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The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 3

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

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Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 9 - The Return of the Temptones
    8.9/10(53 votes)

    S3:E9

    Pops reunites with his old singing group for a comeback try, but it seems times have changed. And thanks to modern surgery, so has one of its members.

    Director:Gary Halvorson
    Writer:Robert Bruce

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  2. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 4 - Gots to Have a J.O.B.
    8.4/10(36 votes)

    S3:E4

    Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto stereotype.

    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 14 - Unusual Suspects
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    S3:E14

    Marlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 17 - Pops' Secret
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    S3:E17

    When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woman.

    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  5. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 22 - Marlon Goes On the Road
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    S3:E22

    Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith Sweat.

    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 13 - Life Without Marlon
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    S3:E13

    In a twist on the film It's a Wonderful Life, Marlon's guardian angel shows him how the family would have fared had he never been born. (Not half badly, actually.)

    Director:Terri McCoy
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 15 - Goodbye Mr. Gibbs
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    S3:E15

    Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead at his retirement party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 1 - Grandma's in the Hiz-House
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    S3:E1

    Shawn and Marlon let Grandma move in, then plot to drive her out after she cramps their bachelor lifestyle. The problem: she won't take a hint.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 20 - The Black Widower
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    S3:E20

    The boys fear it's a match made in hell after introducing a lonely Grandma to Fred, a smooth-talking diner regular who they later believe is a wanted murderer known as ""The Black Widower.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Bruce

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  10. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 2 - Unbrotherly Love
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    S3:E2

    Dumbfounded that his girlfriend would dump him for Marlon, Shawn convinces himself she's just trying to make him jealous. So he sets up a double date to show her that two can play that game.

    Director:Scott Baio
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 16 - Risky Bid-ness
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    S3:E16

    Shawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted takes credit for his slogan. Meanwhile, Marlon is left to run the newsstand, where he hires Dupree as his assistant.

    Director:Terri McCoy
    Writer:Robert Bruce

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  12. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 5 - Trippin'
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S3:E5

    Contest-obsessed Marlon hits the jackpot. His prize is a vacation for two, but it's no day at the beach when Shawn, Pops and Grandma battle over the second ticket.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 6 - Drama for Yo' Mama
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    S3:E6

    To win Mama a chair, the brothers concoct a family sob story and win $5,000 in a magazine's Wish of the Year contest, then have to stage an elaborate performance when a reporter checks up on them.

    Director:Scott Baio
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 8 - An Officer and a Homegirl
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S3:E8

    Dee flies off the handle when her sister Natalie thinks about giving up her promising Air Force career to be with airhead Marlon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  15. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 18 - I Do...
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S3:E18

    Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close they've become and forces young Williams to propose.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  16. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 19 - Dee's Baby Daddy
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S3:E19

    Dee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  17. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 10 - Going to the Net
    7.7/10(37 votes)

    S3:E10

    Shawn falls for an older woman (Grier), while Marlon meets a young thrill-seeker and finds that love is just a hop, skip and bungee jump away -- unless he wimps out.

    Director:Gary Halvorson
    Writer:Dennis Snee

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  18. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 21 - Say It Ain't So Marlon
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S3:E21

    Marlon looks to even the score with an old Little League teammate who supposedly ruined his chances at a big-league career by hogging all the glory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dennis Snee

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  19. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 12 - Boyz in the Woods
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    S3:E12

    Pops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods.

    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 7 - Family Business
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S3:E7

    A food fight breaks out when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from Pops' diner, taking away his patrons.

    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 3 - Movin' On Up
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    S3:E3

    Shawn falls in with a yuppie crowd, spurning his old pals from the 'hood and masquerading as a business executive, until Marlon sets out to downsize his ego.

    Director:Scott Baio
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  22. The Wayans Bros. Season 3 Episode 11 - Do the Wrong Thing
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    S3:E11

    Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops tries to foist spoiled food on the church mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Bruce

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Return of the Temptones" is the best rated episode of "The Wayans Bros." season 3. It scored 8.9/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Gary Halvorson and written by Robert Bruce, it aired on 11/13/1996. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Gots to Have a J.O.B.".