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S3 E16 Better Shop Around

Comedy

TV-PG

24 minutes

Feb 9, 1988

When the cousins win a supermarket shopping spree, Balki sees it as a chance to have fun, but of course Larry has a plan...Featuring: Mark Linn-Baker, Rebeca Arthur, Melanie Wilson, Bronson Pinchot

Season 3, 22 Episodes

Perfect Strangers - All The News That Fits

All The News That Fits,

After Larry and Balki both get their dream jobs at the Chicago Chronicle, Balki's boss tries to fire him.

Perfect Strangers - Weigh To Go, Buddy

Weigh To Go, Buddy,

Larry resorts to the Myposian diet - fish-eye soup and pig snouts - in order to lose weight.

Perfect Strangers - Sexual Harrassment In Chicago

Sexual Harrassment In Chicago,

Balki must convince Larry that Balki is a victim of sexual harassment.

Perfect Strangers - Taking Stock

Balki and Larry confront a breakfast-cereal conglomerate and discover one man can make a difference.

Perfect Strangers - Your Cheatin' Heart

Your Cheatin' Heart,

Balki and Jennifer are trying to get Larry a new typewriter and surprise him with it. So they sneak around. And when Larry discovers them sneaking around, he assumes the worst.

Perfect Strangers - The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight,

When a psychic has a premonition while holding Larry's lucky pen, Balki worries that "Mr. Death" is coming to take his cousin.

Perfect Strangers - Karate Kids

After Larry and Balki get beaten up by a bully, they decide to learn karate for self-defense.

Perfect Strangers - Night School Confidential

Night School Confidential,

Balki and Larry go undercover to bust a guy selling cheap counterfeit jewelry at Balki's night school.

Perfect Strangers - Future Shock

Jennifer gets a job opportunity but it requires for her to move. Larry doesn't like it but he says nothing. Balki tells him he should speak up or he could live to regret it.

Perfect Strangers - Couch Potato

When the guys get cable, Balki becomes so entranced by 24 hour TV, that it interferes with his life and threatens to cost him his job.

Perfect Strangers - The Break-In

When Larry's joke article gets turned in by mistake, he talks Balki into helping him break into the Chronicle to exchange it for the real one.

Perfect Strangers - To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be,

The newspaper is shooting a TV ad and Balki gets selected to be in it. But after taking acting lessons from Larry, things don't go as planned.

Perfect Strangers - My Lips Are Sealed

My Lips Are Sealed,

Larry regrets teaching Balki the importance of keeping confidential information he learns in the mail room.

Perfect Strangers - The Pen Pal

Larry fears for his life when Balki invites the paroled Vince Lucas, a criminal they helped send to jail, to stay with them until he starts a new job.

Perfect Strangers - Just Desserts

Balki's Myposian dessert (bibi-babka) are a big hit, Larry convinces him to sell them to a local restaurant.

Perfect Strangers - Better Shop Around

Better Shop Around,

When the cousins win a supermarket shopping spree, Balki sees it as a chance to have fun, but of course Larry has a plan...

Perfect Strangers - Pipe Dreams

Larry tries to fix Jennifer's pipes himself instead of calling a plumber.

Perfect Strangers - The Defiant Guys

The Defiant Guys,

Wanting to resolve an argument with Larry, Balki handcuffs the two together right before an important lunch meeting.

Perfect Strangers - My Brother, Myself

My Brother, Myself,

Larry pretends to be a big shot when his brother comes for a visit.

Perfect Strangers - You Gotta Have Friends

You Gotta Have Friends,

Balki claims to have befriended Olympic athlete Carl Lewis at a convenience store.

Perfect Strangers - The Graduate

Larry pushes Balki to try and finish at the top of his high school class.

Perfect Strangers - Bye Bye Biki

Balki is excited about a visit from his grandmother, but Larry must break the news to him that Yaya Biki died on the way to Chicago.

Details

Perfect Strangers

Comedy

TV-PG

8 Seasons

25 minutes

A Mediterranean immigrant comes to live with his distantly related American cousin, creating a culture clash.

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