7.9/10104 votes#1 - A Flaw is Born
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1990
Harry is uncomfortable dating a more successful woman, a world-famous brain surgeon; Carol and Barbara plot revenge on an inconsiderate man who met Carol on a plane and promised to phone but never did.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Susan Beavers
- 8.0/10106 votes
#2 - Harry's Excellent Adventure
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1990
Harry looks forward to his golf game until he has to cancel to help Barbara with her taxes and Carol with her car. Tired of having no time for himself, he follows a globe-trotting friend to Pamplona for the running of the bulls.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Arnie Kogen
- 8.2/10106 votes
#3 - There's No Accounting
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1990
Carol is drawn to Barbara's sensitive, intelligent new boyfriend and can't figure out why he would be interested in Barbara. Harry is bored by his new girlfriend, a lady who seems perfect for him. Laverne grows attached to a dog that Nick brings home.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10103 votes
#4 - Barbara the Mom
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1990
Barbara fears she has no motherly instincts when babysitting her boyfriend's young kids. Carol volunteers at the zoo and finds that the pandas only mate when she is around. Harry is reluctant to let Laverne give him a flu shot. Charley attempts to write his autobiography.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10107 votes
#5 - The Tortoise and the Harry
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1990
When a patient is depressed after his best friend moves away, Harry gives him a pet turtle. The boy becomes more upset when the turtle dies soon after. Carol talks Barbara into taking an art class with her. Charley tries new ways to meet women.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10105 votes
#6 - Mad About the Boy
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1990
After being dumped yet again, Carol flips out and falls in love with the first man she can find: an oddball who passes out cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up Harry's biography for a hospital newsletter.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10106 votes
#7 - Honey, I Shrunk Laverne
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1990
Laverne quits when Harry complains that she is making too many office decisions without him. Carol talks Barbara into letting her join her poker game.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10105 votes
#8 - The Boy Next Door
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1990
During a moment of weakness, Carol and Charley sleep together. Thinking perhaps their hate for one another is actually masking love, they attempt to build a relationship.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
- 8.2/10103 votes
#9 - A Family Affair
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1990
Harry suspects that Barbara's new boyfriend is married, and when he voices his concerns Barbara gets mad. Worried that Dreyfuss is getting too fat, the Westons put him on a diet, but then end up secretly giving him junk food.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Susan Beavers
- 8.1/10106 votes
#10 - Someone to Watch Over Me
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1990
Charley wants visitors during a hospital stay and when his parents can't come, he hires actors to play them. A neighbor accuses Dreyfuss of fathering his dog's puppies.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10105 votes
#11 - Harry Knows Best
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1990
A young patient of Harry's announces she wants a nose job. Charley thinks about a career as a gigolo. The Westons decide to take a new family portrait.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: David Sacks
- 7.9/10103 votes
#12 - Whenever I Feel Afraid
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1990
Laverne is fearful after a mugging. Carol and Barbara compete for a handsome new neighbor.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10108 votes
#13 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1991
Barbara mistakes Carol's boyfriend for a burglar and shoots him. He stays with the Westons to recuperate and only ends up getting hurt worse. Harry helps Laverne confront her fear of public speaking when she has to give a speech at an awards ceremony.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10102 votes
#14 - Sucking Up is Hard to Do
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1991
Carol advises Barbara on how to suck up to get a job promotion. Laverne plays matchmaker for Harry.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10103 votes
#15 - The Man That Got Away
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1991
Barbara tries to get a man she likes to ask her out. Laverne must cast the deciding vote on an important Hickory issue.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Susan Beavers
- 8.1/10102 votes
#16 - The Mentor
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1991
Harry realizes his mentor is getting too old to practice medicine, but is afraid to tell him. Meanwhile, Carol and Barbara prepare for a piano recital.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Arnie Kogen
- 8.0/10100 votes
#17 - The Dog Who Knew Too Much
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1991
The Westons each pour their hearts out to Dreyfuss when the girls decide to move out after two years at home.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10108 votes
#18 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1991
Harry dates a 28 year old, which upsets Carol, Barbara, and the girl's parents. Laverne shapes up a nurse trainee.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
- 8.1/10103 votes
#19 - All About Harry
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/1991
Harry dates a newspaper writer who begins writing about their relationship in her column. Charley is rendered impotent after a medical experiment backfires.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10101 votes
#20 - Drive, He Said
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1991
Harry is supposed to get Charley back to the house for a surprise party, but instead the two end up searching for Charley's old girlfriend whom he never got over. Meanwhile, Carol, Barbara, and Laverne try to entertain the party guests.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: David Sacks
- 7.7/10103 votes
#21 - The Last Temptation of Laverne
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1991
Laverne's aunt Retha will lend a house down payment only if Laverne, though innocent, will assume blame for a car accident. Carol and Barbara meet an old man in the park who is moving into a retirement home and try to make his last day of freedom something to remember.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10101 votes
#22 - What's Eating You?
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/13/1991
Harry forces Barbara to spend a week at home with him and Carol, away from the stress of police work, when a physical reveals she has a pre-ulcerous condition. But as the week progresses, Harry and Carol find it is they who are creating stress for Barbara. Laverne tries to track down a case of Harry's favorite bandages, which have been discontinued.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10107 votes
#23 - The Cruise
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1991
While on a cruise, Barbara practices for a talent show, Harry tries to avoid two ladies who won't leave him alone, and Carol finds the man of her dreams...who disappears when Charley steers the ship into the Bermuda Triangle. Meanwhile back home, Laverne redesigns Harry's refrigerator.
Director: N/A
Writer: Arnie Kogen
- 7.5/10102 votes
#24 - The Way We Are
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1991
Harry looks forward to a visit from a childhood sweetheart, until a childhood rival also resurfaces. Charley wonders what FICA is when the company starts taking part of his paycheck.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 3
Every episode of Empty Nest Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 3!
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people...
Genres:FamilyComedy
Network:NBC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"A Flaw is Born" is the best rated episode of "Empty Nest" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by Susan Beavers, it aired on 9/22/1990. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Harry's Excellent Adventure".