<P> Kristin is shocked to hear that Mandy has been accepted into not one, but two colleges, causing her to re-evaluate where she is in her own life . This is further reinforced when Kristin runs into a previous co-worker from the diner named John Baker (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) who now owns a hip new restaurant . Eve gets help preparing for her Junior ROTC drills from neighbor and former Marine, Chuck Larabee . Meanwhile, Mandy's choice of an expensive college in Laguna Beach, California does not sit well with Mike and Vanessa, and Mike lets out a secret to Mandy that Ed pulled some strings to get her accepted there . </P> <P> On May 10, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season, it premiered on September 20, 2013 . Beginning this season, at the start of each episode a different cast member narrates that the series is recorded in front of a live studio audience . Duck Dynasty stars Willie Robertson and Si Robertson guest starred in the season premiere, "Back to School". Jonathan Taylor Thomas reprised his role as John Baker in the episode "Ryan v. John Baker". Thomas also made his directorial debut, directing the episode "Haunted House", it was the first episode of series not directed by John Pasquin . Petty Officer First Class Raymond McKnight guest starred in the episode "Elfie". </P> <Table> Season 3 episodes <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Back to School" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Kevin Hench </Td> <Td> September 20, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> 3ATP01 </Td> <Td> 6.67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Mike disagrees with Kristin and Ryan about Boyd attending a Spanish bilingual school . Mike offers to have Boyd co-located at the Baxter home so that he can qualify to attend a "better" school with smaller class sizes . An ulterior motive is also revealed: Mike misses having Boyd around . Mandy takes a college philosophy course, which starts to affect Kyle's outlook on life . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Driving Lessons" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Mike Teverbaugh </Td> <Td> September 27, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> 3ATP02 </Td> <Td> 5.73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Mike arranges for Vanessa to give Eve driving lessons, feeling that they do not spend enough time together . Mandy dislikes the fact that Mike makes Kyle do household chores whenever he arrives at the house to spend time with her . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Pledging" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Michael Shipley </Td> <Td> October 4, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 04) </Td> <Td> 3ATP03 </Td> <Td> 6.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Vanessa encourages Mandy to join the sorority at her college, but Mandy's time commitment to the sorority and her courses cause her to spend less time with Kyle . Surprisingly, Vanessa tells Mandy it may be time to move on from Kyle in order to get the "full" college experience . Inspired by an Undercover Boss - type show, Ed goes undercover at the Outdoor Man loading dock to investigate why the area's performance has not been up to par . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Ryan v. John Baker" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Ed Yeager </Td> <Td> October 11, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 11) </Td> <Td> 3ATP04 </Td> <Td> 6.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Ryan and his fellow beer truck drivers are on strike . Frustrated over the negotiations, he spews some anti-management hate in front of Kristin's boss, John . Kristin is mad and embarrassed, and almost kisses John when they are alone . Ryan later says that his management met their pay demands but not some others, so he broke off the talks . Kristin is furious and tells him not to come home . So Ryan accepts a night janitor job at Outdoor Man to help Kristin make ends meet . Meanwhile, Mike tries to teach Eve how to be stealthy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Haunted House" </Td> <Td> Jonathan Taylor Thomas </Td> <Td> Amy Mass </Td> <Td> October 18, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 18) </Td> <Td> 3ATP05 </Td> <Td> 6.19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Vanessa takes over the PTA haunted house responsibility from Kristin for Boyd's school Halloween party . Vanessa's designs end up scaring Boyd, and she considers a less scary plan until Mike steps in and says Boyd needs to learn how to face his fears . Meanwhile, Mandy and Eve's constant exchange of insults winds up hurting both of their feelings . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Larabee for School Board" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Vince Calandra </Td> <Td> November 1, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 01) </Td> <Td> 3ATP06 </Td> <Td> 6.36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Carol Larabee runs for the school board and asks Vanessa to put her campaign sign on their front lawn . Mike is reluctant to do so, and becomes a suspect when the sign keeps getting stolen . Ultimately, Mike is supportive when he learns that Carol's ideas on cost - cutting mirror his own, while Vanessa withdraws her support after Carol says she would cut an after school art program . Kyle becomes jealous when Ed takes Ryan out for lunch . Eve gets dating advice from Mandy and Kristin, and says she likes Kristin's idea even though it is essentially the same advice Mandy gave her moments before . When the boy she likes shuns her, Eve ultimately goes to Mandy for advice on how to win the boy back . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Shoveling Snow" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Mike Haukom </Td> <Td> November 8, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 08) </Td> <Td> 3ATP07 </Td> <Td> 6.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Eve's neighborhood snow shoveling business is threatened by Phil Munroe (Larry Joe Campbell), one of the Baxter's neighbors, who starts his own business using a snow blower . Mike's market - driven advice to Eve conflicts with Vanessa, who feels sorry for Phil after learning that he recently lost his accounting job . Meanwhile, Mandy pretends to be single so she can earn bigger tips at the diner, and asks Kyle to stop showing her affection when he comes in . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Vanessa Fixes Kyle" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Kevin Abbott </Td> <Td> November 15, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 15) </Td> <Td> 3ATP09 </Td> <Td> 6.15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After previously suggesting that Mandy break up with Kyle to date college guys, Vanessa tries make amends with Kyle by building his self - esteem and tricking Ed into giving him a job as a boat salesman at Outdoor Man . However, Kyle turns out to be a horrible salesman, so Ed orders Mike to make things right . Meanwhile, Eve is stuck babysitting Boyd, much to her dislike . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Thanksgiving" </Td> <Td> Ted Wass </Td> <Td> Vince Calandra </Td> <Td> November 22, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 22) </Td> <Td> 3ATP08 </Td> <Td> 6.21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Mike's father Bud is in town for Thanksgiving, and announces that his other son, Jim, has kicked him out of his own construction business . He now wants to open up a marijuana store (now that pot is legal in Colorado), and says he needs Mike's marketing expertise . Meanwhile, Boyd is doing a school project that has him videotaping his aunts and grandparents on why they are thankful . Ryan announces he placed a bet with coworkers on the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving football game despite knowing nothing about football . Eve tries to secure a seat at the adult table, now that Kyle is taking caring of his sick grandmother and will not be able to make it to the Baxters for dinner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Spanking" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Miriam Tragdon & Gracie Charters </Td> <Td> December 6, 2013 (2013 - 12 - 06) </Td> <Td> 3ATP10 </Td> <Td> 6.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Tension arises when Bud says that, while babysitting, he spanked Boyd once on the rear after he refused to clean up his mess . A day later, Kristin spanks Boyd and blames it on Vanessa spanking her a few times during childhood . But Kristin soon realizes that Ryan's method of bribing Boyd with ice cream is not working either . Meanwhile, Mandy buys Kyle a hat that he does not really want to wear, so Ed and Mike convince him that the hat is Mandy's way of "marking her property". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Elfie" </Td> <Td> Ted Wass </Td> <Td> Story by: Maisie Culver Teleplay by: Bryan Larrivee & D.J. Ryan </Td> <Td> December 13, 2013 (2013 - 12 - 13) </Td> <Td> 3ATP11 </Td> <Td> 6.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Conflict arises over the way Boyd should be celebrating Christmas; Mike and Vanessa want to continue their traditions featuring Jesus, Santa Claus, and Santa's helper, "Elfie", while Ryan wants to include all the other seasonal traditions from around the world . Meanwhile, Mandy wants only money for Christmas, so that she can spend it on what she wants without the hassle of returning gifts for cash . Her attitude changes when she meets Blanca's niece, whose father is a soldier stationed in Afghanistan . Mandy then surprises everyone by using the money to bring the girl's father home . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "All About Eve" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Kevin Hench </Td> <Td> January 10, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 10) </Td> <Td> 3ATP12 </Td> <Td> 7.18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> When Eve shares some of Mike's conservative vlogs on her social media page, she becomes a target of ridicule and hate from her overwhelmingly liberal classmates . Meanwhile, a police officer who has set up speed traps in the neighborhood is making life miserable for several of the Baxters . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Breaking Boyd" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Lisa K. Nelson </Td> <Td> January 17, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 17) </Td> <Td> 3ATP13 </Td> <Td> 6.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After several incidents of misbehavior at school, Boyd is sent to a therapist who prescribes medication for ADHD . Mike, Vanessa and Ryan all convince Kristin that Boyd is too young for the medication, and they try alternate methods . Mike builds a hockey rink in the back yard, and his method of having Boyd burn off excess energy seems to work . Meanwhile, Mandy secretly takes Boyd's pills and passes all of her final exams, causing Mike and Vanessa to believe that she actually has ADHD . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> "Renaming Boyd's School" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Jonathan Haller </Td> <Td> January 24, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 24) </Td> <Td> 3ATP14 </Td> <Td> 6.34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> William Clark Elementary (Boyd's school, named after the explorer) is in danger of having its name changed, after Boyd, with Ryan's help, writes a report that says Clark owned slaves . Vanessa and Mike both want the name to remain, but for different reasons . To Vanessa's surprise, Carol Larabee supports keeping the name because money would be wasted on changing the sign and painting over a Lewis & Clark mural that was Vanessa's pet project when she was PTA president . Meanwhile, Blanca helps Mandy sew her first dress for her fashion design class assignment . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "Tasers" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Sid Youngers </Td> <Td> January 31, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 31) </Td> <Td> 3ATP15 </Td> <Td> 6.92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Mike gives Vanessa a taser for Valentine's Day, as it is a holiday that he does not really believe in, but he secretly sends her a large bouquet of roses, too . When the roses show up at the Baxter home with no card, however, Kristin thinks they are from her boss John, which creates an awkward moment at work . Eve has three boys at school that like her compete for the position of "Eve's Boyfriend". She eventually falls for Justin (Tye Sheridan), the one guy who will not play along, much to the chagrin of Andrew (Zachary Gordon), who worships her . Elsewhere, Kyle carves a bar of soap into Mandy's favorite bird for a Valentine's Day gift . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> "Stud Muffin" </Td> <Td> Ted Wass </Td> <Td> Tim Doyle </Td> <Td> February 28, 2014 (2014 - 02 - 28) </Td> <Td> 3ATP16 </Td> <Td> 6.37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Muffin, the Baxters' dog, appears to have knocked up the Larabees' prized German shepherd, Lady . When Mike goes to the Larabee home to tell Chuck that he plans to take care of any financial obligations, he learns from Carol that Chuck moved out a week ago . This upsets Vanessa, who just talked to Carol the day before and heard nothing about it . Meanwhile, Mandy dents a parked car while driving with Eve and does not leave a note for the car's owner, so Eve leaves one for her . Eve then learns that the vehicle's owner, Jerry (Maz Jobrani), who runs an electronics store, was so impressed with Mandy's honesty, he rewarded her with an iPad . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> "Eve's Boyfriend" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Mike Haukom </Td> <Td> March 7, 2014 (2014 - 03 - 07) </Td> <Td> 3ATP18 </Td> <Td> 6.38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Eve confides to Vanessa that her boyfriend Justin is very religious and has taken a purity pledge . Vanessa leaks the info to Mike, which annoys Eve while making Mike surprisingly more suspicious of Justin . Eve then tells her sisters that Justin will be with her on a weekend away at Junior ROTC camp, and Kristin feels it is her duty to tell their parents . Mike and Vanessa then tell Eve she must stay home, but she sneaks out of the house . It turns out they've all misinterpreted Eve's intentions--she does not even want Justin at camp because he was a last - minute replacement and will drag her team down in the competitions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> "Project Mandy" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Mike Haukom </Td> <Td> March 28, 2014 (2014 - 03 - 28) </Td> <Td> 3ATP17 </Td> <Td> 6.47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After displaying her designs at a class fashion show, Mandy decides to drop out of college to pursue her dreams . Mike and Vanessa are strongly against the idea, then run afoul of Bud after he gives Mandy $5,000 in seed money . When Mike sees that Mandy has over 80 online orders already and is actually running her start - up smartly, buying close - outs from discount stores for material, he changes his tune . For her part, Mandy decides to stay in school and take some "marketing and businessing" classes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 61 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> "Hard - Ass Teacher" </Td> <Td> Jonathan Taylor Thomas </Td> <Td> Mike Teverbaugh </Td> <Td> April 4, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> 3ATP19 </Td> <Td> 6.30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Eve reveals she will be pursuing acceptance into West Point Academy, and is worried about her poor grade in Geometry . She asks Vanessa to sign a schedule change form so she can get out of the class taught by the notoriously tough Mr. Hardin (Michael Gross) and into an easier one, but Mike thinks she should learn to face difficult situations head - on . At Outdoor Man, Wendi Gracin (Joely Fisher), a smothering mother, convinces Ed to give her slacker son a summer job at the store . Wendi and Ed then begin dating . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 62 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> "Parenting Bud" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Vince Calandra </Td> <Td> April 11, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 11) </Td> <Td> 3ATP20 </Td> <Td> 5.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After Bud gets mugged and the attacker takes a stash of the store's pot, Mike wants to get his father a handgun . But Bud is strictly against it, so Mike finds another way to help through a new business that Chuck Larabee has started . Mike also feels left out when Chuck, Ed and Bud all swap war stories . Meanwhile, all the Baxter girls reveal that they think Vanessa is a pushover . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 63 </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> "April, Come She Will" </Td> <Td> John Pasquin </Td> <Td> Kevin Hench </Td> <Td> April 18, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 18) </Td> <Td> 3ATP21 </Td> <Td> 5.39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> April, Vanessa's flighty sister returns, this time saying she wants to have a child but is no longer fertile . She asks Mike and Vanessa for $6,000 to purchase a donor egg, but after some deliberation, Vanessa declines . Mandy then offers to donate one of her eggs, which upsets her parents . Meanwhile, Mike has Kyle follow Chuck Larabee around the Outdoor Man store as a "prank profiling", but later realizes his prank was not very funny . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 64 </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> "Mutton Busting" </Td> <Td> Tim Doyle </Td> <Td> Michael Shipley </Td> <Td> April 25, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 25) </Td> <Td> 3ATP22 </Td> <Td> 6.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Mike wants Boyd to participate in the Outdoor Man - sponsored mutton busting competition to build his confidence . Ryan actually agrees but runs into trouble trying to convince an overprotective Kristin . Meanwhile, Eve's boyfriend Justin does not want her to wear her JROTC uniform to the prom . His insistence on her wearing a dress leads to a fight, and Eve ends up going to prom with the nerdy Andrew instead . At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Kristin and Ryan are engaged . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

Who plays ed girlfriend on last man standing