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Season 3 of Stuck in the Middle was announced on August 31, 2017, by Disney Channel.[1] Production began on September 11, 2017, and wrapped on March 23, 2018. On March 30, 2018, Disney Channel announced that season 3 would be the final season of Stuck in the Middle.[2] The 20 episode season premiered on December 8, 2017 and the series finale premiered on July 23, 2018.
Synopsis[]
In this season, there are major changes at the Diaz house. After missing a Christmas family trip to go to France, Rachel gets an opportunity to attend a fashion-design college there. She leaves for France, causing the Diazes to go through a major readjustment. Meanwhile, Harley is turning fifteen, and so she starts preparing for her big quinceañera. Throughout the season, she also struggles not only with her inventions but also with her new neighbor, Aidan - Ellie's cousin. Aidan turns out to be a nightmare for her. Harley feels betrayed when Ethan starts hanging out with Aidan, leading to a BFTF fight. However, on learning about Aidan's family issues, the Diazes start inviting him over and accepting him. Eventually, Harley starts to develop feelings for Aidan. They start dating but Aidan leaves town; only to come back and surprise Harley during her quinceañera.
Among other major changes, Georgie finally gets cut out of the basketball team; but with Harley's push, she joins the dance squad. She also breaks up with her boyfriend, Wyatt. Ethan starts putting more effort into his projects and is able to finally finish a zombie movie which gives him a big shot at becoming a real director. He is also able to start and maintain a relationship with Chloe. Tom's Bait & Bite gets robbed and a few days after getting it back up, it is almost lost to the infamous Pillmans when the Diazes run into them again during a spring break trip.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz (20/20)
- Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz (16/20)
- Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz (15/20)
- Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz (16/20)
- Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz (16/20)
- Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz (16/20)
- Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz (16/20)
- Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz (16/20)
Recurring Cast[]
- Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz (2/20)
- Joshua Bassett as Aidan Peters (9/20)
- Lulu Lambros as Ellie Peters (4/20)
- Alana Baer as Chloe (3/20)
- Olga Merediz as Abuela (3/20)
- Lauren Pritchard as Bethany Peters (4/20)
- Adam Hochstetter as Wyatt (1/20)
Season Three Slideshow[]
Episodes[]
- Main article: Episode Guide
Season 3 (2017-2018)[]
| # | Ep | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Prod. Code | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 38 | 1 | "Stuck at Christmas - The Movie" | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | David Kendall | 3-99/ 301-302 | December 8, 2017 | 1.36 | |
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Harley rallies her siblings and parents to take a trip to Florida to celebrate Christmas with their abuela, but in true Diaz fashion, things go awry. One rerouted flight, an unintended pit stop and a damaged rockstar tour bus later, the Diazes find themselves stranded in a small town without phones, credit cards or money, where they must compete with the town residents in an “Iron Elf” competition to get their bus repaired and make it to Abuela's in time for Christmas. | ||||||||
| 39 | 2 | "Stuck with Rachel's Secret" | Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy | Jon Rosenbaum | 303 | January 19, 2018 | 1.16 | |
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Harley and Georgie discover that Rachel may leave home for college earlier than expected. Special Guest Star: Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz | ||||||||
| 40 | 3 | "Stuck with a Diaz Down " | David McHugh & Matt Flanagan | Mike Mariano | 304 | January 26, 2018 | 1.07 | |
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Georgie struggles filling into the oldest sister role. | ||||||||
| 41 | 4 | "Stuck in Camp Chaos" | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | David Kendall | 305 | February 2, 2018 | 1.07 | |
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Harley and Ellie host a winter break camp for kids. | ||||||||
| 42 | 5 | "Stuck with Harley's Bethany" | Allan Rice | David Kendall | 306 | February 9, 2018 | 1.01 | |
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Harley and Suzy try to get along with their neighbors. | ||||||||
| 43 | 6 | "Stuck in a Nice Relationship" | David Baldy | Carlos González | 307 | March 9, 2018 | 1.02 | |
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Georgie enlists Harley's help to break up with Wyatt. | ||||||||
| 44 | 7 | "Stuck with Horrible Helpers" | Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy | David Kendall | 308 | March 16, 2018 | 1.01 | |
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Harley's latest invention causes havoc in science class. | ||||||||
| 45 | 8 | "Stuck in a Mysterious Robbery" | David McHugh & Matt Flanagan | Leslie Kolins Small | 309 | March 23, 2018 | 1.13 | |
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When the Bait & Bite is robbed, the Diaz kids use their resources to track down the culprit. | ||||||||
| 46 | 9 | "Stuck in a Besties Battle" | Lance Whinery | Jon Rosenbaum | 310 | March 30, 2018 | 1.06 | |
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Under Abuela's watch for the weekend, the Diaz kids are committed to making her visit disaster-free, that is, until Harley learns that Ethan spilled her deepest secret. | ||||||||
| 47 | 10 | "Stuck in Spring Break" | David Baldy | Jon Rosenbaum | 316 | April 6, 2018 | 1.22 | |
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Spring vacation, here the Diazes come! The Diazes must deliver a luxury yacht. They live it up until they dock at the port next to the dreaded Pillman family. | ||||||||
| 48 | 11 | "Stuck with a New Squad" | Allan Rice | Mike Mariano | 311 | April 13, 2018 | 0.88 | |
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When Georgie fails to make the basketball team this year, Harley helps her cultivate a new passion instead. | ||||||||
| 49 | 12 | "Stuck with a Non-Diaz" | Erica Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy | David Kendall | 312 | June 26, 2018 | 0.76 | |
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The family preps for Ethan's latest short film premiere party, while also navigating a weekend visit from annoying neighbor Aidan. | ||||||||
| 50 | 13 | "Stuck in the Dark" | David McHugh & Matthew Flanaghan | Jonathan A. Rosenbaum | 313 | June 28, 2018 | 0.78 | |
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When Harley volunteers to oversee Daphne's first sleepover, she uncovers a truth about Daphne that she never expected. | ||||||||
| 51 | 14 | "Stuck with No Escape" | Jessica Charles | Mike Mariano | 315 | July 3, 2018 | 0.84 | |
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Harley notices the Diaz kids aren't as tight-knit lately, so she uses her Lock Squawk invention to turn the attic into an escape room and acts as the game master. | ||||||||
| 52 | 15 | "Stuck Wrestling Feelings" | Bryan Larrivee | Aprill Winney | 317 | July 5, 2018 | 0.85 | |
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Harley realizes that she had a great time hanging out with a surprisingly sweet and generous Aidan, despite a chaotic day; Georgie calls Harley out for crushing on Aidan. | ||||||||
| 53 | 16 | "Stuck Without the Perfect Gift" | Erica Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy | Mike Mariano | 318 | July 10, 2018 | 0.70 | |
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Aidan gets Harley a special gift and she immediately spins out. | ||||||||
| 54 | 17 | "Stuck in Diaz Court" | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | Jullian Petrillo | 319 | July 12, 2018 | 0.77 | |
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When the family car rolls into the garage and causes severe damage, Tom and Suzy look for a culprit; Ethan and Harley don't have alibis, so they head to Diaz Court. | ||||||||
| 55 | 18 | "Stuck in Dad's Birthday" | David McHugh & Matt Flanaghan | Leslie Kolins Small | 320 | July 17, 2018 | 0.64 | |
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It's Tom's birthday and the family is determined to give him the ultimate gift: a relaxing day to himself. The family convinces him to take the day off while they split his chores. | ||||||||
| 56 | 19 | "Stuck in a Fake Out" | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | Erika Kaestle | 321 | July 19, 2018 | 0.73 | |
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Ellie volunteers to be the videographer for Harley's upcoming quinceañera, except she does not have a good track record. | ||||||||
| 57 | 20 | "Stuck in Harley's Quinceañera" | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | David Kendall | 314 | July 23, 2018 | 0.92 | |
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It’s quince day! Harley enlists the help of the Littles to tackle what’s left of her Buck-Kid List before she becomes an official adult. | ||||||||
Trivia[]
- This season featured the first Christmas special of the series.
- On March 30, 2018, Disney Channel announced that this would be the final season of Stuck in the Middle.
- Rachel is no longer a main character this season as she leaves home to go to college in Paris, France. That means:
- The opening theme sequence remains the same despite the changes this season:
- Despite Rachel being moved to a recurring character, she is kept in the opening theme but the credits are edited to remove Ronni Hawk.
- Also, despite the swing set breaking, and the kids rebuilding it in Stuck with Rachel's Secret, the old swing set is still shown during the opening intro.
- The cast had their last table read on March 13, 2018, with the season wrapped 10 days later.
- This is the final season of Stuck in the Middle.
- Stuck in the Middle will be the 16th Disney Channel Original Series to end after three seasons.
- The final nine episodes were released as part of Disney Channel's 2018 Summer GO! promotion, with only the series finale, Stuck in Harley's Quinceañera, premiering during an evening prime time slot.
- Harley appears in every episode this season.
- Rachel becomes a recurring character.
- Ethan, Georgie, Lewie, Beast, Suzy, and Tom were absent for four episodes each.
- Daphne was absent for five episodes, making her the main character that appears in the least number of episodes. However, she might have been absent due to her role in Avengers: Infinity War.
- All of the main cast has appeared in 8 out of the 20 episodes in season 3.
- Season 3 has had 12 episodes where one or more main cast members are absent.
- Stuck in Camp Chaos (Ethan, Tom)
- Stuck with Harley's Bethany (Daphne, Georgie)
- Stuck in a Nice Relationship (Lewie, Beast, Suzy)
- Stuck with Horrible Helpers (Ethan, Daphne, Suzy)
- Stuck in a Mysterious Robbery (Georgie)
- Stuck in a Besties Battle (Lewie, Beast, Suzy, Tom)
- Stuck with a New Squad (Ethan, Daphne, Tom)
- Stuck with a Non-Diaz (Daphne)
- Stuck in the Dark (Georgie, Lewie, Beast)
- Stuck Wrestling Feelings (Ethan, Daphne, Tom)
- Stuck Without the Perfect Gift (Suzy, Georgie)
- Stuck in Dad's Birthday (Lewie, Beast)