5.9/10357 votes#1 - River of No Return (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1992
Mitch receives news of his uncle's death. He recruits Hobie, Eddie and Shauni to trek to northern California's rugged gold country where he learns his uncle may have found the golden boot. Eddie and Shauni are having problems in their relationship when Eddie is accepted into a year-long lifeguard exchange program in Australia.
Director: Douglas Schwartz
Writer: Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz
6.5/10219 votes#2 - River of No Return (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1992
Drew shoots at the raft. Shauni is taken hostage, and pushed off the cliff. After Eddie and Mitch save her, she finds out that she's not pregnant. Eddie proposes to her. Mitch climbs down with the help of a rope and finds the golden boot; Jed arrives at the trailer. Eddie marries Shauni and they move to Australia.
Director: Douglas Schwartz
Writer: Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz
5.8/10198 votes#3 - Tequila Bay
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1992
A woman from Mitch's past becomes one of his fellow lifeguards and stirs up memories for Mitch; Matt must contend with surfers wanting to take over part of the beach.
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck
Writer: David Braff
6.3/10214 votes#4 - Rookie of the Year
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1992
The lifeguards compete against each other to determine who is the best; Stephanie and CJ move in together but things get complicated for both of them.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: N/A
5.9/10194 votes#5 - Pier Pressure
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1992
Hobie weaves a web of lies to impress a girl; Summer is humiliated when she mistakes an offhand invitation from Jimmy Slade for a date.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: Douglas Schwartz
5.8/10191 votes#6 - Showdown at Malibu Beach High
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1992
The love strings between Courtney, Slade and Summer are pulled tight; C.J. accepts a position at Malibu Beach High; Garner tires of work.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz
6.2/10187 votes#7 - Point Doom
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1992
Matt drives his motorcycle on the cliffs above Malibu and challenges Hudson; Mitch trains to beat Stephanie with Garner as his coach.
Director: Gregory J. Bonann
Writer: N/A
6.0/10186 votes#8 - Princess of Tides
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1992
C.J. is almost run over in a race, causing Mitch and Newmie to finish; Lewiston is engaged to a princess; Catherine's bodyguard Roland kidnaps her.
Director: Parker Stevenson
Writer: Michael Berk
5.6/10175 votes#9 - Masquerade
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1992
Mitch and Stephanie go undercover as two wealthy individuals to stop murderous pirates from taking over Baywatch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.7/10173 votes#10 - Lifeguards Can't Jump
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1992
Mitch and Stephanie discover a dead man on some rocks; C.J. meets a couple on their honeymoon named Dennis and Arlene; unfortunately Dennis falls in love with C.J. and ends up deceiving both her and his wife.
Director: Gregory J. Bonann
Writer: N/A
6.3/10182 votes#11 - Dead of Summer
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1992
The governor holds a speech on the pier; three bad guys plan to blow the pier into pieces with a boat. Garner meets his sister's old friend Wendi again.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
6.0/10169 votes#12 - A Matter of Life and Death
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1993
Mitch's parents come to visit; Al, Mitch's father, wants him to take over his architectural firm; Summer must tell Jackie about her horrible nightmares.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Michael Berk
6.0/10170 votes#13 - Island of Romance
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1993
C.J. and Stephanie go to Catalina for their women's weekend, but the trip does not go according to plan; Hobie and Mitch agree to hire a housekeeper.
Director: Gregory J. Bonann
Writer: Michael Berk
5.7/10173 votes#14 - Strangers Among Us
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1993
A diamond smuggler looks for loot he has hidden in one of Slade's surfboards; a group searching for extra-terrestrials drives the lifeguards crazy.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
6.4/10178 votes#15 - Vacation (1)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1993
Guido tells Mitch that he has started a new business called Windows by Guido; a Captain named Rolf Angstrom visits headquarters; a drug dealer escapes.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: David Braff
6.1/10171 votes#16 - Vacation (2)
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1993
Stephanie is shot off the cruise boat by a drug dealing women and Mitch jumps in to save her. They struggle to stay afloat in the water; Matt and C.J. win big in the casino; Summer gets worried when she can not find Mitch.
Director: Gus Trikonis
Writer: David Braff
6.1/10169 votes#17 - The Tower
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1993
A murderer escapes from prison; Kilmer and Stephanie drive to Summer's tower where Kilmer takes them hostage; Hobie makes a periscope for his science class.
Director: Gregory J. Bonann
Writer: Michael Berk
5.9/10175 votes#18 - Stakeout at Surfrider Beach
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1993
An actress, who is running from two crooks, is saved by Mitch. He decides to help her capture them; Guido attempts to convince his visiting mother that he is a lifeguard.
Director: Parker Stevenson
Writer: David Braff
6.1/10177 votes#19 - Shattered (1)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/1993
Three teens are trapped on some cliffs with massive waves surrounding them; Mitch is soon paralyzed from the cliffs; Riddick is sent to L.A. to kill Jason.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.0/10173 votes#20 - Shattered (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/1993
Mitch must contend with gangsters while going through rehabilitation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.8/10188 votes#21 - Kicks
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/1993
Matt competes in kickboxing with Mitch as his coach; Mitch meets Michael Branson again; C.J. has the opportunity to become a model.
Director: Michael Berk
Writer: N/A
5.7/10165 votes#22 - Fatal Exchange
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/1993
Strange occurrences take place at Baywatch after the arrival of a new lifeguard.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Braff
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"River of No Return (1)" is the best rated episode of "Baywatch" season 3. It scored 5.9/10 based on 357 votes. Directed by Douglas Schwartz and written by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, it aired on 9/14/1992. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "River of No Return (2)".