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SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 3, Episode 1

The Algae's Always Greener/SpongeGuard on Duty (22 Mar. 2002)

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The Algae's Always Greener: Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs. He is so excited because once he has Mr. Krabs life, he will also have the Krabby ... See full summary »

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SpongeBob SquarePants / Narrator / Old Man / Fish #83 (voice)
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Plankton (voice)
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Fish #41 / Drowning / Seamonster / Spitting Fish (voice)
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Annette / Old Lady / Fish #152 (voice)
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Karen / Female Fish (voice)
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Customer #1 / Customer #2 (voice) (as Tom Wilson)
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Surfer / Fish #107 / Shark Dad (voice)
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The Algae's Always Greener: Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs. He is so excited because once he has Mr. Krabs life, he will also have the Krabby Patty secret formula. He uses it and at the Krusty Krab is immediately assaulted with all of the headaches of running a business, managing SpongeBob and Squidward - not to mention being a father to a demanding teenage daughter. To make matters worse, Mr. Krabs has now turned into him and is continuously trying to steal his secret formula. Plankton is driven crazy and before he can steal the formula, he switches back. It's more fun to try and steal the formula than lead Mr. Krabs crazy life. SpongeGuard on Duty: When Larry the Lobster is short one man for lifeguard duty, SpongeBob volunteers. Larry describes all the perks of the jobs: tanning, the chair, the whistle, the attention. What SpongeBob doesn't get is that you have to be able to swim. SpongeBob takes the job and spends all his energy trying ... Written by NAS

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Larry the Lobster: [after saving Patrick and Spongebob from drowning in the shallow end] Spongebob?
SpongeBob SquarePants: Yes, Larry?
Larry the Lobster: You're not a lifguard, are you?
SpongeBob SquarePants: No Larry.
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