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Season 3 – China Beach

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"China Beach" is set at an evacuation hospital/USO center during the Vietnam War. Nurse Colleen McMurphy is the principal character, pining for her true love, a married doctor, while dealing with the patients and other personnel at the base in the South China Sea.
China Beach — Season 3

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Dana Delany

Nurse Colleen McMurphy

Marg Helgenberger

Karen Charlene "K.C" Koloski

Robert Picardo

Dr. Dick Richard

Brian Wimmer

Boonie Lanier

Concetta Tomei

Maj. Lila Garreau

Jeff Kober

Dodger

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 20, 1989 The Unquiet Earth McMurphy and K.C. (Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger) are captured by the Viet Cong and held prisoner in horrid conditions. Guest star: Derek de Lint. With Brian Wimmer. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 1989 Skin Deep The women stage a beauty pageant of nurses and Red Cross workers; McMurphy and K.C. try to help a disfigured soldier. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 4, 1989 Dear China Beach Holly rounds up pen pals for the staff; an eating-and-drinking contest pits McMurphy against a Marine. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 11, 1989 Who's Happy Now? An amorous colonel expires while with K.C.; Lila and Sgt. Pepper are driven to passion in the motor pool. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 25, 1989 Independence Day A severe case of cabin fever develops when heavy rains force everyone inside on the Fourth of July. With Dana Delany, Brian Wimmer and Michael Boatman. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 8, 1989 Ghosts Bernard helps McMurphy deal with death; Beckett sees the desertion of Mai's village; Dodger helps K.C. accept her father's death. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 15, 1989 With a Little Help From My Friends Holly learns a Vietnamese friend may be responsible for wounding Frankie; Boonie organizes a "battle of the bands." Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 22, 1989 China Men A corpsman freezes in battle; Boonie's libido gives him a unique medical problem; McMurphy realizes a dream. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 29, 1989 How to Stay Alive in Vietnam Dodger and McMurphy come to an understanding with an aggressive photojournalist; guest Haing S. Ngor. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 6, 1989 How to Stay Alive in Vietnam McMurphy observes a wounded prisoner's tragedy; K.C. fears her attraction to a high-ranking officer; guest Haing S. Ngor. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 3, 1990 Magic McMurphy's romance with two men takes its toll; Holly (Ricki Lake) falls for Boonie; unpromoted Lila torments Sarge. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 10, 1990 Nightfall K.C. (Marg Helgenberger) tries to uncover the truth about the murder of a Vietnamese woman who worked for her. Stars Dana Delany and Brian Wimmer. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 17, 1990 Souvenirs Dodger engineers his Amerasian son's rescue. (Interviews with veterans about leaving Vietnam are presented.) Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 30, 1990 Holly's Choice A pregnant Holly must decide whether to marry Boonie, have a child out of wedlock or have an abortion. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 7, 1990 A Rumor of Peace Peace is announced over a pirate radio station and everyone prepares to move stateside. Stars Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger and Brian Wimmer. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 14, 1990 Warriors The issue of euthanasia for his comatose pal brings Vinnie and Colleen closer; a clerical error makes Frankie leader of a combat squad. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 28, 1990 The Thanks of a Grateful Nation Dodger (Jeff Kober) has difficulty communicating his feelings about Vietnam after returning home to the States. Also guest stars Bobby Hosea and Helen Hunt. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 14, 1990 Skylark A pair of visiting entertainers cheer the troops and help in the hospital during an assault on the perimeter; Norton the pig upsets the motor pool. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 21, 1990 Phoenix An intelligence officer involves K.C. in the assassination of a Vietnamese national; Boonie befriends a resourceful teen. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 16, 1990 F.N.G. The men and women of China Beach think back to their arrivals at the facility. Starring Dana Delany and Brian Wimmer. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 23, 1990 The Gift McMurphy comes under investigation when soldiers bequeath money to her; circumstance forces Garreau to reveal secrets about her love life. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 30, 1990 Strange Brew McMurphy and Beckett go to Firebase Geronimo for an evening of rock 'n' roll; K.C. renews her relationship with a high-school sweetheart. Guest stars pop band Katrina & the Waves. Details

Season Info

Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 20, 1989