3 Hour Marathon! was an event airing a variety of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes from season 1 that occurred on October 2, 1999 from 10:00am - 12:00pm. It consisted of airing 2 world premiere episodes from 10:00am - 10:30am, and then airing 6 rerun episodes from 10:30am - 12:00pm.
Schedule[]
| Time | Episode |
|---|---|
| 10:00am - 10:30am | (#11): "MuscleBob BuffPants" / "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" 
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| 10:30am - 11:00am | (#6): "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" / "Pickles" |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | (#3): "Jellyfishing" / "Plankton!" |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | (#9): "Nature Pants" / "Opposite Day" |
Premieres[]
| Title card | # | Title | U.S. airdate | U.S. viewers (millions)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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11a | "MuscleBob BuffPants" (tr • ga) | October 2, 1999 | |
| SpongeBob orders fake arms with inflatable muscles to impress Sandy. | ||||
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11b | "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" (tr • ga) | October 2, 1999 | |
| Squidward pretends to be a ghost after SpongeBob and Patrick think he is dead. | ||||
Trivia[]
- Even though this marathon was initially scheduled to be 3 hours long (10:00am - 1:00pm), it ended up cutting short at the 2 hour mark (10:00am - 12:00pm).
Gallery[]
An airing of "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" during this event.
An airing of "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" during this event.
Videos[]
Nickelodeon SNICK Commercial Breaks (October 2, 1999)