The BEST episodes of Hot in Cleveland season 3

Every episode of Hot in Cleveland season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hot in Cleveland season 3!

The series revolves around three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age whose lives are changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new “promised land.”

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: TV LandStatus: Ended
Love Is Blind
star
8.32
276 votes

#1 - Love Is Blind

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2012

Victoria's daughter, Emmy, arrives for a visit with the news that she and Melanie's son, Will, are engaged. Meanwhile, Joy's blind boyfriend thinks she's 26; and Elka has a ball prank calling the New York Yankee's third baseman.

Directors: David Trainer
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What's Behind the Door
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8.07
236 votes

#2 - What's Behind the Door

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/30/2012

When Victoria wants to turn her cancelled soap opera into an app, she has to get the series creator on board. They enlist the cast, including the actor who played Honor St. Ravens ex-husband, to film a new episode picking up where the finale left off.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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One Thing or a Mother
star
8.01
360 votes

#3 - One Thing or a Mother

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/28/2011

The ladies host a dinner party to solve their dating dilemmas, which include Roy's mother's hatred of Elka, Victoria's hand-model boyfriend and Melanie's boyfriend's resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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Life with Lucci
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7.98
303 votes

#4 - Life with Lucci

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/1/2012

Victoria's enemy Susan Lucci comes looking for support after the cancellation of "All My Children," but Victoria warns her friends that the soap star is not to be trusted. Meanwhile, Elka talks hoops with Baron Davis of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Blow Outs
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7.97
242 votes

#5 - Blow Outs

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/6/2012

When Melanie's hair blow out lasts unusually long, Joy and Victoria demand to know who's blowing her. When Melanie tries to keep it a secret from them, tensions arise amongst our ladies and the two rival hairdressers at Elka's favorite salon.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Storage Wars
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7.93
268 votes

#6 - Storage Wars

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2012

An abandoned storage unit up for bid contains an important historical artifact that calls for Artie Firestone's expertise. Meanwhile, Joy befriends a truck driver and learns how to operate a CB.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Everything Goes Better with Vampires
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7.93
329 votes

#7 - Everything Goes Better with Vampires

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2012

Melanie dates a professor who makes her feel dumb; Victoria wants to get rid of the housekeeper; Elka's frustrated by her writing partner; Joy goes out with a guy she thinks is Rick Springfield.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Happy Fat
star
7.91
367 votes

#8 - Happy Fat

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2011

The ladies treat their neighbors to makeovers, while Elka adjusts to dating a younger man.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Eric Zicklin
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Cruel Shoes
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7.91
296 votes

#9 - Cruel Shoes

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2012

Victoria tries designing shoes and uses Melanie and Joy as runway models, but Elka is more anxious to see the latest in tracksuits. Meanwhile, Joy dates a man who lives life to the fullest.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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By George, I Think He's Got It!
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7.89
269 votes

#10 - By George, I Think He's Got It!

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2012

Elka's twin sister returns for a visit; Joy accepts a proposal from her terminally ill boyfriend; a billionaire wants a makeover from Melanie and Victoria to make him attractive to women.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Rachel Sweet
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God and Football
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7.88
307 votes

#11 - God and Football

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/18/2012

On Elka's (and Betty White's) 90th birthday, Melanie takes her to the Browns' locker room and ends up dating the kicker. Joy and Elka get some surprising medical news. And after a near-death experience Victoria's convinced that Elka is God.

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Two Girls and a Rhino
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7.87
304 votes

#12 - Two Girls and a Rhino

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/11/2012

Joy and Elka camp out at the zoo to help save an endangered species of rhinoceros. Meanwhile, Melanie dates a senator; and Victoria goes out with a janitor.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Rachel Sweet
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Rubber Ball
star
7.87
242 votes

#13 - Rubber Ball

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/2012

When Melanie, Joy, and Victoria try to join a prestigious Cleveland country club, they discover that Elka has a long history with the clubs president and he's bent on revenge.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Claus, Tails & High Pitched Males: Birthdates 3
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7.83
290 votes

#14 - Claus, Tails & High Pitched Males: Birthdates 3

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/11/2012

On another round of "birthdates," Elka thinks her date is Santa Claus; Victoria is reunited with Capt. Lebeau; Melanie goes out with a guy with a high-pitched voice; and Joy is a man's first date since leaving the priesthood.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Some Like It Hot
star
7.81
229 votes

#15 - Some Like It Hot

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2012

The cast and crew look back at the favorite moments and best bloopers from the third season.

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Lost Loves
star
7.76
302 votes

#16 - Lost Loves

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/15/2012

Valentine's Day inspires the women to look for their lost loves, including the man who jilted Joy at the altar.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Eric Zicklin
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Hot & Heavy
star
7.71
297 votes

#17 - Hot & Heavy

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/14/2012

Eyeing an opportunity to win a Newsie Award, Victoria dons a fat suit at Overeaters Anonymous, and Elka comes along to claim she lost 600 pounds. Meanwhile, Joy dates a man who's not exactly her type; and Melanie meets a new guy in an unusual place.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Rachel Sweet
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The Gateway Friend
star
7.68
237 votes

#18 - The Gateway Friend

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2012

The ladies need to get a friend visiting from Los Angeles back together with her boyfriend—a popular Beverly Hills dermatologist—if they hope to ever have another appointment with him.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Steve Joe
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Beards
star
7.59
372 votes

#19 - Beards

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2011

Victoria brings Joy, Melanie and Elka along for the ride when she's a guest speaker on a gay cruise, where Melanie has a surprise reunion with her estranged sister, and Victoria and Joy's lesbian facade could come crashing down when they meet the ship's handsome captain.

Directors: David Trainer
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Elka's Choice
star
7.59
398 votes

#20 - Elka's Choice

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2011

Elka faces a choice of three suitors: her fiancé, Fred ; her ex-boyfriend Max; and Bobby, the husband she thought was dead. Meanwhile, Victoria gets some mileage out of her marriage to Joy in a TV appearance.

Directors: David Trainer
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How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?
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7.56
361 votes

#21 - How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2012

Directors: David Trainer
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Tangled Web
star
7.41
243 votes

#22 - Tangled Web

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/7/2012

The ladies seek refuge at a lake house after Victoria loses a poisonous spider that belongs to her ex-husband; Melanie's potential new beau turns out to be Joy's former fiancé.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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I'm with the Band
star
7.35
274 votes

#23 - I'm with the Band

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/8/2012

Victoria takes a trip down memory lane when her old flame Johnny Revere comes to Cleveland to record a song for charity. Meanwhile, Elka wants a lock of a singer's hair for a good cause; Joy wonders what life is like as a rock star; and Melanie chases a musical idol.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Steve Joe
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Funeral Crashers
star
7.29
376 votes

#24 - Funeral Crashers

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2011

Elka teaches the ladies how to go funeral crashing to find the dress lost by Melanie's dry cleaner; Elka has a reunion with a man from her past.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Steve Joe
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