SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3, Ep. 1 "The Algae's Always Greener/Sponge Guard on Duty"

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Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs.
  • Runtime: 24 minutes
  • Original air date: March 22, 2002
  • Network: Nickelodeon
 
 
 
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  Episode   Original Air Date
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1. The Algae's Always Greener/Sponge Guard on Duty
  March 22, 2002
Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs.
 
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2. Club Spongebob/My Pretty Seahorse
  July 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.
 
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3. The Bully/Just One Bite
  October 5, 2001
There is a new bully in boating school named Flats who threatens to beat SpongeBob up after school.
 
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4. The Nasty Patty/The Idiot Box
  March 1, 2002
When the heath inspector comes to the Krusty Krab, Krabs tries to get the joint up to code.
 
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5. Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy IV/Doing Time
  January 21, 2002
Mermaid Man accidentally drops his utility belt at the Krusty Krab and Spongebob can't resist the urge to take it home and try it on.
 
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6. The Snowball Effect/One Krab's Trash
  February 22, 2002
When it snows in Bikini Bottom, Spongebob and Patrick go out in the snow and play.
 
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7. As Seen On TV/Can You Spare A Dime
  March 8, 2002
Spongebob makes a one second cameo in a Krusty Krabs commercial.
 
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8. No Weenies Allowed/Squilliam Returns
  March 15, 2002
SpongeBob and Sandy come across the Salty Spitoon, a rough and tumble hangout for real rugged folk.
 
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9. Krab Borg/Rock A Bye Bi-Valve
  March 29, 2002
Spongebob stays up late one night watching a sci-fi film where robots take over the world, he becomes paranoid and thinks Mr. Krabs is actuall a robot.
 
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10. Wet Painters/Krusty Crab Training Video
  May 10, 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick are wreaking havoc on the Krusty Krab, so Mr. Krabs decides to give them a little busy work.
 
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11. Spongebob's Houseparty-Part 1/Spongebob's Houseparty-Part 2
  May 17, 2002
SpongeBob, while grocery shopping, discovers a "how to throw a party" kit.
 
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12. Chocolate With Nuts/Mermaid And Barnacle Boy V
  June 1, 2002
SpongeBob and Pat want to make some extra cash so they decide to sell chocolate bars door to door. They have no luck at first.
 
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13. New Student Starfish/Clams
  September 20, 2002
Patrick becomes the new student in SpongeBob's class, and begins to get SpongeBob in trouble. Every time Patrick does something wrong, it appears that SpongeBob has done it.
 
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14. Spongebob B.C.
  March 5, 2004
It is prehistoric Bikini Bottom, and we spend a day in the life of SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog. (Spongebob, Patrick, and Squidward's prehistoric alter-egos.)
 
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15. The Great Snail Race/Mid-Life Crustacean
  January 24, 2003
Squidward gets a pure-bread snail, Snelle, and decides to race her in the snail races. SpongeBob becomes competitive and enters Gary, coaching him to the point of exhaustion.
 
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16. Born Again Krabs/I Had An Accident
  October 24, 2003
Mr. Krabs refuses to let SpongeBob throw away a moldy Krabby Patty. He tries to pawn it off on customers to save the fifty-two cents he would have lost if he had thrown it away.
 
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17. Krabby Land/The Camping Episode
  April 3, 2004
It's summer break, and Mr. Krabs wants to squeeze every penny out of the children who are out of school.
 
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18. Missing Identity/Plankton's Army
  January 19, 2004
SpongeBob has lost his name tag! He has no idea where it has gone. He retraces all of his steps, with "help" from Patrick to no avail.
 
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19. The Sponge Who Could Fly/Lost Episode Patchy
  March 21, 2003
SpongeBob is jellyfishing when he wistfully realizes that he wants to fly with the jellyfish. He proceeds to come up with numerous ways to fly.
 
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20. Spongebob Meets The Strangler/Pranks A Lot (AKA Naked Pants)
  October 11, 2004
SpongeBob catches someone littering and turns him in to the police - but it's the Tattletale Strangler!
 
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Episode 1, "The Algae's Always Greener/Sponge Guard on Duty"
Synopsis: Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs.
Original air date: March 22, 2002
Runtime: 24 minutes
ASIN: B001JJJHH8
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,240 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3
Synopsis: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Follow the adventures of this enthusiastic, optimistic sponge whose good intentions inevitably lead him and his friends into trouble.
Starring: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke
Supporting actors: Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Kit Boyce, Mary Jo Catlett, Bruce Chang, Marcy Lynn Dewey, Mishelle Fordham, C.H. Greenblatt, Stephen Hillenburg, Dennis Hoerter, Margaret Hou, Lux Interior, Sirena Irwin, Nathan W. Johnson
Season year: 2004
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Executive producer: Derek Drymon
Network: Nickelodeon
ASIN: B001JJFQ8W
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188 of 197 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Season Three Training Video August 20, 2005
A Kid's Review
Format:DVD
This is what the season set will include:

Full Frame (1.33:1) video

English/French/Spanish stereo tracks (with closed captions)

476 mins

3 discs, 21 full episodes

$49.99 US SRP

September 27

Episodes:

-The Algae's Always Greener / SpongeGuard On Duty

-Club SpongeBob / My Pretty SeaHorse

-Just One Bite / The Bully

-Nasty Patty / Idiot Box

-Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy IV / Doing Time

-The Snowball Effect / One Krab's Trash

-As Seen On TV / Can You Spare A Dime?

-No Weenies Allowed / Squilliam Returns

-Krab Borg / Rock-A-Bye Bivalve

-Wet Painters / Krusty Krab Training Video

-SpongeBob's House Party

-Chocolate With Nuts / Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy V

-New Student Starfish / Clams

-SpongeBob BC

-The Great Snail Race / Mid-Life Crustacean

-Born Again Krabs / I Had An Accident

-Krabby Land / The Camping Episode

-Missing Identity / Plankton's Army

-The Sponge Who Could Fly

-SpongeBob Meets The Strangler / Pranks A Lot

Extras include:

-Pop-Up Video Track on select episodes

-Never-Before-Released Pilot Episode "Help Wanted"

-"How-To-Draw SpongeBob And Friends" featurette

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48 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Finally season 3 is out! I've played the tartar sauce out of the first two seasons and it is nice to have some new episodes on DVD even though most of these I've seen numerous times on television. This DVD set is much more compact than the other two with streamline cases but does not sacrifice the cool artwork. I like the rustic design of the case covers with the woodwork of the Krusty Krab. It also takes up far less room than the bulky season 1 and 2 sets. And, for those disappointed with not getting HELP WANTED (the pilot episode) with season 1, it is offered here as a bonus on disc 3. Here are the season 3 episodes:

Disc 1: The Algae's Always Greener: Plankton uses his advanced technological creation to trade lives with Mr. Krabs (complete with shirts and pants) and discovers that being the father of Pearl and owning a business that employs SpongeBob may not be all it's cracked up to be.

SpongeBob on Duty: White stuff on SpongeBob's nose makes Larry the Lobster mistake him for a fellow lifeguard. One problem: SpongeBob can't swim (????) Anyone else find something strange about this episode?

Club SpongeBob: I've seen this show so many times on TV, I'm already sick of it. Anyway, SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick find themselves lost in the middle of nowhere with only a magic conch shell to guide them.

My Pretty Seahorse: SB befriends a seahorse who threatens his job by eating everything in sight at the Krusty Krab.

Just One Bite: One of my favorites! Squidward is the only one who can resist a krabby patty, until he tastes one. He then becomes addicted and even fantasizes about marrying one! Hilarious!

The Bully: Flats the Flounder is the new student and decides to kick SB's butt.

Nasty Patty: Mrs. Krabs and SB concoct the most vile krabby patty for who they think is a fake health inspector. Reminds me of a Fawlty Towers ep.

Idiot Box: Squidward is skeptical that SB and Patrick can turn an ordinary cardboard box into an entertainment center through their imaginations.

Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy IV: SB gets hold of MM's utility belt and chaos ensues. "Oh boy! A squidward action figure!"

Doing Time: One of the craziest episodes. SB creates a wave of destruction (and cranberry juice) during his boating lesson and Mrs. Puff is arrested. SB and Patrick set out to break her out of the pen.

Snowball Effect: Squidward takes a game of snowball war a bit too seriously.

One Krab's Trash: Mr. Krabs sells SB a soda drinking hat and then is desperate to get it back when he finds out how much it's worth ("AAAA! A floating shopping list!").

As Seen on TV: SB appears in a Krusty Krab commercial for a split second and believes he is Mr. Celebrity.

Can You Spare a Dime?: After being accused of stealing, Squidward quits his job and ends up penniless and on the streets. SB takes him in and Squid becomes accustomed with being waited on. This ep is the only time I've seen SB really lose it.

No Weenies Allowed: Another of my favorites. SB tries to gain entrance into the Salty Spitoon where only the toughest sea creatures can join.

Squilliam Returns: Squidward pretends he owns a five-star restaurant (a re-vamped Krusty Krab) to impress his successful rival.

Disc 2:

Krab Borg: After watching a scary robot movie, SB is convinced Mr. Krabs is a robot.

Rock-A-Bye Bi-Valve: SB and Patrick take care of an orphaned baby scallop. Patrick proves he's not the most devoted of fathers.

Wet Painters: SB and Patrick must paint the inside of Mr. Krab's house without getting any paint on his wall hangings, particularly his first dollar. Excellent Patrick ep. Patrick and the candy machine is one of the funniest SB scenes ever.

Krusty Krab Training Video: What every Krusty Krab new employee must see. Will the secret krabby patty formula be revealed?

SponeBob's House Party: SB gets a party planning kit and has every detail scheduled. Luckily for his party guests, he gets locked out of his house.

Chocolate With Nuts: Classic! SB and Patrick try to be entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door-to-door. The old "fishwife" and her mother are hilarious.

Mermaidman and Barnacleboy V: Barnacleboy is tired of being treated like a kid and joins the dark side. Patrick, Sandy, SB, and Squid become not-so-super heroes.

New Student Starfish: Patrick comes to boating class with SB and gets SB in trouble.

Clams: Mr. Krabs celebrates earning his millionth dollar by taking his loyal crew clam fishing.

SpongeBob B.C.: Prehistoric Spongegar, Patar, and Squog discover fire. Double ep.

The Great Snail Race: SB forces Gary into a snail race with Squid's pedigree snail Snelly.

Mid-Life Crustacean: "Like an old has-been, Look at you old man, you've got multiple chins `cause you're old." Mr. Krabs yearns to feel young again. SB and Patrick may help him feel too young.

Born Again Krabs: A near-death experience causes Mr. Krabs to promise the Flying Dutchman he will no longer be a cheapskate or risk eternity in Davy Jones' locker.

I Had an Accident: SB break his derriere and decides to spend all his time indoors. Funny until it gets to that stupid gorilla bit.

Disc3:

Krabby Land: Mr. Krabs opens a crummy playground to lure children and their money to his restaurant.

The camping Episode: SB and Patrick go on a daring camping trip right outside their houses. Squidward joins and is attacked by a sea bear.

Missing Identity: SB loses his nametag and tries to get dim-witted Patrick to hep him re-trace his steps.

Plankton's Army: One of my favorites. Plankton gets his relatives (who are not quite at the same intellectual level) to force Mr. Krabs to give him the krabby patty formula. The ingredients may be too shocking for him to handle.

Lost Episode (The Sponge Who Could Fly): Double ep where SB dreams of flying with the jelly fish. Patchy the Pirate makes his always annoying appearance.

SpongeBob Meets the Strangler: SB has the Tattletale Strangler arrested for littering and the Strangler vows revenge.

Pranks A Lot: Patrick and SB buy invisible spray paint at the gag shop (they passed on the fake and real vomit) and start playing practical jokes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Oscar Award Season November 21, 2005
Format:DVD
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These are some of the very best episodes, including the fan favorite ?Krusty Krab Training Video.? In this landmark episode, viewers get all the POOP (People Order Our Patties) on what it takes to work at the Krusty Krab. These shows are so emotional to me. My daughter and I ,who just recentley died from cancer, watched theses show for hours in the hospital together. Great shows to share with your family over and over again.
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