Season Three: 1990-1991
1. A FLAW IS
BORN
September 22, 1990
Written by Susan Beavers. Directed by
Steve Zuckerman.
Harry is uncomfortable dating a world-famous brain
surgeon who is more successful than he is. Carol and Barbara plot revenge on an
inconsiderate man who met Carol on a plane and promised to phone but never did.
Guest Starring: Brynn Thayer as Dr. Lydia Gant, Stanely Kamel as
Monsieur Gerard, Tim Dunigan as John Taylor, Charles Stransky as Professor,
Mitchell Allen as Boy
2. HARRY'S EXCELLENT
ADVENTURE
September 29, 1990
Written by Arnie Kogen. Directed
by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry looks forward to his golf game until he has to
cancel to help Barbara with her taxes and Carol with her car. Tired of having no
time for himself, he follows a globe-trotting friend to Pamplona for the running
of the bulls.
Guest Starring: Earl Holliman as Mike Bradovitch, Earl
Boen as Lou, Debi A. Monahan as Gina, Robert Lesser as Russell, Billy Cohen as
Stevie, Fred Sadoff as Mort
3. THERE'S NO
ACCOUNTING
October 6, 1990
Written by Gary Jacobs. Directed
by Steve Zuckerman.
Carol is drawn to Barbara's sensitive, intelligent
new boyfriend and can't figure out why he would be interested in Barbara. Harry
is bored by his new girlfriend, a lady who seems perfect for him. Laverne grows
attached to a dog that Nick brings home.
Guest Starring: John Terlesky
as Bucky Barnes, Janet Carroll as Leah, Allison Mack as Gloria
4. BARBARA THE MOM
October 13,
1990
Written by Harold Kimmel. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Barbara
fears she has no motherly instincts when babysitting her boyfriend's young kids.
Carol volunteers at the zoo and finds that the pandas only mate when she is
around. Harry is reluctant to let Laverne give him a flu shot. Charley attempts
to write his autobiography.
Guest Starring: Christopher Castile as
Larry, Summer Stamper as Annette
5. THE TORTOISE AND THE
HARRY
October 20, 1990
Written by Roger Garrett. Directed by
Steve Zuckerman.
When a patient is depressed after his best friend moves
away, Harry gives him a pet turtle. The boy becomes more upset when the turtle
dies soon after. Carol talks Barbara into taking an art class with her. Charley
tries new ways to meet women.
Guest Starring: Brady Bluhm as Joey, Debra
Mooney as Mrs. Bierman, Jaclyn Bernstein as Amanda
6. MAD
ABOUT THE BOY
October 27, 1990
Written by Pat Dougherty.
Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
After being dumped yet again, Carol flips
out and falls in love with the first man she can find: an oddball who passes out
cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up Harry's biography for a
hospital newsletter.
Guest Starring: Michael McKean as Dennis, Mary
Catherine Wright as Ms. Bingham, Robert Lesser as Russell, Gregory Paul Martin
as Ian
7. HONEY, I SHRUNK
LAVERNE
November 3, 1990
Written by Miriam Trogdon. Directed
by Steve Zuckerman.
Laverne quits when Harry complains that she is making
too many office decisions without him. Carol talks Barbara into letting her join
her poker game.
Guest Starring: Nana Visitor as Dr. Dawn Phelps, Mary
Pat Gleason as Nurse Bradford, Art Metrano as Art, John Apicella as John, Ed
Call as Ed
8. THE BOY NEXT DOOR
November
10, 1990
Written by Rob LaZebnick. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
During
a moment of weakness, Carol and Charley sleep together. Thinking perhaps their
hate for one another is actually masking love, they attempt to build a
relationship.
Guest Starring: Candy Hutson as Cindy, Gloria Dorson as
Mrs. Hill, Ashley Bank as Kid #1, Michael Melby as Kid #2
9.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
November 17, 1990
Written by Susan
Beavers. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry suspects that Barbara's new
boyfriend is married, and when he voices his concerns Barbara gets mad. Worried
that Dreyfuss is getting too fat, the Westons put him on a diet, but then end up
secretly giving him junk food.
Guest Starring: Mitchell Laurence as
Scott, Cecilia Riddett as Mother
10. SOMEONE TO WATCH
OVER ME
November 24, 1990
Written by Bill Braunstein and
Sydney Blake. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Charley wants visitors during
a hospital stay and when his parents can't come, he hires actors to play them. A
neighbor accuses Dreyfuss of fathering his dog's puppies.
Guest
Starring: Fred Applegate as Mr. Patrick, Eddie Bracken as Fred, Dena Dietrich as
Ursula, Robert Gorman as Norman, Brandon Adams as Georgie, Marti Muller as
Nurse, Susan Krebs as Norman's Mom
11. HARRY KNOWS
BEST
December 8, 1990
Written by David Sacks. Directed by
Steve Zuckerman.
A young patient of Harry's announces she wants a nose
job. Charley thinks about a career as a gigolo. The Westons decide to take a new
family portrait.
Guest Starring: Mayim Bialik as Laurie, Judith Marie
Bergen as Paula, Kat Sawyer-Young as Woman, Stan Roth as Photographer
12. WHENEVER I FEEL AFRAID
December 15,
1990
Writen by Harold Kimmel. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Laverne is
fearful after a mugging. Carol and Barbara compete for a handsome new neighbor.
Guest Starring: Timothy Carhart as Billy, Aaron Lustig as Officer
Hitner, Ben Ryan Ganger as Jimmy, Jay Goldenberg as Attendant, Robert Gould as
Customer
13. A SHOT IN THE DARK
January
5, 1991
Written by Roger Garrett. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Barbara
mistakes Carol's boyfriend for a burglar and shoots him. He stays with the
Westons to recuperate and only ends up getting hurt worse. Harry helps Laverne
confront her fear of public speaking when she has to give a speech at an awards
ceremony.
Guest Starring: Paul Sand as Avery, Channing Chase as Emcee
14. SUCKING UP IS HARD TO DO
January 19,
1991
Written by Pat Dougherty. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Carol
advises Barbara on how to suck up to get a job promotion. Laverne plays
matchmaker for Harry.
Guest Starring: Rebecca Bush as Ann, Patricia Gaul
as Mrs. Moses, Paul Eiding as Hartman, Judy Baldwin as Michelle, May Quigley as
Woman, Shuko Akune as Secretary, Whitby Hertford as Timmy
15. THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY
January 26,
1991
Written by Doug Smart and Susan Beavers. Directed by Steve
Zuckerman.
Barbara tries to get a man she likes to ask her out. Laverne
must cast the deciding vote on an important Hickory issue.
Guest
Starring: Jana Arnold as Lurlene, Jeff Doucette as Sam, Craig Bierko as Fred
16. THE MENTOR
February 2,
1991
Written by Arnie Kogen. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry
realizes his mentor is getting too old to practice medicine, but is afraid to
tell him. Meanwhile, Carol and Barbara prepare for a piano recital.
Guest Starring: Danny Thomas as Dr. Leo Brewster, Harvey Jason as Dr.
Wakefield, Elise Ogden as Mrs. Lasko
17. THE DOG WHO KNEW
TOO MUCH
February 9, 1991
Written by Gary Jacobs. Directed
by Steve Zuckerman.
The Westons each pour their hearts out to Dreyfuss
when the girls decide to move out after two years at home.
Guest
Starring: Tina Johnson as Mrs. Knox, John Christian Graas as Timmy
18. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
February 16, 1991
Written by Rob LaZebnick. Directed by Steve
Zuckerman.
Harry dates a 28 year old, which upsets Carol, Barbara, and
the girl's parents. Laverne shapes up a nurse trainee.
Guest Starring:
Phil Hartman as Tim Cornell, Tracy Dolis as Paige, Kenneth Kimmins as Pete,
Valorie Armstrong as Gayle, Lance Davis as Waiter, Jaclyn Bernstein as Nancy
19. ALL ABOUT HARRY
March 9,
1991
Written by Meredith Siler. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry
dates a newspaper writer who begins writing about their relationship in her
column. Charley is rendered impotent after a medical experiment backfires.
Guest Starring: Christine Ebersole as Laura
20.
"DRIVE," HE SAID
March 16, 1991
Written by David Sacks.
Directed by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry is supposed to get Charley back to the
house for a surprise party, but instead the two end up searching for Charley's
old girlfriend whom he never got over. Meanwhile, Carol, Barbara, and Laverne
try to entertain the party guests.
Guest Starring: Eric Allan Kramer as
Apartment Manager, Micole Mercurio as Salesperson, Kenneth Danziger as Airline
Clerk, Robert Gould as Party Guest, Don Sparks as Party Guest
21. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF LAVERNE
March
23, 1991
Written by Pat Dougherty and Harold Kimmel. Directed by Steve
Zuckerman.
Laverne's aunt Retha will lend a house down payment only if
Laverne, though innocent, will assume blame for a car accident. Carol and
Barbara meet an old man in the park who is moving into a retirement home and try
to make his last day of freedom something to remember.
Guest Starring:
Doris Roberts as Aunt Retha, Henry Jones as Arnold, David Correia as Fire
Marshall, Elise Ogden as Mrs. Lasko
22. WHAT'S EATING
YOU?
April 13, 1991
Written by Syndey Blake and Bill
Braunstein. Directed by Robert Berlinger.
Harry forces Barbara to spend a
week at home with him and Carol, away from the stress of police work, when a
physical reveals she has a pre-ulcerous condition. But as the week progresses,
Harry and Carol find it is they who are creating stress for Barbara. Laverne
tries to track down a case of Harry's favorite bandages, which have been
discontinued.
Guest Starring: Michael Goldfinger as Tony, Richard
McKenzie as Davidson, Lynn Marie Stewart as Secretary 
23. THE CRUISE
May 4, 1991
Written by
Arnie Kogen. Directed by Doug Smart.
While on a cruise, Barbara practices
for a talent show, Harry tries to avoid two ladies who won't leave him alone,
and Carol finds the man of her dreams...who disappears when Charley steers the
ship into the Bermuda Triangle. Meanwhile back home, Laverne redesigns Harry's
refrigerator.
Guest Starring: Richard Burgi as Matthew Wright, Peggy
Pope as Myrna, Pearl Shear as Charlotte, Teresa Ganzel as Simba Katzman, David
Jay Willis as M.C.
24. THE WAY WE ARE
May 11, 1991
Written by Paul B. Price and Laura O'Hare. Directed
by Steve Zuckerman.
Harry looks forward to a visit from a childhood
sweetheart, until a childhood rival also resurfaces. Charley wonders what FICA
is when the company starts taking part of his paycheck.
Guest Starring:
Shirley Jones as Jean McDowell, Ed Winter as Eric Lancaster, Christopher Pettiet
as Little Harry, Robin Lynn Heath as Little Jean, Tom Henschel as Bartender,
Cory Danziger as Little Eric