The Hughleys: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Hughleys Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Design Flaws (a.k.a. Survivin')
Sep 11, 2000
Yvonne convinces Darryl to hire a contractor to remodel the kitchen, but the man they select is also working on the Rogers' home. As a result, Dave and Sally are less than pleased,
Guess Who's Coming Out for Dinner?
Sep 18, 2001
Darryl is afraid that his ""girl-hating"" son Michael might be gay, suspicions that ultimately lead one of his neighbors to come out of the closet at a lively neighborhood get-toge
We Got It Maid
Sep 25, 2000
When Yvonne goes back to work, she hires a maid to help around the house - but the housekeeper's personality mixed with Darryl's is a recipe for disaster. Meanwhile, Darryl asks Mi
In the Bluff
Oct 2, 2000
Darryl decides to launch a Web site for Hughley Vending that features scantily clad women. When Yvonne learns about the idea, she's taken aback. Then, when she visits the business
The Truth Shall Set Me Free
Oct 9, 2000
After firing one of his employees for incompetence, Darryl is shocked when he is sued for racial discrimination. While Darryl's friends try to convince the judge - and themselves -
Scary Hughley
Oct 30, 2000
The Hughleys and the Rogerses decide to throw a joint party in their two houses, but Darryl gets all competitive and decides he has to throw a better party than his neighbors. Darr
Rage Against the Machine
Nov 6, 2000
Darryl and Yvonne agree to let their home be a polling place for the Presidential election. Darryl's father is disgusted when he learns that his son doesn't vote. Dave drives Darry
Darryl's Victory Tour
Nov 13, 2000
When an old friend comes to visit, Darryl and Yvonne recount when they first met at the Jackson Victory Tour concert at Dodger Stadium in the eighties, but the nostalgic trip prove
Oh Thank Heaven For Seven-Eleven
Nov 20, 2000
On Thanksgiving, a fight between Darryl and a store clerk results in Darryl, his family, in-laws, Dave and Sally being stuck inside a mini-mart surrounded by the LAPD.
His Park is Worse Than His Bite
Nov 27, 2000
Darryl and Mr. Park's feud gets so bad that Yvonne and neighbors insist they call a truce. Mr. Park refuses to sign the treaty because Darryl is up one prank on him. He says he'll
Love or Money
Dec 11, 2000
Despite Yvonne's misgivings about helping friends and relatives, Darryl agrees to help his aunt with her failing hair salon, and develops a bold plan for a grand reopening.
It Had to Be Jew
Jan 15, 2001
Darryl's belief that blacks and Jews do not get along is tested when he and his Jewish neighbor take part in a fund-raising event for the local community center.
Bamboozled
Feb 5, 2001
Much to Darryl's delight, Dave's embarrassed by his visiting hillbilly cousin DuWayne.
My Horny Valentine
Feb 12, 2001
Worried that their relationship is based just on sex, Yvonne decides she and Darryl should abstain for the week leading up to Valentine's Day.
Forty Acres and a Fool
Feb 19, 2001
Darryl's biological father, Jerry Rose, reenters his life, asking to meet with Darryl's mother and angering Darryl in the process.
It's a Wonderful Wife
Feb 26, 2001
When Darryl is having difficulty with Yvonne he thinks it would be better to be married to a white woman. That night, he dreams that he is, and he soon realizes that as long as he
South Side Story
Mar 5, 2001
After Darryl donates vending machines to the community center where he hung out as a teenager, Michael starts spending time there too. While Yvonne worries about the effect it's ha
Something About Shari
Mar 12, 2001
Darryl plays host for the wedding of Yvonne's sister, but things turn difficult when he catches the groom cheating.
Darryl, Family Counselor
Mar 19, 2001
Dave has a run-in with his visiting mother-in-law Edna, leading him to move in with Darryl and Yvonne. Fed up with his messiness, however, Darryl takes it upon himself to reingrati
Road Rage
Apr 30, 2001
After they receive traffic citations, Darryl, Dave and Milsap attend driving school, where Darryl runs into radio talk-show host Larry Elder, whose conservative opinions irritate h
Mother's Day
May 7, 2001
The perfect Mother's Day that Darryl promised Yvonne goes up in smoke when their mothers arrive for surprise visits and commiserate over how much harder life was for them without t
Titanic 2: Electric Boogaloo
May 14, 2001
Darryl and Yvonne's dreams of a romantic getaway cruise quickly sink after they encounter their shipmates and Yvonne discovers the highs - and lows - of gambling at the ship's casi