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Cosby Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
Now Is the Time, the Walrus Said
Mon, Sep 21, 199822 mins
Hilton's new responsibility - looking after eleven-year-old Jurnee while her dad is at work - becomes a little too hot to handle when she asks him a complicated question about the birds and the bees. Not wanting to interfere in Jurnee's upbringing, and looking for a way to avoid having to answer himself, Hilton suggests that the curious Jurnee ask her dad for an explanation.
Episode 2
Do Not Overheat
Mon, Sep 28, 199822 mins
Griffin and Erica work out a financial deal to move into Griffin's house on a landlord-tenant basis, thus giving Hilton and Ruth back their privacy. That is...until Griffin's house accidentally burns to the ground.
Episode 3
Chemistry
Mon, Oct 5, 199821 mins
Hilton is devastated to learn that Erica is breaking up with her boyfriend Gil - a handsome, well-educated jazz musician who is everything that Hilton could ever want in a guy and more.
Episode 4
Lucas Discordia
Mon, Oct 12, 199821 mins
Lucas butts in on Pauline and Ruth's night out by insisting on chauffeuring them to and from Carnegie Hall.
Episode 5
The Greatest Gift
Mon, Oct 19, 199822 mins
A major argument erupts when Ruth accidentally discovers that Erica has been hiding all the gifts she has been given over the years.
Episode 6
Lucas Matriculus
Mon, Oct 26, 199822 mins
When Griffin accompanies Hilton to Grandparents' Day at Jurnee's school and adds his two cents to the science lesson, it quickly becomes apparent that he is a natural at teaching and holding the kids' interest.
Episode 7
Playground Scar
Mon, Nov 2, 199821 mins
After Jurnee expresses her fondness for schoolmate Kevin, and he retaliates by shoving her on the school playground, amateur psychologist Hilton explains his theory of how "playground scarring" can affect a woman for life.
Episode 8
The Episode Episode
Mon, Nov 9, 199822 mins
Hilton is sentenced to a life without pork chops, barbecue ribs and bacon when a doctor's visit reveals a too-high cholesterol count.
Episode 9
Judgment Day
Mon, Nov 16, 199821 mins
Hilton fumes when a klutzy customer spills coffee on her dress, admits it was her fault and then sues the Flower Café for $3,000.
Episode 10
Turkey Day
Mon, Nov 23, 199821 mins
Jurnee is a sorry sight when Hilton makes her Thanksgiving Day Parade turkey costume from scratch, so imagine Hilton's joy when Martha Stewart shows up at the Flower Café bearing the most realistic-looking turkey outfit that anyone's ever seen--and leaves it behind by mistake.
Episode 11
This Old Friend
Mon, Dec 14, 199822 mins
Hilton becomes nervous when, after a two-year silence, he hears from an old friend who only makes contact when he needs a handout.
Episode 12
The Awful Truth
Mon, Jan 11, 199921 mins
Del's new girlfriend agonizes over a secret she worries about sharing with him.
Episode 13
Refrigerator Logic
Mon, Jan 18, 199922 mins
Hilton is beyond frustrated when his newly purchased state-of-the-art refrigerator breaks down and he can't get any customer satisfaction.
Episode 14
Lucas Absentia
Mon, Jan 25, 199922 mins
Griffin contemplates quitting teaching when his first day as a substitute is a disaster. The Lucases lend themselves out as mock students so that Griffin can practice his teaching techniques on them, but their misguided attempt to help might just turn him off teaching forever.
Episode 15
False Alarm
Mon, Feb 1, 199921 mins
After the Lucas home is burglarized, Hilton invests in a security system only to discover that the thief is someone he knows.
Episode 16
A Very Nice Dance
Mon, Feb 8, 199922 mins
Hilton and Ruth recall their first date many years ago, and of course both of them have widely different versions of what happened.
Episode 17
Ol' Betsy
Mon, Feb 15, 199922 mins
While searching for a rare part for his beloved turntable, Hilton bumps into Fred, an old friend from his bachelor days. When Hilton and Fred start reminiscing about how they double-dated sisters Mattie and Roberta Singleton, Hilton decides to play matchmaker and prompts Fred into learning about whatever became of Mattie.
Episode 18
Afterschool Delight
Mon, Feb 22, 199922 mins
Jurnee is aghast when she finds out that her dad intends to date the meanest teacher at her school. Del is so troubled by Jurnee's reaction to his interest in Ms. Malone that he's ready to call off their date.
Episode 19
Will Power
Mon, Mar 1, 199922 mins
Hilton reveals to Jurnee, who is studying Shakespeare, that he's never been able to figure out what the guy's talking about. Later that night, Hilton encounters the Bard's apparition in his kitchen.
Episode 20
Lucas Illuminus
Wed, Mar 17, 199922 mins
Hilton volunteers as a reader for a retired, blind English literature professor (Anthony Quinn) and, upon realizing his gift for teaching, urges him to return to the classroom.
Episode 21
Timerity
Mon, Apr 5, 199922 mins
Hilton is caught in the middle when his curmudgeonly friend Tim stages a rent strike against his landlord.
Episode 22
The Party's Over
Mon, Apr 26, 199922 mins
Hilton is stunned when eleven-year-old Jurnee, left in his care while her father is away, returns from a friend's birthday party drunk.
Episode 23
The Vesey Method
Mon, May 3, 199922 mins
Griffin struggles to teach a group of tough, unmotivated students. He wants to open their minds to the wonders of learning - something fellow teacher Mr. Fleming lost enthusiasm for a long time ago.
Episode 24
He Who Hesitates Is Lucas
Mon, May 10, 199922 mins
When Hilton and Ruth hear that Erica is getting married, they can't be happier for her...or themselves, since this would mean one less person in the crowded house.
Episode 25
War Stories
Mon, May 17, 199922 mins
Griffin's trust in his new girlfriend Anita is put to the test when her job as a conference planner puts her smack in the middle of a young millionaires' convention.