Where to watch SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3
SpongeBob SquarePants season 3 is streaming in Australia on Paramount Plus (subscription) and free on 10 Play. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $12.99, Fetch TV from $14.99 and Prime Video Store from $14.99. Season 3 was released on 21 January 2002.
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SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 air dates
- Premiered
- Final episode aired
Air dates: TMDB.
About SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3
Check out some of the funniest moments in SpongeBob history, like when Plankton trades lives with Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob patrols the beach, Patrick comes to school, the boys go camping, SpongeBob throws a party to remember, and more!
Season summary: TMDB.
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 episodes
S03 E01
The Bully/Just One Bite
23 mins · Fri, 5 Oct 2001
SpongeBob becomes obsessed with the fact that Squidward has never actually tried a Krabby Patty. The new bully in school, Flats, threatens to beat SpongeBob up after school.
S03 E02
Doing Time
11 mins · Mon, 21 Jan 2002
Mrs. Puff is driving with SpongeBob once again. SpongeBob slams into a shipment of juice to the senior home. The cops arrest Mrs. Puff, thinking she did it. After this, Patrick and SpongeBob go to great lengths to try to break her out of jail.
S03 E03
The Snowball Effect/One Krab's Trash
23 mins · Fri, 22 Feb 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick show Squidward a thing or two about snow; Mr Krabs accidentally sells a valuable hat to SpongeBob.
S03 E04
Frankendoodle
11 mins · Mon, 21 Jan 2002
SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.
S03 E05
As Seen on TV/Can You Spare a Dime
24 mins · Fri, 8 Mar 2002
SpongeBob makes a one-second cameo in a Krusty Krabs commercial. When a blind man recognises him, SpongeBob feels he doesn't need his job at the Krusty Krab anymore now that he is famous.
S03 E06
One Krab's Trash
11 mins · Fri, 22 Feb 2002
Mr. Krabs opens up a "yard" sale, where SpongeBob buys a hat that was worth $1,000,000! He plans to get it back, but SpongeBob doesn't want to. So he tries to scare him with a paper ghost, but SpongeBob gave the hat to its "dead" owner. As Mr. Krabs went to the graveyard, he battle lots of dead people to get his hat, but it was actually worthless!
S03 E07
Nasty Patty
11 mins · Fri, 1 Mar 2002
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?
S03 E08
Idiot Box
11 mins · Fri, 1 Mar 2002
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.
S03 E09
As Seen on TV
11 mins · Fri, 8 Mar 2002
Mr. Krabs has Squidward direct a commercial for the Krusty Krab. When he finds out how much money Squidward is using, he decides to direct it himself. SpongeBob has a small (and I do mean small) role in the commercial. After the commercial airs (at 3:28am), SpongeBob thinks he is now famous and his ego gets twice as big.
S03 E10
SpongeBob's House Party
23 mins · Fri, 17 May 2002
SpongeBob spends a night in jail after he is caught by the police trying to get back into his place, after he accidentally locks himself out of his home during a house party for his friends.
S03 E11
No Weenies Allowed
11 mins · Fri, 15 Mar 2002
Sandy and Spongebob line up at the Salty Spitoon, the toughest club in Bikini Bottom. Sandy gets in, but Spongebob gets kicked out since the club is too tough for him. Spongebob must find a way to sneak into the club.
S03 E12
Squilliam Returns
11 mins · Fri, 15 Mar 2002
Squidward's old school rival, Squilliam, returns to Bikini Bottom to brag to Squidward. Squidward tells Squilliam 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.
S03 E13
The Algae's Always Greener
11 mins · Fri, 22 Mar 2002
Plankton invents a machine enabling him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs. He then finds out that Mr. Krab's life isn't as good as it seems
S03 E14
SpongeGuard on Duty
11 mins · Fri, 22 Mar 2002
SpongeBob volunteers for a life-guard job, despite the fact that he can't swim.
S03 E15
Krab Borg
11 mins · Fri, 29 Mar 2002
After watching a horror movie, the next day at work SpongeBob thinks that Mr. Krabs is a robot. SpongeBob soon convinces Squidward that Mr. Krabs is a robot, and the two think that robots are going to take over the entire sea. Then they both question Mr. Krabs, and try to make him admit that he is a robot. Finally they realize the truth, which is just how the movie ended.
S03 E16
Born Again Krabs/I Had an Accident
24 mins · Sat, 4 Oct 2003
Mr Krabs refuses to let SpongeBob throw away a mouldy Krabby Patty. He tries to pawn it off on customers to save the 52 cents he would have lost if he had thrown it away.
S03 E17
Wet Painters
11 mins · Fri, 10 May 2002
Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Patrick paint the inside of his house, with a strict rule not to get paint on anything besides the wall because the paint is permanent. But they accidentally spill paint on Mr. Krabs' first dollar.
S03 E18
Krusty Krab Training Video
11 mins · Fri, 10 May 2002
This episode is a training video for new employees of the Krusty Krab. The video goes over the basics of being an employee, such as: good hygiene, clean work area, being a good employee, and dealing with the customer. And, of course, the unforgettable POOP session.
S03 E19
Party Pooper Pants
11 mins · Fri, 17 May 2002
SpongeBob buys a "Throw The Best Party Ever" kit and invites all 177 of his closest friends to a house party. But then he accidentally locks himself out of his house during the party. When he tries to get back in, the cops think he's a burglar trying to break. He spends all night in the Police Station and misses his big party. Patchy the Pirate hosts this episode, as well as his own house party. It is also known as SpongeBob's House Party.
S03 E20
Chocolate with Nuts
11 mins · Sat, 1 Jun 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick decide to become rich entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door to door. But instead of making money, they lose money.
S03 E21
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
11 mins · Sat, 1 Jun 2002
After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain and joins Man Ray and The Dirty Bubble. The three form the group "EVIL," which stands for "Every Villain Is Lemons." While Patrick, SpongeBob, Sandy, and Squidward become superheroes and form the group "I.J.L.S.A.," which stands for "International Justice League of Super Acquaintances," to prevent "EVIL" from committing crimes.
S03 E22
Club SpongeBob
11 mins · Fri, 12 Jul 2002
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.
S03 E23
My Pretty Seahorse
11 mins · Fri, 12 Jul 2002
It's spring in Bikini Bottom and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her. He names her Mystery and he keeps on confining her into small, cramped spaces, so she becomes unhappy. Mr. Krabs convinces SpongeBob that releasing her is the right thing to do.
S03 E24
Graveyard Shift
11 mins · Fri, 6 Sep 2002
SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.
S03 E25
Krusty Love
11 mins · Fri, 6 Sep 2002
Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.
S03 E26
New Student Starfish
11 mins · Fri, 20 Sep 2002
Patrick gets bored everyday when SpongeBob goes to boating school. So SpongeBob insists that Patrick could join him. But what happens when Patrick makes SpongeBob lose a Noodle Student Star?
S03 E27
Clams
11 mins · Fri, 20 Sep 2002
In celebration for Mr. Krabs' one millionth dollar, he takes Squidward and SpongeBob on a fishing trip. But a giant clam snatches Mr. Krabs' precious dollar. How will he get it back?
S03 E28
The Great Snail Race
11 mins · Fri, 24 Jan 2003
When Squidward gets a purebred snail named Snelle, SpongeBob challenges him in the great snail race. SpongeBob trains Gary very hard to beat Squidward and Snelle. Patrick has a "snail" of his own for the race, which is a rock. At the snail race, Gary is in bad shape and SpongeBob hollers at Gary to get up, while Snelle heads straight to the finish line. Right when Snelle is a small step to the finish line, she turns back and makes friends with Gary, while Patrick's rock wins by a longshot.
S03 E29
Mid-Life Crustacean
11 mins · Fri, 24 Jan 2003
When Mr. Krabs feels like an aging old man, he tries to feel young again, so he comes with SpongeBob and Patrick for a night on the town. It turns out that the stops Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, and Patrick go to are lame. Then, they go on a panty raid, but the house they strike at turns out to be Mama Krabs' house, and Krabs' mother sends Mr. Krabs to his room (well, at least he feels like a kid again and learning what it is like). According to Nickelodeon, this episode has been banned in several countries, including the United States due to the content being inappropriate. In 2021, it was pulled from streaming services including Amazon Prime and Paramount+.
S03 E30
The Sponge Who Could Fly
11 mins · Fri, 21 Mar 2003
SpongeBob wants to fly so he tries his best to make an invention that allows him to fly. When all of them fail, people start to think that SpongeBob is crazy until SpongeBob puts a hair dryer his pants. The hot air in his pants allows him to fly! But then, people start asking SpongeBob to do things for them, stopping him from flying with the jellyfish.
S03 E31
Gary Takes a Bath
11 mins · Sat, 26 Jul 2003
The day that Gary has to take a bath arrives, but Gary doesn't want to take a bath, and SpongeBob tries everything possible to make sure he takes a bath.
S03 E32
Born Again Krabs
11 mins · Sat, 4 Oct 2003
Mr. Krabs keeps a rotten Krabby Patty to save little money. To demonstrate it is still good, Mr. Krabs tries it and ends up hospitalized for food poisoning. Mr. Krabs bargains with the Flying Dutchman for his soul, leading him to second-guess his cheap and miserly ways
S03 E33
I Had an Accident
11 mins · Sat, 4 Oct 2003
SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury. He soon becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends. Sandy and Patrick try everything to come him out, but find they must resort to trickery to succeed. Patrick dresses as a gorilla and someone who looks like him comes up, it turns out to be a real gorilla and puts Patrick and Sandy in a bag forcing SpongeBob to help them.
S03 E34
Missing Identity
11 mins · Mon, 19 Jan 2004
While at a diner, SpongeBob tells the story of when he lost his name tag (identity) and searched for it all day.
S03 E35
Plankton's Army
11 mins · Mon, 19 Jan 2004
It's the 25th anniversary of Plankton's first attempt to steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula, and Plankton is lurking around for another attempt, his relatives.
S03 E36
Ugh
11 mins · Fri, 5 Mar 2004
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward's long ago ancestors, SpongeGar, Pattar, and Squagg, discover fire.
S03 E37
Krabby Land
11 mins · Sat, 3 Apr 2004
The first day of summer lures Mr. Krabs into making a childrens theme park, which doesn't turn out the way he thinks it should.
S03 E38
The Camping Episode
11 mins · Sat, 3 Apr 2004
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.
S03 E39
SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
11 mins · Mon, 11 Oct 2004
SpongeBob goes on his early litter patrol when he catches The Strangler. After he calls the police, The Strangler (disguised with a fake mustache) decides to be SpongeBob's bodyguard. After three parties at SpongeBob's house, The Strangler tries to strangle SpongeBob, but never gets the chance to be alone.
S03 E40
Pranks a Lot
11 mins · Mon, 11 Oct 2004
SpongeBob and Patrick buy a prank called Invisible Spray. After taunting each other with the spray, they run out and decide to haunt Bikini Bottom while being invisible, preferably being ghosts. But with their last victim Mr. Krab, he washes them out with water and exposes them nude (they took their clothes off because the spray stains clothes) to the whole Krusty Krab, embarrassing them.