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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!

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Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard Bluedhorn-Stratton, now 12 and standing in Edward's living room, wanting to live with the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 1 - Best Friends
    8.2/10(82 votes)

    #1 - Best Friends

    S3:E1

    Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writers:James R. Stein, Robert Illes

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  2. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 2 - Survival of the Fittest
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Survival of the Fittest

    S3:E2

    Ricky starts his first day in high school.

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 3 - Growing Pains (1)
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Growing Pains (1)

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 4 - Growing Pains (2)
    8.0/10(73 votes)

    #4 - Growing Pains (2)

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 5 - A Dark and Stormy Night
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #5 - A Dark and Stormy Night

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 6 - I Won't Dance
    8.3/10(69 votes)

    #6 - I Won't Dance

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 7 - Voyage of the Darned (1)
    7.4/10(71 votes)

    #7 - Voyage of the Darned (1)

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 8 - Voyage of the Darned (2)
    7.5/10(71 votes)

    #8 - Voyage of the Darned (2)

    S3:E8

    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:Unknown

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  9. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 9 - The Call of the Wild
    7.4/10(69 votes)

    #9 - The Call of the Wild

    S3:E9

    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

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  10. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 10 - Beauties and the Beasts
    8.4/10(67 votes)

    #10 - Beauties and the Beasts

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown

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  11. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 11 - Twas the Night Before Christmas
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #11 - Twas the Night Before Christmas

    S3:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 12 - Lulu's Back in Town
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    #12 - Lulu's Back in Town

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown

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  13. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 13 - The Trouble with Grandfather
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #13 - The Trouble with Grandfather

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown

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  14. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 14 - Special Friend
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #14 - Special Friend

    S3:E14

    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

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  15. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 15 - What's Cookin'?
    8.0/10(66 votes)

    #15 - What's Cookin'?

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 16 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)
    8.4/10(66 votes)

    #16 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

    S3:E16

    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

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  17. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 17 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)
    8.1/10(68 votes)

    #17 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

    S3:E17

    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:Unknown

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  18. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 18 - Rick and the Legend
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Rick and the Legend

    S3:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 19 - Trouble with Words
    5.8/10(233 votes)

    #19 - Trouble with Words

    S3:E19

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

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 20 - Hot Shot
    7.3/10(65 votes)

    #20 - Hot Shot

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 21 - All the Principal's Men
    8.2/10(63 votes)

    #21 - All the Principal's Men

    S3:E21

    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

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  22. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 22 - Return of the Paisley Conspiracy
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #22 - Return of the Paisley Conspiracy

    S3:E22

    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

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  23. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 23 - The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton
    8.2/10(66 votes)

    #23 - The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton

    S3:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Danny Kallis

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  24. Silver Spoons Season 3 Episode 24 - The Babysitters
    7.9/10(69 votes)

    #24 - The Babysitters

    S3:E24

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Best Friends" is the best rated episode of "Silver Spoons" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 82 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".