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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 3

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Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newhart Season 3 Episode 1 - Tell a Lie, Get a Check
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #1 - Tell a Lie, Get a Check

    S3:E1

    Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Dan Wilcox

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  2. Newhart Season 3 Episode 2 - Twenty Year Itch
    7.4/10(86 votes)

    #2 - Twenty Year Itch

    S3:E2

    Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  3. Newhart Season 3 Episode 3 - A Hunting We Will Go
    7.4/10(96 votes)

    #3 - A Hunting We Will Go

    S3:E3

    Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Barton Dean

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  4. Newhart Season 3 Episode 4 - Miss Stephanie
    7.9/10(96 votes)

    #4 - Miss Stephanie

    S3:E4

    Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  5. Newhart Season 3 Episode 5 - But Seriously, Beavers
    7.5/10(104 votes)

    #5 - But Seriously, Beavers

    S3:E5

    Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writers:Arnie Kogen, Gary Jacobs

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  6. Newhart Season 3 Episode 6 - Tickets, Please
    7.5/10(107 votes)

    #6 - Tickets, Please

    S3:E6

    Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Barton Dean

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  7. Newhart Season 3 Episode 7 - Poor Reception
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #7 - Poor Reception

    S3:E7

    After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:E.J. Purdum

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  8. Newhart Season 3 Episode 8 - The Fan
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    #8 - The Fan

    S3:E8

    Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  9. Newhart Season 3 Episode 9 - Happy Trails to You
    7.6/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Happy Trails to You

    S3:E9

    Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  10. Newhart Season 3 Episode 10 - Georgie's Girl
    7.0/10(97 votes)

    #10 - Georgie's Girl

    S3:E10

    George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  11. Newhart Season 3 Episode 11 - Pillow Fight
    7.5/10(86 votes)

    #11 - Pillow Fight

    S3:E11

    Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  12. Newhart Season 3 Episode 12 - Local Hero
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #12 - Local Hero

    S3:E12

    George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Ellen Guylas

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  13. Newhart Season 3 Episode 13 - Dick Gets Larry's Goat
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    #13 - Dick Gets Larry's Goat

    S3:E13

    The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Barton Dean

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  14. Newhart Season 3 Episode 14 - Once I Had a Secret Love
    7.6/10(96 votes)

    #14 - Once I Had a Secret Love

    S3:E14

    Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Ellen Guylas

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  15. Newhart Season 3 Episode 15 - Lady in Wading
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Lady in Wading

    S3:E15

    Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  16. Newhart Season 3 Episode 16 - Look Homeward, Stephanie
    7.6/10(112 votes)

    #16 - Look Homeward, Stephanie

    S3:E16

    Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  17. Newhart Season 3 Episode 17 - My Fair Larry
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    #17 - My Fair Larry

    S3:E17

    Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Mike Kagan

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  18. Newhart Season 3 Episode 18 - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You
    7.6/10(107 votes)

    #18 - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You

    S3:E18

    After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.

    Director:Richard Sakai
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  19. Newhart Season 3 Episode 19 - Out With the New, Inn With the Old
    7.6/10(106 votes)

    #19 - Out With the New, Inn With the Old

    S3:E19

    George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Tracy Gamble, Richard Vaczy

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  20. Newhart Season 3 Episode 20 - R.I.P. Off
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #20 - R.I.P. Off

    S3:E20

    Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Russ Woody

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  21. Newhart Season 3 Episode 21 - The Prodigal Darryl
    8.2/10(125 votes)

    #21 - The Prodigal Darryl

    S3:E21

    Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  22. Newhart Season 3 Episode 22 - What Makes Dick Run
    8.1/10(99 votes)

    #22 - What Makes Dick Run

    S3:E22

    Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Tell a Lie, Get a Check" is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by Dan Wilcox, it aired on 10/15/1984. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Twenty Year Itch".