Season 3 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 24
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

Empty Nest Season 3 (1990-1991)

Empty Nest A Flaw is Born 3x01 A Flaw is Born
Harry is uncomfortable dating a more successful woman, a world-famous brain surgeon; Carol and Barbara plot revenge on an inconsiderate man who met Carol on a plane and promised to ...
Sep. 22, 1990
Empty Nest Harry's Excellent Adventure 3x02 Harry's Excellent Adventure
Harry looks forward to his golf game until he has to cancel to help Barbara with her taxes and Carol with her car. Tired of having no time for himself, he follows a globe-trotting friend ...
Sep. 29, 1990
Empty Nest There's No Accounting 3x03 There's No Accounting
Carol is drawn to Barbara's sensitive, intelligent new boyfriend and can't figure out why he would be interested in Barbara. Harry is bored by his new girlfriend, a lady who seems perfect ...
Oct. 06, 1990
Empty Nest Barbara the Mom 3x04 Barbara the Mom
Barbara fears she has no motherly instincts when babysitting her boyfriend's young kids. Carol volunteers at the zoo and finds that the pandas only mate when she is around. Harry is ...
Oct. 13, 1990
Empty Nest The Tortoise and the Harry 3x05 The Tortoise and the Harry
When a patient is depressed after his best friend moves away, Harry gives him a pet turtle. The boy becomes more upset when the turtle dies soon after. Carol talks Barbara into taking ...
Oct. 20, 1990
Empty Nest Mad About the Boy 3x06 Mad About the Boy
After being dumped yet again, Carol flips out and falls in love with the first man she can find: an oddball who passes out cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up Harry's ...
Oct. 27, 1990
Empty Nest Honey, I Shrunk Laverne 3x07 Honey, I Shrunk Laverne
Laverne quits when Harry complains that she is making too many office decisions without him. Carol talks Barbara into letting her join her poker game.
Nov. 03, 1990
Empty Nest The Boy Next Door 3x08 The Boy Next Door
During a moment of weakness, Carol and Charley sleep together. Thinking perhaps their hate for one another is actually masking love, they attempt to build a relationship.
Nov. 10, 1990
Empty Nest A Family Affair 3x09 A Family Affair
Harry suspects that Barbara's new boyfriend is married, and when he voices his concerns Barbara gets mad. Worried that Dreyfuss is getting too fat, the Westons put him on a diet, but ...
Nov. 17, 1990
Empty Nest Someone to Watch Over Me 3x10 Someone to Watch Over Me
Charley wants visitors during a hospital stay and when his parents can't come, he hires actors to play them. A neighbor accuses Dreyfuss of fathering his dog's puppies.
Nov. 24, 1990
Empty Nest Harry Knows Best 3x11 Harry Knows Best
A young patient of Harry's announces she wants a nose job. Charley thinks about a career as a gigolo. The Westons decide to take a new family portrait.
Dec. 08, 1990
Empty Nest Whenever I Feel Afraid 3x12 Whenever I Feel Afraid
Laverne is fearful after a mugging. Carol and Barbara compete for a handsome new neighbor.
Dec. 15, 1990
Empty Nest A Shot in the Dark 3x13 A Shot in the Dark
Barbara mistakes Carol's boyfriend for a burglar and shoots him. He stays with the Westons to recuperate and only ends up getting hurt worse. Harry helps Laverne confront her fear of ...
Jan. 05, 1991
Empty Nest Sucking Up is Hard to Do 3x14 Sucking Up is Hard to Do
Carol advises Barbara on how to suck up to get a job promotion. Laverne plays matchmaker for Harry.
Jan. 19, 1991
Empty Nest The Man That Got Away 3x15 The Man That Got Away
Barbara tries to get a man she likes to ask her out. Laverne must cast the deciding vote on an important Hickory issue.
Jan. 26, 1991
Empty Nest The Mentor 3x16 The Mentor
Harry realizes his mentor is getting too old to practice medicine, but is afraid to tell him. Meanwhile, Carol and Barbara prepare for a piano recital.
Feb. 02, 1991
Empty Nest The Dog Who Knew Too Much 3x17 The Dog Who Knew Too Much
The Westons each pour their hearts out to Dreyfuss when the girls decide to move out after two years at home.
Feb. 09, 1991
Empty Nest Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 3x18 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Harry dates a 28 year old, which upsets Carol, Barbara, and the girl's parents. Laverne shapes up a nurse trainee.
Feb. 16, 1991
Empty Nest All About Harry 3x19 All About Harry
Harry dates a newspaper writer who begins writing about their relationship in her column. Charley is rendered impotent after a medical experiment backfires.
Mar. 09, 1991
Empty Nest Drive, He Said 3x20 Drive, He Said
Harry is supposed to get Charley back to the house for a surprise party, but instead the two end up searching for Charley's old girlfriend whom he never got over. Meanwhile, Carol, ...
Mar. 16, 1991
Empty Nest The Last Temptation of Laverne 3x21 The Last Temptation of Laverne
Laverne's aunt Retha will lend a house down payment only if Laverne, though innocent, will assume blame for a car accident. Carol and Barbara meet an old man in the park who is moving ...
Mar. 23, 1991
Empty Nest What's Eating You? 3x22 What's Eating You?
Harry forces Barbara to spend a week at home with him and Carol, away from the stress of police work, when a physical reveals she has a pre-ulcerous condition. But as the week progresses, ...
Apr. 13, 1991
Empty Nest The Cruise 3x23 The Cruise
While on a cruise, Barbara practices for a talent show, Harry tries to avoid two ladies who won't leave him alone, and Carol finds the man of her dreams...who disappears when Charley ...
May. 04, 1991
Empty Nest The Way We Are 3x24 The Way We Are
Harry looks forward to a visit from a childhood sweetheart, until a childhood rival also resurfaces. Charley wonders what FICA is when the company starts taking part of his paychec ...
May. 11, 1991
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Season 3 Characters

Dr. Harry Weston played by Richard Mulligan
Barbara Weston played by Kristy McNichol
Carol Weston played by Dinah Manoff
Charley Dietz played by David Leisure
Laverne Todd played by Park Overall
Dreyfuss played by Bear the Dog
Fred played by Craig Bierko
Mrs. Lasko played by Elise Ogden
Russell played by Robert Lesser
Woman played by Kat Sawyer-Young
Secretary played by Lynne Marie Stewart
Timmy played by Whit Hertford
Mrs. Bierman played by Debra Mooney
Mrs. Hill played by Gloria Dorson
Mrs. Knox played by Tina Johnson
Lou played by Earl Boen
Mrs. Moses played by Patricia Gaul
Myrna played by Peggy Pope
Little Jean played by Robin Lynn Heath
Lurlene played by Jana Arnold
Mr. Patrick played by Fred Applegate
Mike Bradovitch played by Earl Holliman
Miss Bingham played by Mary Catherine Wright

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