Season 3
Episodes
S3 · E1 · 15 Oct 1984 · 30 min
Tell a Lie, Get a Check
Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.
S3 · E2 · 22 Oct 1984 · 30 min
Twenty Year Itch
Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.
S3 · E3 · 29 Oct 1984 · 30 min
A Hunting We Will Go
Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.
S3 · E4 · 5 Nov 1984 · 30 min
Miss Stephanie
Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.
S3 · E5 · 12 Nov 1984 · 30 min
But Seriously, Beavers
Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.
S3 · E6 · 19 Nov 1984 · 30 min
Tickets, Please
Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.
S3 · E7 · 26 Nov 1984 · 30 min
Poor Reception
After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.
S3 · E8 · 3 Dec 1984 · 30 min
The Fan
Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.
S3 · E9 · 10 Dec 1984 · 30 min
Happy Trails to You
Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.
S3 · E10 · 31 Dec 1984 · 30 min
Georgie's Girl
George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.
S3 · E11 · 7 Jan 1985 · 30 min
Pillow Fight
Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.
S3 · E12 · 14 Jan 1985 · 30 min
Local Hero
George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.
S3 · E13 · 4 Feb 1985 · 30 min
Dick Gets Larry's Goat
The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.
S3 · E14 · 11 Feb 1985 · 30 min
Once I Had a Secret Love
Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.
S3 · E15 · 18 Feb 1985 · 30 min
Lady in Wading
Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.
S3 · E16 · 25 Feb 1985 · 30 min
Look Homeward, Stephanie
Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.
S3 · E17 · 4 Mar 1985 · 30 min
My Fair Larry
Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.
S3 · E18 · 11 Mar 1985 · 30 min
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You
After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.
S3 · E19 · 18 Mar 1985 · 30 min
Out With the New, Inn With the Old
George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.
S3 · E20 · 8 Apr 1985 · 30 min
R.I.P. Off
Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.
S3 · E21 · 6 May 1985 · 30 min
The Prodigal Darryl
Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.
S3 · E22 · 28 May 1985 · 30 min
What Makes Dick Run
Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.
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