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Tour of Duty Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
The Luck
Sat, Sep 23, 1989 60 mins
Johnson gets his stripes as the platoon members struggle with the MIA status of Goldman and Anderson. Alex: Kim Delaney. Maj. Diem: Dana Lee. Capt. Sykes: Don Nardini. Frick: Joseph Hieu. Frack: Dennie Phun. Moui: Danny Kamekona.
Episode 2
Doc Hock
Sat, Sep 30, 1989 60 mins
Alex and Goldman swap news of career moves; the platoon adjusts to a green lieutenant and a dovish medic (John Dye). Lt. Miller: Peter Murnik. Gen. Lam Thuc: Soon-Teck Oh. Muoi: Danny Kamekona. Alex: Kim Delaney. Goldman: Stephen Caffrey.
Episode 3
The Ties That Bind
Sat, Oct 7, 1989 60 mins
Goldman leads his unit to a new assignment under a thinking man's CO at an elite base; Johnson gets words of wisdom from Anderson, who takes a break to visit his daughter. Col. Brewster: Carl Weathers. Carol: Penny Peyser. Katie: Deborah Anne Gorman.
Episode 4
Lonely at the Top
Sat, Oct 14, 1989 60 mins
Brewster helps Johnson with his first lessons in leadership; Anderson's stateside visit gives him pause about his eventual return home. Maj. Seymour: Betsy Brantley. Shadlow: Jim Piddock. Teenager: Ken Herbert. Percell: Tony Becker. Goldman: Stephen Caffrey. Anderson: Terence Knox.
Episode 5
Bodyguard of Lies
Sat, Oct 28, 1989 60 mins
Goldman's unit is teamed with an exhausted outfit led by his equally weary OCS buddy; Doc Hock (John Dye) takes notice of Percell's "better living through chemistry." Lt. Beller: Greg Germann. Thang: Liem Whatley. Percell: Tony Becker. Worthen: Dean Hamilton.
Episode 6
Necessary End
Sat, Nov 4, 1989 60 mins
On a mission to kidnap an NVA officer, the company is accompanied by South Vietnamese soldiers who may be Communist agents; McKay questions his life's purpose. Sister Bernadette: Maria Mayenzet. Leander: Scott Lawrence. Beller: Greg Germann. McKay: Dan Gauthier.
Episode 7
Cloud Nine
Sat, Nov 11, 1989 60 mins
Anderson brings Percell home for a helping of cold turkey; Brewster bucks the brass regarding the Phu-An massacre; Sister Bernadette (Maria Mayenzet) lends a hand with Percell. Cool Breeze: Aaron Seville. Sid Boyle: Oz Tortora. Gen. Elliot: Peter Vogt. Anderson: Terence Knox.
Episode 8
Thanks for the Memories
Sat, Nov 18, 1989 60 mins
Brewster goes on the record with the press, leaving time for one last mission before his superiors can react. Gen. Higgins: Michael Fairman. Gen. Elliot: Peter Vogt. Budd Sills: Shawn Levy. Sid Boyle: Oz Tortora. Dr. Louie: Erich Anderson. Ruiz: Ramon Franco.
Episode 9
I Am What I Am
Sat, Dec 2, 1989 60 mins
Johnson has doubts about returning home; Goldman (Stephen Caffrey) learns that his Army-lifer father (Jon Cypher) has limited time; Percell regains respect during a mission; Ruiz learns to respect a pretty nurse. Susanna: Kamala Lopez. Richland: Don Keith Opper. Duncan: Michael Christy. Percell: Tony Becker.
Episode 10
World in Changes
Sat, Dec 9, 1989 60 mins
Taylor rains doubt on the parade of civilian-life plans of Johnson (Stan Foster), who rejects the chance to sit out a last mission to locate a charismatic ideologue turning villagers against the U.S. Fontaine: Patrick Kilpatrick. Lu Bihn: Ping Wu. Col. Stringer: Alan Scarfe. McKay: Dan Gauthier.
Episode 11
Green Christmas
Sat, Dec 23, 1989 60 mins
Sgt. Marvin Johnson is home for Christmas and for good, but friends and family are dubious of his plans; Team Viking has trouble securing gifts for an orphanage. Arthur Johnson: John Hancock. Barbara Johnson: Fran Bennett. Suzanna Lozada: Kamala Lopez. Hannegan: Charles Hyman.
Episode 12
Odd Man Out
Sat, Jan 6, 1990 60 mins
Convinced that racism has denied him a promotion, Taylor carries bitterness to the field on a mission to rescue the kidnapped wife of a province chief. Li: Haunani Minn. Chieu: Joseph Hieu. Col. Lan Nguyen: Aki Aleong. Shakey: Jihmi Kennedy. Cody: Lance Slaughter.
Episode 13
And Make Death Proud to Take Us
Sat, Jan 20, 1990 60 mins
Newbies make up the bulk of a recon platoon split between Goldman and Anderson, whose group is hit by a seemingly interminable NVA night attack. William Griner: Kyle Chandler. Eddie Bell: Scott Fults. Col. Stringer: Alan Scarfe. Anderson: Terence Knox. Goldman: Stephen Caffrey.
Episode 14
Dead-Man Tales
Sat, Feb 3, 1990 60 mins
The search for a lone sniper exacts greater cost when McKay's door gunner accidentally fires on Americans; Taylor leads his men to save the honor of an underage recruit; Doc Hock (John Dye) goes a-courtin'. Tien Ly: Alice Carter. Col. Stringer: Alan Scarfe. Taylor: Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Episode 15
The Road to Long Binh
Sat, Feb 10, 1990 60 mins
Anderson and Goldman escort a deserter whose determination to escape makes for a tough call when they come upon an NVA ambush. Digby: James Sutorius. Lt. Pran: April Tran. Lt. Col. Markman: Ken Smolka. Anderson: Terence Knox.
Episode 16
Acceptable Losses
Sat, Feb 17, 1990 60 mins
Lee Majors joins the cast as a seen-it-all vet, one of two men replacing MIAs Taylor and Ruiz, who need all their escape-and-evasion training when their chopper abandons them. Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Ramon Franco. Wozniak: Danny Nucci. Fontaine: Patrick Kilpatrick.
Episode 17
Vietnam Rag
Sat, Feb 24, 1990 60 mins
A return to search-and-destroy work brings Goldman a sizable number of newbies and a dovish photojournalist. Bennett: Charley Lang. Preacher: Joe Toppe. Lewandowski: Adam Philipson. Duckworth: Tom Hodges. Pop: Lee Majors.
Episode 18
War Is a Contact Sport
Sat, Mar 24, 1990 60 mins
Pop throws a punch at the returning Col. Brewster (Carl Weathers), but Taylor and Ruiz get a warmer welcome, despite the chill for Doc Hock, whose commitment to his beliefs costs an American life. Kelman: John Lemay. Gen. Higgins: Michael Fairman.
Episode 19
Three Cheers for the Orange, White and Blue
Sat, Apr 14, 1990 60 mins
Pop is reunited with his son (Lee Majors Jr.), who displays an enthusiasm for killing as they go out on a mission accompanied by choppers spraying "only weed killer"; a board of inquiry convenes on the Phu-An massacre. Pop: Lee Majors. Beller: Greg Germann.
Episode 20
The Raid
Sat, Apr 28, 1990 60 mins
Pop (Lee Majors) volunteers with short-timers Ruiz and Percell for Brewster's dangerous mission. Part 1 of two. Brewster: Carl Weathers. Maj. Chapman: Jonathan Gries. Fontaine: Patrick Kilpatrick. Ruiz: Ramon Franco. Percell: Tony Becker. McKay: Dan Gauthier.
Episode 21
Payback
Sat, Apr 28, 1990 120 mins
Battles in "the real world" remain to be fought for some of the volunteers on Brewster's dangerous mission---if they manage to survive it. Jonathan Gries. Duke Fontaine: Patrick Kilpatrick. Luther Fraction: Clifton Powell. Brewster: Carl Weathers. Ruiz: Ramon Franco. Mrs. Griner: Anne Haney.
Episode 22
Pilot
Tue, Jun 5, 2018 60 mins
Anderson is sent to division HQ to report on a battle in which his Bravo Company suffered losses and to meet the platoon's new leader, Lieutenant Goldman. He also uses the trip to recruit some new "Grunts."