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The Best Episodes of Arli$$ Season 3

Every episode of Arli$$ Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arli$$ Season 3!

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A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 1 - The Family Trust
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Family Trust

    S3:E1

    After Kirby signs hockey star Luc Cassoulet to the biggest contract in AMM history, an extremely delicate situation develops: how does AMM get paid its commissions without going public that the client is a deadbeat? Meanwhile, Arliss has his hands full defending NBA star Dewayne Troy for assaulting a referee.

    Director:Robert Wuhl
    Writer:Bruce Kirschbaum

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  2. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 2 - My Job Is to Get Jobs
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #2 - My Job Is to Get Jobs

    S3:E2

    AMM client Theo Holt is the kind of football player every team needs: a reliable backup quarterback capable of winning games. But when Theo's team decides to let him go and there are no other takers for his services, Arliss begins to wonder. When Arliss learns about a league-wide rumor that Theo is gay, he resurrects Theo's career as only Arliss can.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  3. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 3 - Whatever It Takes
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Whatever It Takes

    S3:E3

    Representing clients who line up against each other in the heat of battle is nothing new to Arliss. But he hopes to hold running back Quinton Holloway out of Sunday's game. It isn't because Quinton will face another AMM client, linebacker Chet Smitrovich. So when Arliss gets Quinton a new contract extension, it clears the way for a showdown.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 4 - Fans First
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Fans First

    S3:E4

    Disaster hits AMM when Defensive Player of the Year Lucian Balboa is stabbed by a crazed fan at the office's annual Super Bowl party. Where was the security? How did the stabber get into the party? These are the questions Arliss has to answer. And now Lucian has decided not to play on Super Sunday unless Arliss can guarantee that the stabber will be locked up.

    Director:Melanie Mayron
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 5 - Where Do Clients Come From?
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Where Do Clients Come From?

    S3:E5

    Whenever a rival agent passes away, Arliss always leads the feeding frenzy to sign the available clients. But when Leo Maroni bites the dust, 'Young Turk' Jeremy Brenner gives Arliss a battle in the scramble for new business. That's why Arliss signs Kit Ballew, a loser on the NASCAR circuit. But with nothing to live for, Kit starts tearing up the field, giving Arliss more than he bargained for.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 6 - The Legacy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Legacy

    S3:E6

    Arliss has a comfortable arrangement with a Midwestern football powerhouse university: Arliss negotiates the school's exclusive network TV deal pro bono, and teaches an ethics class at the school. This provides him access to the student-athletes and creates a pipeline straight from the dorm to AMM. However, the pipeline may dry up when an investigation into legendary Coach Duffy's program reveals some improprieties.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  7. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 7 - What Arliss Hath Joined Together...
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #7 - What Arliss Hath Joined Together...

    S3:E7

    AMM client Amadou M'Bow is in love. And the NBA center from Senegal plans to marry his beloved, Miss Lisa Levine of Long Island. When Arliss insists that Amadou get his betrothed to sign a prenuptial agreement, Lisa balks, wedding bells are put on hold and Amadou plans to hang up the hightops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 8 - The Working Man's Friend
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Working Man's Friend

    S3:E8

    As a fierce rainstorm brings the city to a standstill, Arliss is virtually alone at AMM. That is, until pitching sensation Diego Sanchez, like manna from heaven, arrives at the office after defecting from Cuba. But Arliss must rely on some unexpected assistance to overcome the obstacles of the day.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 9 - Stanley Babson...Win, Place, or Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Stanley Babson...Win, Place, or Show

    S3:E9

    AMM's financial whiz Stanley Babson is fed up with his conservative reputation. But when Arliss accuses him of always playing it safe, Stanley puts the company at risk by using clients' funds to purchase a racehorse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 10 - Behind Every Great Client...
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Behind Every Great Client...

    S3:E10

    Arliss knows as well as any agent that helping a client in his personal life is part of the job. So when all-star shortstop Joe Garrison asks Arliss to tell his wife that he's leaving her, Arliss obliges. But what happens between Arliss and Erica Garrison isn't necessarily part of the job--nor what Joe had in mind.

    Director:Melanie Mayron
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 11 - The American Game
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The American Game

    S3:E11

    Lockouts and strikes are unfortunately a part of pro sports, and nothing does more to alienate the fans. But when a ballplayer crosses the picket line, he knows the true meaning of alienation. Arliss must consider the consequences of representing replacement player Jim Greenbriar after Greenbriar saves Arliss' life.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  12. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 12 - What Would I Do Without Wu?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - What Would I Do Without Wu?

    S3:E12

    When Rita, the glue of AMM, gets her shot at representing clients, she proves herself an adept agent. Arliss, meanwhile, is helpless without his right-hand gal. To make matters worse, Kirby's cousin Fitz is Rita's fill-in.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 13 - His Name Is Arliss Michaels
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - His Name Is Arliss Michaels

    S3:E13

    Longtime AMM client Donnie Thurman isn't quite ready to hang up the baseball cleats. So when Arliss tells Donnie there are no takers for his services and then signs a younger ballplayer to a big contract, Donnie sues Arliss for conflict of interest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Family Trust" is the best rated episode of "Arli$$" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Robert Wuhl and written by Bruce Kirschbaum, it aired on 6/7/1998. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "My Job Is to Get Jobs".