Season 3
All Episodes
Episode 1
The Summer of '91
September 25, 1991
Doogie is obsessed with his virginity while a patient believes that he is her late husband.
Episode 2
Doogie Has Left the Building (1)
October 2, 1991
Doogie ponders a decision affecting the life of a young patient. (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 3
Doogie Has Left the Building (2)
October 9, 1991
Life at Doogie and Vinnie's pad resembles one big beer commercial, but what Doogie really needs is a listening ear. (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 4
It's a Damn Shaman
October 16, 1991
Vinnie's girlfriend wants to run to Las Vegas to get married. Doogie takes on a curse to save a boy's life.
Episode 5
The Cheese Stands Alone
October 23, 1991
A seductive classmate proves more temptation than Vinnie can handle, especially when Janine grows distant.
Episode 6
Lonesome Doog
October 30, 1991
Doogie is a portrait of anxiety when Wanda comes home from art school and strikes up several new friendships.
Episode 7
When Doogie Comes Marching Home
November 13, 1991
Doogie plays a Civil War doctor as he and Vinnie collaborate on a screenplay.
Episode 8
Doogstruck
November 20, 1991
While driving to visit Wanda, Doogie's car breaks down in the desert where he meets a soul mate.
Episode 9
Room and Broad
November 27, 1991
Doogie's parents want him to pay room and board; Spaulding's father doesn't want a pacemaker.
Episode 10
Doogiesomething
December 4, 1991
Doogie and Wanda's efforts to be friends are put on hold after Wanda calls long-distance for advice on a new guy.
Episode 11
Truth and Consequences
December 11, 1991
Doogie takes a liking to a homely librarian only after he learns she's scheduled for plastic surgery; a youth counselor's lies trap him in a kind of prison.
Episode 12
It's a Wonderful Laugh
December 18, 1991
Doogie discovers the healing power of laughter after an argument with Vinnie and while treating a troubled kidney patient.
Episode 13
Dangerous Reunions
January 8, 1992
Katherine relives the past with her visiting first love; Raymond starts hanging out with pals from the 'hood.
Episode 14
Mummy Dearest
January 22, 1992
The examination of a mummy brings rumblings of a curse from the staff and has Doogie contemplating the limits of modern medicine.
Episode 15
Double Doogie with Cheese
February 5, 1992
Vinnie bets that Doogie can't last in a "mindless" fast-food job.
Episode 16
The Show Musn't Go On
February 12, 1992
An egotistical actor observes Doogie's hospital procedures to give his TV series a shot in the arm.
Episode 17
If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
February 19, 1992
After months of dating Cecilia, Doogie discovers what she's been hiding a 4-year-old son, who stirs Doogie's paternal instincts.
Episode 18
What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get
March 11, 1992
After taking Spaulding out for her 30th birthday, Doogie wonders if there's more fun in store for the two of them.
Episode 19
My Father, My Self
March 19, 1992
While Doogie considers a career specialty, he learns that another doctor has been invited to join his father's practice.
Episode 20
Educating Janine
April 1, 1992
Janine's parents split a seam when Janine forsakes college for a job in fashion.
Episode 21
Sons of the Desert
April 22, 1992
Spring break in Palm Springs is just what the doctor orders for Vinnie, who pursues a jealous vendetta against Janine, and Doogie, who weighs a fellowship in trauma surgery.
Episode 22
That's What Friends Are For
April 29, 1992
Doogie is anything but popular after he encourages Wanda to accept her dad's new gal and Vinnie to accept being short.
Episode 23
Thanks for the Memories
May 6, 1992
Cherished memories get lost in the aging process for a patient who relies on Doogie to help him remember; and Vinnie takes a video journey of self-discovery.
Episode 24
Club Medicine
May 13, 1992
The Drs. Howser spend a father-son trip at a Honduran operating theater, where Doogie gives a thumbs-down to a wisecracking surgeon.