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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!

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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 her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 1 - Ain't Love Strange
    7.7/10(322 votes)

    #1 - Ain't Love Strange

    S3:E1

    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

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  2. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 2 - A Mind With a Heart of Its Own
    7.3/10(276 votes)

    #2 - A Mind With a Heart of Its Own

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 3 - Lover's Touch
    7.3/10(269 votes)

    #3 - Lover's Touch

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 4 - Full Moon Fever
    7.3/10(268 votes)

    #4 - Full Moon Fever

    S3:E4

    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:Courteney Cox
    Writer:Sanjay Shah

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  5. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 5 - A One Story Town
    8.1/10(339 votes)

    #5 - A One Story Town

    S3:E5

    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

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  6. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 6 - Something Big
    7.3/10(270 votes)

    #6 - Something Big

    S3:E6

    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

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  7. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 7 - You Can Still Change Your Mind
    7.2/10(264 votes)

    #7 - You Can Still Change Your Mind

    S3:E7

    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:John Putch
    Writer:Blake McCormick

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  8. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 8 - Ways to Be Wicked
    7.2/10(254 votes)

    #8 - Ways to Be Wicked

    S3:E8

    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:Bruce Leddy
    Writer:Sam Laybourne

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  9. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 9 - Money Becomes King
    7.4/10(252 votes)

    #9 - Money Becomes King

    S3:E9

    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:Michael McDonald
    Writer:Ryan Koh

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  10. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 10 - Southern Accents
    7.3/10(255 votes)

    #10 - Southern Accents

    S3:E10

    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:Bruce Leddy
    Writer:Kate Purdy

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  11. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 11 - Down South
    7.3/10(249 votes)

    #11 - Down South

    S3:E11

    Jules has a hurricane party at her house when a storm blows into town; Travis decides to make a play for Laurie.

    Director:John Putch
    Writer:Mary Fitzgerald

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  12. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 12 - Square One
    7.5/10(247 votes)

    #12 - Square One

    S3:E12

    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:Courteney Cox
    Writer:Peter Saji

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  13. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 13 - It'll All Work Out
    7.4/10(252 votes)

    #13 - It'll All Work Out

    S3:E13

    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:John Putch
    Writer:Melody Derloshon

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  14. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 14 - My Life (1)
    7.6/10(245 votes)

    #14 - My Life (1)

    S3:E14

    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:John Putch
    Writer:Kevin Biegel

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  15. Cougar Town Season 3 Episode 15 - Your World (2)
    7.9/10(284 votes)

    #15 - Your World (2)

    S3:E15

    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:John Putch
    Writer:Kevin Biegel

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Ain't Love Strange" is the best rated episode of "Cougar Town" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 322 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".