8.1/1022 votes#1 - Movin' On
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1987
After Valerie's sudden death, Sandy, Michael's sister, moves in, and finds her school-counseling job a breeze compared with what she faces at home: David tries to be a ""supermom,"" while Willie and Mark are at odds over a science project.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1018 votes
#2 - Liars and Other Strangers
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1987
Rich and Burt assume more than they should after David has a study session with the new girl in school and he lets them assume that they are much more involved than they actually are. Quickly he learns he's inadvertently destroying a reputation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1026 votes
#3 - Burned Out
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1987
While moving in some of Sandy's belongings, the boys dig up old stuff in the attic, one of which is an old lamp David made as a gift for Michael. However, unaware to anyone, the lamp sparks a fire causing the house to go up in smoke and the Hogans to temporarily move in with the Pooles next door.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1024 votes
#4 - Take My Wife, Please
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1987
There's a hitch in the twins' school project on marriage when Willie goes after Mark's wife while David tries to best Sandy at anything.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1024 votes
#5 - You've Got to Believe
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1987
David reexamines his belief in God after his history teacher has a heart attack and David saves him with CPR.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1020 votes
#6 - A Room With No View
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1987
David risks losing his best friend when he locks him in a closet to keep him from driving while drunk. Meanwhile, Sandy, Michael, Mark and Willie pay a visit to a resort that Sandy had invested in.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1016 votes
#7 - You Bet Your Life
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1987
David's on a roll at predicting football games and decides to bet some real money, but he could be wearing cement sneakers when he loses big.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1017 votes
#8 - School of Hard Knocks
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1987
Mark brakes David's fast times at high school when a special program puts Mark in the middle of David's classes and his love life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1019 votes
#9 - Nightmare on Oak Street
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1987
The boys are all set for an evening of terror, watching a horror movie. However, when it's over each one of them is scared stiff and go on to experience their own version of ""Nightmare at Zombie High.""
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1019 votes
#10 - Poetic Injustice
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1987
Fresh from his triumphant A-plus in English, Willie crumbles under the pressure of composing a poem, while Sandy and David lose it when they lose Mrs. Poole's beloved dog.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1016 votes
#11 - Love with the Proper Hogan
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/1987
Crushed by a girl's rejection, David's pal Burt falls hard for Sandy, while Sandy thinks her principal's the one with romance on his mind.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1014 votes
#12 - Faulty Attraction
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1988
Sandy's ex-husband makes a move to get back in her life. Meanwhile, David moves into Michael's poker game.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1017 votes
#13 - Teacher's Pet
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1988
There's a certain chemistry between David and his science teacher, while Sandy has a solution for a depressed Mrs. Poole, who's without her husband on their anniversary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1018 votes
#14 - Mother Poole's Visit
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1988
David's advice to Mrs. Poole to vent her anger against her overbearing mother-in-law backfires when Mother Poole moves in with the Hogans.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1017 votes
#15 - Mark and Willie's Day Off
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1988
An eager Willie and a reticent Mark ditch school for the day, but when Mark gets caught, Willie feigns ignorance about the whole scheme.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1017 votes
#16 - A Restaurant Named Desire
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/1988
Restaurant worker David smells trouble and it's coming from the kitchen as he tries to fend off the amorous advances of his boss's fiance. Meanwhile, Michael teaches Mark how to defend himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1020 votes
#17 - The King and I
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/1988
Sandy's dreaded blind date turns out to be a ""King"" while David is ready to crown his brothers when they horn in on his date.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1017 votes
#18 - Skip III: The Bailout
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/1988
Man's man Skip returns and takes Michael and David for a ride in a small plane, but when they're forced to bail out all of their lives are put in jeopardy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1019 votes
#19 - Help Wanted
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/14/1988
The boys recruit an enchanting if ditsy housekeeper for Sandy, but she turns out to be ""a lust cause"" for David.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1019 votes
#20 - 48 Hours
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/21/1988
Michael and David's father-son retreat turns into a last stand when they get stuck in the Pooles' garage, while Willie and Mark get an X-rated tape stuck in the VCR.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1014 votes
#21 - Close Encounters
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/1988
Michael experiences close encounters of the most embarrassing kind when his friends find out he saw a UFO. Meanwhile, the twins' refusal to give David an extra Springsteen ticket sends his high hopes plummeting to earth.
Director: Kent Bateman
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Hogan Family Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Movin' On" is the best rated episode of "The Hogan Family" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/1987. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Liars and Other Strangers".