Hardcastle and McCormick Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

She Ain't Deep But She Sure Runs Fast

Mon, Sep 23, 1985 60 mins

Hardcastle and McCormick crash-land in the Oregon wilderness, in an area inhabited by grizzlies and murderous mountain men. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Walsh: Jonathan Banks. Travis: James Whitmore Jr. Buzz Bird: Pat Corley. Lester: Terry Bradshaw.

Episode 2

Faster Heart

Mon, Sep 30, 1985 60 mins

One of McCormick's old flames is nearly killed in a drag race---and then again in the hospital, where someone tries to give her a lethal injection. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Kiki: Barbara Horan. O'Connell: John Sanderford. Jenkins: Robert Sampson. Thomas: Judd Omen.

Episode 3

The Yankee Clipper

Mon, Oct 7, 1985 60 mins

After a funeral for a friend who disappeared in Vietnam, McCormick discovers someone digging up the casket---and it's the buddy he thought he buried. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Bauer: Charlie Rocket. Colonel Bartz: Richard Herd. Trigg: Joe Regalbuto.

Episode 4

Something's Going On on This Train

Mon, Oct 14, 1985 60 mins

Murder rides the rails on a private train to Chicago, whose passengers---including Hardcastle (Brian Keith)---were invited aboard under false pretenses. Daniel Hugh Kelly. Joe Murphy: Eugene Roche. Carl Sharples: Joseph Hacker. Ellen: P.J. Soles.

Episode 5

The Career Breaker

Mon, Oct 28, 1985 60 mins

The judge is jailed for raping a sheriff's daughter, a frame engineered by a sore loser in a fishing contest---but involving more than a trophy. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Conklin: Randall "Tex" Cobb. Sheriff Cutler: Matt Clark. Dr. Smith: Benjamin Slack.

Episode 6

Do Not Go Gentle....

Mon, Nov 4, 1985 60 mins

Hardcastle's doctor gives him some bad news---the judge (Brian Keith) has only six months to live. McCormick: Daniel Hugh Kelly. Dr. Friedman: Allan Arbus. Jackson: Sam Freed. Lieutenant Harper: Joe Santos.

Episode 7

Games People Play

Mon, Nov 11, 1985 60 mins

McCormick becomes a contestant on a TV quiz show that's rigged by two producers who couldn't come up with the $1 million prize. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Harry Baxter: Herbert Edelman. Art Healy: Bill Macy. Diane: Molly Cheek. Bryce Benson: Tom Kennedy.

Episode 8

Strangle Hold

Mon, Nov 18, 1985 60 mins

The death of McCormick's former lover leads him and Hardcastle into the rough-and-tumble world of women's wrestling. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Marty: Tom Bower. Eric: John Considine. Lucy: Deborah Rennard. Nancy: Sharon Barr. Clyde Whitley: Ernie Sabella.

Episode 9

You're 16, You're Beautiful, and You're His

Mon, Nov 25, 1985 60 mins

At a teen-age beauty pageant, Hardcastle and McCormick uncover a ring that imports illegal aliens. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Whitman: Gary Bayer. Mellissa: Jonna Lee. Hernandez: Dean Devlin. Marge: Rebecca Street.

Episode 10

Mirage a Trois

Mon, Dec 2, 1985 60 mins

Mark is mistaken for the boyfriend of a sheik's daughter, which could put him, her---and the U.S. oil supply---in grave danger. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Abdulla: Michael Ansara. Ali Casir: Lycia Naff. Biff Anderson: Grant Aleksander. Rabin Casir: Kavi Raz.

Episode 11

Conventional Warfare

Mon, Dec 9, 1985 60 mins

A judges' convention is being held at the same hotel as a gathering of crime families, some of whom have grudges to settle among themselves. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. "Bucky" O'Neil: Tim O'Connor. Don Caputo: Ray Reinhardt. Sandoval: Jason Bernard.

Episode 12

Duet for Two Wind Instruments

Mon, Dec 16, 1985 60 mins

Hardcastle and McCormick investigate a case in which the judge's guilty sentence was reversed and the prisoner released, but neither the ex-con nor the victim wants the case reopened. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Randy Hopke: Cotter Smith. Val: Laurie Prange. Lieutenant Harper: Joe Santos.

Episode 13

If You Could See What I See

Mon, Jan 6, 1986 60 mins

Mark hires a former cellmate's widow (Rosemary Clooney) as a maid and it turns out she's psychic---and is being tormented by visions of Mark's murder. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Price: Jonathan Goldsmith. Loni: Teresa Ganzel. Minister: John Eames.

Episode 14

Hardcastle for Mayor

Mon, Jan 13, 1986 60 mins

Hardcastle is persuaded to run for mayor, but he didn't expect murder to be a campaign issue. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Norcross: Richard Anderson. Dutton: J.A. Preston. Sykes: Andy Romano. Austin: Stacy Keach Sr. Frances: Diana Douglas.

Episode 15

When I Look Back on All Things

Mon, Feb 3, 1986 60 mins

A default notice on an $18,000 loan takes Mark (Daniel Hugh Kelly) back six years to the circumstances that got him sent to prison. Hardcastle: Brian Keith. Melinda: Jeannetta Arnette. Gennarro: Vincent Baggetta.

Episode 16

Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

Mon, Feb 10, 1986 60 mins

Hardcastle's ne'er-do-well brother (Kenneth Mars) pays a visit, swearing he's gone straight---but actually intending to ask the judge for $100,000 to pay a gambling debt. Brian Keith. Manny: Robert Picardo. Sheila: Claudette Nevins. Eagle: Andrew Masset.

Episode 17

Round Up the Old Gang

Mon, Feb 17, 1986 60 mins

Hardcastle (Brian Keith) visits his college roommate to return a basketball trophy, only to find the man being abducted by thugs in his office garage. Hendrix: Stuart Whitman. Barlow: Peter Mark Richman. Fran: Abby Dalton. Mark: Daniel Hugh Kelly. Jensen: Beau Starr.

Episode 18

McCormick's Bar and Grill

Mon, Feb 24, 1986 60 mins

McCormick's father (Steve Lawrence) wins a bar in a card game and deeds it to his son, who finds the place dilapidated---but desperately desired by the man who lost it. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Doyle Madison: Michael Callan. Blake: Denny Miller.

Episode 19

Poker Night

Mon, Mar 3, 1986 60 mins

Murderous liquor-store robbers take refuge at Hardcastle's house on poker night, with another judge, a cop and a DA sitting in. Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly. Kitchens: Gregg Henry. Mattie: Marlyn Mason. Masaryk: Al Ruscio.

Episode 20

In the Eye of the Beholder

Mon, Mar 17, 1986 60 mins

McCormick (Daniel Hugh Kelly) swears he was bushwhacked by leprechauns burying gold on the property. Cluracan: David Rappaport. Marvin: Leo Rossi. Hardcastle: Brian Keith. Conyo: Walter Olkewicz.

Episode 21

The Day the Music Died

Mon, Mar 31, 1986 60 mins

In an Arizona tank town, McCormick finds a rock deejay he idolized in his teens, who's hit rock bottom and is intent on staying that way. Daniel Hugh Kelly, Brian Keith. Damion: Louis Giambalvo. Jeannine: Patricia Harty. Kello: Daniel Davis. Lieutenant Harper: Joe Santos.

Episode 22

A Chip Off the Ol' Milt

Mon, May 5, 1986 60 mins

Working as a paralegal, McCormick (Daniel Hugh Kelly) learns that a retirement home's owners are engaging in creative management of the residents' funds. Mimi: Billie Bird. Malcolm: Walter Brooke. Hardcastle: Brian Keith. Feldman: John Ashton.

Episode 23

It Could Have Been Worse

Tue, Mar 1, 2022 60 mins