Married... with Children season 3
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{{Short description|1988–89 season of American TV series}}
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 3
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| image = Married... with Children season 3.png
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| caption = DVD cover
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| num_episodes = 22
| network = Fox (episodes 1-9; 11-22)
FX (episode 10)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|11|6}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1989|5|21}}
| prev_season = Season 2
| next_season = Season 4
| episode_list = List of Married... with Children episodes
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This is a list of episodes for the third season (1988–89) of the television series Married... with Children.
The third season marked an increase in the show's popularity, based on Terry Rakolta's moral campaign against the show, which began after the episode "Her Cups Runneth Over", in which Al and Steve go to a lingerie store in search of Peggy's favorite bra, which had been discontinued. Michael Faustino makes his second guest appearance. During the season, the show became the first on Fox to achieve a quarter share of viewership.
The episode "I'll See You in Court" was withdrawn from airing at the time. In the episode, Al and Peggy Bundy unintentionally have a sex tape filmed of themselves at a motel and attempt to sue the motel owner. Fox chose not to air the episode surrounding other controversies related to the show, and "I'll See You in Court" did not air until 2002 when FX acquired the rights to reruns of Married... with Children. It was aired for the first time as a "lost episode" on June 18, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?26509|title=Censored 'Married ... with Children' to Air on FX|work=Zap2it|date=June 17, 2002|access-date=August 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212064318/http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?26509|archive-date=February 12, 2003|url-status=dead}}
Episodes
{{see also|List of Married... with Children episodes}}
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|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=He Thought He Could
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|7}}
|Viewers=
|Aux4=9.4/13{{cite magazine |date=November 14, 1988 |title=Week seven goes to NBC; CBS wins news |magazine=Broadcasting |volume=115 |issue=20 |page=53 |id={{ProQuest|1016932080}}}}
|ProdCode=302
|ShortSummary=While moving old boxes from the attic, Al comes across a copy of The Little Engine That Could, which hasn't been returned to the local library (headed by an evil, redheaded woman named Miss DeGroot) since 1957.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=I'm Going to Sweatland
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Carl Studebaker|t= Pamela Wick & Susan Cridland}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|21}}
|Viewers=
|Aux4=10.0/14{{cite magazine |date=November 28, 1988 |title='War' closes ABC-NBC gap; ABC wins news |magazine=Broadcasting |volume=115 |issue=22 |page=153 |id={{ProQuest|1016921684}}}}
|ProdCode=303
|ShortSummary=Peggy becomes obsessed with Elvis Presley when she sees a man who looks like the King at the mall and sees his image in a sweat stain on one of Al's shirts.
Note: Ed O'Neill's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio is referenced twice in the episode, first by Marcy when she says she would leave Steve for either Elvis or Youngstown native "Boom Boom" Mancini, then again at the end of the episode when Peggy learns that Elvis was spotted at a hardware store in Youngstown, which leads to her, Al, & Steve to follow "Elvis" to Youngstown to sell 700 pairs of blue suede shoes.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Poke High
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ralph R. Farquhar
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|28}}
|Viewers=
|Aux4=10.5/15{{cite magazine |date=December 5, 1988 |title=Week 10 delivers 36.2 million households |magazine=Broadcasting |volume=115 |issue=23 |page=50 |id={{ProQuest|1016923222}}}}
|ProdCode=304
|ShortSummary=Al tries to keep Matt, a local high-school boy from breaking his football record. Meanwhile, Kelly, who is in love with Matt, joins the cheeleader squad and tries to get a date with him during a game.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=The Camping Show
|AltTitle=A Period Piece
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|12}}
|Viewers=12.7{{cite news |date=December 14, 1988 |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306143538}}}}
|ProdCode=301
|ShortSummary=A guys-only fishing trip with Al, Bud and Steve turns sour when Steve invites Marcy, who then invites Peg and Kelly on the trip — and things get worse when all three of the women have their periods simultaneously.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=A Dump of My Own
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|9}}
|Viewers=17.6{{cite news |date=January 11, 1989 |title=NBC, laughing all the way |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306165080}}}}
|ProdCode=305
|ShortSummary=Al realizes his dream to build his own bathroom in the garage.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=41
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Her Cups Runneth Over
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|16}}
|Viewers=18.7{{cite news |date=January 18, 1989 |title=NBC clinches season's ratings title |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306171627}}}}
|ProdCode=306
|ShortSummary=Peg becomes depressed on her birthday when her favorite bra is discontinued. Al and Steve discover that Peggy's favorite bra is still being sold at a lingerie store called Francine's of Wisconsin.
Note: This episode started Terry Rakolta's moral boycott campaign against Married... with Children.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=42
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=The Bald and the Beautiful
|DirectedBy=John Sgueglia
|WrittenBy=Jules Dennis & Richard Mueller
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|30}}
|Viewers=17.8{{cite news |date=February 1, 1989 |title=Midseason entries boost NBC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306144802}}}}
|ProdCode=307
|ShortSummary=Steve thinks he's going bald after finding a newspaper clipping for an antibaldness cure given to him by Marcy.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=43
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=The Gypsy Cried
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Richard Gurman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|6}}
|Viewers=18.5{{cite news |date=February 8, 1989 |title=Comedies sweep up for NBC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306179902}}}}
|ProdCode=309
|ShortSummary=Steve and Marcy hire a psychic, who predicts good fortune for Al, Peg, and Steve — and doom for Marcy.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=44
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Requiem for a Dead Barber
|DirectedBy=James E. Hornbeck
|WrittenBy=Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|13}}
|Viewers=21.6{{cite news |date=February 15, 1989 |title=CBS gallops to a tie with NBC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306163263}}}}
|ProdCode=310
|ShortSummary=Al's favorite barber dies, prompting him to go to a salon and risk losing his masculinity.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=45
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=I'll See You in Court
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Jeanne Baruch & Jeanne Romano
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
{{Start date|2002|6|18}} (on FX)
|Viewers=
|Aux4={{TableTBA|N/A}}
|ProdCode=308
|ShortSummary=To spark up their waning marriage, Al and Peg go to a seedy motel, where one of the porn movies they watch is surveillance footage of Steve and Marcy having sex.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=46
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Eatin' Out
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|20}}
|Viewers=19.9{{cite news |date=February 22, 1989 |title=NBC's back alone on top |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306175741}}}}
|ProdCode=311
|ShortSummary=After receiving a moderately large windfall, the Bundys go out to eat at a fancy restaurant — and trouble starts when they forget to bring the money with them.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=47
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=My Mom, the Mom
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Jan Rosenbloom|t= Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|27}}
|Viewers=21.1{{cite news |date=March 1, 1989 |title=CBS up despite Grammy drop |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306152931}}}}
|ProdCode=312
|ShortSummary=Peg resorts to acting like a true mom when Kelly picks her to appear at Polk High's Parents Day. Meanwhile, Al teaches Bud the value of a dollar by putting him to work at the shoe store.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=48
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Gabrielle Topping|t= Robert Ulin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|6}}
|Viewers=19.7{{cite news |date=March 8, 1989 |title=Hit-and-miss program changes |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306184202}}}}
|ProdCode=313
|ShortSummary=After getting Polk High's dance club in trouble during a field trip, Kelly is forced to join and perform tap at the school talent show. Meanwhile, Al thinks a conspiracy exists among the women when his socks end up missing.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=49
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=A Three Job, No Income Family
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Richard Gurman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|20}}
|Viewers=17.4{{cite news |date=March 22, 1989 |title=Glad tidings for all networks |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198820}}}}
|ProdCode=314
|ShortSummary=When money becomes tighter than usual at the Bundy house, Peg signs Al up for a job as a make-up salesman, but when Peg hears the job's perks, she signs up for the job, instead, and (seemingly) proves to be a better seller than Al. Pauly Shore guests as Al's manager.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=50
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=The Harder They Fall
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ellen L. Fogle
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|27}}
|Viewers=16.2{{cite news |date=March 29, 1989 |title=A 'Brewster' boost for ABC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306173300}}}}
|ProdCode=315
|ShortSummary=While driving with Steve to the video store, Peg flips off a driver and gets Steve in trouble, prompting the Bundys to stay at the Rhoades' house to protect him — and take advantage of their neighbors' hospitality.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=51
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=The House That Peg Lost
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Steve Granat & Mel Sherer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|10}}
|Viewers=19.3{{cite news |date=April 12, 1989 |title=ABC's hit-and-miss week |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306166319}}}}
|ProdCode=316
|ShortSummary=While the Rhoades’ are away on vacation, the Bundys are called to house-sit for them, leading to the Rhoades' house being taken away by a man looking for a roadhouse. Meanwhile, Kelly has a slumber party with her best friends, which leads to chaos when Bud reveals that Kelly slept with her best friends' boyfriends.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=52
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Married... with Prom Queen (Part I)
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ellen L. Fogle
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|24}}
|Viewers=17.5{{cite news |date=April 26, 1989 |title=Sitcom rewards ABC's faith |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306174966}}}}
|ProdCode=317
|ShortSummary=Part one of two: Peggy's chances at being prom queen at her high school reunion are doomed when her old rival, Connie Bender ("Bring a friend, it won't offend her"), arrives. Meanwhile, Al meets his old rival in high school and continues the fight they last had following graduation.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=53
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel (Part II)
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ellen L. Fogle
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|1}}
|Viewers=17.7{{cite news |date=May 3, 1989 |title=We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306197470}}}}
|ProdCode=318
|ShortSummary=Conclusion: Peggy recruits Bud and Kelly's help in rigging the prom queen election so Peg can win. Meanwhile, Al squares off with high-school rival Jack in a parking-lot fight.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=54
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=The Dateless Amigo
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|8}}
|Viewers=17.8{{cite news |date=May 10, 1989 |title=Bright spots for No. 3 ABC |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210811}}}}
|ProdCode=320
|ShortSummary=Al comes up with a new invention called Shoe Lights and uses Kelly as his guinea pig. Meanwhile, Bud, trying to prove to his friends that he can get a girl, uses a department-store mannequin as his date.
|LineColor=abd1ef
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=55
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=The Computer Show
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ralph R. Farquhar
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|15}}
|Viewers=14.1{{cite news |date=May 17, 1989 |title=NBC sweeps top 11 spots |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306203436}}}}
|ProdCode=319
|ShortSummary=Against Al's wishes, Peg and Marcy buy a home computer for the Bundy house.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Life's a Beach
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy=Ralph R. Farquhar
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|22}}
|Viewers=17.5{{cite news |date=May 24, 1989 |title=Everybody loved ABC's 'Baby' |department=Life |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198690}}}}
|ProdCode=321
|ShortSummary=The Bundys spend a day at the beach. Michael Faustino guests.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Married... with Children season 3
|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Here's Lookin' at You, Kid
|DirectedBy=Gerry Cohen
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Len O'Neill |t= Jeanne Baruch & Jeanne Romano}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|22}}
|ProdCode=322
|ShortSummary=The neighborhood women become the targets of a peeping Tom — except for Peg, who takes it as a sign that she is not attractive anymore. Meanwhile, Al convinces Bud to help Kelly with her studies.
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References
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External links
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Category:1988 American television seasons