Seasons & episodes
S3 · E1Aloha 1987-09-18 · 60 min
The family is stranded in Maui. Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.
S3 · E2Taking Care of Business 1987-09-22 · 30 min
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
S3 · E3Not Necessarily the News 1987-09-29 · 30 min
The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.
S3 · E4Michaelgate 1987-10-06 · 30 min
Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."
S3 · E5Big Brother is Not Watching 1987-10-13 · 30 min
Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.
S3 · E6A Star is Born 1987-10-27 · 30 min
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
S3 · E7Gone But Not Forgotten 1987-11-03 · 30 min
Burglars hit the Seaver home.
S3 · E8Who's Zoomin' Who? 1987-11-10 · 30 min
Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.
S3 · E9This is Your Life 1987-11-17 · 30 min
During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.
S3 · E10Broadway Bound 1987-11-24 · 30 min
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""
S3 · E11The Scarlet Letter 1987-12-01 · 30 min
An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
S3 · E12A Reason to Live 1987-12-08 · 30 min
A troubled student named Jill volunteers to work on a school project with Mike and Boner. This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason. But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.
S3 · E13Nasty Habits 1987-12-15 · 30 min
Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
S3 · E14The Marrying Kind 1988-01-05 · 30 min
Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.
S3 · E15State of the Union 1988-01-12 · 30 min
Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.
S3 · E16The Mom Who Knew Too Much 1988-01-26 · 30 min
Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.
S3 · E17Great Expectations 1988-02-09 · 30 min
A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.
S3 · E18Dance Fever (1) 1988-03-01 · 30 min
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
S3 · E19Dance Fever (2) 1988-03-02 · 30 min
Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.
S3 · E20Bringing Up Baby 1988-03-09 · 30 min
The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.
S3 · E21The Obscure Objects of Our Desire 1988-03-30 · 60 min
Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell.
S3 · E22How the West Was Won (1) 1988-04-20 · 30 min
Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
S3 · E23How the West Was Won (2) 1988-04-26 · 30 min
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
S3 · E24Graduation Day 1988-05-04 · 30 min
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.