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{{Short description|Season of television series}}
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| num_episodes = 20 (37 segments)
| showrunner = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
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* [[Tom Kenny]]
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| episode_list = List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
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The third season of the American animated television series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', created by [[Stephen Hillenburg]], aired on [[Nickelodeon]] from October 5, 2001, to October 11, 2004, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|title character]] and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was [[executive producer|executive produced]] by series creator Hillenburg and [[supervising producer|supervising produced]] by [[Derek Drymon]],
The season received acclaim from media critics and fans. During its run, ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' became (and remains) the highest rated children's show on cable, with over 50 million viewers a month. The show received several recognitions, including its nomination at the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for Outstanding Children's Program. The episodes "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" were nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)]] category, while the entry "SpongeBob B.C. (Ugh)" was also nominated for the same category. The season was also the first time the show received a nomination at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]] and won. It won the [[2003 Kids' Choice Awards]] for Favorite Cartoon, and also won the [[2004 Kids' Choice Awards|following year's Kids' Choice Award]] for the same category. Celebrities—including [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Noel Gallagher]], [[Dr. Dre]], and [[Mike Myers]]—have been reported to be fans of the show.<ref name=Church/>
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== Production ==
In 2002, Hillenburg and the show's staff members decided to stop making episodes to work on the 2004 film ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', after completing production of the third season.<ref name=EVT>{{#invoke:cite
Once the production on the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so the show wouldn't [[jumping the shark|jump the shark]]",
Animation was handled overseas in [[South Korea]] at [[Rough Draft Studios]].<ref name="Childhood"/><ref>{{#invoke:cite
== Cast ==
[[File:Luxinterior.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lux Interior]], the lead vocalist of [[the Cramps]], voiced the lead singer of the Bird Brains in "Party Pooper Pants".]]
The third season featured [[Tom Kenny]] as the voice of the title character [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a [[starfish]] named [[Patrick Star]], was voiced by [[Bill Fagerbakke]],<ref name=Star>{{#invoke:cite
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors and musicians. Former ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' actors [[Ernest Borgnine]] and [[Tim Conway]] returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", reprising their roles as [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]], respectively.<ref name=Cast/><ref name=S3/> Borgnine and Conway reappeared in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V", which was also guest starred by [[John Rhys-Davies]] as Man Ray, and [[Martin Olson]] as the Chief.<ref name=Cast/><ref name=S3/><ref>{{#invoke:cite
== Reception ==
During its third season, ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' passed ''[[Rugrats]]'' and earned the title of being the highest rated children's show on cable, with a 6.7 rating and 2.2 million kids 2 to 11 in the second quarter of 2002, up 22% over 2001.<ref name=Ratings1>{{#invoke:cite
The season was acclaimed by media critics and fans. In 2002, the show itself was nominated at the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for Outstanding Children's Program.<ref name="Lenburg141">{{Harvnb|Lenburg|2006|p=141}}</ref> Its episodes "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" were nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)]] category,<ref name="starledger2003">{{citation|last=Staff|title=The nominations|work=[[The Star-Ledger]]|page=56|publisher=The Star-Ledger|date=July 18, 2003}}</ref> while the entry "Ugh" was also nominated for the same category.<ref name="nypost2004">{{citation|last=Staff|title='Angels' & Demons – HBO's AIDs Film, 'Sopranos' Lead Pack|work=[[New York Post]]|page=19|publisher=N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc.|date=July 16, 2004}}</ref> The show also won the [[TCA Awards|Television Critics Association Awards]] [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming|for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite
In his review for the [[DVD Verdict]], Bryan Pope wrote that "the show's charm lies in the vast world of nautical nonsense" and that the show is "a world of aquanaut squirrels, clarinet-playing squids, underwater campfires, retired superheroes, plankton obsessed with world domination, and the most head-scratching family units I've ever come across (a crab and a puffer fish are parents to a teenage whale, while pint-sized Plankton is married to a no-nonsense computer named Karen)."<ref name=DVD2/> Pope said that the season "remains ''the'' high point for the series" as it had produced "classic" episodes such as "No Weenies Allowed", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", and "Krusty Krab Training Video".<ref name=DVD2/> However, Pope described "[[The Sponge Who Could Fly|The Lost Episode]]" as a "misstep" that "veers too far away from Bikini Bottom and into unfunny live-action territory."<ref name=DVD2/> Furthermore, various celebrities—including [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Noel Gallagher]], rapper [[Dr. Dre]], and [[Mike Myers]]—were reported to be fans of the show.<ref name=Church/> In 2002, fans of the show formed a "new religion"—the Church of SpongeBob SquarePants.<ref name=Church/> The organization has more than 700 members.<ref name=Church/> Its manifesto said it wanted to push "simple things like having fun and using your imagination", and even offered study courses on the show.<ref name=Church/> A Nickelodeon spokesman said "SpongeBob's appeal is extraordinary."<ref name=Church>{{#invoke:cite
The popularity of ''SpongeBob'' translated well into
Moreover, the [[LGBT community|gay community]] had embraced the show, according to [[BBC Online]].<ref name=Gay2/> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' also raised questions about SpongeBob and Patrick in a recent article that pointed up the show's popularity in the gay community.<ref name=Gay1>{{#invoke:cite
== Episodes ==
{{See also|List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes (seasons 1–10)}}
The episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
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"The Algae's Always Greener": [[Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Plankton]] is still yearning for the Krabby Patty secret formula, so as a wish of him disliking his normal and dull life, he changes lives with [[Mr. Krabs|Krabs]]. When he finds himself at the [[Krusty Krab]] as "Mr. Plankton", he has to constantly fulfill his tasks as the manager of the restaurant. Plankton soon discovers that Krabs's life has many disadvantages, including trying to run the Krusty Krab.
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"Just One Bite": When SpongeBob learns that Squidward has never tasted a Krabby Patty, it becomes his obsession to get his co-worker to take even just one little bite, believing that it is the reason why he is "always so miserable". After several attempts of making him taste the sandwich, Squidward finally gives in and tries the patty. He pretends to hate it at first, but actually likes it. Squidward gets obsessed and desperate for more (despite SpongeBob's protests that Squidward should not eat too many Krabby Patties at one time), and as a result blows up after eating thousands of Krabby Patty sandwiches in a vault full of them.
{{hr}} "The Bully": SpongeBob gets terrified when a new student named
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"Nasty Patty": A [[health inspector]] comes to the Krusty Krab unannounced. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob have to give one of everything on the menu to the inspector so they can pass the inspection. After hearing a news report of a stranger passing himself off as a health inspector to obtain free food, Mr. Krabs believes that the inspector at the restaurant is the impostor. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob formulate a "nasty patty" for the inspector and serve it to him. As SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs watch him suffer from the kitchen, another report comes and reveals that he is not the impostor. They believe that the patty killed him, and begin to panic. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob decide to take the body and bury it, as two police officers investigate.
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"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV": [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy|Mermaid Man]] accidentally leaves his utility belt at the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob tries to return it to him, but they run off before he can. SpongeBob keeps the belt and gets into all kinds of mischief with it, accidentally shrinking all of Bikini Bottom starting with Squidward.
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"No Weenies Allowed": SpongeBob and [[Sandy Cheeks|Sandy]] come across the Salty Spitoon, the toughest club in the city, after a [[karate]] duel at the beach. Sandy makes it through the [[bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]], but SpongeBob does not. He has to prove to the bouncer that he is tough enough. After several attempts, with help from Patrick, he gets inside, but injures himself after slipping on an ice cube.
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"Krab Borg": SpongeBob stays up late one night to watch a horror film, where [[robots]] take over the world. He becomes paranoid after the film and, at work, he thinks Mr. Krabs is actually a robot. He convinces Squidward to help him, and they soon think that robots really have taken over the world. SpongeBob and Squidward interrogate Mr. Krabs by tying him up, asking him questions, and destroying his appliances.
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"Wet Painters": SpongeBob and Patrick are making a mess of things at the Krusty Krab, so Mr. Krabs decides to give them a task. He tells them to paint the living room of his house, but warns them the paint is permanent. After successfully painting the room, they accidentally get paint all over Mr. Krabs' first earned dollar and must hide up the evidence before Mr. Krabs returns home, otherwise he will turn them into effigies for delights in the fireplace. When Mr. Krabs comes back, he licks the dollar that SpongeBob and Patrick got paint all over, revealing that the paint actually comes off with saliva, and he only said it was permanent to mess with them. Mr. Krabs laughs out loud in the end, spraying his spit everywhere and melting the paint job that SpongeBob and Patrick did.
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| ShortSummary = In [[Encino, California]], Patchy the Pirate hosts a house party, where Potty keeps interfering with his plans and tries to get a band of fellow marionettes called the Bird Brains to perform. In the episode proper, SpongeBob gets a "plan-your-own-party" kit while grocery shopping. He decides to throw a party and invite everyone he knows in Bikini Bottom. Unfortunately for his guests, SpongeBob plans everything to a tight schedule, taking all the fun from his party. When he gets accidentally locked outside, the real party begins, but SpongeBob freaks out thinking that his plan is not being followed. He then gets arrested for not inviting the police officers to his party. In the morning, Patrick tells him the party was a success. Back in Encino, Potty tricks Patchy into playing a "flute", which turns out to be stick of dynamite that explodes, reducing Patchy to just a head while the Bird Brains perform.
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"Chocolate with Nuts": After accidentally getting Squidward's ''Fancy Living Digest'' magazine in the mail, SpongeBob and Patrick want to live "fancy" as well. They decide to sell [[chocolate bar]]s [[door-to-door]] to everyone in Bikini Bottom. Their chocolate bars become a success after they start "stretching the truth" about the chocolate's effects to sell more bars.
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In prehistoric Encino, Patchy the Pirate presents an episode starring the cave-dwelling ancestors of SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward—SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog (respectively)—discover fire after a [[lightning|lightning bolt]] strikes a piece of wood and sets it ablaze. They learn fire can be used to cook all sorts of food. After gorging themselves, a battle for who should control and keep the fire ensues. Another rainstorm causes the fire to be put out, but when lightning strikes Squog, SpongeGar and Patar discover he is hot enough for them to roast marshmallows.
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"The Great Snail Race": SpongeBob and Patrick discover that Squidward has ordered a female purebred racing snail named Snellie, whom he plans to enter in a snail race. After getting insulted by Squidward, SpongeBob becomes competitive and enters his own pet snail, Gary, coaching him to the point of exhaustion. At the race, Gary collapses, and Snellie comes to his aid. The two fall in love, while the race is won by Patrick's rock "pet", Rocky.
{{hr}} "Mid-Life Crustacean": Mr. Krabs realizes that he is becoming old and has a [[midlife crisis]]. He overhears SpongeBob and Patrick hyping up a night out that they are planning, and figures that it would be a good way to feel hip and youthful again. Mr. Krabs gets to tag along with SpongeBob and Patrick.
Note: It is no longer rerunning on Nickelodeon as of 2018, and is also not available to watch on Paramount+. It is still available on home media releases and the full episode on YouTube with the panty raid scene, and pieces of the episode can be still seen ongoing on the Nickelodeon and SpongeBob SquarePants official YouTube channels.<ref>{{#invoke:cite
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"Born Again Krabs": Mr. Krabs keeps a rotten Krabby Patty to save little money. To prove it is still good, Mr. Krabs tries it and ends up hospitalized for [[Foodborne illness|food poisoning]]. The [[Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Flying Dutchman]] visits Mr. Krabs in hospital and threatens to take his soul unless he changes his greedy ways. Things at first go well for Mr. Krabs as his employees and customers thank him for being more generous, but he takes spending to extremes and goes bankrupt, believing the entire experience to be a dream until SpongeBob informs him otherwise. Enraged, Mr. Krabs reverts to his old habits, but instead of taking his soul, the Dutchman gives him a choice between SpongeBob and 62 cents. Mr. Krabs takes the money and is overcome with regret when Squidward calls him out for it. Finally, the Dutchman, annoyed by SpongeBob's rambling, returns him unharmed to Mr. Krabs.
{{hr}} "I Had an Accident": SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a [[sandboarding]] injury. He soon becomes paranoid of everything in Bikini Bottom and confines himself to his
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"Krabby Land": Summer has arrived in Bikini Bottom, and Mr. Krabs attempts to attract children
{{hr}} "The Camping Episode": SpongeBob and Patrick go camping in their yards. Annoyed, Squidward tells them to be quiet, but gets challenged and sets up camp with them. They stay up late at night, and Squidward continuously hits unlucky streaks, eventually being attacked by a [[sea bear]].
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"Missing Identity": On a rainy day in a diner, SpongeBob recounts a recent tale in which he lost his identity. It is revealed that SpongeBob wore his shirt backwards while his work nametag was on the frontside.
{{hr}} "Plankton's Army": At the 25th anniversary of Plankton's first attempt to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, the entire Krusty Krab crew becomes alert. Plankton decides to enlist the help of all of his plankton relatives, whom he misremembers as evil geniuses like him but are actually [[rednecks]]. Plankton successfully steals the formula with his family's help, but is frightened after discovering the key ingredient:
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"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler": SpongeBob catches a stranger littering and turns him in to the police, who explain he is the "Tattle-tale Strangler", a criminal who promises to [[strangle]] anyone who reports on him and his crimes. The Strangler escapes custody, so SpongeBob finds a [[bodyguard]] to protect him. The Strangler disguises himself as SpongeBob's bodyguard, all along seeking for a moment to strangle him.
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== DVD release ==
The DVD boxset for season three was released by [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|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.<ref name=DVD2/><ref name=DVD1/> The DVD release features bonus materials including the pilot episode "[[Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Help Wanted]]" and featurettes.<ref name=DVD2>{{#invoke:cite
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