Harry and the Hendersons: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Harry and the Hendersons Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Yo Richie!
Sep 18, 1992
Nancy's friend visits with her nephew, a boy who gives mischief a bad name.
The Candidate
Sep 25, 1992
When George's friend is bullied from a political race, George finds a write-in candidate: a Bigfoot with a pristine past.
The Bride and the Gloom
Oct 2, 1992
Darcy's scheme to have her Albanian housekeeper deported goes awry when the woman finds herself a husband: Brett.
Born Again
Oct 30, 1992
The Hendersons plan a weekend of laid-back happenings for Nancy and Brett's visiting mother, only to find she would rather party.
The Old Bigfoot
Nov 6, 1992
Harry brings home an old bigfoot, so the family consults Dr. Arnesen, who concludes he is preparing to die; Darcy introduces Brad to gorgeous Kate, but tells him she only likes bra
The Outing
Nov 13, 1992
The media and an animal control officer discover Harry, so the family turn to sleazy talk show host Tony Lane for help.
Harry Henderson National Treasure
Nov 20, 1992
With Harry's existence made public, the neighborhood is flooded with tourists, prompting angry residents to legally force Harry out.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Jan 1, 1993
When George's cousin Melvin breaks up with his fiancee, he goes to the Hendersons for some advice and comfort.
Blood Is Thicker Than...
Jan 22, 1993
Family ties unravel when George's brother visits and turns the Henderson home into a New Age shrine for Harry.
Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
Jan 29, 1993
Nancy finds stardom when she's asked to be in a commercial. In her absence, the family finds out how much they need her.
Harry the Mascot
Feb 5, 1993
Hoping to join the "cool" contingent at school, Ernie arranges for Harry to be school mascot for Madison Junior High.
The Big Kiss Off
Feb 12, 1993
Everyone is skeptical when Brett's long-lost wife shows up after leaving him to pursue a movie career.
The Frenchman
Feb 19, 1993
A French linguist studying Harry's speech speaks the language of romance to Sara and that translates into trouble.
Laid Up
Feb 26, 1993
George and Harry become hospital roommates when Harry visits George and drops a television set on his foot.
Harrywood Babylon
Mar 5, 1993
When Harry frightens shoppers, Brett sets out to change Harry's public image; but the documentary on Harry he produces demeans the family.
Witness (1)
Mar 12, 1993
The Hendersons' lives are put in danger when Harry sees a philanthropist commit murder. (Part 1 of 2)
Harry the Hostage (2)
Mar 19, 1993
Murder-witness Harry becomes a target; but Nancy devises a daring plan to stop the murderer. (Part 2 of 2)
The Ex-Terminator
Mar 26, 1993
Nancy's fear of a mouse prompts George to hire an exterminator while Harry tries to protect his fellow creature.
Beauty and the Beast
Apr 2, 1993
When Sara's stage production of "Beauty and the Beast" lacks an actor to play the Beast, George gets an idea and Harry becomes Sara's co-star.
Big Feet, Small Minds
Apr 9, 1993
George is challenged by his church when he writes an article about Harry suggesting he is the missing link between apes and humans which leads to a boycott of "A Better Life."
Surf's Down
Apr 16, 1993
George learns that shore waters are being polluted by a construction company owned by his friend and biggest advertiser.
Follow Your Art
Apr 23, 1993
When Sara considers enrolling at an arts college 200 miles away, an overprotective George has trouble letting go.
Them Bones
Apr 30, 1993
When George makes the "archaeological discovery of the century," he sees a chance to spend time with his dad, an amateur geologist with the emotions of a rock.
The Three Facts of Brett
May 7, 1993
Ernie and Harry find a book of sorcery and cast a spell on Brett that makes him assume others' personalities.
Ernie Confidential
May 14, 1993
Ernie explains his moussed hair and missed classes as follows: "I'm a man now. I've got my own trail to blaze." However, in the path of every pubescent pioneer is a protective moth
Uncle Mack Comes Back
May 21, 1993
George's Great-Uncle Mac from Scotland arrives to settle his affairs and die, which he does, but his ghost has some unsettled business.
Skin Deep
May 28, 1993
Brett can't seem to choose between a witty waitress who wants a commitment and a more voluptuous cosmetician who doesn't demand commitment because, as Nancy says, "it has three syl
Retrospective Three
Jun 4, 1993
A publisher rejects George's book about Harry. In a retrospective, we get another look at the past.
The Long Goodbyes (1)
Jun 11, 1993
Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. Meanwhile, Yetta, a female bigfoot from China, and Harry pine for one another but they need to avoid a customs agent. (Part 1 of 2)
The Long Goodbyes (2)
Jun 18, 1993
In the series finale, the Henderson family decides to help Harry and his dear Yetta marry and move to a cave in the woods. Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. (Part 2 of 2)