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China, IL: Season 3

10 episodes Premiered Apr 5, 2015 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on China, IL

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of China, IL Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E2 Core

Best Face Forward

Apr 12, 2015 · 22 min

Frank learns how to speak and becomes a world-famous stand-up comic.

S3·E3 Core

Charlize

Apr 19, 2015 · 22 min

Steve, Frank and Baby Cakes start a band in order to gain the attention of a beautiful celebrity.

S3·E4 Core

Crow College

Apr 26, 2015 · 22 min

Since crows have the intelligence of 4-year-old humans, the dean enrolls a murder of them as new students.

S3·E5 Core

Bi-Topping-Ality

May 3, 2015 · 22 min

The Mayor bans eating anchovies in town; Trump's child is the newest student at UCI.

S3·E6 Core

Parent's Day

May 10, 2015 · 22 min

Baby Cakes cannot attend the faculty Parent's Day at UCI because he must visit his mother for the weekend.

S3·E7 Core

Displays of Manhood

May 17, 2015 · 22 min

In order to prove his masculinity, Frank challenges a boxing legend to a fight; Baby Cakes and Pony compete in a game of Dungeons & Dragons.

S3·E8 Core

Life Coaches

May 31, 2015 · 22 min

Steve, Frank, Baby Cakes and Pony all become life coaches for each other.

S3·E9 Mytharc

Gummie World

Jun 7, 2015 · 22 min

Steve and Baby Cakes strike it rich; Frank falls in love with a piece of a movie star.

S3·E10 Mytharc

Magical Pet

Jun 14, 2015 · 45 min

Baby Cakes wants a magical pet; Frank learns why women find him unattractive; Pony and Steve try to prove they are good people.

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