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The Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 3

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

The Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 3

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases,...

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  1. 8.3/10(458 votes)

    #1 - Atomic Shakespeare

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    S3:E7

    A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew complete with Petruchio Dave and Kate Maddie.

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  2. 7.8/10(312 votes)

    #2 - Big Man on Mulberry Street

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    S3:E6

    Maddie becomes consumed with curiosity when David announces he must fly back to New York to attend the funeral of his former wife's brother.

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  3. 7.8/10(260 votes)

    #3 - I Am Curious... Maddie (4)

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    S3:E14

    Sam confronts Dave about Maddie, and tells him he's not good enough for her.

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  4. 7.6/10(256 votes)

    #4 - It's a Wonderful Job

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    S3:E8

    A depressed Maddie gets a chance to see what her life and the rest of Blue Moon staff would be like if she had sold the agency as she originally intended.

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  5. 7.6/10(228 votes)

    #5 - Maddie's Turn to Cry (3)

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    S3:E13

    Maddie feels more and more confused about Sam and Dave after an all-night stakeout with Dave ends in an early morning proposal from Sam.

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  6. 7.5/10(255 votes)

    #6 - Blonde on Blonde (1)

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    S3:E11

    Maddie's strange mood has David worried so he spends the evening following her, but ends up involved in a murder.

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    Director:Jay Daniel
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  8. 7.4/10(243 votes)

    #7 - Symphony in Knocked Flat

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    S3:E3

    Dave and Maddie agree to each arrange what they consider to be an ideal evening for the other, but the concert tickets Dave buys from a scalper get them into nothing but trouble.

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  9. 7.3/10(248 votes)

    #8 - The Son Also Rises

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    S3:E1

    David's estranged father makes a surprise visit to announce his upcoming wedding and to introduce his bride-to-be, who comes as a shock to David.

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  10. 7.3/10(240 votes)

    #9 - The Man Who Cried Wife

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    S3:E2

    A man hires Dave and Maddie to find his wife, who's been making mysterious late night phone calls to him, the same wife he's sure he killed and buried in the forest.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.3/10(231 votes)

    #10 - Sam & Dave (2)

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    S3:E12

    Dave and Maddie quarrel over Sam as they keep watch on a man for his mistress, who's convinced he's two-timing her-with his wife.

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  12. 7.2/10(222 votes)

    #11 - Yours, Very Deadly

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    S3:E4

    Dave and Maddie are hired by a married woman to find the man she has been sharing a torrid romantic correspondence with and make sure he understands the arrangement is over.

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  13. 7.2/10(226 votes)

    #12 - All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great

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    S3:E5

    A priest asks Dave and Maddie to find a woman he's become infatuated with during confession and whose latest revelation was her intention to kill herself.

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  14. 7.2/10(198 votes)

    #13 - To Heiress Human

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    S3:E15

    Maddie tries to ignore the previous night as she and David tackle a new case: a woman wants evidence that her fiance loves her and not her father's money.

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    Director:Sam Weisman
  15. 6.7/10(210 votes)

    #14 - Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing

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    S3:E10

    Ms. Dipesto tries to solve a haunted house case refused by Dave and Maddie to show Bert Viola that she's just as good a detective as he is.

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  16. 6.3/10(218 votes)

    #15 - The Straight Poop

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    S3:E9

    Rona Barrett investigates the rumors about discord among the principals at the Blue Moon Detective agency.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Atomic Shakespeare" is the best rated episode of "Moonlighting" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 458 votes. Directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, it aired on 11/25/1986. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Big Man on Mulberry Street".