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This was an urban comedy following the lives of three black men. Raj is newly married and trying to write while his two buddies, Rerun and Dwayne are sharing a bachelor apartment. Rerun is working as a used car salesman while Dwayne is a computer programmer. This syndicated program was on the air between September 1985 and September 1988.
- 1985-1988
- 3 seasons
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Comedy
- TV-G
This was an urban comedy following the lives of three black men. Raj is newly married and trying to write while his two buddies, Rerun and Dwayne are sharing a bachelor apartment. Rerun is working as a used car salesman while Dwayne is a computer programmer. This syndicated program was on the air between September 1985 and September 1988.
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Ask Al
Sat, Sep 26, 1987
Shirley secretly takes a job as an advice columnist for the newspaper. Her first advice column unknowingly causes Dwayne's girlfriend to break up with him.
Episode 2
The Boxer
Sat, Oct 3, 1987
Raj finds trouble when he decides to invest money in a boxer without Nadine's permission.
Episode 3
The New Employee
Sat, Oct 10, 1987
Shirley's new employee Maurice turns the diner into a nighttime teen club to impress a girl.
Episode 4
The Hat Comes Back
Sat, Oct 17, 1987
Maurice worries that he will be fired after he accidentally rips a hat donated by the famous singer Sharona for Nadine's charity auction. So he gets Darryl to help him sneak into Sharona's room to get another hat.
Episode 5
Dwayne's Big Step
Sat, Oct 24, 1987
After getting fired for boldly asking his boss for a raise, Dwayne finds himself unemployed and looking for new career opportunities.
Episode 6
Girls Night Out
Sat, Oct 31, 1987
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.
Episode 7
The Candidate
Sat, Nov 7, 1987
By running for class president, Maurice is able to win the affections of an attractive girl. However, she begins to manage his campaign and convinces him that his friendship with Darryl will hurt his chances of being elected.
Episode 8
Family Life
Sat, Nov 14, 1987
With her biological clock ticking, Shirley is desperate to find the perfect man and tries everything to find him.
Episode 9
Running Scared
Sat, Nov 21, 1987
A little friendly competition becomes survival of the fittest when Raj and Dwayne enter a 10K run for charity.
Episode 10
Nadine's Wood-Be-Father
Sat, Nov 28, 1987
Nadine feels like a real dummy when her mother brings home her ventriloquist fiancée and she kicks them out of her house.
Episode 11
The Pad
Sat, Dec 5, 1987
Maurice and Daryl enjoy an evening in a swinging bachelor pad with two sisters from UCLA,until the girls father shows up.
Episode 12
Teacher's Threat
Sun, Dec 13, 1987
Maurice gets more than he bargained for when he takes his teacher's daughter out dancing.
Episode 13
Daddy's Back
Sat, Dec 19, 1987
When her dad comes into town, Shirley begins to experience the same feelings of neglect and disappointment that have plagued their strained relationship throughout the years.
Episode 14
I Gotta Be Raj
Sat, Jan 16, 1988
A blow to the head causes Dwayne to wake up believing that he is Raj.
Episode 15
Run, Shirley, Run
Sat, Jan 23, 1988
Thanks to Shirley, a councilman straightens up his act when he realizes that he had forgotten why he was elected to office in the first place.
Episode 16
The Older Woman
Sat, Jan 30, 1988
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.
Episode 17
Happy Face
Fri, Feb 19, 1988
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.
Episode 18
The Fabulous Fortunes
Sat, Feb 27, 1988
Shirley teaches a young boy with "two left feet" how to dance.
Episode 19
Shirley's Debt
Sat, Mar 5, 1988
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.
Episode 20
Man in Motion
Sat, Mar 12, 1988
Dee falls in love with Maurice's cousin, Reggie, a wheelchair-bound comedian, 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.
Episode 21
Members Only
Sat, Mar 19, 1988
Nadine sets out to prove her suspicions that the exclusive club Raj is attempting to join discriminates against women, submitting her application and winning acceptance as a "man" after being rejected as herself.
Episode 22
Adventures of Kangaroo Kincaide
Sat, Mar 26, 1988
A plan to fake a bear attack on Raj while on a camping trip backfires when a real life bear invades the campsite.