The BEST episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful season 3

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

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#1 - Ep. #400

Season 3 - Episode 159 - Aired 10/31/1988

Rocco warns Clarke Ridge will be coming back to work. Margo tells Clarke she is naming the baby after him. Valerie gives Caroline the number for a marriage counselor. Caroline calls. Kristen comforts Margo about the baby which upsets Clarke.

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#2 - Ep. #385

Season 3 - Episode 144 - Aired 10/10/1988

Nick urges Donna to be careful on her date with Bill. Bill is very turned on by Donna. Caroline tells Burke about her engagement to Ridge. Burke begins to suspect Thorne. Ridge kisses Brooke just as Caroline walks in.

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#3 - Ep. #386

Season 3 - Episode 145 - Aired 10/11/1988

Eric is upset about Clarke’s visit with the buyer, but Margo talks him into giving Clarke his own office. Margo demands the money from Clarke. Kristen gives Clarke the money. Bill is intrigued by Donna but does not seduce her.

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#4 - Ep. #387

Season 3 - Episode 146 - Aired 10/12/1988

Clarke gives Margo a check for $50,000. She rips it up and demands the full amount. Brooke tells Burke Thorne was not jealous of Ridge. Stephanie warns Brooke not to talk to Burke again. Ridge asks Thorne who shot him.

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#5 - Ep. #388

Season 3 - Episode 147 - Aired 10/13/1988

Stephanie learns that Thorne’s memory loss will probably be temporary. Eric tells Burke they were unable to find Thorne until after the shooting. Ridge wants Brooke to give him some sexual healing.

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#6 - Ep. #389

Season 3 - Episode 148 - Aired 10/14/1988

Bill lets Burke know he hates Ridge. Rocco tells Stephanie about Ridge’s fight with Clarke and suggests Clarke may have shot Ridge. Caroline feels responsible for Ridge being shot because he would’ve been in New York if it weren’t for her.

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#7 - Ep. #390

Season 3 - Episode 149 - Aired 10/17/1988

Rocco tells Burke about Clarke’s fight with Ridge. Donna plans to get nude pictures of Bill by having Stacy poses as his masseuse. Kristen tells Burke Clarke didn’t threaten Ridge. Burke questions Clarke about the shooting and Clarke gets upset.

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#8 - Ep. #391

Season 3 - Episode 150 - Aired 10/18/1988

Bill asks Donna out for dinner and has more on his mind than food. Stacy prepares to set Bill up. Ridge tells Burke what he remembers before he was shot. He reveals Stephanie was looking for Thorne when he came home.

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#9 - Ep. #392

Season 3 - Episode 151 - Aired 10/19/1988

Thorne insists on making love to Caroline. She cries. Nick tells Donna to cancel her dinner with Bill. She is disappointed not to go. Stacy’s pictures of Bill are not successful so Donna decides to go out with Bill anyway. He grudgingly accepts.

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#10 - Ep. #393

Season 3 - Episode 152 - Aired 10/20/1988

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#11 - Ep. #394

Season 3 - Episode 153 - Aired 10/21/1988

Brooke tries to make friends with Stephanie. Bill tells Donna he has no time for her and sends her home. Thorne tells Stephanie she is overly protective of Ridge. Eric asks Burke why he is so curious about Thorne. Burke thinks that Thorne is the suspect.

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#12 - Ep. #395

Season 3 - Episode 154 - Aired 10/24/1988

Thorne realizes Burke thinks he’s a suspect. Brooke crawls into bed with Ridge. Eric mistakenly tells Burke Stephanie saw Thorne in bed before the shooting. Eric tells Stephanie this and she is happy to have an alibi for Thorne.

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#13 - Ep. #396

Season 3 - Episode 155 - Aired 10/25/1988

Rocco tells Katie her ring was meant for Donna. Katie is crushed. Margo warns Clarke she will tell Kristen about the baby. Kristen accuses Storm of trying to seduce her. Storm tells Margo she will lose the money if she tells anyone about Clarke being the father. Margo says she will tell the child.

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#14 - Ep. #397

Season 3 - Episode 156 - Aired 10/26/1988

Burke tells Tom Mason he suspects Thorne. Stephanie reassures Thorne that he didn’t shoot Ridge. Donna tries to comfort Katie about Rocco’s rejection. Ridge asks Stephanie to be kinder to Brooke because he is serious about her.

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#15 - Ep. #398

Season 3 - Episode 157 - Aired 10/27/1988

Caroline decides to tell Ridge she loves him. Kristen offers Margo her friendship and Margo accepts. Burke wonders what Stephanie is hiding. Kristen and Clarke thank Eric for giving Clarke his own office.

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#16 - Ep. #399

Season 3 - Episode 158 - Aired 10/28/1988

Stephanie realizes why Thorne shot Ridge and feels responsible. Caroline almost tells Ridge she loves him but is interrupted by Thorne. Caroline feels trapped when Thorne tells her how much he loves her. Burke asks the bartender about Thorne.

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#17 - Ep. #384

Season 3 - Episode 143 - Aired 10/7/1988

Thorne does his best to help Burke with the investigation. Ridge wakes up and begins talking. Donna wins Bill over and he invites her to dinner. Thorne thinks Ridge was shot by a prowler but Burke thinks it may not have been a stranger.

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#18 - Ep. #401

Season 3 - Episode 160 - Aired 11/1/1988

Brooke decides to move back home because of Stephanie’s abuse. Donna and Bill make up and he invites her to dinner. Nick and Rocco come up with a new way to get nude shots of Bill. Clarke suggests that he and Ridge make friends.

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#19 - Ep. #402

Season 3 - Episode 161 - Aired 11/2/1988

Stephanie tells Burke she and Eric want the investigation ended. Eric tells Burke that Stephanie lied. Eric tells Ridge Clarke has his own office now. Ridge is upset. Clarke uses Ridge’s office to hold a meeting. Kristen warns Clarke Ridge will be angry.

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#20 - Ep. #416

Season 3 - Episode 175 - Aired 11/22/1988

Brooke tells Caroline she is moving back in and that she wants to be her friend again. Caroline is reluctant. Brooke accuses Caroline of jealousy. Burke makes life especially hard for Stephanie in prison.

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#21 - Ep. #417

Season 3 - Episode 176 - Aired 11/23/1988

Ridge is worried about Stephanie and Eric. Detective Powers tells Stephanie she will spend the night in jail. Eric tries to have Stephanie released but cannot. Stephanie is terrified. Eric lies to Ridge about where Stephanie is.

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#22 - Ep. #418

Season 3 - Episode 177 - Aired 11/28/1988

The other prisoners hassle Stephanie but she refuses to tell them anything. Ridge tells Caroline that he asked Brooke to move back in and that he told her he loves her. Caroline is disappointed. Thorne is glad that Brooke is back.

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#23 - Ep. #419

Season 3 - Episode 178 - Aired 11/29/1988

Through her therapist Caroline realizes she must either hurt Thorne by leaving or be unhappy by staying. Burke urges Eric and Stephanie to tell the truth but they refuse. Stephanie is finally released without charges.

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#24 - Ep. #420

Season 3 - Episode 179 - Aired 11/30/1988

Nick and Donna realize Nick’s office is being bugged. Donna is thrilled to see Bill has published her article. Eric and Stephanie discuss Thorne in front of Angela. Clarke is eager to take over the Australia deal. Margo may be going into labor.

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#25 - Ep. #421

Season 3 - Episode 180 - Aired 12/1/1988

Ridge asks Stephanie what has been going on but she stays mum. Clarke tells Margo he doesn’t care about her or the baby at all. Margo is hurt. Kristen asks Margo to move in with her and Clarke until the baby is born. Margo accepts out of spite for Clarke.