Season 3 (1994-1995)

The third season of *Nickelodeon GUTS* premiered on September 12, 1994 on Nickelodeon, and ended on January 13, 1995, and it still airs on weekdays at 5:30/4:30c. This was Mike O'Malley's third season as the host, who joined Nickelodeon with his first game show *Get the Picture* in 1991. This season featured guest appearances from five athletes, and The Big Help special edition. This season also introduced radical changes to the show's look: the theme song was remixed along with new graphics, and the players are introduced accompanied by Mike's voiceover, showing shots of the players appearing in black-and-white as the text "DO YOU HAVE IT?" appear, followed by host Mike O'Malley introducing the show from the audience, and the opening credits changed to a silhouette of a craggy mountain, with clips from the show and shots of the audience behind it. Then, we see the text "DO YOU HAVE IT?" appearing as a silhouette of a craggy mountain zooms in to reveal the set, followed by the Nickelodeon GUTS logo appearing over a shot of the set; On the Season 3 finale "David vs. Rob vs. Craig", The Big Help logo can be seen next to the Nickelodeon GUTS logo, and Mike has The Big Help logo on his Boston Bruins shirt, and Moira has The Big Help logo on the referee's shirt. The Aggro Crag gained a new look as the MegaCrag, and more new events were added. Players now read their own bios for the "Spill Your GUTS" segments, and the GUTS pool was no longer located in the field; so the GUTS pool moved to the scoreboard area, and Moira's voice became louder. In this season, they did a segment called "The Mike & Mo Halftime Show"; where host Mike O'Malley and referee Moira Quirk chat.

## USA vs. UK

As a precursor to *Global GUTS*, six contestants hailing from the United Kingdom appeared in their own episode:

1. Jonny "Spider" Evans
2. Abi "The Abster" Weston
3. Wayne "Nightmaster" Norbury
4. Lorraine "Sapper" Hurst
5. David "Dynamo" Myall
6. Leanne "Panther" Kelley

## Medal outcomes

* 7 episodes end in the blue player getting the gold, the red player getting the silver and the purple player getting the bronze.
* 6 episodes end in the blue player getting the gold, the purple player getting the silver and the red player getting the bronze.
* 11 episodes end in the red player getting the gold, the purple player getting the silver and the blue player getting the bronze.
* 4 episodes end in the red player getting the gold, the blue player getting the silver and the purple player getting the bronze.
* 5 episodes end in the purple player getting the gold, the blue player getting the silver and the red player getting the bronze.
* 5 episodes end in the purple player getting the gold, the red player getting the silver and the blue player getting the bronze.

## Events introduced

* Extreme Baseball is a replacement for Basic Training.
* Skurfin' Safari
* Shoot Out
* Slam-A-Jama
* Double Play
* Dodge It
* Zero G
* Vertiboggan
* Touchdown
* Peak To Peak
* The Edge
* Triple Jump
* Slap Shot
* Spin Out
* Rugby replaced Fumble in the USA vs. UK episodes.

## Events modified

* Rebound now has five attempts instead of seven.
* Over The Top now has the heights to clear 8'8", 9'4" and 10'0".
* Invisible Boat now has players touching the opposite end of the pool with their paddle before coming back to finish their run.
* Jump! Jump! now has the springs and hurdles further apart, but the spotter assistance penalties were removed.
* White Water is fused together with Wave Runner, so players didn't wear helmets, and the third place finish for 60 seconds are eliminated.

## Events dropped

* Double Play
* Blade Runner
* Vertiboggan
* The Edge
* Triple Jump
* Spin Out
* Touchdown
* Extreme Baseball
* Slap Shot

## Event Lineups

 Slam-A-Jama & Extreme Baseball
 Double Play & Free Kick
 Slam-A-Jama & Extreme Baseball
 Dodge It & Free Kick
 Fumble & Blade Runner
 Vertiboggan & Invisible Boat
 Zero G & Fumble
 The Edge & Dodge It
 Peak To Peak & Skurfin' Safari
 Triple Jump & Slap Shot
 Zero G & Hang Ten
 Spin Out & Skurfin' Safari
 Zero G & Rugby
 Vertiboggan & Touchdown

## Special Guest Stars

* Dominique Wilkins of the NBA, appearing in episode 91 (3-03) hosting.
* Evander Holyfield, world champion heavyweight boxer, appearing in episode 107 (3-19) hosting.
* Picabo Street, Olympic skiier, appearing in episode episode 109 (3-21) hosting.
* Charlie Ward of the NFL, also a Heisman Trophy winner, appearing in episode 111 (3-23) hosting.
* Adam Oates of the NHL, appearing in episode 125 (3-37) hosting.
* Representatives from the charity/organization of the player's choice appeared in the Big Help special, which is episode 126 (3-38).

## Trivia

* Chris "Thunder" Yon of episode 95 (3-05), Bryan "Wild Thing" Beer of episode 90 (3-19) and "Tremendous" Trecia Swanston of episode 91 (3-23) later appeared in the Nickelodeon All Star Challenge special.