Season 3 (1987)

Episodes: 22

Star Cast: Ernest Lee Thomas , Haywood Nelson , Shirley Hemphill , Anne-Marie Johnson ,

Episodes List

Ep.1 Ask Al

Air Date: 1987-09-26

Shirley eats her words when she takes a job as an undercover advice columnist and inadvertently causes Dwayne and his new girlfriend to break up.

Ep.2 The Boxer

Air Date: 1987-10-03

Raj goes down for the count when Nadine discovers that he has invested in a professional boxer.

Ep.3 The New Employee

Air Date: 1987-10-10

Shirley's new employee Maurice turns the diner into a nighttime teen club to impress a girl.

Ep.4 The Hat Comes Back

Air Date: 1987-10-17

Maurice worries that he will be fired after he accidentally rips a hat donated by famous singer Sharona for Nadine's charity auction. He enlists Darryl to help him sneak into Sharona's room to get another hat.

Ep.5 Dwayne's Big Step

Air Date: 1987-10-24

After being fired from his job and failing at a series of attempts to try a new line of work, Dwayne decides to become his own boss and buys a magic shop.

Ep.6 Girls' Night Out

Air Date: 1987-10-31

Raj and Dwayne literally get caught with their pants down when they try to rescue Dee from a police raid on a male strip club on Dee's 21st birthday.

Ep.7 The Candidate

Air Date: 1987-11-07

When Maurice runs for class president, he risks his friendship with Darryl by becoming a political puppet to a manipulative campaign manager.

Ep.8 Family Life

Air Date: 1987-11-14

With her biological clock ticking, Shirley is desperate to find the perfect man and tries everything to find him.

Ep.9 Runnin' Scared

Air Date: 1987-11-21

A little friendly competition becomes survival of the fittest when Raj and Dwayne enter a 10k run for charity.

Ep.10 Nadine's Wood-Be Father

Air Date: 1987-11-28

Nadine feels like a real dummy when her mother brings home her ventriloquist fiancé and she kicks them out of her house.

Ep.11 The Pad

Air Date: 1987-12-05

Maurice and Darryl enjoy an evening in a swinging bachelor pad with two sisters from UCLA...until the girls' father shows up.

Ep.12 Teacher's Threat

Air Date: 1987-12-13

Maurice gets more than he bargained for when he takes his teacher's daughter out dancing.

Ep.13 Daddy's Back

Air Date: 1987-12-19

When her truck driver father comes into town, Shirley begins to experience the same feelings of neglect and disappointment that have plagued their strained relationship throughout the years.

Ep.14 I Gotta Be Raj

Air Date: 1988-01-16

When a bump on the head causes Dwayne to lose his memory, Nadine loses her mind because Dwayne now thinks he's her husband!

Ep.15 Run, Shirley, Run

Air Date: 1988-01-23

Thanks to Shirley, a councilman straightens up his act when he realizes that he'd forgotten why he was elected in the first place.

Ep.16 The Older Woman

Air Date: 1988-01-30

Dwayne is reluctant to carry on a relationship with an older woman when Raj convinces him to not be concerned about age. However, Raj's feelings change when he and Nadine spot Dwayne out dining with an elderly woman.

Ep.17 Happy Face

Air Date: 1988-02-19

Raj, Nadine, and Dwayne must figure out what to do when Shirley is taken in by a con man who convinces her to sell him her share of the diner.

Ep.18 The Fabulous Fortunes

Air Date: 1988-02-27

Shirley teaches a young boy with 'two left feet' how to dance.

Ep.19 Shirley's Debt

Air Date: 1988-03-05

Shirley moonlights as a salesperson dressed as a clown in order to pay Raj the money she owes him and ends up winning a trip to Hawaii.

Ep.20 Man in Motion

Air Date: 1988-03-12

Dee falls in love with wheelchair-bound comedian Reggie, and has plans to join him on tour. However, Reggie has different plans, and tells Raj that he's going to hit the road without Dee and without telling her.

Ep.21 Members Only

Air Date: 1988-03-19

Nadine sets out to prove her suspicions that the exclusive club Raj is trying to join discriminates against women, submitting her application and winning acceptance as a 'man' after being rejected as herself.