The BEST episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 3

Every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. season 3!

Doogie Howser showed the coming of age of a teenage genius who was a board-certified surgeon by the time he was 16. At that tender age, Doogie (a childhood nickname for "Douglas") has to balance life with his parents and contemporaries and the demands of a career that's stressful even for adults. He has help and support from understanding parents Katherine and David Howser, the latter also a doctor, co-workers at the hospital who respect him despite his age, best friend Vinnie, and girlfriend Wanda.

Last Updated: 3/25/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Lonesome Doog
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8.60
10 votes

#1 - Lonesome Doog

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1991

Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.

Doogie Has Left the Building (2)
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8.56
9 votes

#2 - Doogie Has Left the Building (2)

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1991

Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)

Doogiesomething
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8.56
9 votes

#3 - Doogiesomething

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1991

Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.

That's What Friends Are For
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8.45
11 votes

#4 - That's What Friends Are For

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1992

Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.

Doogie Has Left the Building (1)
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8.40
10 votes

#5 - Doogie Has Left the Building (1)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1991

Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)

What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get
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8.40
10 votes

#6 - What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1992

After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.

If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
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8.33
9 votes

#7 - If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1992

After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.

Directors: Stephen Cragg
Educating Janine
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8.31
13 votes

#8 - Educating Janine

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/1992

Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.

Room and Broad
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8.30
10 votes

#9 - Room and Broad

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1991

Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.

The Cheese Stands Alone
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8.27
11 votes

#10 - The Cheese Stands Alone

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1991

A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.

Club Medicine
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8.27
11 votes

#11 - Club Medicine

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/1992

The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.

The Summer of '91
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8.25
12 votes

#12 - The Summer of '91

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1991

Doogie grouses to a psychologist about still being a virgin but plans to see Wanda before she leaves for Chicago.

It's a Wonderful Laugh
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8.20
10 votes

#13 - It's a Wonderful Laugh

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1991

Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.

The Show Mustn't Go On
star
8.20
10 votes

#14 - The Show Mustn't Go On

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1992

An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.

Directors: Scott Goldstein
My Father, My Self
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8.17
12 votes

#15 - My Father, My Self

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1992

While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.

It's a Damn Shaman
star
8.13
8 votes

#16 - It's a Damn Shaman

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1991

A Laotian family's religious beliefs jeopardize Doogie's care of a disabled youth.

When Doogie Comes Marching Home
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8.10
10 votes

#17 - When Doogie Comes Marching Home

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1991

Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.

Sons of the Desert
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8.10
10 votes

#18 - Sons of the Desert

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/1992

Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.

Doogstruck
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8.09
11 votes

#19 - Doogstruck

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1991

While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.

Truth and Consequences
star
8.09
11 votes

#20 - Truth and Consequences

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1991

Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she's scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor's lies trap him in a kind of prison.

Dangerous Reunions
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7.80
10 votes

#21 - Dangerous Reunions

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1992

Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Ellen Herman
Mummy Dearest
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7.78
9 votes

#22 - Mummy Dearest

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1992

The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.

Writer: Ellen Harman
Double Doogie with Cheese
star
7.77
13 votes

#23 - Double Doogie with Cheese

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1992

Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
Writer: Hollis Rich
Thanks for the Memories
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7.18
11 votes

#24 - Thanks for the Memories

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1992

Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.