Swamp Thing
The adventures of a man-turned-muck monster. Swamp Thing was once a man named Alec Holland, but after being caught on fire, doused with strange chemicals, and dumped into the Louisiana swamps by the evil Dr. Anton Arcane, Alec's body mutated. No longer is he human, or even an animal. His body is made from the muck and plants of the swamp. He's super strong and can make plants do his bidding. Good thing he's on our side...
- 1990-1993
- 3 seasons
- USA Network
- Horror, Science Fiction
- TV-PG
The adventures of a man-turned-muck monster. Swamp Thing was once a man named Alec Holland, but after being caught on fire, doused with strange chemicals, and dumped into the Louisiana swamps by the evil Dr. Anton Arcane, Alec's body mutated. No longer is he human, or even an animal. His body is made from the muck and plants of the swamp. He's super strong and can make plants do his bidding. Good thing he's on our side...
Season 3 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
Dead and Married
Fri, Jul 10, 1992 23 mins
A recent storm in the swamp uncovers a car wreck from ten years ago,including the married couples ghosts that think only hours have passed.
Episode 2
Powers of Darkness
Fri, Jul 17, 1992 23 mins
A young loner who believes he is a vampire is accused of murdering his mother's boyfriend.
Episode 3
Special Request
Fri, Jul 24, 1992 23 mins
After seemingly having no interest for so many episodes what happened to Jim, Tressa is suddenly in Peru and sidetracked by a voice from her past on a radio.
Episode 4
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Fri, Jul 31, 1992 23 mins
Sheriff Andrews allows Dr. Arcane to hunt an employee for sport. To teach Andrews a lesson, Alec traps him a fantasy of the old west populated by familiar faces, forcing him to duel the evil Renegade Jake in a fight to the death.
Episode 5
Fear Itself
Fri, Aug 7, 1992 23 mins
What happens when the swamp itself is no longer an ally to Swamp Thing? The answers lay with a man called Mephisto.
Episode 6
Changes
Fri, Aug 14, 1992 23 mins
Arcane has created a poison engineered to specifically target Swamp Thing's genetic code. Ann has discovered a method of temporarily changing Alec back to human form.
Episode 7
Destiny
Fri, Aug 21, 1992 23 mins
Temporally displaced Confederate Civil War soldiers appear in the swamp, one of whom is a previous residence of Will's house. Will helps the man to discover the mystery behind his wartime disappearance and make peace with his past so he can pass on.
Episode 8
Tatania
Fri, Aug 28, 1992 23 mins
Arcane resurrects his wife Tatania only to learn the woman he's kept frozen all these years is Kitty Lane, an exotic dancer and impostor placed in Arcane's lab by General Sunderland. Sunderland has been holding the real Tatania captive.
Episode 9
Mirador's Brain
Fri, Sep 11, 1992 23 mins
Arcane uploads the memory of his former teacher directly into his own. In an ironic twist of justice Carl Mirador was schizophrenic and is now driving Arcane insane.
Episode 10
Lesser of Two Evils
Sat, Sep 19, 1992
When Carla Jeffries uses Arcane's own scheming ways against him to take over his complex, the doctor and Swamp Thing must work together to save both the swamp and Arcane's life.
Episode 11
Revelations
Sat, Sep 26, 1992
When Arcane hires mercenaries to kill Swamp Thing, the injured creature uses Anne Fisk's equipment to try to heal himself, temporarily becoming human again. Tressa discovers his secret, and tries to help him.
Episode 12
Easy Prey
Sat, Oct 3, 1992 23 mins
A wealthy hunter stalks and wounds a rare hawk for a trophy. Afterward the swamp takes Will into it's confidence and Will sees the swamp as he never has before.
Episode 13
The Handyman
Sat, Oct 10, 1992 23 mins
The body of a dead man leads Swamp Thing to Arcane and Gen. Sunderland.
Episode 14
Future Tense
Sat, Oct 17, 1992
A glimpse into a future devastated by man-made environmental disaster ensures that Senator Parker will take action to prevent it happening - to the best of his ability, at least. But that may not be enough.
Episode 15
Hide in the Night
Sat, Oct 24, 1992 23 mins
When Dr. Arcane "dies" during a mutation experiment gone wrong, Graham accuses Stella of attempting to replace him in the lab by seducing Arcane. During their fight Graham falls for Stella, conceding that Arcane must have seduced her "in mind, if not body." Their tender moment is ruined, however, when Graham is alerted to a break-in at the lab: it's Dr. Arcane, reduced to his inner beast by the failed experiment. Can Graham stop him before tragedy strikes?
Episode 16
Pay Day
Sat, Oct 31, 1992 23 mins
Swamp Thing gifts the chance to make things right to three criminals who break out of Houma Prison.
Episode 17
The Return of LaRoche
Sat, Nov 7, 1992 23 mins
On a planned 'de-stressing' holiday, Arcane is attacked by an old enemy who is supposed to be locked away in an asylum. But LaRoche is a master of hypnotism, and forces unlikely allies to help him.
Episode 18
Rites of Passage
Sat, Nov 14, 1992 23 mins
Two spoilt rich girls inveigle Will, against his will, into taking them into the swamp so they can perform a ritual to give them three wishes. In the course of teaching them a lesson in humility, Will makes a discovery about himself.
Episode 19
Never Alone
Sat, Nov 21, 1992
When an injured escapee from a mental hospital arrives at Will and Tressa's door after running into Alec, he claims to be an alien on a mission. He's obviously insane - or is he?
Episode 20
A Most Bitter Pill
Sat, Dec 5, 1992
Trapped in a cave with Alec and facing death by suffocation, Arcane reviews his life in a grand soliloquy. He can lie to others, but ultimately, can he lie to himself?
Episode 21
The Curse
Sat, Dec 12, 1992
40 years ago a plane carrying valuable Egyptian antiquities and a mummy crashed in the swamp. Arcane supports an expedition to find it, but his interest is far more than financial.
Episode 22
Judgment Day
Sat, Dec 19, 1992
Arrested for a murder he did not commit, Will's situation looks desperate when his attorney turns out to be a crooked prosecutor with ambitions to rise to the senate. Can Alec help prove his friend's innocence?
Episode 23
Eye of the Storm
Sat, Jan 9, 1993
Tressa's estranged sister arrives, unwittingly bringing danger with her. As a class 5 hurricane rages, will Alec be able to save his human friends?
Episode 24
Vendetta
Sat, Jan 16, 1993
An attractive reporter arrives unannounced to interview Arcane, but she is not what she seems, and her hidden agenda threatens both the doctor and the swamp.
Episode 25
The Hurting
Sat, Jan 23, 1993 23 mins
Swamp Thing helps Cathy comprehend her late, alienated mother by showing her visions of her mother's teen-age life.
Episode 26
The Burning Times
Sat, Jan 30, 1993
Rowan, who claims that she and Will were married in a previous life before she was burned as a witch, finds herself accused of murder. Can she find her true self before the angry mob takes the law into their own hands?
Episode 27
The Specter of Death
Sat, Feb 6, 1993
When one of Dr. Arcane's experiments is inexplicably ruined, Graham suspects poltergeists. Arcane swiftly discovers the spirit of General Sunderland is haunting the swamp, and has plans for revenge.
Episode 28
Cross-Fired
Sat, Feb 13, 1993
Arcane's sonic experiment, designed to kill Alec, cross-fires and turns him into his opposite - a kind, generous, considerate man, horrified at his treatment of Alec. However, if he can stop the experiment, it may change him back again.
Episode 29
Patient Zero
Sat, Feb 20, 1993
Alec's 'blood' is the cure for a deadly virus, effective at temperatures over 40 degrees, infecting Dr Parnell.
Episode 30
The Chains of Forever
Sat, Feb 27, 1993 23 mins
Will becomes involved with a couple who hold a map that Arcane has a keen interest in obtaining.
Episode 31
In the Beginning
Sat, Mar 6, 1993
When Arcane combines his DNA with that of the deadliest plants he can find, he unwittingly creates a monster.
Episode 32
Brotherly Love
Sat, Mar 13, 1993
Life gets very interesting for Will, Tressa and Alec when Brad's psychopathic brother turns up.
Episode 33
An Eye for an Eye
Sat, Mar 20, 1993 23 mins
When the swamp stalks Arcane in the form of a panther, an ecological message is the overtone about unsafe modes of power encroaching on nature and how she strikes back.
Episode 34
Yo Ho Ho
Sat, Mar 27, 1993
Little Joshua's overactive imagination mistakes Arcane's hydration units for pirate treasure. Are they as innocent as they sound?
Episode 35
Heart of Stone
Sat, Apr 3, 1993
As the gods look on, two figures from mythology play out an ancient story. But can Alec break the curse before his friends die?
Episode 36
Romancing Arcane
Sat, Apr 10, 1993
Arcane's emerald-making machine threatens Columbia's monopoly on the precious gems, bringing him to the government's notice. But his greed hides a deeper and more sinister agenda.
Episode 37
Swamp of Dreams
Sat, Apr 17, 1993 23 mins
Swamp thing finds some "eggs" in the swamp and this makes him start dreaming about when he was human and was in love.
Episode 38
Heart of the Mantis
Sat, Apr 24, 1993
When Arcane's mentor Dr. Oliver Duncan is mysteriously killed, everyone assumes Arcane is to blame. Unfazed, Arcane attempts to steal Duncan's cold fusion research by romancing his daughter Louise, who has plans of her own.
Episode 39
That's a Wrap
Sat, May 1, 1993
Arcane's genius is about to be publicly lauded in an autobiographical film. But the actor playing him is found murdered in Arcane's trailer. Who was the murderer - and was Arcane the intended victim?
