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The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 3

Every episode of One Day at a Time Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 3!

The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Older Man (1)" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Herbert Kenwith and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/1977. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Older Man (2)".

  • The Older Man (1)
    8.0/10113 votes

    #1 - The Older Man (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1977

    After Julie plows into a car, its dashing driver offers her a job. First of four parts.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Older Man (2)
    8.0/10112 votes

    #2 - The Older Man (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1977

    Julie's boss invites her on an out-of-town trip. Second of four parts.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Older Man (3)
    7.8/10106 votes

    #3 - The Older Man (3)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1977

    Julie is startled by her boss's proposal. Third of four parts.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Older Man (4)
    8.0/10106 votes

    #4 - The Older Man (4)

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1977

    Julie is implored by her father not to marry her 42-year-old boss. Conclusion.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Ann's Out-of-Town Client
    7.2/10101 votes

    #5 - Ann's Out-of-Town Client

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1977

    A lecherous client has more than business on his mind.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Bob Loves Barbara
    8.7/10115 votes

    #6 - Bob Loves Barbara

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1977

    An insecure boy interested in dating Barbara bolsters his confidence by taking out a notorious classmate first.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Second Mrs. Cooper
    7.5/10108 votes

    #7 - The Second Mrs. Cooper

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1977

    After Julie and Barbara return home from a weekend visit with their dad complaining that Dad's new wife is trying to cut them out of his life, Ann initiates her first face to face meeting with the new Mrs. Cooper - only to learn that the girls haven't exactly been fair or kind to their new step-mother.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost Writer
    7.1/10102 votes

    #8 - The Ghost Writer

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1977

    When Barbara hands in Julie's verse as her own for a class, a school counselor takes her for a poetic genius.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbara's Friend (1)
    8.7/10121 votes

    #9 - Barbara's Friend (1)

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1977

    While agonizes over whether Cliff Randall will invite her to the Grateful Dead concert, she has to contend with a over-eager girl trying to be her friend. When reality sinks in, she reaches out to Barbara at the last moment.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbara's Friend (2)
    8.3/10124 votes

    #10 - Barbara's Friend (2)

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1977

    Barbara's classmate phones to say she's taken a drug overdose. Conclusion.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Schneider's Kid
    7.2/10108 votes

    #11 - Schneider's Kid

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1977

    Julie runs into an attractive young man in the lobby who is looking for Schneider. However, his visit to see Schneider is anything but a social call when he reveals that he is Schneider's son, from a brief marriage 20 years earlier. Ann, Barbara and Julie quickly do their best to prepare Schneider for the news.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Ann's Crisis
    6.8/10108 votes

    #12 - Ann's Crisis

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/1977

    Ann sees her 36th birthday as a crisis, not a cause for celebration.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Race Driver (1)
    7.3/10103 votes

    #13 - The Race Driver (1)

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1978

    Schneider makes the grand announcement that a celebrity has just moved into the building, a race car driver named Cam Randolph. Meanwhile, Julie and Barbara have devised a meeting between their mother and Cam, but Ann is anything but excited about meeting him, at first that is. Things start to change however, once she gets to know him and she invites him over for dinner.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: Gy Waldron

  • The Race Driver (2)
    6.9/10103 votes

    #14 - The Race Driver (2)

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1978

    Ann begins to question her relationship with a dashing race driver. Second of two parts.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: Gy Waldron

  • Ann's Secretary
    8.6/10111 votes

    #15 - Ann's Secretary

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1978

    Ann learns that a secretary she just hired is a reputed drug user.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbara's Rebellion
    8.5/10106 votes

    #16 - Barbara's Rebellion

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/1978

    Frustrated over not getting enough attention at home, Barbara rebells by running away to a Chicago motel room with Bob Morton.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The New Owner
    6.0/1098 votes

    #17 - The New Owner

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/1978

    Determined to keep his job, Schneider woos the building's new owner — who falls for him.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Ann's Competitor
    8.0/10102 votes

    #18 - Ann's Competitor

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1978

    Ann has a competitor in the lecherous Francine Webster.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dress Designer
    7.3/1099 votes

    #19 - The Dress Designer

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1978

    Aspiring designer Julie tries to enter a fashion show after the entry deadline.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Take the Money
    7.0/1098 votes

    #20 - Take the Money

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/1978

    Barbara and Julie are excited about getting a new stereo and decide to buy Schneider's old one for $200. However, as they are scrounging up the money, Julie checks her balance in her checking account and quickly finds that somehow an additional $125 has been credited to her account. Stricken with guilt and Barbara's encouragement, Julie decides to take the money.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Barbara the Fink
    7.7/10102 votes

    #21 - Barbara the Fink

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1978

    Barbara is an eyewitness to a vandalism at the school and soon finds herself between a rock and a hard place, over whether or not to do the honest thing and tell the truth and fink on a friend or not say anything. Ultimately, she tells the truth but then must face the results of her actions, possible alienation.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Julie's Big Move (1)
    6.2/1089 votes

    #22 - Julie's Big Move (1)

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1978

    Julie plans to move out, but Ann doubts her daughter can make it financially. First of two parts.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: Gy Waldron

  • Julie's Big Move (2)
    5.8/1085 votes

    #23 - Julie's Big Move (2)

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/27/1978

    Conclusion. Ann thinks Julie's new roommate is a bad influence on her.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Ann, the Father
    8.0/1099 votes

    #24 - Ann, the Father

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 4/3/1978

    Ann's career advice to Barbara's friend leads to hard feelings between the boy and his father.

    Director: Alan Rafkin, Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A