7.6/10307 votes#1 - Ain't Love Strange
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2012
Jules is miffed when Grayson (who has an ulterior motive) calls her "predictable"; Ellie frets that little Stan is turning into a "devil child," or even worse, could grow up to be like Laurie; and Travis likes his new off campus housing, until Bobby tries to convince him to take dog Travis in.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
7.2/10263 votes#2 - A Mind With a Heart of Its Own
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2012
Jules ends up asking both Ellie and Laurie to be her "co-maids" of honor because she can't stand to hurt anyone's feelings; and Grayson tries to ask Chick for Jules' hand in marriage formally, but Chick decides to have a little fun in the process.
Director: John Putch
Writer: N/A
7.3/10254 votes#3 - Lover's Touch
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2012
There is no time for romance when you're planning a wedding, and Jules is in full "AWATT" mode (All Wedding All the Time), until Travis is in an accident and rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile Grayson is feeling neglected by Jules, so the guys try to cheer him up by inventing a new game called "D-Ball," and things get dangerous when Laurie and Ellie want to play.
Director: Michael McDonald
Writer: N/A
7.3/10254 votes#4 - Full Moon Fever
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2012
One look is all it takes for Bobby to fall for Travis' photography professor, but Travis refuses to introduce them; Laurie falls for a guy she's never met when she begins a romance, via twitter, with a soldier in Iraq; and Jules and Andy prepare to go to war against an unruly gang of kids on bikes who are terrorizing the cul-de-sac.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10322 votes#5 - A One Story Town
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2012
Jules and the gang decide Bobby needs some help romancing Angie so they launch "operation kiss-the-girl." Meanwhile, other former "Scrubs" cast turn up, as Ted and the Peons pass through on their way to audition at Disney World.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.3/10256 votes#6 - Something Big
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/20/2012
Just as Jules is trying to work through Grayson's "baggage" from his wild single days, a chance encounter with a former fling, Holly, ends with him learning that he's the father of a one-year-old baby girl he never knew he had.
Director: Michael McDonald
Writer: Gregg Mettler
7.1/10249 votes#7 - You Can Still Change Your Mind
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2012
Travis wants to take Jules and Grayson's wedding pictures, but Jules, who wants everything to be perfect for her second wedding, isn't so sure; meanwhile Bobby wants to get serious with Angie, but does she feel the same way?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10240 votes#8 - Ways to Be Wicked
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2012
Ellie cautions the cul-de-sac crew that her visiting mother is not as nice as she seems. Meanwhile, Grayson offers to help Laurie start a cake business; and Bobby and Chick become accomplices in a college prank pulled by Travis and his friends to steal a cougar statue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10238 votes#9 - Money Becomes King
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2012
Jules and Grayson can't see eye to eye when it comes to joining their finances, but they're both going to have to make some sacrifices if they actually want to get married -- and that is not going to be easy. Meanwhile, Laurie's Krazy Kakes business is doing surprisingly well, and Travis convinces her to make some grown up decisions of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10241 votes#10 - Southern Accents
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2012
Jules has a hard time accepting that Holly is part of her life, a situation that does not improve after she finds out that Holly and Travis made out; Andy wants to run for mayor so he can change the town rules against weddings on the beach (something Jules has her heart set on), but Ellie won't let him; and Laurie tries to convince Bobby he's just socially inept, not prejudiced, after he blurts out some awkward comments at the cake shop.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10236 votes#11 - Down South
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2012
Jules has a hurricane party at her house when a storm blows into town; Travis decides to make a play for Laurie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10233 votes#12 - Square One
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2012
After Grayson's house sustains hurricane damage, he moves in with Jules; Laurie and Ellie ask Travis to help determine which of them is sexier; Bobby and Jules compete in a ``white shirt challenge.''
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10236 votes#13 - It'll All Work Out
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/2012
Jules plans a spring Thanksgiving after realizing the gang didn't celebrate the holiday together; Ellie's parenting skills are called into question when Stan gets a hold of Big Carl; Grayson helps Andy prepare for an annual pizza toss.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10231 votes#14 - My Life (1)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/29/2012
When Grayson complains that he's living the movie "Groundhog Day" because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules' house, Jules asks for a "Groundhog Day"-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her. Then, fed up with the lack of privacy, Grayson convinces Jules to elope to Napa . . . but the cul de sac crew happily tags along.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10270 votes#15 - Your World (2)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/29/2012
When Grayson complains that he's living the movie "Groundhog Day" because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules' house, Jules asks for a "Groundhog Day"-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her. Then, fed up with the lack of privacy, Grayson convinces Jules to elope to Napa . . . but the cul de sac crew happily tags along
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Cougar Town Season 3
Every episode of Cougar Town Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cougar Town Season 3!
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is...
Genre:Comedy
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Ain't Love Strange" is the best rated episode of "Cougar Town" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 307 votes. Directed by Bill Lawrence and written by Bill Lawrence, it aired on 2/14/2012. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own".