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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!

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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 surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 18 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
    8.9/10(73 votes)

    S3:E18

    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

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  2. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 4 - Barbara the Mom
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown

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  3. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 9 - A Family Affair
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    S3:E9

    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

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  4. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 10 - Someone to Watch Over Me
    8.4/10(66 votes)

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown

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  5. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 8 - The Boy Next Door
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    S3:E8

    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

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  6. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 16 - The Mentor
    8.3/10(62 votes)

    S3:E16

    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

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  7. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 3 - There's No Accounting
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown

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  8. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 11 - Harry Knows Best
    8.2/10(66 votes)

    S3:E11

    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

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  9. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 14 - Sucking Up is Hard to Do
    8.2/10(63 votes)

    S3:E14

    Carol advises Barbara on how to suck up to get a job promotion. Laverne plays matchmaker for Harry.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 17 - The Dog Who Knew Too Much
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    S3:E17

    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:Unknown

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  11. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 19 - All About Harry
    8.2/10(62 votes)

    S3:E19

    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:Unknown

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  12. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 1 - A Flaw is Born
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    S3:E1

    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

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  13. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 2 - Harry's Excellent Adventure
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    S3:E2

    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

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  14. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 12 - Whenever I Feel Afraid
    8.1/10(62 votes)

    S3:E12

    Laverne is fearful after a mugging. Carol and Barbara compete for a handsome new neighbor.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 20 - Drive, He Said
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    S3:E20

    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

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  16. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 23 - The Cruise
    8.1/10(66 votes)

    S3:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  17. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 5 - The Tortoise and the Harry
    7.9/10(66 votes)

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown

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  18. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 15 - The Man That Got Away
    7.9/10(62 votes)

    S3:E15

    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

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  19. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 22 - What's Eating You?
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    S3:E22

    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:Unknown

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  20. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 13 - A Shot in the Dark
    7.8/10(67 votes)

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown

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  21. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Temptation of Laverne
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    S3:E21

    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:Unknown

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  22. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 24 - The Way We Are
    7.7/10(65 votes)

    S3:E24

    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:Unknown

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  23. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 7 - Honey, I Shrunk Laverne
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown

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  24. Empty Nest Season 3 Episode 6 - Mad About the Boy
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" is the best rated episode of "Empty Nest" season 3. It scored 8.9/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by Rob LaZebnik, it aired on 2/16/1991. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Barbara the Mom".