The Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(89 votes)

   #1 - All News That Fits

   S3:E19/22/1987

   Larry gets a job at the Chicago Chronicle local newspaper as a reporter and brings Balki to find a job. Mr. Burns the city editor hires Balki in the mail room but Mr. Gorpley the mail room boss doesn't want him there and tries everything to fire him.

   Director:Joel Zwick

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   8.2/10(87 votes)

   #2 - Weigh to Go Buddy

   S3:E29/29/1987

   When Larry discovers that he has gained 7 pounds, He goes on a diet that won't work. So Balki gives him a Mypos diet but Larry has trouble following it and Balki won't let him quit.

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   7.8/10(88 votes)

   #3 - Sexual Harrassment in Chicago

   S3:E310/7/1987

   The editor of the Chronicle's Sunday Magazine makes a play for Balki but he isn't interested. She won't take no for an answer and anyone who ever tried to report her lost their jobs.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Unknown

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4. 

   7.8/10(90 votes)

   #4 - Taking Stock

   S3:E410/14/1987

   Balki buys one share of stock in a cereal company and discovers that there isn't enough raisins in a box that they advertise. Knowing that the company is cheating the public, he decides to go to head office to complain and Larry goes with him.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Unknown

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5. 

   8.3/10(84 votes)

   #5 - Better Shop Around

   S3:E510/21/1987

   While grocery shopping, Balki wins a shopping spree to happen the next day and he thinks it would be fun. But Lary makes a plan to get certain things to sell for an air conditioner which takes all the fun out of it.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Bob Keyes

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   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Bob Keyes
6. 

   8.0/10(90 votes)

   #6 - Your Cheatin' Heart

   S3:E610/28/1987

   Jennifer is planning on buying a surprise typewriter for Larry and asks Balki for help barganing at a clearance sale. Larry gets suspicious after he sees Balki and Jennifer sneaking around, and thinks they're having an affair.

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7. 

   8.3/10(94 votes)

   #7 - The Horn Blows at Midnight

   S3:E711/4/1987

   When a famous psychic visits the Chronicle, She goes into a trance and predicts that a bog storm will come and Larry will die at midnight after sitting on a sheep and eating a golden ring. Larry thinks that it is just superstition until a storm comes out of nowhere.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.4/10(91 votes)

   #8 - Karate Kids

   S3:E811/11/1987

   While at a happy hour restaurant, Larry and Balki get beaten up at a bar by a bully who hit on Jennifer. So they decide to take karate and after several weeks of fine training, Larry insists on returning to the bar to pick a fight with the bully.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.0/10(88 votes)

   #9 - Night School Confidential

   S3:E911/18/1987

   Balki is cheated by a con artist who sold him counterfeit watches. And after getting no help from the police, Larry and Balki go undercover to expose the con artist and put him out of business.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Barry O'Brien

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   Writer:Barry O'Brien
10. 

    8.2/10(87 votes)

    #10 - Future Shock

    S3:E1011/25/1987

    Jennifer has been given a promotion but if she accepts it, she has to move to LA. Larry refuses to tell her how he feels as a fear of rejection but later that evening, he has a dream about being a lonely old man with Balki and Mary Anne married, rich, living upstairs.

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11. 

    8.3/10(84 votes)

    #11 - Couch Potato

    S3:E1112/2/1987

    When Larry and Balki get cable TV, Balki becomes glued to the TV and won't stop watching it to the point where he forgets about his job, sleep, and never goes out anymore. So Larry must make an important decision of getting rid of the cable.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #12 - The Break-In

    S3:E1212/9/1987

    Balki accidently delivers Larry's offensive article to the publisher. So they break in late at night to retrieve it and end up on the ledge dealing with someone trying to commit suicide.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:David Ketchum

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    Writer:David Ketchum
13. 

    7.8/10(79 votes)

    #13 - To Be or Not to Be

    S3:E131/6/1988

    When Larry and Balki are chosen to be in the commercial for the Chicago Chronicle, Larry takes his acting abilities too far and goes overboard.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    8.3/10(80 votes)

    #14 - My Lips Are Sealed

    S3:E141/13/1988

    After Mr. Gorpley gets information out of Balki about what's in the mail, Larry tells him that it's against the rules for him to give away what's in the mail. But in order to buy his dream car, he needs to know about his raise that was processed in the mail.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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15. 

    8.6/10(98 votes)

    #15 - The Pen Pal

    S3:E151/27/1988

    Vince Lucas the racketeer that Larry and Balki testified against has been paroled and Balki invites him into their apartment after writing to him ever since he went to prison. Even though he threatened them, Balki trusts him but Larry's too scared.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #16 - Just Desserts

    S3:E162/3/1988

    After Balki serves Larry, Jennifer, and Mary Anne some "Bibbi Babkas" (Myposian cream puffs), Larry suggests selling them but baking them cannot be rushed.

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17. 

    8.7/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Pipe Dreams

    S3:E172/10/1988

    Jennifer asks Larry if he can call a plumber for her to fix her shower head while she's away. Larry decides that to impress her he'll fix it himself and as Larry and Balki try and put everything together, things go extremely wrong and they end up flooding Jennifer and Mary Anne's bathroom.

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18. 

    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #18 - Bye Bye Biki

    S3:E182/24/1988

    Balki is excited because his 106 year old grandmother Biki is coming to America to see him but when she switched planes in New York, she died at the airport and Balki has a hard time accepting it and pretends to be happy.

    Director:Unknown

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19. 

    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #19 - The Graduate

    S3:E193/9/1988

    Balki manages to graduate night school at the top of his class, but soon finds out that there is no graduation ceremony. So Larry talks to the principal and arranges one.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #20 - Defiant Guys

    S3:E203/11/1988

    Larry is very angry at Balki for making him late for work and won't speak to him so Balki handcuffs them together and loses the key during Larry's important luncheon sate with Mr. Burns and the publisher R.T. Wainwright.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    8.4/10(83 votes)

    #21 - My Brother, Myself

    S3:E213/18/1988

    Larry's successful brother Billy (Ted McGinley) comes down for a visit, and Larry is upset because he brags about his success. So he tricks Balki into lying to Billy to make him think Larry is more successful.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    8.2/10(84 votes)

    #22 - You Gotta Have Friends

    S3:E223/25/1988

    While Larry is doing some important research, Balki goes out to the races and when he gets back, he tells Larry about meeting Carl Lewis but Larry doesn't believe him since he has taken Balki's money and left.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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