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Californication Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Wish You Were Here
Sun, Sep 27, 200929 mins
Hank struggles to fulfill his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back in with Marcy even as they work out a divorce. Season premiere.
Episode 2
The Land of Rape and Honey
Sun, Oct 4, 200928 mins
Hank becomes a reluctant college professor and immediately lands in hot water over a too-honest critique of a student's work; Charlie becomes overly involved in Marcy's romantic life, with negative results.
Episode 3
Verities & Balderdash
Sun, Oct 11, 200928 mins
Hank attends a university mixer and consoles his jilted assistant the only way he knows how; Charlie celebrates his first talent signing at his new agency by falling into the arms of his boss, Sue Collini.
Episode 4
Zoso
Sun, Oct 18, 200927 mins
Hank objects to Becca's new, more adult fashion sense, and drags Charlie to a strip club in an effort to discover the secret life of a talented student; Charlie and Marcy's house sale goes awry for an unexpected reason.
Episode 5
Slow Happy Boys
Sun, Oct 25, 200928 mins
Hank spends a bachelor weekend with an old buddy and shows him a debauched good time at a party hosted by Sue Collini and her eccentric husband; the rekindled relationship of Charlie and Marcy hits a speed bump.
Episode 6
Glass Houses
Sun, Nov 1, 200929 mins
A weekend visit from Karen is interrupted by trouble with Becca and her best friend Chelsea; Charlie is crushed when Marcy consummates her girlhood crush on rocker Rick Springfield.
Episode 7
So Here's the Thing...
Sun, Nov 8, 200928 mins
Hank tries to set things right with Karen but his multiple romantic entanglements become ever more entangled; Becca calls out her father on the terrible example he sets for her; Charlie fights to keep Sue's favorite client.
Episode 8
The Apartment
Sun, Nov 15, 200929 mins
A night of hedonistic abandon with one of his students and a pair of strippers ends badly when Hank is besieged by Charlie, an angry Rick Springfield, two of his other lovers, and his boss - resulting in an epic showdown.
Episode 9
Mr. Bad Example
Sun, Nov 22, 200928 mins
Hank's exploits with his boss's wife are exposed when Becca and Chelsea get into a campus brawl; Charlie scrambles to keep Marcy away from cocaine-addicted client Rick Springfield, jeopardizing his job.
Episode 10
Dogtown
Sun, Nov 29, 200929 mins
Hank takes Charlie on a bender to console him over losing his job, but they both end up having a near-death experience during a convenience store robbery; Karen hosts Becca and Marcy on a girls night out.
Episode 11
Comings and Goings
Sun, Dec 6, 200928 mins
An end-of-semester mixer at his boss's house results in a Civil War-style duel between the host and Hank, which ends in catharsis for all concerned; Charlie and Marcy's house is sold on the same day their divorce papers arrive.
Episode 12
Mia Culpa
Sun, Dec 13, 200929 mins
As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank's stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend / manager PAUL for a book signing. Hank fails to prevent Mia and Paul from hatching a devious publicity stunt, forcing Hank to finally share the long-buried heartbreaking secret with Karen. Sue Collini gives Charlie a career opportunity of a lifetime, but Charlie must confront the fact that he might be losing Marcy for good.
