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The Best Episodes of The Larry Sanders Show Season 3

Every episode of The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Larry Sanders Show Season 3!

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Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 6 - Hank's Night in the Sun
    9.1/10(212 votes)

    S3:E6

    Hank gets his shot at the big chair when Larry gets food poisoning just before a taping.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Peter Tolan

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  2. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 15 - Next Stop...Bottom
    8.4/10(169 votes)

    S3:E15

    A depressed and unhappy Hank hits on all the female guests before retreating to a hotel room for a boozy marathon with a series of prostitutes.

    Directors:Judd Apatow, Paul Simms, Todd Holland
    Writer:Judd Apatow

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  3. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 14 - The Fourteenth Floor
    8.3/10(169 votes)

    S3:E14

    Larry gets into a feud with the network when he makes fun of their new fall schedule on the air.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 4 - The Gift Episode
    8.1/10(166 votes)

    S3:E4

    Paula worries about her job when Larry gets angry with her over guests canceling, and really goes all out to convince a reluctant Danny DeVito not to cancel too. Larry and Artie try to decide what to choose as the guest gift.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writers:Garry Shandling, Paul Simms

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  5. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 7 - Office Romance
    8.1/10(174 votes)

    S3:E7

    The office suffers when Larry and Darlene tentatively begin a romance, prompting a domino effect of hurt feelings and jealousy.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 13 - Hank's Divorce
    8.1/10(172 votes)

    S3:E13

    It looks like Hank's marriage is over, despite everyone's efforts to patch it up.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  7. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 8 - The Mr. Sharon Stone Show
    8.0/10(188 votes)

    S3:E8

    Larry hits it off with guest Sharon Stone, but finds he can't cope with her greater celebrity status.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writers:Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan

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  8. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 10 - Like No Business I Know
    8.0/10(168 votes)

    S3:E10

    Regis Philbin causes some major unrest when he intimates to Hank that there might be place for him on Regis' new show. Larry and Artie worry about what guest Bobcat Goldthwait might do to top his chair-burning incident on The Tonight Show.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Peter Tolan

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  9. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 1 - Montana
    7.9/10(186 votes)

    S3:E1

    Larry's going out of his mind with boredom up in Montana when Artie appears with a scheme to resurrect the show.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writers:Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan

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  10. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 2 - You're Having My Baby
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    S3:E2

    Larry's chances with Mimi Rogers drop dramatically when a woman from Montana turns up with the claim that she's carrying Larry's baby.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 9 - Headwriter Phil
    7.8/10(160 votes)

    S3:E9

    Phil whines and pleads to be made headwriter for the show, then finds it isn't what he thought it would be.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Drake Sather

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  12. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Would You Do Me a Favor?
    7.7/10(167 votes)

    S3:E3

    Larry's dad pays a visit to California, but Larry doesn't want to see him, so he adds that little chore to the things an already fed-up Beverly has to cope with.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 12 - Doubt of the Benefit
    7.7/10(155 votes)

    S3:E12

    Larry becomes convinced that Rob Reiner is snubbing him and the show, and retaliates by canceling out of a benefit.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writers:Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan, Drake Sather

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  14. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 5 - People's Choice
    7.6/10(163 votes)

    S3:E5

    Artie is chosen to produce the People's Choice Awards, prompting both Larry and Hank to try for a role in the show.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writers:Garry Shandling, Paul Simms

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  15. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 16 - Arthur's Crises
    7.6/10(155 votes)

    S3:E16

    Larry fears that Artie's intimate relationship with a CBS network executive spells the end of their relationship. Darlene longs to sing with Clint Black.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:John Riggi

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  16. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 17 - End of the Season
    7.6/10(159 votes)

    S3:E17

    Roseanne spots Larry's drug dependence and offers herself as his friend and keeper as he kicks the habit.

    Directors:Peter Tolan, Todd Holland
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  17. The Larry Sanders Show Season 3 Episode 11 - Larry Loses a Friend
    7.4/10(153 votes)

    S3:E11

    Jon Lovitz makes a strong play for a reluctant Darlene.

    Director:Todd Holland
    Writer:John Riggi

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Hank's Night in the Sun" is the best rated episode of "The Larry Sanders Show" season 3. It scored 9.1/10 based on 212 votes. Directed by Todd Holland and written by Peter Tolan, it aired on 7/27/1994. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Next Stop...Bottom".