As of July 2026, Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 aired in 1990 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3

1990 22 Episodes Comedy · Crime ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 on streaming — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 26 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Tom Bosley leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 3 of Father Dowling Mysteries includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1990 to May 1991. This season stars Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson and James Stephens. Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1990. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Tom Bosley anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 — Episode Guide

E1
The Royal Mystery
1990-09-20
It looks like a royal mess when Sister Steve find herself trapped in a Royal scandal. The Sister trades places with a frisky British noblewoman in order to infiltrate a trade delegation. Father Dowling has his hands full riding shotgun, trying to keep an eye open for the Sister's Royal killer.
E2
The Medical Mystery
1990-09-27
The local hospital is the scene of some 'extra' deaths when Father Dowling and Sister Steve uncover a string of mystery murders. Father Prestwick insists on helping out and almost becomes the next victim.
E3
The Devil In The Deep Blue Sea Mystery
1990-10-04
When most people look at Harry Deil they see one of the most powerful men in underworld crime. Father Dowling sees something else, something even more sinister: The devil. Now Father Dowling must beat him at his own game in order to save Sister Steve.
E4
The Showgirl Mystery
1990-10-18
A showy showgirl of a shady nightclub is surprised to discover that her late husband's estate consists of nothing but debts. Or is she the victim of a scam to deprive her out of a small fortune? The investigation reveals a motley crew of underworld characters as Father Dowling and Sister Steve go hu...
E5
The Movie Mystery
1990-10-25
Everyone is enjoying the slice of Hollywood as a movie crew uses St. Michael's as a location, until a series of unexplained, and life-threatening, accidents put a damper on the mood. Father Dowling and Sister Steve are enlisted to assist in the investigation while Father Prestwick decides to make hi...
E6
The Undercover Nun Mystery
1990-11-01
Sister Steve's return to her Mother's house to celebrate the convent's Silver Jubilee ceremonies should be a time of great joy for everyone. But shortly after arriving the Sister discovers a nun with a gun. Not quite what she expected. And her worst fears are indeed realized when another visiting nu...
E7
The Murder Weekend Mystery
1990-11-08
It's man against machine when a hired killer uses computer technology to conceal his crime during a weekend retreat for mystery writers. A series of traps further complicate the investigation and one of them almost costs Sister Steve her life.
E8
The Reasonable Doubt Mystery
1990-11-15
Father Dowling does his duty, jury duty, in a murder case that should have been open and shut. Father Dowling is not so sure and his claim of reasonable doubt ends in a deadlocked jury. While the DA angrily works toward a retrial, Father Dowling and Sister Steve conduct an investigation of their own...
E9
The Vanishing Victim Mystery
1990-11-29
Father Dowling stumbles into a kidnapping plot when he befriends a young woman who is about to disappear. Fearing the worst, Sister Steve signs on as the family's new maid to try and find out what happened to the girl.
E10
The Christmas Mystery
1990-12-13
There's a murder attempt on a woman who has left her son in the temporary care of St. Michael's and the search for the culprit leads to a department store on Christmas Eve.
E11
The Fugitive Priest Mystery
1991-01-03
Trouble is brewing for Father Dowling when his evil twin brother rolls into town. Blaine manages to frame his brother for a bank robbery, while protecting himself with a perfect alibi: He's been arrested for overdue parking tickets. With the help of Sister Steve, Father Dowling masquerades as his tr...
E12
The Substitute Sister Mystery
1991-01-10
Father Dowling and Sister Steve are caught in the middle of the battle of the bugs when warring exterminators do battle over franchise rights. The plot is further thickened by a nun who isn't, a hitman who is and a mobster who will do anything to rescue his daughter.
E13
The Missing Witness Mystery
1991-01-24
Sister Steve has disguised herself as a trashy lady-of-the-evening in order to track down a witness who can clear the name of a young businessman charged with murder. But was he really framed or is he actually guilty? Father Dowling is not certain.
E14
The Prodigal Son Mystery
1991-01-31
A blast from the past rocks Father Dowling's world when a man he's never met shows up claiming to be his son. The man disappears before Father Dowling can question him. And then his would-be son is charged with murder.
E15
The Moving Target Mystery
1991-02-07
A hired killer has a change of heart when he discovers that Father Dowling is his intended victim. He warns the priest that someone else is certain to accept the contract. Now it's up to Father Dowling to figure out who, and why, someone is out to get him.
E16
The Priest Killer Mystery
1991-02-14
When a rooftop sniper almost kills Father Dowling, Sister Steve goes undercover as a cab driver, hoping the flush out the would-be priest-killer.
E17
The Mummy's Curse Mystery
1991-02-21
While visiting the Chicago Museum to take in a Pharaoh's burial chamber, Father Dowling and Sister Steve encounter an ancient Egyptian curse. Father Prestwick almost becomes a victim himself when he attempts to uncover the tomb's deadly secrets.
E18
The Monkey Business Mystery
1991-03-07
Father Dowling and Sister Steve go out on a limb when they kidnap a chimp accused of murdering an animal activist. The killer-chimp will be put to sleep unless they can prove it has been framed.
E19
The Hard Boiled Mystery
1991-03-28
An author who used Dowling and Steve as characters in his murder mystery dies before its completion.
E20
The Malibu Mystery
1991-04-04
Father Dowling is on the trail of a runaway teen who is taking a walk on the wild side of L.A.'s night life.

🎭 Cast of Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3

Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley
Father Frank Dowling
Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson
Sister Stephanie 'Steve' Oskowski
JS
James Stephens
Father Philip Prestwick
Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes
Marie Murkin

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