List of Mr. Belvedere Episodes - Season 3 (1986/87)

Heather and Angela get a job at a music store and at least Heather seems to have enough responsibility to do a good job, that is until she begins dating the captain of the football team and he just assumes it would be okay to stop by Heather's work and rip off a few things. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere tries to beat Wesley at gin rummy.

• First taped episode that featured the Dixieland version of the ending theme.
• Eric and Karl Bruskotter are both brothers in real life.
• Due to the series premieres of Sidekicks and Sledge Hammer!, this episode premiered at a special time: 9:30 P.M.

Heather and Angela are participating in an Adopt-a-Grandparent program at a retirement home and Wesley is talked into going with the prospect of squeezing some money out of an unsuspecting old person. However, Wesley makes quick friends with one woman in particular but he soon realizes she has Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela become friends with a grumpy old man who does nothing but complain.

• Ellen Albertini Dow also appeared in season 4's "The Trip: Part 1"
• This episode was James Gregory's final project as an actor. Henry Jones replaced him as Mr. Sparks for "The Trip: Parts 1 and 2" in season 4.
• The movie Cocoon (also a 20th Century FOX property) is mentioned.

George has a near-death experience after he is electrocuted when the TV falls into the bathtub. Mr. Belvedere saves his life but after he recovers, George quits his sports writing job and decides to do some things he always wanted to do, including taking up a career as a lounge singer. Worried about George's prospects, Mr. Belvedere has Robert Goulet stop by to give George some advice.

• Featured songs: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", written by Burton Lane for the musical of the same name (Performed by Bob Uecker and Robert Goulet), "Till There Was You", written by Meredith Wilson for The Music Man (Performed by Bob Uecker), "Come Fly with Me", composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn (Performed by Bob Uecker), "My Kind of Town", also composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn (Performed by Bob Uecker), "Shaddap You Face", written by Joe Dolce (Performed by Bob Uecker), "Our Love Is Here to Stay", written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1938 movie, The Goldwyn Follies, and popularized in the 1951 movie An American in Paris, (Performed by Robert Goulet, Ilene Graff, and Bob Uecker), and "Me and My Shadow", written by Billy Rose and Al Jolson (Performed by Christopher Hewett in the journal scene near the end of this episode)
• First appearance of Robert Goulet.
• First time that Marsha (Ilene Graff) sang on the show. She had sung in the past, performing on Broadway throughout the 1970s.
• The first-half of the end credits in this episode are superimposed to footage of Mr. Belvedere dancing and singing "Me and My Shadow".

Kevin's 18th birthday is approaching, and he is apprehensive for his first sexual experience. Pressure from his friends does not help any when they suggest he take out a girl who has a reputation for being easy. Kevin quickly finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he takes their advice. Meanwhile, Wesley goes on a hunger strike, after refusing to eat his Brussels sprouts.

• First appearance of Willie Garson as Carl.
• ABC aired a Parental Advisory prior to this episode airing.
• Debbie Barker (Paula Sweeney) also appeared in season 4's "Fall Guy".

George is to become a member of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh but on the night of the induction, which happens to be Halloween, George and Marsha discover the Happy Guys have a dark side. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere shows a different side after he goes wild toilet papering a house while trick or treating with Wesley.

• Lucy Lee Flippin (Wilmadean) also appeared in season 6's "A Happy Guy's Christmas" as Doris Putnam.
• This episode has an extra journal scene.

Wesley is all excited about getting a dog, but first he must do well on his history exam. When he gets an A, Wesley feels pangs of guilt and confides in Mr. Belvedere that he really cheated. Later, Wesley feels betrayed when Mr. Belvedere tells George and Marsha the truth and to get revenge calls the INS, who promptly arrest Mr. Belvedere, as he does not have a green card.

• First taped episode that featured the opening credits from season 3, which was never used in syndication, but has been reinstated on Shout! Factory's season 3 DVD release.
• Wesley writes in Mr. Belvedere's journal at the end of this episode.
• Both parts 1 and 2 use the season 1 & 2 variation of the ending theme.
• Originally the end credits showed the first half with a beige family portrait book on a black Background, and then the 2nd half showed a picture of the cast from season 1. As of this episode, the first part of the end credits now showed a picture of the cast from season 3, and then the second part showed Belvedere's room in the dark.
• Clips from this episode were featured in the season 2 episode of Ned and Stacey titled "Saved by the Belvedere", which Christopher Hewett guest-starred in.

George and Marsha have conflicting events. George has a high school reunion and Marsha has a convention in Atlantic City and both places have things about them that are a bit tempting, gambling for Marsha and for George it's an old flame he once had a crush on and who's eagerly fanning it now. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere accompanies George to the reunion and must fend off the advances of a persistent woman.

• Donna Flanigan is played by Lee Merriwether.
• Featured song: A cover version of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll", with Wesley spoofing Tom Cruise's performance of that song from the 1983 film Risky Business.
• This is the first of the many connections this show has to another sitcom, Small Wonder. Penny Nichols is played by Edie McClurg, who played Bonnie Brindle on Small Wonder. Both Mr. Belvedere and Small Wonder are properties of 20th Century Fox.
• The photo of the Owens and Mr. Belvedere seen in this episode was taken during the making of "The Contract" from season 2.
• Norman Bartold plays a hotel clerk in this episode. Beginning in season 4, he would go on to have a recurring role as Skip Holdings.

Heather has become convinced that she is fat and decides to try diet pills, but when Marsha discovers them, she confiscates them. At the same time, Marsha has been studying for an exam and a bottle of amphetamines may just be what she needs to keep her alert. Meanwhile, George and Wesley stake out the attic to catch a rat, however, it seems the rat just may have the last laugh.

• Featured song: "Land of 1000 Dances" (Marsha hums this song). It was originally written and performed by Chris Kenner, and popularized by Wilson Pickett in 1966.

Kevin gets a ticket after he goes through a stop sign but complains that he could not see the stop sign, due to a tree branch being in the way. This leads Marsha to test her knowledge at law and represent Kevin in court, but her attempts just get Kevin into more and more trouble. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere is after a raise, and George is dead set against giving him one, and Wesley is having his fun blackmailing Heather.

• Ben Piazza (Judge L. Nathan) also appeared in season 4's "Marsha's Job".
• Ron Fassler also appeared in season 4's "Heather's Monk" as a mover.

Kevin has been looking at colleges and has even got some acceptance letters, however, the schools he wants to attend are too expensive for the Owens family, so he quickly informs his family that he just wants to get out of the nest and away from their rules. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere is horrified at the prospects of teaching Heather how to drive after she receives her learner's permit.

• This is the first episode where Kevin takes up a job at "Mr. Cluck's Fried Chicken".

Wesley is heartbroken when his pet hamster, Inky, dies, so to cheer him up, George and Marsha buy him a dog. However, little do they know, Wesley has faked Inky's death for the sole purpose of getting the dog. Meanwhile, one bathroom in the Owens' household has George and Marsha thinking of adding one to the house, and each member of the family has their own ideas for what the room should be used.

• Featured songs: "Amazing Grace", sung by Marsha, and Mr. Belvedere singing "Rule, Britannia!"

Fired from his job, George decides to put his pride aside and finally decides to go down to the unemployment office, however, George quickly finds himself the community hero, when he saves a woman from a mugger. However, the media attention leads the Owens' financial situation to become public knowledge and they find themselves swamped with gifts from the people in the community. Meanwhile, to help the household, Mr. Belvedere gets a side job.

• Mary Gillis also appeared in season 4's "Foxtrot", and in season 6's "Fear of Flying".
• Near the end of this episode, George announces that he is going to audition to be a sportscaster. This would lead to his debut as one in season 4's "TV George".

Finding himself dateless on a Friday night, Kevin agrees to go to a Huey Lewis concert with Heather's best friend, Angela. However, this one date ends with Angela coming down with a serious case of puppy love, much to Kevin's dismay. Meanwhile, when George goes out of town with Marsha, Mr. Belvedere takes Wesley on a camping trip in the backyard, but Wesley gets an earful when Mr. Belvedere gets fed up with Wesley and begins talking in his sleep.

• First episode to have a 1987 copyright date.
• Instead of the episode ending with Mr. Belvedere writing in his journal in his bedroom, this episode ends with him writing in it in the outdoors by the campsite.
• Later in this episode, Angela pronounces Mr. Belvedere's name right. He then acknowledges that this is the first time she has done that. However, she had previously pronounced his name correctly before in season 2's "Cheerleader".

Tired of George's smug face every time he beats him at arm wrestling, Kevin becomes to determined to beat his father and has Mr. Belvedere coach him. Meanwhile, Heather begins dating the football jock who's been ordered to take ballet class by his coach. However, when he shows little interest in her, she begins to question his sexuality and he becomes convinced he is a homosexual.

• First episode to feature the jazzier, big-band rendition of the ending theme.
• Richard Doyle is a veteran voice-over actor. He also appeared in season 4's "Marsha's Job".
• Due to the one-hour primetime special, Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show, this episode premiered at a special time at 9:30 P.M.

Marsha gets some unexpected news that she may be pregnant which brings back the feelings she had when she became pregnant with Wesley. Not wanting another baby, Marsha voices her feelings and says out loud that she did not want Wesley, unaware that he was standing behind her. Feeling unwanted, Wesley then runs away. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere prepares to accept an award from Queen Elizabeth herself.

• The part about Wesley being an unplanned pregnancy is similar to how Kevin was an unplanned pregnancy, which was revealed in the season 2 episode "Vows".

With George out of work and Marsha busy with law school, they have been spending little time together creating tension between the two. Soon fighting begins to erupt and Mr. Belvedere suggests that they try a marriage retreat but after a failed weekend at the retreat, they decide to separate, and George moves into an apartment. Meanwhile, Wesley, Heather and Kevin plot to get George and Marsha back together and Mr. Belvedere has a plan of his own.

• An all-star lineup of guest stars show up in this episode to convince George to reconcile with Marsha. They consist of Susan Anton, Bubba Smith, Edwin Newman, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Tony Danza.
• During this episode, George tells Mr. Belvedere that he starts his sportscasting job next week.
• Instead of the episode ending with Mr. Belvedere writing in his journal in his bedroom, this episode ends with him writing in it in George's former bachelor pad, as he is playing cards with three ladies.

Wesley becomes a mini-mogul when he organizes a company that goes around the neighborhood doing odd jobs. The company starts off small, with just him and Miles as partners. However, when greed overwhelms Wesley, Miles is fired, leaving Wesley power hungry and taking advantage of his employees. Meanwhile, Kevin debates over taking Wendy to the senior prom or a more popular girl.

• Heather alludes to the time George and Marsha separated in "Separation".
• Was intended to be the last taped episode of the series, but due to higher-than-expected fan interest, the show came back for its 4th season later that same year.

For a charity auction at Wesley's school, Mr. Belvedere is talked into having his services auctioned off. However after his time is up, the lonely woman who bid a whopping $500 for his time, sets into motion a bizarre scheme that begins when she drugs Mr. Belvedere and he wakes up to find himself bound and gagged. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela are running against each other for class treasurer and Wesley teams up with Angela to smear her competition.

• Featured song: "Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With A Ribbon (And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea)". Written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn