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The Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 3

Every episode of Moonlighting Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 3!

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After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 7 - Atomic Shakespeare
    8.3/10(526 votes)

    S3:E7

    A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew complete with Petruchio Dave and Kate Maddie.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  2. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 6 - Big Man on Mulberry Street
    7.8/10(371 votes)

    S3:E6

    Maddie becomes consumed with curiosity when David announces he must fly back to New York to attend the funeral of his former wife's brother.

    Directors:Christian I. Nyby II, Stanley Donen
    Writer:Karen Hall

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  3. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 14 - I Am Curious... Maddie (4)
    7.8/10(307 votes)

    S3:E14

    Sam confronts Dave about Maddie, and tells him he's not good enough for her.

    Director:Allan Arkush
    Writers:Glenn Gordon Caron, Jeff Reno

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  4. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 13 - Maddie's Turn to Cry (3)
    7.7/10(274 votes)

    S3:E13

    Maddie feels more and more confused about Sam and Dave after an all-night stakeout with Dave ends in an early morning proposal from Sam.

    Director:Allan Arkush
    Writers:Roger Director, Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  5. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 8 - It's a Wonderful Job
    7.6/10(308 votes)

    S3:E8

    A depressed Maddie gets a chance to see what her life and the rest of Blue Moon staff would be like if she had sold the agency as she originally intended.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writers:Debra Frank, Carl Sautter

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  6. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 11 - Blonde on Blonde (1)
    7.6/10(304 votes)

    S3:E11

    Maddie's strange mood has David worried so he spends the evening following her, but ends up involved in a murder.

    Director:Jay Daniel
    Writer:Kerry Ehrin

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  7. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 3 - Symphony in Knocked Flat
    7.4/10(298 votes)

    S3:E3

    Dave and Maddie agree to each arrange what they consider to be an ideal evening for the other, but the concert tickets Dave buys from a scalper get them into nothing but trouble.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writers:Dale Gelineau, Pauline Miller

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  8. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 2 - The Man Who Cried Wife
    7.3/10(286 votes)

    S3:E2

    A man hires Dave and Maddie to find his wife, who's been making mysterious late night phone calls to him, the same wife he's sure he killed and buried in the forest.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 5 - All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great
    7.3/10(275 votes)

    S3:E5

    A priest asks Dave and Maddie to find a woman he's become infatuated with during confession and whose latest revelation was her intention to kill herself.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Eric Blakeney

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  10. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 12 - Sam & Dave (2)
    7.3/10(275 votes)

    S3:E12

    Dave and Maddie quarrel over Sam as they keep watch on a man for his mistress, who's convinced he's two-timing her-with his wife.

    Director:Sam Weisman
    Writers:Roger Director, Charles H. Eglee

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  11. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 1 - The Son Also Rises
    7.2/10(296 votes)

    S3:E1

    David's estranged father makes a surprise visit to announce his upcoming wedding and to introduce his bride-to-be, who comes as a shock to David.

    Director:Allan Arkush
    Writers:Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

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  12. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 4 - Yours, Very Deadly
    7.2/10(267 votes)

    S3:E4

    Dave and Maddie are hired by a married woman to find the man she has been sharing a torrid romantic correspondence with and make sure he understands the arrangement is over.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Roger Director

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  13. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 15 - To Heiress Human
    7.2/10(245 votes)

    S3:E15

    Maddie tries to ignore the previous night as she and David tackle a new case: a woman wants evidence that her fiance loves her and not her father's money.

    Director:Sam Weisman
    Writer:Kerry Ehrin

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  14. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 10 - Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing
    6.6/10(265 votes)

    S3:E10

    Ms. Dipesto tries to solve a haunted house case refused by Dave and Maddie to show Bert Viola that she's just as good a detective as he is.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writers:Karen Hall, Charles H. Eglee

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  15. Moonlighting Season 3 Episode 9 - The Straight Poop
    6.3/10(262 votes)

    S3:E9

    Rona Barrett investigates the rumors about discord among the principals at the Blue Moon Detective agency.

    Director:Jay Daniel
    Writer:Glenn Gordon Caron

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Atomic Shakespeare" is the best rated episode of "Moonlighting" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 526 votes. Directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, it aired on 11/25/1986. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Big Man on Mulberry Street".