Moonlighting (Season 3)

The Son Also Rises (Episode 1) 10.0

Writer: Ron Osborn

Air date: 1986-09-23

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

The Man Who Cried Wife (Episode 2) 10.0

Air date: 1986-09-30

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Symphony in Knocked Flat (Episode 3) 10.0

Writer: Dale Gelineau

Air date: 1986-10-14

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Yours, Very Deadly (Episode 4) 10.0

Writer: Roger Director

Air date: 1986-10-28

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great (Episode 5) 10.0

Writer: Charles H. Eglee

Air date: 1986-11-11

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Big Man on Mulberry Street (Episode 6)

Writer: Karen Hall

Air date: 1986-11-18

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Atomic Shakespeare (Episode 7) 10.0

Writer: Ron Osborn

Air date: 1986-11-25

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

It's a Wonderful Job (Episode 8)

Writer: Debra Frank

Air date: 1986-12-16

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

The Straight Poop (Episode 9)

Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

Air date: 1987-01-06

Runtime: 46 min

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

Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing (Episode 10)

Writer: Karen Hall

Air date: 1987-01-13

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Blonde on Blonde (1) (Episode 11)

Writer: Kerry Ehrin

Air date: 1987-02-03

Runtime: 46 min

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

Sam & Dave (2) (Episode 12)

Writer: Roger Director

Air date: 1987-02-10

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

Maddie's Turn to Cry (3) (Episode 13)

Writer: Roger Director

Air date: 1987-03-03

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.

I Am Curious... Maddie (4) (Episode 14)

Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

Air date: 1987-03-31

Runtime: 46 min

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

To Heiress Human (Episode 15)

Writer: Kerry Ehrin

Air date: 1987-05-05

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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.