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Perfect Strangers Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
All the News That Fits
Wed, Sep 23, 198730 mins
When Larry takes a new job at the Chicago Chronicle, Balki feels his job at the discount store is no longer enough for him. So he gets a job in the mail room at the Chronicle, but his new boss Mr. Gorpley is not going to make it easy for him.
Episode 2
Weigh to Go Buddy
Wed, Sep 30, 198724 mins
Larry makes Balki promise to help him lose weight, and a Mypiot never breaks his promise...
Episode 3
Sexual Harassment in Chicago
Wed, Oct 7, 198723 mins
Balki learns about sexual harassment through experience, when Olivia Crawford, editor of the Sunday Magazine, makes a pass at him and threatens his job.
Episode 4
Taking Stock
Wed, Oct 14, 198724 mins
When Larry advises Balki to invest his money by buying stock, Balki decides to buy a share in the company that makes his favorite cereal. When Balki learns that the cereal is not as it is advertised and he wants to complain so he and Larry go to speak to the President. But the rep who meets them upon learning that Balki only has one share tells them to leave. But they refuse to leave unless they speak to the President.
Episode 5
Your Cheatin' Heart
Wed, Oct 28, 198724 mins
Balki and Jennifer are trying to get Larry a new typewriter and surprise him with it. So they sneak around. And when Larry discovers their sneaking around, he assumes the worst.
Episode 6
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Wed, Nov 4, 198730 mins
When a psychic has a premonition while holding Larry's lucky pen, Balki worries that "Mr. Death" is coming to take his cousin.
Episode 7
Karate Kids
Wed, Nov 11, 198724 mins
After Larry and Balki get beaten up by a bully, they decide to learn karate for self-defense.
Episode 8
Night School Confidential
Wed, Nov 18, 198724 mins
Balki and Larry go undercover to bust a guy selling cheap counterfeit jewelry at Balki's night school.
Episode 9
Future Shock
Wed, Nov 25, 198724 mins
Jennifer gets a job opportunity but it requires for her to move. Larry doesn't like it but he says nothing. Balki tells him he should speak up or he could live to regret it. He goes to sleep and dreams that several years later he is all alone.
Episode 10
Couch Potato
Wed, Dec 2, 198724 mins
When the guys get cable, Balki becomes so entranced by 24 hour TV, that it interferes with his life and threatens to cost him his job.
Episode 11
The Break-In
Wed, Dec 9, 198724 mins
When Larry's joke article gets turned in by mistake, he talks Balki into helping him break into the Chronicle to exchange it for the real one.
Episode 12
To Be or Not to Be
Wed, Jan 6, 198824 mins
The newspaper is shooting a TV ad and Balki gets selected to be in it. But after taking acting lessons from Larry, things don't go as planned.
Episode 13
My Lips Are Sealed
Wed, Jan 13, 198824 mins
Larry learns that people are taking advantage of Balki's being privy to certain information. So he tells him not to tell them anything. But when a car Larry wants to buy is available and he can't get the salesman to haggle on the price. So he tries to see if he has enough to pay for it. But when he doesn't, so he hopes he will get a raise, so he asks Balki if he knows if he will get it. But Balki refuses to tell him.
Episode 14
The Pen Pal
Wed, Jan 27, 198823 mins
Larry learns that Vince Lucas, the criminal he and Balki testified against in the episode, Can I get a Witness, has been released. He tries to reach Balki but couldn't so he rushes home to tell him. But what he doesn't know is that Lucas is already there. It seems he and Balki have corresponding with each other and Balki invites him to stay with them till he starts his new job as a photographer. Larry is nervous. And when he inadvertently over hears Lucas say he needs to get a good shot at them, he freaks out.
Episode 15
Just Desserts
Wed, Feb 3, 198824 mins
When Balki's Myposian dessert (bibi-babka) is a big hit, Larry convinces him to sell them to a local restaurant. But the chef needs 2000 in two days. Can they make that many in time or will the Bibi-Babka Business be bust?
Episode 16
Better Shop Around
Wed, Feb 10, 198821 mins
When the cousins win a supermarket shopping spree, Balki sees it as a chance to have fun, but of course Larry has a plan...
Episode 17
Pipe Dreams
Fri, Mar 4, 198821 mins
Larry, instead of calling a plumber, tries to fix Jennifer's pipes himself.
Episode 18
The Defiant Guys
Fri, Mar 11, 198824 mins
Wanting to resolve an argument with Larry, Balki handcuffs the two together right before an important lunch meeting.
Episode 19
My Brother, Myself
Fri, Mar 18, 198824 mins
When Larry's brother, whom he's been jealous of because he's so popular who is now a big shot, comes for a visit. He pretends to be a big shot himself. But when his brother stays longer than expected things get out of hand.
Episode 20
You Gotta Have Friends
Fri, Mar 25, 198824 mins
Balki claims to have met Carl Lewis at a convenience store and had to lend him money because he forgot his wallet buy Larry is convinced that someone took advantage of his cousin once again.
Episode 21
The Graduate
Fri, Apr 29, 198824 mins
Larry pushes Balki to try and finish at the top of his high school class.
Episode 22
Bye Bye Biki
Fri, May 6, 198824 mins
Balki is excited about a visit from his grandmother, but Larry must break the news to him that Yaya Biki died on the way to Chicago.