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Perfect Strangers Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
All the News That Fits
Tue, Sep 22, 1987 30 mins
When Larry lands a job at a newspaper, Balki follows his lead and takes a position in the mailroom. Burns: Eugene Roche. Gorpley: Sam Anderson. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker.
Episode 2
Weigh to Go Buddy
Tue, Sep 29, 1987 30 mins
Larry diets without losing a pound until he agrees to go on Balki's Mypos Diet, which reduces Larry to a junk-food maniac. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 3
Sexual Harassment in Chicago
Wed, Oct 7, 1987 30 mins
Balki has a lot to learn about American women, especially the worldly Olivia Crawford (Holland Taylor), who's pursuing the free-spirited Myposian. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Flynn: Gerald Gordon. Lydia: Belita Moreno. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France.
Episode 4
Taking Stock
Wed, Oct 14, 1987 30 mins
Balki gets a taste of corporate greed when he buys stock in a cereal company that makes raisin puffs---without the promised number of raisins in each box. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Casselman: Jeff Corey. Crocker: Alan Haufrect.
Episode 5
Better Shop Around
Wed, Oct 21, 1987 30 mins
As winners of a shopping spree, Balki and Larry race against the clock to get the most for their money in a supermarket sweepstakes. Devaney: Al Pugliese. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur. Balki: Bronson Pinchot.
Episode 6
Your Cheatin' Heart
Wed, Oct 28, 1987 30 mins
Jennifer's frequent visits to the office to see Balki make Larry think he's being stabbed in the back by his best friend. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 7
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Wed, Nov 4, 1987 30 mins
Balki listens numbly as a psychic predicts that Larry will be "eating a golden ring and sitting on a sheep" on the day that a violent storm ushers in the Grim Reaper. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Claire Hayden: Brandis Kemp. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson.
Episode 8
The Karate Kids
Wed, Nov 11, 1987 30 mins
Intimidated by a bully at a bar, the guys decide to take up karate. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Balki: Bronson Pinchot.
Episode 9
Night-School Confidential
Wed, Nov 18, 1987 30 mins
Balki and Larry pose as hoods to put a con man selling phony watches and jewelry out of business. Leon: Lee Arenberg. Fat Jack: Tony Longo.
Episode 10
Future Shock
Wed, Nov 25, 1987 30 mins
After learning that Jennifer is moving away, Larry regrets that he never expressed his feelings, and dreams of the future, when a decrepit Larry awaits Jennifer's return. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 11
Couch Potato
Wed, Dec 2, 1987 30 mins
Cable TV brings variety to Balki's life, but it also turns him into a couch potato who's on the verge of losing his job. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker. Gorpley: Sam Anderson. Lydia: Belita Moreno.
Episode 12
The Break-in
Wed, Dec 9, 1987 30 mins
Larry and Balki (Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot) break into the publisher's office to retrieve Larry's news article mistakenly left on the publisher's desk. Frank: Richard Frank. Burns: Eugene Roche. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France.
Episode 13
To Be or Not to Be
Wed, Jan 6, 1988 30 mins
Balki and Larry are chosen to appear in a Chronicle TV commercial, but the actor who gets the choice part comes as a surprise to them both. Joel: Steve Vinovich. Miles: Don Woodard. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 14
My Lips Are Sealed
Wed, Jan 13, 1988 30 mins
Larry expects Balki to live by a code of honor on the job, but at home he expects his cousin to reveal information about a long-awaited raise. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Gorpley: Sam Anderson. Lou: Lorry Goldman.
Episode 15
The Pen Pal
Wed, Jan 27, 1988 30 mins
Balki invites parolee Vince Lucas the racketeer they sent to jail with their testimony---to stay at the apartment, but Larry fears for their lives after overhearing what Vince has in store for them. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker.
Episode 16
Just Desserts
Wed, Feb 3, 1988 30 mins
Larry has no trouble finding a market for Balki's delicious Myposian dessert, but mass-producing it is a different story. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 17
Pipe Dreams
Wed, Feb 10, 1988 30 mins
Larry's in hot water for presuming that the manly way to impress Jennifer is to fix the plumbing in her apartment by himself, rather than call a plumber. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Balki: Bronson Pinchot.
Episode 18
Bye Bye Biki
Wed, Feb 24, 1988 30 mins
Larry faces a difficult task concerning the impending visit of Balki's grandmother: breaking the news that Grandma Balki died when she got off the plane from Mypos. Lydia: Belita Moreno. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker.
Episode 19
The Graduate
Wed, Mar 9, 1988 30 mins
Balki knocks himself out for top honors in his class, then learns there'll be no ceremony or prom. Jones: Peter Crombie. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Fong: Joey Miyashima.
Episode 20
Defiant Guys
Fri, Mar 11, 1988 30 mins
Minutes before Larry's meeting with a publisher, he and Balki become handcuffed together. Wainwright: F.J. O'Neil. Burns: Eugene Roche. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
Episode 21
My Brother, Myself
Fri, Mar 18, 1988 30 mins
To impress his cosmopolitan brother, Larry tells lie upon lie about being a successful newspaper editor. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker.
Episode 22
You Gotta Have Friends
Fri, Mar 25, 1988 30 mins
Larry is skeptical when Balki claims to have befriended Carl Lewis. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur. Balki: Bronson Pinchot.