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The Secret World of Alex Mack Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
The Other Side: Part 1
Sat, Oct 5, 199625 mins
Alex is split into two manisfestations of herself when George discovers a chemical that divides GC-161 into it's individual elements.
Episode 2
The Other Side: Part 2
Tue, Oct 8, 199625 mins
The evil Alex wreaks havoc with her friends and family while Annie and Ray try to find the good Alex to recombine the two.
Episode 3
Working
Thu, Oct 10, 199625 mins
Alex and Robyn get jobs at the new video store in Paradise Valley, where Vince and Dave have installed the plant's latest GC-161 detector.
Episode 4
Operation: Breakout
Tue, Oct 15, 199625 mins
Alex has to use her powers to escape from a trap set by the plant after Vince spreads the rumor that they have the GC-161 kid in custody.
Episode 5
The Neighbor
Thu, Oct 17, 199625 mins
Alex fears that her eccentric new neighbor has seen her using her powers. Meanwhile, Nicole goes on an ecological crusade against pollution in a nearby creek, unaware of how preachy and annoying she's being.
Episode 6
Images
Tue, Oct 22, 199625 mins
Alex becomes a photographer on the yearbook staff to earn extra credit. Louis develops a crush on Annie when she tutors him. Alex uses her powers to get herself paired with Scott on a photo assignment.
Episode 7
Big Ray
Thu, Oct 24, 1996
Ray has found a new group of friends in a local group of basketballers, and is starting to ignore Alex as a result. Meanwhile, Alex's dad must deal with the Plant's newest researcher, Lars Fredrickson.
Episode 8
New World Order
Tue, Oct 29, 1996
Alex discovers an unusual reaction between her mother's curry recipe and her chemically-altered body: temporary bouts of super-strength. She now needs to get her strength in control before Kelly can catch her on film.
Episode 9
Bubbling Over
Tue, Oct 29, 1996
Just why is Alex belching out bubbles for no apparent reason? Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Annie is going to find the answer, as she's too upset over her breakup with Bryce.
Episode 10
Muckracker
Thu, Nov 7, 1996
Alex wants to spice up the school paper, but Louis takes his reporter duties too far. Alex's mom, in the meantime, has re-enrolled in college, and has some conflicts with her professor.
Episode 11
Bad Girl
Tue, Nov 12, 1996
Alex befriends the new girl in school, who has her own "unique" style, and one that Alex tries to emulate. Meanwhile, Vince gets fired from the Plant for his consistent screw-ups, and now he's more determined than ever to identify Alex.
Episode 12
The Understudy
Thu, Nov 14, 1996
Ray, with a little help from Louis, manages to impress a new girl, but his superficial charm can't last forever. Annie starts her internship at the Plant.
Episode 13
Mystery Man
Tue, Nov 19, 1996
Just who exactly is Paradise Valley's most popular radio DJ? Alex and Ray decide to find out.
Episode 14
Chemistry
Thu, Nov 21, 1996
Alex's habit of literally glowing when under emotional stress is putting her chances with a good-looking boy at school at risk.
Episode 15
A Room of Her Own
Tue, Nov 26, 1996
Annie takes over her and Alex's shared room to accommodate a lab partner. Seeking her privacy, Alex retaliates by moving to the backyard shed.
Episode 16
Spivey
Thu, Nov 28, 1996
Louis is determined to make his first impression with his old friend Spivey count. This impression, though, is putting Alex's donut shop job at risk.
Episode 17
Woman of the Year
Thu, Dec 5, 1996
Paradise Valley's "Woman of the Year" contest is nothing but a nest of corruption, and Alex wants to find out exactly what's going on. However, her attitude takes a sudden turn for the intolerable when she drinks a beverage that Vince had made with a GC-161-reactant chemical.
Episode 18
Twelve and a Half
Tue, Dec 10, 1996
Alex puts up with an admirer from the seventh grade, while Vince's attempt to spy on the Macks backfires when he gets stuck in the air vent.
Episode 19
The Test
Thu, Dec 26, 1996
Alex has finally reached High School, but the placement tests prove to be too much for her to handle. Determined to pass at any cost, Alex resorts to cheating. Dave, meanwhile, has taken up spy lessons in hopes of finding the accident victim. When he does find her, however, Dave finds himself faced with a crucial moral dilemma.
Episode 20
The Creeper
Thu, Jan 2, 1997
Alex's attempts to be nice to a mentally disabled boy in her class backfire when he perceives the friendship as something more. Meanwhile, Ray helps Dave pass his driving test.
Episode 21
Triangle
Tue, Feb 18, 1997
Both Alex and Annie have found a new boyfriend. There's just one problem - they're both the same guy.
Episode 22
Friends Like That
Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Alex has made a new friend named Grace, but she doesn't realize that the "student" is actually another one of the Plant's spies.
Episode 23
BMX
Tue, Feb 25, 1997
While out biking, Alex and Ray run into an old hermit in the woods who admits to being the original creator of GC-161. When Lars learns of him, he hires Vince to silence the hermit so as to protect Danielle Atron's interests.
Episode 24
Nightmare in Paradise
Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Alex's powers and wits are put to the test when a local school bully begins to pick on her. Meanwhile, Annie's attempt to pass off GC-161-related material to her dad puts George under Plant suspicion.
Episode 25
Cheers
Tue, Mar 4, 1997
Alex has made it onto the cheerleading team, but she'd rather have her carefree life over the perks of glory. At the Plant, Louis gives Annie a diskette for a new computer game he's created, which she unwittingly mistakes for a diskette on her GC-161 research.
