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The Best Episodes of Silver Spoons Season 3

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

Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Best Friends" is the best rated episode of "Silver Spoons" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by Jack Shea and written by James R. Stein, Robert Illes, it aired on 9/16/1984. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Survival of the Fittest".

  • Best Friends
    7.9/1079 votes

    #1 - Best Friends

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1984

    Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: James R. Stein, Robert Illes

  • Survival of the Fittest
    8.0/1072 votes

    #2 - Survival of the Fittest

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1984

    Ricky starts his first day in high school.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Growing Pains (1)
    7.5/1079 votes

    #3 - Growing Pains (1)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1984

    Rick is outraged by being treated like a ""child"" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Growing Pains (2)
    7.6/1073 votes

    #4 - Growing Pains (2)

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1984

    Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • A Dark and Stormy Night
    7.5/1074 votes

    #5 - A Dark and Stormy Night

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1984

    When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • I Won't Dance
    7.9/1068 votes

    #6 - I Won't Dance

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1984

    Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Voyage of the Darned (1)
    7.3/1070 votes

    #7 - Voyage of the Darned (1)

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1984

    Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Voyage of the Darned (2)
    7.2/1068 votes

    #8 - Voyage of the Darned (2)

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1984

    After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • The Call of the Wild
    7.2/1068 votes

    #9 - The Call of the Wild

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1984

    Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: George Tibbles

  • Beauties and the Beasts
    7.9/1067 votes

    #10 - Beauties and the Beasts

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1984

    In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Twas the Night Before Christmas
    8.0/1072 votes

    #11 - Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1984

    Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Lulu's Back in Town
    7.4/1069 votes

    #12 - Lulu's Back in Town

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1984

    Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trouble with Grandfather
    7.6/1065 votes

    #13 - The Trouble with Grandfather

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1985

    Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Special Friend
    7.8/1066 votes

    #14 - Special Friend

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1985

    Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: James R. Stein

  • What's Cookin'?
    7.7/1066 votes

    #15 - What's Cookin'?

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1985

    Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Marry Me, Marry Me (1)
    8.0/1065 votes

    #16 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1985

    Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • Marry Me, Marry Me (2)
    7.9/1066 votes

    #17 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1985

    Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Rick and the Legend
    7.5/1069 votes

    #18 - Rick and the Legend

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1985

    Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Trouble with Words
    5.6/10232 votes

    #19 - Trouble with Words

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1985

    Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Hot Shot
    7.2/1064 votes

    #20 - Hot Shot

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1985

    Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • Return of the Paisley Conspiracy
    7.9/1064 votes

    #21 - Return of the Paisley Conspiracy

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1985

    Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • All the Principal's Men
    7.2/1057 votes

    #22 - All the Principal's Men

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1985

    Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton
    8.0/1067 votes

    #23 - The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/1985

    A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Danny Kallis

  • The Babysitters
    7.6/1070 votes

    #24 - The Babysitters

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 4/7/1985

    While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A