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The Best Episodes of Happy Days Season 3

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

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Fonzie Moves In" is the best rated episode of "Happy Days" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 164 votes. Directed by Jerry Paris and written by Mark Rothman, Lowell Ganz, it aired on 9/9/1975. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Motorcycle".

  • Fonzie Moves In
    7.8/10164 votes

    #1 - Fonzie Moves In

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1975

    With Howard's hardware store about to face new competition, the Cunninghams decide they need to rent the room above their garage to generate extra income. Howard is shocked when Richie rents it to Fonzie.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Mark Rothman, Lowell Ganz

  • Motorcycle
    8.1/10164 votes

    #2 - Motorcycle

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1975

    Fonzie finds his his bike in pieces, and the search is on to find out who did it.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Fearless Fonzarelli  (1)
    7.8/10179 votes

    #3 - Fearless Fonzarelli (1)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1975

    Worried that he's losing his cool, Fonzie attempts to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle. The stunt will be televised on You Wanted to See It.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Michael Weinberger

  • Fearless Fonzarelli  (2)
    7.8/10164 votes

    #4 - Fearless Fonzarelli (2)

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1975

    Fonzie crashes after a successful attempt to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle and faces surgery to remove torn cartilage in his knee.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Other Richie Cunningham
    8.0/10144 votes

    #5 - The Other Richie Cunningham

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1975

    Needing to make a good impression for a prospective business deal, Howard asks Richie to take the ""Prince of Porcelain's"" daughter out on a date. Richie, however, already has big plans and asks Potsie to take his place and pretend to be him.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Richie Fights Back
    8.3/10165 votes

    #6 - Richie Fights Back

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1975

    After being embarrassed at Arnold's by a couple of hoods, Richie wants to take a jujitsu class to learn how to defend and stand up for himself.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Jailhouse Rock
    7.7/10137 votes

    #7 - Jailhouse Rock

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1975

    Because the high school was vandalized, Officer Kirk imposes a curfew. Richie suggests that they demonstrate against the curfew, get arrested, and fight it in the courts. While Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are in the restroom at Arnold's discussing their plans, the lights go out, and they discover they are locked inside after Arnold closes up for the night.

    Director: Art Fisher

    Writer: Bob Brunner

  • Howard's 45th Fiasco
    7.2/10130 votes

    #8 - Howard's 45th Fiasco

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1975

    At his 45th birthday, Howard realizes that his life has been very dull up to this point, and he attempts to run away to Tahiti.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Frank Buxton

  • Fonzie the Flatfoot
    7.6/10146 votes

    #9 - Fonzie the Flatfoot

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1975

    Fonzie poses as a police officer in order to stop a rumble between two rival gangs.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • A Date with Fonzie
    8.4/10176 votes

    #10 - A Date with Fonzie

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1975

    With Richie in a dating slump, Fonzie sets Richie and himself up on a double date with two of his girls, Laverne and Shirley.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Mark Rothman, Lowell Ganz

  • Three on a Porch
    7.9/10143 votes

    #11 - Three on a Porch

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1975

    With nothing to do for the Easter holiday, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to rent a cabin at Lake Whitefish. They pretend to be adult businessmen in order to secure the cabin and get girls.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Fonzie's New Friend
    7.7/10142 votes

    #12 - Fonzie's New Friend

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1975

    Fonzie provides a drummer, who is black, to play with the band at Richie's party.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • They Call It Potsie Love
    8.0/10152 votes

    #13 - They Call It Potsie Love

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1975

    Joanie develops a crush on Potsie after he sings to her at Arnold's.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Tell It to the Marines
    7.2/10136 votes

    #14 - Tell It to the Marines

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1975

    Convinced that no girl could be attracted to him and that he's useless, Ralph threatens to enlist with the Marines.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Dance Contest
    8.2/10156 votes

    #15 - Dance Contest

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1976

    Marion, tired of the monotony of everyday house chores, decides to enter a televised dance contest. When Howard won't participate with her, she secretly enlists the help of Fonzie. Arnold unwittingly tells Howard that Marion has been at Arnold's early in the morning with another man, and Howard becomes suspicious.

    Director: Norm Gray

    Writer: Bob Howard

  • Fonzie the Salesman
    7.1/10122 votes

    #16 - Fonzie the Salesman

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1976

    When his garage gets a new owner, Fonzie decides to quit. He is unable to find another job as a head mechanic, but, with Howard as his inspiration, vows to find his true calling.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: David W. Duclon

  • Football Frolics
    7.6/10141 votes

    #17 - Football Frolics

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1976

    Needing money to get tickets to a big football game, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to babysit 15 children on the night of Mardi Gras.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Fonzie the Superstar
    7.4/10137 votes

    #18 - Fonzie the Superstar

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1976

    With Potsie away, the guys try to get Fonzie to take his place as the band's singer for the Senior Dance.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Angry Men
    7.4/10138 votes

    #19 - Two Angry Men

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1976

    Fonzie takes Howard to court after Fonzie's pigeon cage falls through the roof of his apartment during a blizzard. Fonzie claims the weight of the snow caused the roof to collapse while Howard claims it was the pigeon cage.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Beauty Contest
    7.4/10137 votes

    #20 - Beauty Contest

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1976

    Richie, Potsie, and Ralph stage a beauty contest at Arnold's in order to meet girls. They plan to enter a plant into the contest who won't accept the prizes when chosen as the winner. Richie is uneasy about this but reconsiders when a cheerleader he's interested in enters.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Bringing Up Spike
    7.6/10137 votes

    #21 - Bringing Up Spike

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1976

    Spike is an accomplice during a burglary at Arnold's, and it is up to Fonzie to set him straight.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sight for Sore Eyes
    7.2/10143 votes

    #22 - A Sight for Sore Eyes

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/24/1976

    Fonzie is forced to wear glasses after Ralph's father discovers he has astigmatism.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: David W. Duclon

  • Arnold's Wedding
    7.9/10139 votes

    #23 - Arnold's Wedding

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/2/1976

    Arnold asks Fonzie to be the best man at his wedding, but Fonzie is resistant to the idea because of the "Fonzarelli curse." Arnold's fiance calls the wedding off when she thinks she'd be holding back Arnold's career.

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: N/A