The BEST episodes of In the House season 3
Every episode of In the House season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In the House season 3!
In the House centered around Marion Hill, an ex-professional football player facing a career-ending injury and reluctantly agrees to become a care-giver to a recently divorced mother of two as she starts a new career. At the start of the third season, his tenant Jackie moves back East with her son Austin, leaving Marion to serve as a guardian to her outspoken 18-year-old daughter Tiffany. Also, Marion begins to run a sports health clinic with two unpredictable partners - Tonia, an outlandish physical therapist and the egocentric Dr. Maxwell Stanton. Head Editor: drazelle1 Seasons 1-2 on NBC Season 3-4 on UPN Season 5 on NBC (last 6 eps)
#1 - Fore Armed
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1997
Marion and Maxwell organize a celebrity miniature-golf tournament.
#2 - Bury the Hatchet
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1996
Marion helps an obnoxious football player facing a career-ending injury. Meanwhile, Tiffany convinces Tonia to flirt with a client.
#3 - I Only Have You for Eyes
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1996
Overwhelmed by Tonia's demands on their time, Marion and Maxwell conspire to get themselves off her daily social calendar by fixing her up with Gary, the water delivery man. But when the first date lands him in the emergency room, the guys have trouble convincing Gary to go out with Tonia a second time. With the promise to 100 free gym hours sweetening the pot, Gary agrees to see Tonia again, and Marion and Maxwell decide to go along to make sure things go smoothly. But Tonia is on to their plan and has one of her own.
#4 - Maxwell Said Knock You Out
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1996
Heated competition between Marion and Maxwell results in L.A. Lakers, Eddie Jones, a prospective client, being knocked out cold.
#5 - This is a Test
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1996
Maxwell's girlfriend Shanna is more interested in her dog than in him. Marion crams for a physical therapist certification exam.
#6 - You're the One
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1997
Marion welcomes Evander Holyfield into his home as the two prepare for a banquet honoring Marion at which they hope to get a big donation for a children's charity. Unfortunately, eternal trouble makers Tonia and Max manage to get invited to the event as well. Meanwhile, Tiffany learns that she may lose her bid for homecoming queen because she scored high on here advanced placement test.
#7 - Marion Strikes Back
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1997
Marion shows that he's free of his attraction to Amber by dating a woman from a company making a commercial for the clinic.
#8 - Cliffhanger
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1997
Tonia and Maxwell challenge Marion to tackle his acrophobia by rock climbing. Meanwhile, Carl escorts Tiffany to her senior prom after a major conflict occurs.
#9 - The Real World
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/1996
After Jackie moves back East with her son Austin, sidelined pro-football player Marion Hill revels, at least temporarily, in having his house back to himself. Plus, he is supposed to find out soon from a medical diagnosis if he can play football again. But a trip to the sports clinic immediately changes his outlook - with comedic reverberations. When Marion finds out he'll never play football again from the insensitive new doctor at the sports clinic, Maxwell Stanton, he doesn't know what to do, until his next door neighbor and physical therapist Tonia convinces him to buy the clinic, which is about to be closed in corporate downsizing. With partner Tonia in tow, they head off to meet with a loan officer. But it seems they weren't the only ones with this good idea. Dr. Stanton is looking to buy the place as well. When both parties learn that neither can make the deal on their own, they're left with only one option... a three way split.
#10 - Mother of Invention
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1996
Tonia and Maxwell come up with a get rich quick scheme - the ""Butt Ball"" - to help fund their sports clinic. All they need is a celebrity endorser to get the ball rolling. When Olympic Gold-Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee drops out, they turn to their partner, ex-pro football star Marion, to step in and save the day.
#11 - Kindergarten Doc
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1996
Rodney reconsiders Maxwell as his career role model for school. Meanwhile, Marion coaches Tonia for a charity boxing match.
#12 - The Retreat Story
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1997
Marion weighs an offer to endorse orthopedic shoes for seniors while on his annual spiritual retreat.
#13 - Return of the Stiletto
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1997
Marion's effort to avoid the ""I love you"" land mine with Amber blows up in his face. Meanwhile, Max believes that Tonia's boyfriend Henry may be giving secret information about their clinic to another rival clinic.
#14 - Love Wars
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1997
Amber, the property manager who's responsible for rent increases in the office building, once had a affair with Marion. Tonia has a secret admirer.
#15 - Pledge Allegiance
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1996
When Tiffany's social life causes truancy trouble, Marion plots to make her party until she can party no more.
#16 - One Love (a.k.a. Two Guys One Girl)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1996
Marion and Maxwell compete for the attention of a dance instructor. Meanwhile, Tiffany pretends to be Jamaican to impress a boy.
#17 - The Curse of Hill House
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1996
Maxwell insults a self-proclaimed witch, who casts a spell on him.
#18 - Record Breaking Time
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1996
A hotshot college football star poised to break one of Marion's last standing records catches Tiffany's eye. But Tonia has a bad feeling about the young man's intentions - feelings Marion initially discounts. Meanwhile, Maxwell scrutinizes a parade of would-be receptionists.
#19 - The Max Who Came to Dinner
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1996
It appears that in the eye of Marion's grandma, he can do nothing right...whereas Maxwell can do nothing wrong.
#20 - Saint Marion
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1997
While volunteering at a soup kitchen, Marion is believed to be destitute. Tonia teaches her friend Henry how to be cool to impress his girlfriend, but he becomes attracted to Tonia.
#21 - Dial M for Marion
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1997
Marion falls for a woman whose phone messages he advertently receives. Tonia and Henry face complications in their relationship.
#22 - Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/1997
Marion vows to abstain from romantic liaisons as a mode of spiritual cleansing.