The BEST episodes of Married... with Children season 3
Every episode of Married... with Children season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Married... with Children season 3!
This Fox comedy broke the mold of unbelievably selfless family characters which had become the norm in American sitcoms of the 1980's. Al Bundy, shoe salesman, fears the frequent amorous advances of his ditsy wife Peggy, who henpecks him and frivolously spends all of his money, reliving his 4 touchdowns in a single game at high school. Supporting characters include their two shallow, self-serving teenage children Kelly and Bud, as well as nosy neighbor Marcy and her husband.
#1 - Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel (2)
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/30/1989
Peggy tries desperately to get more votes but it seems that most of the people are going to vote for Connie. Bud and Kelly ask Marcy and Steve about the sixties and after some history, Bud and Kelly dress up as hippies and visit the prom. Al runs into his old rival Jack, who appears to be Connie's husband, and Al and Jack decides to fight outside. Meanwhile, Peg rigs the election ... will she win?
#2 - The Computer Show
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/14/1989
Steve and Marcy convince Peggy to buy a computer for the family, but nobody uses it.
#3 - A Three Job, No Income Family
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/19/1989
Al gets a second job in an attempt to make more money than Peg after she starts earning money selling 'Patty Girl' cosmetics.
#4 - Here's Lookin' at You, Kid
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1989
When all the women in the neighborhood get peeped on except Peggy, she gets really jealous and eventually puts out a ladder, milk, and cookies for him. Meanwhile Al convinces Bud to stop fooling Kelly and actually help her with her studies.
#5 - The House That Peg Lost
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/9/1989
Steve and Marcy ask Peggy to look over their house, but when a moving company asks for "Steves Roadhouse", Peggy allows the company to tow away the Rhoades' home, and they have to spend a night at the Bundys - where Kelly is having a slumber party.
#6 - The Gypsy Cried
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/5/1989
When a psychic's predictions all come true for Al, Peggy and Steve, Marcy fears that what the psychic told her will come true - her death.
#7 - The Camping Show (aka A Period Piece)
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/1988
A nice weekend away for the Rhoades' and the Bundys turns into misery when Peg, Kelly and Marcy all have their period at the same time, torturing the men.
#8 - Life's a Beach
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/21/1989
When the family visit the beach, Al meets an ex-girlfriend and Bud and Kelly both look for dates.
#9 - The Dateless Amigo
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/1989
Bud tries to find a girl who will date him when both of his friends have dates.
#10 - Her Cups Runneth Over
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/15/1989
Al and Steve head off to a fancy boutique to get Peggy a new bra for her birthday.
#11 - I'll See You in Court
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/18/2002
The Bundys and the Rhoades sue a motel after Al and Peg discovers that the motel taped the Rhoades having sex. **Conflict erupted between the show's producers and the airing network over the episode's content, which prevented the episode from being aired for well over a decade, far past Married ... with Children's initial television run. Even when first shown on American television in 2002, four lines were removed from the broadcast, despite it having already run uncut in other countries.**
#12 - Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me (aka Kelly's Dance)
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/1989
Kelly has to tap dance at a dance recital because of a prank she pulled.
#13 - He Thought He Could
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1988
In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957.
#14 - Eatin' Out
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/1989
The Bundys inherit some money from a relative and decides to go to a fancy restaurant, but Al accidentally forgets his wallet. It is up to Bud and Kelly to go back and get the wallet, but they decide to ditch their parents at the restaurant, unable to pay the bill.
#15 - My Mom, the Mom
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/1989
Peg goes to Kelly's school for mother-daughter day and talks about the joy of being a housewife, meanwhile Bud has to learn the value of a dollar after breaking the Rhoades' window.
#16 - A Dump of My Own
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/8/1989
Al plans on building his dream - an executive's type of bathroom in the garage.
#17 - Married... with Prom Queen (1)
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/23/1989
Al and Peggy go to their high school reunion. Peggy wants to be prom queen and she spent a lot of money calling old friends and buying new clothes to gain votes. But when she thinks she has the majority of the votes, her rival Connie Bender appears and surprises Peg with the fact that Connie is now in the lead to be prom queen.
#18 - The Harder They Fall
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/26/1989
Steve gives a driver "the finger" and fears that the man will beat him up.
#19 - Poke High (aka The Red Grange Story)
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/1988
A high school football player is threatening to break the record Al set for Polk High.
#20 - Requiem for a Dead Barber
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/1989
Al grows his hair when his barber dies, and fears he is turning into a "sissy" just because he has to go to salons.
#21 - The Bald and the Beautiful
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/1989
Steve fears he is losing his hair, and convinces Al that the same thing is happening to him.
#22 - I'm Going to Sweatland
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/1988
Peg thinks she might have seen Elvis at the mall and Marcy notices a pit stain shaped like him on Al's shirt. Elvis fans come flocking around just to see it.