SpongeBob SquarePants (season 3)
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series. The third season was on television from October 5, 2001 to October 11, 2004.
SpongeBob SquarePants | |
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Starring | |
No. of episodes | 20 (37 segments) |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | October 5, 2001 October 11, 2004 | –
Season chronology | |
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
changeNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Animation directors [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [1] | Prod. code [2] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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41 | 1 | "The Algae's Always Greener" | Frank Weiss | Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams | March 22, 2002 | 5572–188 | 4.55[3] 2.64[3] (HH)[b] |
"SpongeGuard on Duty" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare | 5572–187 | ||||
42 | 2 | "Club SpongeBob" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Walt Dohrn and Mark O'Hare | July 12, 2002[DVD 1] | 5572–192 | 2.52[4] |
"My Pretty Seahorse" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Kent Osborne and Paul Tibbitt | 5572–193 | ||||
43 | 3 | "Just One Bite" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | October 5, 2001 | 5572–194 | 2.92[5] |
"The Bully" | Frank Weiss | Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–191 | ||||
44 | 4 | "Nasty Patty" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare | March 1, 2002 | 5572–195 | 3.91[6] 2.65[6] (HH)[b] |
"Idiot Box" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–178 | ||||
45 | 5 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | January 21, 2002 | 5572–177 | 5.74[7] 3.29[7] (HH)[b] |
"Doing Time" | Frank Weiss | Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–186 | ||||
46 | 6 | "Snowball Effect" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | February 22, 2002 | 5572–189 | 3.85[8] 2.29[8] (HH)[b] |
"One Krabs Trash" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare | 5572–184 | ||||
47 | 7 | "As Seen on TV" | Frank Weiss | Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams | March 8, 2002 | 5572–172 | 3.65[9] |
"Can You Spare a Dime?" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–190 | ||||
48 | 8 | "No Weenies Allowed" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | March 15, 2002 | 5572–200 | 4.78[10] 2.92[10] (HH)[b] |
"Squilliam Returns" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–199 | ||||
49 | 9 | "Krab Borg" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare | March 29, 2002 | 5572–197 | 4.58[11] 2.65[11] (HH)[b] |
"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare | 5572–203 | ||||
50 | 10 | "Wet Painters" | Frank Weiss | Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare | May 10, 2002 | 5572–202 | 3.86[12] 2.60[12] (HH)[b] |
"Krusty Krab Training Video" | Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne | 5572–198 | |||||
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 | 5572–204 | 6.32[13] 3.88[13] (HH)[b] |
5572–205 | |||||||
52 | 12 | "Chocolate with Nuts" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | June 1, 2002 | 5572–196 | 4.33[14] 3.41[14] (HH)[b] |
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" | Frank Weiss | Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–206 | ||||
53 | 13 | "New Student Starfish" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare | September 20, 2002 | 5572–201 | 3.92[15] 2.69[15] (HH)[b] |
"Clams" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare | 5572–207 | ||||
54 | 14 | "Ugh" "SpongeBob BC" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne Merriwether Williams (Live Action) | March 5, 2004 | 5572–208 | 5.96[16] 4.11[16] (HH)[b] |
5572–220 | |||||||
55 | 15 | "The Great Snail Race" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Joe Liss (TV), Merriwether Williams (DVD) | January 24, 2003 | 5572–216 | 4.10[17] 2.72[17] (HH)[b] |
"Mid-Life Crustacean" | Frank Weiss | Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare | 5572–210 | ||||
56 | 16 | "Born Again Krabs" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | October 4, 2003[DVD 2] | 5572–213 | 3.60[18] |
"I Had an Accident" | Frank Weiss | Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–214 | ||||
57 | 17 | "Krabby Land" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare | April 3, 2004 | 5572–212 | 5.40[19] 3.57[20] (HH)[b] |
"The Camping Episode" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–215 | ||||
58 | 18 | "Missing Identity" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | January 19, 2004 | 5572–209 | 5.66[21] 4.07[22] (HH)[b] |
"Plankton's Army" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–211 | ||||
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[DVD 3] | 5572–217 | 7.64[23] 4.33[23] (HH)[b] |
5572–219 | |||||||
60 | 20 | "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams | October 11, 2004[DVD 4] | 5572–221 | 4.61[24] 3.47[24] (HH)[b] |
"Pranks a Lot" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams | 5572–218 | ||||
DVD release
changeThe 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] | ||
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Release dates | |||
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
September 27, 2005[26] | December 3, 2007[27] | November 8, 2007[28] |
Notes
change- ↑ 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
change- ↑ "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.