The BEST episodes of Silver Spoons season 3

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

Ricky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.

Last Updated: 11/29/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
star
8.25
4 votes

#1 - The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/1985

A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.

Writer: Danny Kallis
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8.00
6 votes

#2 - Beauties and the Beasts

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1984

In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""

Directors: Jack Shea
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7.67
3 votes

#3 - The Call of the Wild

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1984

Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.

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7.50
6 votes

#4 - Growing Pains (2)

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1984

Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

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7.50
4 votes

#5 - Lulu's Back in Town

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1984

Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.

Directors: Jack Shea
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star
7.50
4 votes

#6 - All the Principal's Men

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1985

Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.

Writer: Danny Kallis
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7.33
6 votes

#7 - Growing Pains (1)

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1984

Rick is outraged by being treated like a "child" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story.

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7.25
4 votes

#8 - Voyage of the Darned (2)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1984

After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.

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7.17
6 votes

#9 - Special Friend

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1985

Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.

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7.11
9 votes

#10 - Best Friends

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1984

Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.

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7.00
4 votes

#11 - The Trouble with Grandfather

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1985

Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.

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7.00
3 votes

#12 - The Babysitters

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/7/1985

While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.

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7.00
3 votes

#13 - Return of the Paisley Conspiracy

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1985

Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.

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7.00
4 votes

#14 - Hot Shot

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1985

Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.

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7.00
7 votes

#15 - Trouble with Words

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1985

Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.

Directors: Jack Shea
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star
7.00
7 votes

#16 - Voyage of the Darned (1)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1984

Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.

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7.00
9 votes

#17 - A Dark and Stormy Night

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1984

When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.

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6.89
9 votes

#18 - Survival of the Fittest

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1984

Ricky starts his first day in high school.

Directors: Jack Shea
Writer: Jim Geoghan
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6.80
5 votes

#19 - Twas the Night Before Christmas

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1984

Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.

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6.43
7 votes

#20 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1985

Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

Directors: Jack Shea
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6.20
5 votes

#21 - What's Cookin'?

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1985

Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

Directors: Jack Shea
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6.20
5 votes

#22 - Rick and the Legend

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1985

Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

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6.00
5 votes

#23 - I Won't Dance

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1984

Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""

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5.86
7 votes

#24 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1985

Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.