The Best Episodes of Dave's World Season 3

Kenny's ""cardiac event"" inspires Beth to change the Barrys' eating habits -- and to drag Dave to a shady lawyer in order to draft a new will.

Director: James Widdoes

Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny

Dave plugs his new book in Hollywood, along with a starstruck Shel, whose Tinseltown experience dims after a spat with Carly.

Director: James Widdoes

Writer: N/A

The Barrys and friends take a ride down memory lane as Dave debates whether to sell his 1965 Mustang; Tommy and Willie scheme to augment their allowance.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Brian Hargrove, Jack Kenny

Dave abandons the long-standing Barry tradition of not celebrating Valentine's Day when he decides to purchase a romantic -- and costly -- gift.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

When Kenny becomes a victim of ""corporate downsizing,"" Dave tries to get his friend's job back by talking to the boss, who tells him the real reason Kenny was let go.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Pediatrician Celia's skill in the ER -- performing emergency surgery on a little girl injured in a bicycle accident -- makes plastic surgeon Shel feel useless as a doctor, so he decides to make some changes in his personal and professional life. He starts by proposing to Celia.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Sheryl J. Anderson

Dave finds he's alienated both his friends after he wins an award that Shel coveted, then decides to make his own recording of his book rather than let Kenny do it.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Katherine Green

Beth's plan to surprise Dave in the shower backfires.

Director: N/A

Writer: Katherine Green

Construction of the new neighbour's house disturbs the peace; a commitment-shy Eric turns to Dave and the guys when his relationship with Mia hits a snag -- prompting Kenny to consider ""enhancement"" surgery.

Director: James Widdoes

Writer: N/A

A convention-bound Shel reluctantly entrusts his beloved luxury car to Dave -- who is then held responsible for the good doctor's unpaid parking tickets.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Mia enrolls in the writing class Dave teaches at community college.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

A neighbor's boasting about how much school candy his son has sold leaves a bitter taste in Beth's mouth, so she determines that Willie's sales will be just as sweet.

Director: N/A

Writer: Sheryl J. Anderson

Is truth stranger than fiction? Dave's about to find out when Tommy takes issue with his father's first major work, a serio-comic memoir about Dave's wild and crazy youth.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Eric flounders when his father returns from a fishing trip with a different sort of catch -- a new girlfriend.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

An enigmatic answering machine message from a lovelorn sailor sends Beth scurrying to find the man and reunite him with his girl; Dave hunts his stolen laptop, which contains several of his columns.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Katherine Green

A fire forces Mia and Eric to temporarily move in with the Barrys, but the blaze that wrecked their house is nothing compared to the sparks that fly betwee Julie and Eric.

Director: Henry Winkler

Writer: N/A

The IRS informs Dave and Beth that their marriage isn't legally valid, an occasion that calls for a visit to the hippie ""minister"" who married them -- but who never filed their marriage license.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Katherine Green

Stressed-out Dave sees an alligator in the backyard.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Teacher Beth regrets lecturing to her loved ones when her advice sends Duke weightlifting, Shel and Mia skydiving, and promps Kenny to turn down a great job opportunity.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Katherine Green

Dave enjoys, then soon tires of, his 15 minutes of fame after a new publicity campaign for his column finds his face plastered on billboards all over Miami.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Eric and Mia's domestic squabbles spark a fight in the Barry house when Dave reluctantly -- and foolishly -- reveals things about Beth that annoy him.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Shel frets when his girlfriend bonds with Beth.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: N/A

Mia's new obsession with astrology has Eric wishing she'd be more down-to-earth; Kenny turns snoop to discover wh at plastic surgery Shel performed on his new girlfriend; and Tommy confesses a minor crime to Willie.

Director: Jim Drake

Writer: Katherine Green

To earn the favor of a socialite and secure a sizable donation to the hospital, Shel serves up famous writer Dave Bary at a celebrity tennis benefit, despite the fact that Dave himself refuses to pay.

Director: Linda Day

Writer: Tom Reeder

Dave gives Eric a three-day deadline to build a sun deck.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A