The BEST episodes of Vega$ season 3

Every episode of Vega$ season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Vega$ season 3!

This popular series, handsome, fun loving, private eye, Dan Tanna, drives around Las Vegas in his vintage Thunderbird solving private cases but is also on retainer to a wealthy casino owner to keep crime out of his hotels. He is helped by his smart and sexy assistant, a sexy and not too smart chorus girl who takes messages for him, and his enthusiastic, yet inept, legman.

Last Updated: 12/8/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Love Affair
star
7.67
3 votes

#1 - Love Affair

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/1980

Dan is unaware that the woman he has fallen in love with is a call girl---and possibly in danger. Pam: Priscilla Barnes. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Phil King: Dick Sargeant. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Fred Barr: Skip Homeier. Nelson: Greg Morris. Tony: Steve Sandor.

Directors: Cliff Bole
Writer: Robert Earll
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star
7.20
5 votes

#2 - Judgement Pronounced

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/10/1981

Someone posing as Dan has set himself up as a one-man judge and jury to kill criminals released on technicalities. Urich's brother Tom plays T. Errol Townsend. Ramsey: Alan Feinstein. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Lupino: Eddie Zammit. Nelson: Greg Morris.

Directors: Dennis Donnelly
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No Way to Treat a Victim
star
7.00
2 votes

#3 - No Way to Treat a Victim

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/1981

A friend of Bea's is raped after she and her date are abducted, but later the date can't be found. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Dan: Robert Urich. Lisa: Deborah Wakeham. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Gene: Michael Cole. Nelson: Greg Morris. Larry: Michael Swan. Tracey: Corinne Kason.

Directors: Ray Austin
Writer: Anne Collins
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star
7.00
3 votes

#4 - The Killing

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/1981

Ten persons are gunned down in a restaurant, and Dan is hired by a victim's widow to find the killers. Green: Paul Burke. Nelson: Greg Morris. Ann: Pamela Franklin. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Diamond Jim: Victor Buono. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Vance: Michael Cavanaugh.

Directors: Don Chaffey
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star
7.00
2 votes

#5 - Seek and Destroy

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/1981

Dan helps prevent the murder of a defector who piloted a secret plane to the U.S. Col. Vance: Peter Haskell. Nelson: Greg Morris. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Victoria: Heather Menzies. Jack: Glenn Wilder. Suchak: Chuck Hicks.

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star
7.00
4 votes

#6 - Nightmare Come True

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/3/1981

Dan is skeptical about working with a psychic to solve the kidnapping of a teenager. Nelson: Greg Morris. Cornell: Frank Marth. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Larson: James Luisi. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Pierce: Tim O'Connor.

Directors: Dennis Donnelly
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star
6.75
4 votes

#7 - French Twist

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1981

Dan's detective idol asks for help in solving the murder of a woman he followed from Paris to Las Vegas. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Peterson: Randolph Mantooth. Dan: Robert Urich. Thorton: Tony Epper. Nelson: Greg Morris.

Directors: Charlie Picerni
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Backlash
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6.67
3 votes

#8 - Backlash

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/18/1981

A mother hires Dan to find out why her grown daughter goes out at night dressed like a teenager. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Anthony: Clive Revill. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Stryker: Morgan Woodward. Nelson: Greg Morris. Kier: Jeff Cooper. Allison: Morgan Hart.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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star
6.67
3 votes

#9 - Dead Ringer

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1981

Wayne Newton (as himself) hires Dan after receiving threatening phone calls that accuse him of being an imposter. Benny: Richard Lynch. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Capt. Smith: David Sheiner. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Sudden Death
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6.50
2 votes

#10 - Sudden Death

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1980

After killing a burglar in self-defense, guilt compels Dan to look into the young victim's background. Edward St. John: Gary Lockwood. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Nelson: Greg Morris. Mavis: Jill St. John. Valerio: Robert Tessier. Cathy: Stepfanie Kramer.

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Christmas Story
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6.50
2 votes

#11 - Christmas Story

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/1980

Dan's vacation at a ski resort is interrupted by a girl claiming to be his daughter. Dan: Robert Urich. Mark: Jill Whelan. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Rocket: Lindsay Bloom. Nelson: Greg Morris. Kay: Melinda Fee. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.

Directors: Charles Picerni
Writer: Anne Collins
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Aloha, You're Dead (1)
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6.40
5 votes

#12 - Aloha, You're Dead (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/1980

Dan is kidnapped and taken to Hawaii, where his captors propose that he commit a murder for them.

Directors: Don Chaffey
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Deadly Blessing
star
6.33
3 votes

#13 - Deadly Blessing

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/1980

A nun claims to hold the deed to the land on which the Desert Inn stands. Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis. Roth: Tony Curtis. Lt. Nelson: Greg Morris.

Writer: Robert Earll
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Murder by Mirrors
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6.33
3 votes

#14 - Murder by Mirrors

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/1981

Beatrice witnesses a murder from a plane, but when the police arrive the body is gone. Dan: Robert Urich. Lyle: Patrick Macnee. Nelson: Greg Morris. Margaret: Julie Adams. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Marcus: Gene Evans. Richardson: Richard Dana. Michael: Robert Hoy. Janet: Jenny Sherman.

Directors: Ray Austin
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star
6.33
3 votes

#15 - Time Bomb

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/1981

Two ex-cons strong-arm Binzer for the loot from a robbery he helped them commit. Dan: Robert Urich. Vinnie: Dick Butkus. Roth: Tony Curtis. Art: Denny Miller. Nelson: Greg Morris. Margie: Cindy Morgan. Arnie: Michael Constantine.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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star
6.33
3 votes

#16 - Set Up

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/1981

A porno-movie producer tries to take Nelson off the streets by framing him for murder. Dan: Robert Urich. Capt. Smith: David S. Sheiner. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Miller: Simon Oakland. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.

Directors: Robert Earll
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Aloha, You're Dead (2)
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6.20
5 votes

#17 - Aloha, You're Dead (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/1980

Conclusion: Dan is kidnapped and taken to Hawaii, where his captors propose that he commit a murder for them.

Directors: Don Chaffey
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Black Cat Killer
star
6.00
3 votes

#18 - Black Cat Killer

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/1980

Dan searches for a deadly cat burglar after Beatrice is gunned down in her apartment. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Jenny: Erin Gray. Nelson: Greg Morris. Mickey: Joe E. Tata. Doctor: Richard Lenz. Diamond Jim: Victor Buono. Augie Brenner: Harold J. Stone. Reel: Chuck Tamburro.

Directors: Ray Austin
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A Deadly Victim
star
6.00
3 votes

#19 - A Deadly Victim

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/1980

Two vagrants happen upon a murder attempt---one dies in the ensuing melee, and the other calls her friend Dan Tanna. Laurie: Eleanor Parker. Nelson: Greg Morris. Wright: Vincent Baggetta. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Bridges: Bubba Smith. Binzer: Bart Braverman.

Directors: Ray Austin
Writer: Jim Schmerer
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Heist
star
6.00
3 votes

#20 - Heist

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/1981

Roth asks Dan to test his hotel's security system with a mock robbery. Freddie: Dick Bakalyan. Nelson: Greg Morris. Jerry: James MacArthur. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Vinnie: Joe E. Tata. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Klaus: Werner Klemperer.

Directors: Don Chaffey
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star
6.00
2 votes

#21 - Out of Sight

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/1981

Dan is blinded by a gunman who may have been working for the mob. Landauer: Ed Nelson. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Benton: Bill Lucking. Nelson: Greg Morris. Geades: John Karlen. Dr. Lutness: Lynne Marta. Varga: Harry Guardino.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Sourdough Suite
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5.67
3 votes

#22 - Sourdough Suite

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/1981

An old prospector finds a satchel of money in the desert. Dan: Robert Urich. Max: Cesare Danova. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Donny: Joe Kapp. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Angela: Edie Adams. Nelson: Greg Morris. Willis: Crofton Hardester.

Directors: Charles Picerni
Writer: Judy Burns
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The Andreas Addiction
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5.50
2 votes

#23 - The Andreas Addiction

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/1981

A drug dealer plans to hook Dan on narcotics. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Marty: Don Stroud. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Dr. Michaels: June Lockhart. Lottie: Hermione Baddeley. Casino Manager: Vito Scotti. Burns: Chase Cordell. Charlie: Tony Ballen.

Directors: Alf Kjellin
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