Perfect Strangers

10 Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers - Season 3

The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 06, 2022.

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Perfect Strangers - S3E12

#15 - The Break-In (Season 3 - Episode 12)

Balki accidently delivers Larry's offensive article to the publisher. So they break in late at night to retrieve it and end up on the ledge dealing with someone trying to commit suicide.

The episode was rated 7.33 from 15 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E7

#14 - The Horn Blows at Midnight (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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When a famous psychic visits the Chronicle, She goes into a trance and predicts that a bog storm will come and Larry will die at midnight after sitting on a sheep and eating a golden ring. Larry thinks that it is just superstition until a storm comes out of nowhere.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 15 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E1

#13 - All the News That Fits (Season 3 - Episode 1)

Larry gets a job at the Chicago Chrinicle local newspaper as a reporter and brings Balki to find a job. Mr. Burns the city editor hires Balki in the mail room but Mr. Gorpley the mail room boss doesn't want him there and tries everything to fire him.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 19 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E13

#12 - To Be or Not to Be (Season 3 - Episode 13)

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When Larry and Balki are chosen to be in the commercial for the Chicago Chronicle, Larry takes his acting abilities too far and goes overboard.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E4

#11 - Taking Stock (Season 3 - Episode 4)

Balki buys one share of stock in a cereal company and discovers that there isn't enough raisins in a box that they advertise. Knowing that the company is cheating the public, he decides to go to head office to complain and Larry goes with him.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E8

#10 - The Karate Kids (Season 3 - Episode 8)

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While at a happy hour restaurant, Larry and Balki get beaten up at a bar by a bully who hit on Jennifer. So they decide to take karate and after several weeks of fine training, Larry insists on returning to the bar to pick a fight with the bully.

The episode was rated 7.53 from 19 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E9

#9 - Night School Confidential (Season 3 - Episode 9)

Balki is cheated by a con artist who sold him counterfiet watches. And after getting no help from the police, Larry and Balki go undercover to expose the con artist and put him out of business.

The episode was rated 7.56 from 16 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E14

#8 - My Lips Are Sealed (Season 3 - Episode 14)

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After Mr. Gorpley gets information out of Balki about what's in the mail, Larry tells him that it's against the rules for him to give away what's in the mail. But in order to buy his dream car, he needs to know about his raise that was processed in the mail.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E21

#7 - My Brother, Myself (Season 3 - Episode 21)

Larry's successful brother Billy (Ted McGinley) comes down for a visit, and Larry is upset because he brags about his success. So he tricks Balki into lying to Billy to make him think Larry is more successful.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 10 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E22

#6 - You Gotta Have Friends (Season 3 - Episode 22)

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While Larry is doing some important research, Balki goes out to the races and when he gets back, he tells Larry about meeting Carl Lewis but Larry doesn't believe him since he has taken Balki's money and left.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 12 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E18

#5 - Bye Bye Biki (Season 3 - Episode 18)

Balki is excited because his 106 year old grandmother Biki is coming to America to see him but when she switched planes in New York, she died at the airport and Balki has a hard time accepting it and pretends to be happy.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 16 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E19

#4 - The Graduate (Season 3 - Episode 19)

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Balki manages to graduate night school at the top of his class but soon finds out that there is no graduation ceremony. So Larry talks to the principal and arranges one.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E15

#3 - The Pen Pal (Season 3 - Episode 15)

Vince Lucas the racketeer that Larry and Balki testified against has been paroled and Balki invites him into their apartment after writing to him ever since he went to prison. Even though he threatened them, Balki trusts him but Larry's too scared.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 19 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E16

#2 - Just Desserts (Season 3 - Episode 16)

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After Balki serves Larry, Jennifer, and Mary Anne some ""bibi-bobkas"" (Mypoian cream puffs), Larry suggests selling them but baking them cannot be rushed.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S3E17

#1 - Pipe Dreams (Season 3 - Episode 17)

Jennifer asks Larry if he can call a plumber for her to fix her shower head while she's away. Larry decides that to impress her he'll fix it himself and as Larry and Balki try and put everything together, things go extremely wrong and they end up flooding Jennifer and Mary Anne's bathroom.

The episode was rated 8.33 from 12 votes.

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