlett Lori Alan
No. of episodes	20 (37 segments)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) – October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4
List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series. The third season was on television from October 5, 2001 to October 11, 2004.

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob Squarepants, stopped making the television series in order to make The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The television series was meant to end after the movie was released. Because the movie was so popular, the television series continued.

The third season won both the 2003 and 2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon.

Episodes

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors ^[a]	Written by ^[a]	Original air date ^[1]	Prod. code ^[2]	U.S. viewers (millions)
41	1	"The Algae's Always Greener"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)	5572–188	4.55^[3] 2.64^[3] (HH)^[b]
41	1	"SpongeGuard on Duty"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)	5572–187	4.55^[3] 2.64^[3] (HH)^[b]
42	2	"Club SpongeBob"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn and Mark O'Hare	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)^{[DVD 1]}	5572–192	2.52^[4]
42	2	"My Pretty Seahorse"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kent Osborne and Paul Tibbitt	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)^{[DVD 1]}	5572–193	2.52^[4]
43	3	"Just One Bite"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	5572–194	2.92^[5]
43	3	"The Bully"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	5572–191	2.92^[5]
44	4	"Nasty Patty"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare	March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	5572–195	3.91^[6] 2.65^[6] (HH)^[b]
44	4	"Idiot Box"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	5572–178	3.91^[6] 2.65^[6] (HH)^[b]
45	5	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5572–177	5.74^[7] 3.29^[7] (HH)^[b]
45	5	"Doing Time"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5572–186	5.74^[7] 3.29^[7] (HH)^[b]
46	6	"Snowball Effect"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)	5572–189	3.85^[8] 2.29^[8] (HH)^[b]
46	6	"One Krabs Trash"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare	February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)	5572–184	3.85^[8] 2.29^[8] (HH)^[b]
47	7	"As Seen on TV"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	5572–172	3.65^[9]
47	7	"Can You Spare a Dime?"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	5572–190	3.65^[9]
48	8	"No Weenies Allowed"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	5572–200	4.78^[10] 2.92^[10] (HH)^[b]
48	8	"Squilliam Returns"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	5572–199	4.78^[10] 2.92^[10] (HH)^[b]
49	9	"Krab Borg"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	5572–197	4.58^[11] 2.65^[11] (HH)^[b]
49	9	"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	5572–203	4.58^[11] 2.65^[11] (HH)^[b]
50	10	"Wet Painters"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	5572–202	3.86^[12] 2.60^[12] (HH)^[b]
50	10	"Krusty Krab Training Video"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	5572–198	3.86^[12] 2.60^[12] (HH)^[b]
51	11	"Party Pooper Pants" "SpongeBob’s House Party"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Merriwether Williams, Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne (Live Action)	May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)	5572–204	6.32^[13] 3.88^[13] (HH)^[b]
51	11	"Party Pooper Pants" "SpongeBob’s House Party"	Andrew Overtoom		May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)	5572–205	6.32^[13] 3.88^[13] (HH)^[b]
52	12	"Chocolate with Nuts"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)	5572–196	4.33^[14] 3.41^[14] (HH)^[b]
52	12	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams	June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)	5572–206	4.33^[14] 3.41^[14] (HH)^[b]
53	13	"New Student Starfish"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	5572–201	3.92^[15] 2.69^[15] (HH)^[b]
53	13	"Clams"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	5572–207	3.92^[15] 2.69^[15] (HH)^[b]
54	14	"Ugh" "SpongeBob BC"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne Merriwether Williams (Live Action)	March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)	5572–208	5.96^[16] 4.11^[16] (HH)^[b]
54	14	"Ugh" "SpongeBob BC"	Andrew Overtoom		March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)	5572–220	5.96^[16] 4.11^[16] (HH)^[b]
55	15	"The Great Snail Race"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Joe Liss (TV), Merriwether Williams (DVD)	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	5572–216	4.10^[17] 2.72^[17] (HH)^[b]
55	15	"Mid-Life Crustacean"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	5572–210	4.10^[17] 2.72^[17] (HH)^[b]
56	16	"Born Again Krabs"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)^{[DVD 2]}	5572–213	3.60^[18]
56	16	"I Had an Accident"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)^{[DVD 2]}	5572–214	3.60^[18]
57	17	"Krabby Land"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare	April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)	5572–212	5.40^[19] 3.57^[20] (HH)^[b]
57	17	"The Camping Episode"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)	5572–215	5.40^[19] 3.57^[20] (HH)^[b]
58	18	"Missing Identity"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)	5572–209	5.66^[21] 4.07^[22] (HH)^[b]
58	18	"Plankton's Army"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)	5572–211	5.66^[21] 4.07^[22] (HH)^[b]
59	19	"The Sponge Who Could Fly" "Lost Episode"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Jay Lender and Sam Henderson (Live Action)	March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)^{[DVD 3]}	5572–217	7.64^[23] 4.33^[23] (HH)^[b]
59	19	"The Sponge Who Could Fly" "Lost Episode"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi		March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)^{[DVD 3]}	5572–219	7.64^[23] 4.33^[23] (HH)^[b]
60	20	"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)^{[DVD 4]}	5572–221	4.61^[24] 3.47^[24] (HH)^[b]
60	20	"Pranks a Lot"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)^{[DVD 4]}	5572–218	4.61^[24] 3.47^[24] (HH)^[b]

DVD release

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The DVD boxset for season three was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on September 27, 2005, almost a year after the season had completed broadcast on television.^[25]^[26] The DVD release features bonus materials including the pilot episode "Help Wanted" and featurettes.^[25]

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season
Set details^[25]			Special features^[25]
20 episodes 3-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English, French and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)			"Help Wanted" Pop-Up Trivia Facts for "My Pretty Seahorse", "No Weenies Allowed", and "Krusty Krab Training Video" How to Draw SpongeBob and Friends featurette
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
September 27, 2005^[26]	December 3, 2007^[27]	November 8, 2007^[28]

Notes

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 (HH) denotes the amount of households that an episode was viewed in on premiere.

↑ This episode was first released on the Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD on March 12, 2002.
↑ This episode was first released on the Tales from the Deep DVD on January 28, 2003.
↑ This episode was first released on the Lost at Sea DVD on March 4, 2003.
↑ This episode was first released on The Seascape Capers DVD on January 6, 2004.

References

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↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 3". iTunes. Apple Inc. April 30, 1999. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". May 20, 1999. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Jasik, Mike (April 3, 2002). "Hoopster finals pull off a rebound". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ Nickelodeon Ratings Report (July 8–14, 2002) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ Nickelodeon Ratings Report (October 1–7, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Downey, Kevin (March 13, 2002). "'Survivor' and '9/11' give CBS a boost". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Downey, Kevin (February 7, 2002). "Bowl gives Fox nifty sweeps boost". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (February 18–24, 2002) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ Nickelodeon Ratings Report (March 4–10, 2002) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Jasik, Mike (March 27, 2002). "Puzzling success of CBS's 'Baby Bob'". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Jasik, Mike (April 10, 2002). "Mounting heap of mid season flameouts". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Jasik, Mike (May 22, 2002). "There are finales, and, yes, finales". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Downey, Kevin (May 30, 2002). "Fox antics fail to stump NBC". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Downey, Kevin (June 12, 2002). "'Spy TV' giving NBC a surprise goose". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (September 16–22, 2002) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 Vasquez, Diego (March 10, 2004). "ABC spike from King spooker 'Hospital'". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on November 6, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (January 20–26, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ Nickelodeon Ratings Report (September 30–October 6, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ "Nickelodeon Slimes Cable Ratings Competition". Zap2it. April 8, 2004. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004.
↑ Associated Press (April 9, 2004). "Nielsen releases rankings for basic cable networks". The Naples Daily News. p. 51.
↑ Nickelodeon Ratings Report (January 19–25, 2004) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ The Associated Press (January 31, 2004). "Ratings for basic cable networks". The Daily Advocate.
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (March 17–23, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 Vasquez, Diego (October 20, 2004). "A win for the Red Sox, a big win for Fox". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 ^25.2 ^25.3 Pope, Bryan (February 8, 2006). "Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete Third Season". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 3". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ "Spongebob - Season 3 (Animated) (Box Set) (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 3". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

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v t e SpongeBob SquarePants
Television series	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021–2024) The Patrick Star Show (2021–present)
Characters	SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick Star Squidward Tentacles Mr. Krabs Plankton and Karen Sandy Cheeks Mrs. Puff Pearl Krabs Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Production	Cast members Guest stars
Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Movies	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) Sponge Out of Water (2015) Sponge on the Run (2020) Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
Albums	Original Theme Highlights The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... The Best Day Ever SpongeBob's Greatest Hits It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album Sponge Out of Water Sponge on the Run
Other media	Merchandise Video games Trading Card Game SpongeBob Comics Musical "I'm Ready" "Squidward Nose" "Agua" ai_sponge Behind Closed Doors
Attractions	Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (cameo) Sandy's Blasting Bronco SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Rock Bottom Plunge SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue Universal's Superstar Parade
Miscellaneous	Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Awards and nominations Krusty Krab Krabby Patty Spongiforma squarepantsii Astrolirus patricki Clathria hillenburgi Super Bowl LIII halftime show SpongeBob SquarePants fan theories
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