Season 3 (1984)
Release date: 1984-09-16
Episodes (24):
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1. Best Friends
Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.
Release date: 1984-09-16
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2. Survival of the Fittest
Ricky starts his first day in high school.
Release date: 1984-09-23
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3. Growing Pains (1)
Rick is outraged by being treated like a ""child"" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story.
Release date: 1984-09-30
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4. Growing Pains (2)
Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.
Release date: 1984-10-07
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5. A Dark and Stormy Night
When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.
Release date: 1984-10-28
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6. I Won't Dance
Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""
Release date: 1984-11-04
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7. Voyage of the Darned (1)
Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.
Release date: 1984-11-11
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8. Voyage of the Darned (2)
After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.
Release date: 1984-11-18
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9. The Call of the Wild
Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.
Release date: 1984-11-25
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10. Beauties and the Beasts
In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""
Release date: 1984-12-09
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11. Twas the Night Before Christmas
Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.
Release date: 1984-12-16
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12. Lulu's Back in Town
Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.
Release date: 1984-12-30
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13. The Trouble with Grandfather
Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.
Release date: 1985-01-06
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14. Special Friend
Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.
Release date: 1985-01-13
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15. What's Cookin'?
Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.
Release date: 1985-01-27
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16. Marry Me, Marry Me (1)
Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.
Release date: 1985-02-03
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17. Marry Me, Marry Me (2)
Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.
Release date: 1985-02-10
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18. Rick and the Legend
Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.
Release date: 1985-02-17
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19. Trouble with Words
Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.
Release date: 1985-02-24
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20. Hot Shot
Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.
Release date: 1985-03-03
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22. Return of the Paisley Conspiracy
Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.
Release date: 1985-03-17
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21. All the Principal's Men
Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.
Release date: 1985-03-10
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23. The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton
A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.
Release date: 1985-03-24
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24. The Babysitters
While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.
Release date: 1985-04-07
Cast
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James R. Stein - Producer