Moonlighting

10 Best Episodes of Moonlighting - Season 3

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 06, 2023.

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Moonlighting - S3E5

#15 - All Creatures Great and...Not So Great (Season 3 - Episode 5)

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.

The episode was rated 7.08 from 13 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E3

#14 - Symphony in Knocked Flat (Season 3 - Episode 3)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 17 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E9

#13 - The Straight Poop (Season 3 - Episode 9)

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

The episode was rated 7.54 from 13 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E15

#12 - To Heiress Human (Season 3 - Episode 15)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 15 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E8

#11 - It's a Wonderful Job (Season 3 - Episode 8)

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 episode was rated 7.72 from 18 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E2

#10 - The Man Who Cried Wife (Season 3 - Episode 2)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 16 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E1

#9 - The Son Also Rises (Season 3 - Episode 1)

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 episode was rated 7.83 from 12 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E12

#8 - Sam & Dave (2) (Season 3 - Episode 12)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 14 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E11

#7 - Blonde on Blonde (1) (Season 3 - Episode 11)

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

The episode was rated 7.93 from 15 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E6

#6 - Big Man on Mulberry Street (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.95 from 19 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E4

#5 - Yours, Very Deadly (Season 3 - Episode 4)

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.

The episode was rated 8.06 from 16 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E14

#4 - I am Curious...Maddie (4) (Season 3 - Episode 14)

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

The episode was rated 8.17 from 18 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E13

#3 - Maddie's Turn to Cry (3) (Season 3 - Episode 13)

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.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 15 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E10

#2 - Poltergeist III -- Dipesto Nothing (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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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.

The episode was rated 8.40 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S3E7

#1 - Atomic Shakespeare (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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.

The episode was rated 8.45 from 20 votes.

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