Zorro
Season 3
4 listed hours · 1957–1959 · ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Disney's Zorro carved Z's into California legend and kids' merch: Guy Williams's masked caballero, bilingual flair, and a theme song that still triggers instant recognition. Watch the 1950s series in 2026 as swashbuckling TV adventure before superhero IP ate the Saturday-morning soul — swordplay as family franchise.
TV Flash files Season 3 of Zorro (1957–1959) on ABC as the last listed season of 3 — 4 listed hours, 1960-10-30–1961-04-02 from “El Bandido” (S03E01) to “Auld Acquaintance” (S03E04). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S03E01 El Bandido
El Bandido: late-run Spanish title, swashbuckling TV still selling a mask as folklore instead of a cinematic universe.
- S03E04 Auld Acquaintance
Auld Acquaintance closes this pack: farewell-title manners, the carved Z packing away after the merch had already outrun the hour.
- S03E01
El Bandido
A group of bandits fleeing Mexico arrive in Los Angeles. Led by the charismatic El Cuchillo (The Knife), they plan to steal a shipment of silver being guarded by Sgt. Garcia.
- S03E02
Adios, El Cuchillo
Returning to Los Angeles, El Cuchillo and his men are once again humiliated by Zorro. El Cuchillo then goes to the de la Vega hacienda and holds the family for ransom. Will he discover Don Diego's secret identity?
- S03E03
The Postponed Wedding
When Don Diego discovers that an old acquaintance plans to elope with a young man who is probably only after her family's jewels, he contrives to delay the wedding until he can confirm his suspicions.
- S03E04
Auld Acquaintance
An old opponent of Don Diego's arrives from Spain and tries to steal the army payroll. When defeated by Zorro, he recognizes the fencing style as Diego's and sets out to reveal Zorro's true identity to Sgt. Garcia.
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