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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!

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".

  • A Flaw is Born
    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

  • Harry's Excellent Adventure
    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

  • There's No Accounting
    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

  • Barbara the Mom
    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

  • The Tortoise and the Harry
    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

  • Mad About the Boy
    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

  • Honey, I Shrunk Laverne
    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

  • The Boy Next Door
    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

  • A Family Affair
    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

  • Someone to Watch Over Me
    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

  • Harry Knows Best
    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

  • Whenever I Feel Afraid
    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

  • A Shot in the Dark
    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

  • Sucking Up is Hard to Do
    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

  • The Man That Got Away
    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

  • The Mentor
    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

  • The Dog Who Knew Too Much
    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

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
    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

  • All About Harry
    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

  • Drive, He Said
    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

  • The Last Temptation of Laverne
    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

  • What's Eating You?
    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

  • The Cruise
    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

  • The Way We Are
    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