Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Season 3

1994 · 29 episodes · ★ 8.3

What Season 3 of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Season 3 of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Has 29 episodes and premiered on September 24, 1994. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

29episodes

Sep 24, 1994premiered

May 20, 1995latest episode

8 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 The Train
Sep 24, 1994 · 60 min
Sully argues with Mike that they should move if the railroad comes. Meanwhile, Matthew feels left-out of Sully's new homestead plans.
Directed by: Jerry London · Written by: Toni Graphia, Josef Anderson · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy, Jonelle Allen
3x02 Fathers and Sons
Oct 1, 1994
Loren plans a trip to Bolivia to prove he is not getting old; Brian seeks to prove his courage by camping out alone. The two become inadvertent allies as they battle the advances of a hungry bear. Also, Jake and Hank's practical jokes get out of hand, culminating in injuries to them both, until they agree to make up
Directed by: Jerry Jameson · Written by: Josef Anderson · Starring: Ross Malinger, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x03 The Cattle Drive (1)
Oct 8, 1994
Mike receives a telegram from Miss Olive - she's ill - but when she, family and friends arrive in Mexico, Miss Olive's already passed away and left 200 cattle to Matthew. Now they must get the herd back home. Colleen gets a crush on a handsome ne'er do well cowhand named Jesse, only to be robbed and deserted by him.
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: Sara Davidson · Starring: Casper Van Dien, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen, Henry G. Sanders
3x04 The Cattle Drive (2)
Oct 15, 1994
Matthew and Sully quarrel over the route of the cattle drive.
Directed by Chuck Bowman · Written by Sara Davidson · Starring Casper Van Dien, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen
3x05 The Library
Oct 22, 1994
Mike tangles with the usually benevolent Reverend when she donates books to the town and he tries to ban them, ultimately burning some of them until Mike brings him to his senses. Also, Brian, influenced by Twain's ""The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County,"" stages a frog-jumping contest with disappointing results.
Directed by Victor Lobl · Written by Andrew Lipsitz · Starring Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy, John Christian Graas
3x06 Halloween II
Oct 29, 1994
Mike helps John, a man Brian finds in the woods, deal with outer and inner scars when she operates on his maimed face and helps him deal with his guilt about the train wreck that caused his disfigurement - as conductor of the train, he feels somehow responsible for the accidental crash. Meanwhile, the townsfolk are up in arms when they get wind that Mike's doing ""secret"" operations - and possibly creating Frankenstein's monster. John: Richard Moll
Directed by Jerry London · Written by Toni Graphia · Starring Richard Moll, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x07 A Washington Affair (1)
Nov 5, 1994
Mike, Sully, and Cloud Dancing head to Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of the Indians.
Directed by: Jerry London · Written by: Josef Anderson · Starring: Dennis Lipscomb, Jim Knobeloch, J.G. Hertzler, Orson Bean
3x08
3x08 A Washington Affair (2)
Nov 5, 1994 · 60 min
Sully is imprisoned when he accompanies Dr. Mike and Cloud Dancing to Washington to lobby on behalf of the Cheyenne.
Directed by: Jerry London · Written by: Josef Anderson · Starring: Dennis Lipscomb, Jim Knobeloch, J.G. Hertzler, Orson Bean
3x09 Money Trouble
Nov 12, 1994
Mike and Sully battle money issues when Sully wants to be the primary provider and Mike wants to combine their incomes - in the end, it's Sully who comes around. Also, Myra becomes a sleepwalker, driving Horace crazy, but happily, the sleepwalking turns out merely to be a symptom of Myra's pregnancy.
Directed by Chuck Bowman · Written by Sara Davidson · Starring Joel Brooks, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x10 Thanksgiving
Nov 19, 1994
Mike and Sully run into now-married Kid Cole and Sister Ruth and invite them home for Thanksgiving, but the coach is hijacked, forcing them to journey home, on foot, through Indian country. Also, the Cooper kids scramble to put Thanksgiving supper together. Kid Cole: Johnny Cash. Sister Ruth: June Carter Cash.
Directed by: Alan J. Levi · Written by: Josef Anderson · Starring: Johnny Cash, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x11 Ladies' Night (1)
Nov 26, 1994
Mike discovers a lump in Dorothy's breast and performs a mastectomy on her. Meanwhile, Colleen must deal with the unwanted attention of a new boy at school who fixates on her impressive bust. Finally, Jake, dressed in drag for Ladies Night at Hank's saloon, gets kidnapped and held hostage by an amorous outlaw, but escapes.
Directing: Jerry London · Writing: Toni Graphia · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Patrick St. Esprit, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen
3x12 Ladies' Night (2)
Dec 3, 1994
Dorothy insists the decision to have surgery is hers, not Mike's; Colleen finds the harassment unbearable.
Directing: Jerry London · Writing: Toni Graphia · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Patrick St. Esprit, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen
3x13 A First Christmas
Dec 10, 1994
Mike intervenes in their behalf when a Jewish peddler family arrives in town and is met with prejudice and harassment from townsfolk. Also, Matthew masquerades as Santa Claus for Brian. Guest star: Trisha Yearwood
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: William Schmidt · Starring: Trisha Yearwood, J.D. Daniels, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean
3x14 The Indian Agent
Jan 7, 1995
Sully takes a job as an Indian Agent, only to discover corruption's rife within the system. Meanwhile, liquor arrives on the reservation, and Snow Bird miscarries due to malnutrition.
Directed by: Jerry Jameson · Written by: William Schmidt · Starring: Hal Sparks, Jim Knobeloch, Nick Ramus, James Sloyan
3x15 The End of the World
Jan 14, 1995
Mike remains the sole voice of reason when townsfolk read a newspaper article predicting that a comet will end the world. Also, Mike addresses the Cooper kids' fears about ""the end."" Hank and Loren cash in on hysteria.
Directed by: Victor Lobl · Written by: Andrew Lipsitz · Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x16 Pike's Peace
Jan 28, 1995
Mike learns some patients are beyond help when she climbs Pike's Peak to follow a woman who's chosen to die in its rarified air rather than continue to battle leukemia; Grace deals with her jealousy of Myra's pregnancy. Colleen delivers Myra's baby in Mike's absence, ushering in a new life for the one lost. Sam Lindsay: Eve Brenner
Directed by James Keach · Written by Kathryn Ford · Starring Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy, Jonelle Allen
3x17 Cooper vs. Quinn (1)
Feb 4, 1995
Mike loses custody of Brian and Colleen when their father, Ethan Cooper, arrives with new bride Lillian and reclaims them in a messy courtroom battle. Also, Myra and Horace are almost driven out of their minds by new baby Samantha's incessant crying.
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: Sara Davidson · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Kaitlin Hopkins, Ben Murphy, Orson Bean
3x18 Cooper vs. Quinn (2)
Feb 4, 1995 · 60 min
Brian and Colleen run away from Ethan and Lillian, and Colleen contracts potentially lethal pneumonia, which, upon the kids apprehension, Mike treats. Also, surprisingly, Hank's the only person who can quiet Samantha, Myra and Horace's eternally crying baby.
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: Sara Davidson · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Kaitlin Hopkins, Ben Murphy, Orson Bean
3x19 What is Love?
Feb 11, 1995
Brian's homework assignment, an essay entitled, ""What Is Love?"" to be written in honor of Valentine's day, coincides with Dorothy and the town's production of ""Romeo and Juliet."" Also, Becky and Colleen compete to play Juliet, Dorothy and Jake split up, and Sully gives Mike an engagement ring.
Directed by Dan Attias · Written by Carl Binder · Starring Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy, Jonelle Allen
3x20 Things My Father Never Taught Me
Feb 18, 1995 · 60 min
Mike volunteers Robert E's services to fix a steam engine for the railroad, but whether Robert E can do it remains in question until the job is completed. Also, Mike solves a medical puzzle when two Chinese railroad workers, the Chang brothers, fall strangely ill. Jackson Tait: Allan Royal. Peter Chow: Eric Michael Zee.
Directed by: Alan J. Levi · Written by: D. Brent Mote · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen, Henry G. Sanders
3x21 Baby Outlaws
Feb 25, 1995
When teen-outlaw Belle Starr robs the saloon, Mike takes her in, intending to reform her; Colleen overcomes her fear of riding. Belle Starr: Melissa Clayton.
Directed by: Jerry London · Written by: Tim Shell, Jennifer Tait · Starring: Donnie Jeffcoat, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Jonelle Allen
3x22 Bone of Contention
Mar 11, 1995
A paleontologist arrives in town, igniting ""bone fever"" among the townsfolk when he announces that dinosaur bones are worth money. Meanwhile, Matthew and Colleen try to prevent Brian from discovering that the ""dinosaur"" bone given him by his pa is fake.
Directed by: Victor Lobl · Written by: Danna Doyle, Debbie Smith · Starring: Jack Bannon, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Will Egan
3x23 Permanence of Change
Apr 8, 1995
With no child-protection laws, and influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, Mike has a girl removed from her ""guardian"" by taking the man to court and trying him for animal abuse. Mary Ann: Doren Fein.
Directed by: Jerry Jameson · Written by: Carl Binder · Starring: Ross Malinger, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Doren Fein
3x24 Washita (1)
Apr 29, 1995 · 60 min
Mike and Sully arrive too late to avert Custer's slaughter of the Indians at the Washita River; Brian befriends an Indian boy destined to die at Washita; Robert E & Grace attempt to adopt an Indian baby whose mother was killed at Washita. No Harm Comes To Him: Sean Price-McConnell.
Directed by: James Keach · Written by: Kathryn Ford · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Nick Ramus, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x25 Washita (2)
Apr 29, 1995 · 60 min
Sully and the kids must help Mike deal with the emotional aftermath of the Washita massacre; Robert E and Grace must return to Cloud Dancing the Indian baby Mike and Sully brought back from Washita
Directed by James Keach · Written by Kathryn Ford · Starring Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy, Jonelle Allen
3x26 Sully's Recovery
May 6, 1995 · 60 min
After discovering a badly injured Loren, Sully must battle his own demons in order to save him.
Directed by: Jerry Jameson · Written by: Sara Davidson · Starring: Jim Knobeloch, James Sloyan, Roger Hewlett, Orson Bean
3x27 Ready or Not
May 13, 1995 · 60 min
Mike and Sully go to the Reverend for a dose of preventative pre-marital counseling, and recall the path of their romance.
Directed by: Jerry London · Written by: Sara Davidson · Starring: Maxwell Caulfield, Jim Knobeloch, Nick Ramus, Steve Blackwood
3x28 For Better or Worse (1)
May 20, 1995
Mike's mother arrives with elaborate wedding plans; Custer puts a bounty on best man Cloud Dancing.
Directed by Gwen Arner · Written by Beth Sullivan · Starring Richard Moll, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy
3x29 For Better or Worse (2) Season Finale
May 20, 1995
While Sully is off thinking and doesn't return for several days, Mike gets worried. Although Mike continues to believe in their love. When Sully finally returns, Mike realizes she just wants Sully as her husband. Mike and Sully marry on May 20, 1870. Brian, feeling left out, has a surprise for the newlyweds.
Directed by Gwen Arner · Written by Beth Sullivan · Starring Richard Moll, Jim Knobeloch, Orson Bean, Helene Udy