Season 3
22 episodes · Oct 8, 1988
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- S3E1
Fear of Flying
Oct 8, 198830mWhile stuck on a discount flight to the Bahamas, with the gang, Thelma has to overcome her extreme phobia of flying. Little does she know that the pilot has turned green from eating a tuna sandwich, and is out cold. Who will fly the plane? Who will land the plane before they run out of fuel? Will Thelma's worst fears be realized? Will the Reverend be able to say anything to Thelma to make her not afraid?
- S3E2
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Oct 22, 198830mFrye pushes Thelma to give Reuben an ultimatum.
- S3E3
Look at Me, I'm Running
Oct 29, 198830mFrye campaigns against an imprisoned state senator.
- S3E4
Court of Love
Nov 5, 198830mThe Deacon can't keep his mind on church business when a comely legal assistant (Loretta Divine) is brought in by Rev Gregory to assist him on an insurance case. The church needs to win the court case against the insurance company in order to get a new boiler for heat in the church, during the coldest winter on record. The Deacon is so completely smitten by his new assistant that he may be in danger of losing the case.
- S3E5
Get 'Em Up, Scout
Nov 12, 198830mTo get a recommendation from the church board, the Deacon has to take a scout troop on a camping trip.
- S3E6
The Minister's Wife
Nov 19, 198830mThelma tries to snare Rev. Gregory in matrimony, but the lavish church banquet she arranges to lure him turns into a washout thanks to the Deacon's faulty plumbing repairs.
- S3E7
The Housekeeper
Nov 26, 198830mThelma moves in with Rev. Gregory, creating a church scandal that threatens to defrock the minister.
- S3E8
Thelma's Handyman
Dec 3, 198830mThelma, at age 34, finds herself in a situation where she has to dissuade a 19-year-old admirer from chasing after her. And because everyone thinks they are having an affair, she tries to halt rumors linking her to the young handyman. The scandalous rumors have not set well with the Reverend, or the young man's girlfriend.
- S3E9
The Deacon's Donkey
Dec 10, 198830mThe animals in the congregation's live Nativity scene include a goat that sends Rev. Gregory up a tree and an ailing donkey that finds a place in the Deacon's heart.
- S3E10
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Jan 7, 198930mA rich widower is willing to make a substantial donation to the church, if the Deacon can match him up with a devout woman to be his bride. When the deacon invites him to a social at his house to introduce him to the eligible women in the church, he spots Thelma, and decides she is the one for him.
- S3E11
I Remember Mama
Jan 14, 198930mCertain he is dying, Deacon Frye begins to reminisce about the love he had for Thelma's mother, and how she used to take care of him. He begins to tell Thelma about her late mother, about the day Thelma was brought home from the hospital, and about the day he had to tell her that her mother had died.
- S3E12
The Reverend Ernest Frye
Jan 28, 198930mThelma cares for Rev. Gregory, who's felled by the measles, and copes with the Deacon, who has appointed himself the new minister.
- S3E13
The Green Card
Feb 4, 198930mThe Deacon's Swedish housekeeper will be deported unless she finds an American citizen willing to marry her. When her husband-to-be drops out at the last minute, Deacon Frye volunteers to stage a marriage ceremony to fool immigration.
- S3E14
The Psychic (1)
Feb 11, 198930mThe Deacon and Thelma seek advice from a client whose psychic powers came from a bump on the head.
- S3E15
The Psychic (2)
Feb 18, 198930mRev. Gregory looks for a way to convince Thelma that Tanya's prediction is bunk, while Thelma goes on an eating binge and Tanya dons a wedding gown. (Part 2 of 2)
- S3E16
The Boxer
Feb 25, 198930mThe congregation thinks the Deacon must be punch-drunk for agreeing to manage boxer Windmill Pearson—until Windmill gets into the ring with a contender.
- S3E17
Nothing But the Truth
Mar 4, 198930mRev. Gregory's mother comes to town for a visit, and is smitten by the deacon's charms. So much so, that they get caught in a compromising situation with her taking the deacon's pants off. On the other hand, she disapproves of Thelma because of her large bone structure.
- S3E18
Career Girl
Mar 18, 198930mTired of waiting for Rev. Gregory to marry her, Thelma decides to embark on a marketing career.
- S3E19
First Community Talent Show
Apr 1, 198930mChurch members perform in a charity show. Songs include ""Triplets,"" ""Sonny Boy,"" ""I Remember It Well,"" ""Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,"" ""Livin' in America,"" and ""Amen."" Easter Seals poster child Joy Hall appears.
- S3E20
The Last Supper
Apr 8, 198930mWhile trying to cook a fancy dinner to impress the head of the church council, Thelma refuses the help of the Hetebrink sisters and decides to cook the meal by herself. After she feeds some of her food to the neighbor's pet hamster, and it dies, Thelma fears she served the church board poisoned food, and they all must rush to the hospital.
- S3E21
Sing, Sister, Sing
Apr 15, 198930mA record producer wants to make a star out of Amelia, so the Deacon appoints himself her manager and books her in a club, so the producer can hear her sing. But not being an experienced manager, deacon Frye never checked out the kind of club he booked her into. It turns out the club is a dive that features strippers and women mud wrestlers.
- S3E22
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Apr 22, 198930mThe Reverend, Dea Frye, and Rollie try to talk a young man into going to college, and try to give him examples of what their lives would have been like had they not gone to college themselves.