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The Best Episodes of My Family Season 3

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

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

Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality...
Episodes
13
Avg. Rating
7.8
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  • Imperfect Strangers
    8.1/10(91)
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    #1 - Imperfect Strangers

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/3/2002

    Ben and Susan look forward to a night out in a town where nobody knows their names when they visit daughter Janey, who is away at university. Booking into a hotel under the names of Johnny Studd and Delores de Large, the stage is set for a night full of surprises, of one kind or another.

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    Writer: N/A

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  • Misery
    8.1/10(97)
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    #2 - Misery

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 10/24/2002

    Janey is appalled when her mother comes to visit her at university - especially when she begins to reminisce about her own student days. Meanwhile, Ben's plans for a relaxing round of golf do not go according to plan.

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  • Ghosts
    8.1/10(98)
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    #3 - Ghosts

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 12/5/2002

    After signing up on a social networking site, Susan starts getting messages from an old flame. Meanwhile, Michael finds out their house is cursed and Abi is convince it is haunted.

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  • The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
    8.0/10(110)
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    #4 - The Second Greatest Story Ever Told

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/10/2002

    Susan's feathers are ruffled when Nick lands the plum part of Jesus in an amateur theatrical production, leaving Susan to play the rather less demanding part of Shepherd Number Two. Ben, meanwhile, has an extremely painful toothache to contend with, and is wary of entrusting his dental needs to any other dentist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
    8.0/10(92)
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    #5 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 12/12/2002

    Ben gets his hopes up that finally one of his kids will move out when Nick decides to get his own apartment; unfortunately, as always for Ben, every silver lining has a cloud.

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    Writer: N/A

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  • Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey
    7.9/10(107)
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    #6 - Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/6/2002

    Ben claims Janey's room for his Scalextric set when she leaves for university. Meanwhile, Nick secures a job at the local supermarket, and ends up bringing his work home with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Desperately Squeaking Susan
    7.9/10(97)
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    #7 - Desperately Squeaking Susan

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/20/2002

    Susan has taken to asking an increasingly disturbed Michael for advice on make-up and clothes now that Janey has left for university. The arrival of Ben's cousin's daughter in the Harper household could provide a solution - but Ben is reluctant to give up the peace and quiet he has spent his entire married life longing for.

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  • Shrink Rap
    7.8/10(122)
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    #8 - Shrink Rap

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/13/2002

    Ben and Susan take part in Michael's school fundraising auction. However, Ben quickly regrets making a pledge when he spies a former patient with severe halitosis bidding for a double session in his dentist's chair.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Fred Barron

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  • Waiting to Inhale
    7.7/10(91)
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    #9 - Waiting to Inhale

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/17/2002

    After Susan finds marijuana in Michael's room, which he got from his friend, Bex, she decides to teach him a lesson; she soon finds herself scrambling after confiscating the evidence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Fred Barron

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  • Auto Erotica
    7.7/10(95)
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    #10 - Auto Erotica

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/7/2002

    Nick wins an old car in a poker game, and intends to break it up for parts. Ben takes it over and decides to restore it to its former glory, but he is about as good an engineer as Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a dentist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Of Mice and Ben
    7.6/10(96)
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    #11 - Of Mice and Ben

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 9/27/2002

    The Harpers star in a documentary about family life as part of Abi's latest college assignment. Susan is happy to present a facade of domestic bliss and dispense cookery tips along with relationship advice. Ben, however, is more concerned with catching a rogue rodent.

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  • A Handful of Dust
    7.6/10(96)
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    #12 - A Handful of Dust

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 11/21/2002

    It's Ben's birthday, and everyone seems to have taken his request for no fuss literally, neglecting to buy him any presents. Janey is home for the weekend with a new friend, but nobody is sure of the nature of their relationship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Lost Weekend
    7.1/10(88)
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    #13 - The Lost Weekend

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 11/28/2002

    When the children go away for the weekend, Ben and Susan finally have some time to themselves. Unfortunately, it's been so long since that happened, that they have absolutely no idea how to spend it.

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    Writer: N/A

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Imperfect Strangers" is the best rated episode of "My Family" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Misery".