More fun and games beneath the waves are in store for you, you, and maybe you as the animated cult favorite SpongeBob SquarePants launches its third season. The opener brings back those antiquated superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (voiced by Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway), who must rely upon SpongeBob when they lose their utility belts; and as a bonus, SpongeBobs driving teacher Mrs. Puff is arrested -- and she likes it, she really likes it. And what else? Well, a magic pencil leaves SpongeBob a fraction of his former self; snow falls on Bikini Bottom; the Krusty Krab is apparently invaded by a phony health inspector (accept no substitutes!); Squidward ends up a street octopus, even though there arent any streets; SpongeBob tries to prove hes tough enough to get into the Salty Spittoon (our motto: No Weenies Allowed); an abandoned clam brings out the parental instinct -- and the absentee parent -- in the redoubtable Patrick; the outside world is given its first glimpse of the fabled Krusty Krab Training Video (watch for the POOP session -- it sure beats Dating Dos and Donts); My Pretty Seahorse ends with a Very Special Moment that will leave you as confused as the live-action dad we see on screen; the legend of the Hash-Slinging Slasher becomes all too true; Gary enters the Great Snail Race, which is not an oxymoron, we think; and at long last, we see The Lost Episode -- or rather, the Other Lost Episode. In addition, this season offers a flashback to SpongeBobs prehistoric relative, as he discovers fire (not a bad trick when youre underwater). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide