TV season
2009-06-30
Season three began airing on June 30, 2009 and finished airing on December 22, 2009. The show featured 28 regular episodes.
Episode 1
2009-06-30 • 21 min
Josh and Anna don't know if their first child will be a boy or girl --but the Today show does! Watch as Josh and Anna are kept in the dark until it's revealed live on national television, via a special cake from the Cake Boss.
Episode 2
2009-07-07 • 21 min
It's time for Duggar father/daughter bonding! And what better way to do that than at a family wilderness retreat? Watch as Jim Bob takes his oldest daughters and some family friends camping at the Fort Rock Family Camp.
Episode 3
2009-07-14 • 21 min
The Duggars are packing and preparing for a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Watch as the Duggars take in the best of Dixie, including a trip to Dolly Parton's famous Dixie Stampede.
Episode 4
2009-07-21 • 21 min
It's only fitting that a big family with a love of music meet a musician with a big voice. The Duggars are at Dollywood to meet Dolly Parton. And what will the Duggars and Dolly do when they meet? Sing, of course!
Episode 5
2009-07-28 • 21 min
The Duggars always enjoy a visit from the Bates family. But this time it's the Duggars who are on the road to visit the Bates. Watch as the Duggars arrive just in time to give the Bates a Duggar-sized gift!
Episode 6
2009-08-04 • 21 min
The Duggars have settled in for an extended stay with the Bates family. Watch as they begin construction to expand the Bates' house and big families collide again!
Episode 7
2009-08-11 • 21 min
The Bates' home addition is still underway and the Duggars are there to see it through. But with the house still not complete how will the big families continue to share the small spaces?
Episode 8
2009-08-18 • 21 min
With a family the size of two baseball teams it's no wonder the Duggars love sports! Watch as the family enjoys some of their favorite pastimes including a heated broomball match.
Episode 9
2009-08-25 • 21 min
The Duggars are on their way to Capitol Hill! Watch as the family begins their trip to Washington, DC, complete with a stop in Amish country.
Episode 10
2009-09-01 • 21 min
The Duggars are in DC! Watch as they make their way around Washington, DC visiting landmarks, volunteering at Mariam's Kitchen, and even eating dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant.
Episode 11
2009-08-08 • 21 min
With 18 kids it's always time for another birthday party in the Duggar house. This time it's James who is celebrating getting older with a bowling birthday bash.
Episode 12
2009-09-15 • 21 min
The Duggars have an even fuller house when the Wilson family, which has nine children, visits to help with some home renovations, but once things get moving, it's anyone's guess where the new additions will stop.
Episode 13
2009-09-22 • 21 min
For some time now, Jim Bob has been waging his own little Battle of the Bulge. Watch as the father of 18 decides to go on a diet just as the daughters of soundman Mr. Jim come to meet the Duggars
Episode 14
2009-09-29 • 21 min
There's another Duggar wedding in the works! Watch as Jim Bob and Michelle prepare to walk down the aisle again after 25 years of marriage; and, in honor of the milestone, the Duggars visit Kleinfeld's in New York to find Michelle's dream wedding dress.
Episode 15
2009-10-06 • 21 min
The Duggars are not the typical family, but with twenty family members and twenty years under their belts they have made it work. Jim Bob and Michelle take a look back at their beginnings as a family and strengthen their future by renewing their vows.
Episode 16
2009-10-13 • 21 min
When your mother-in-law has 18 kids, you will learn from the best!? Watch as Michelle helps Anna prepare for baby with a doctor's appointment and a trip to the consignment shop.
Episode 17
2009-10-13 • 42 min
The Duggar family has a new addition: the first GrandDuggar! Josh and Anna Duggar have waited 9 long months to welcome Mackynzie Renee into the world. Watch as they prepare for the arrival of their baby girl and introduce her to her 17 aunts and uncles.
Episode 18
2009-10-20 • 21 min
Oklahoma is the place to be -- at least for the Duggars! The family takes a trip to the state where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain to see what life is like on a working farm.
Episode 19
2009-10-27 • 21 min
It's no question that the Duggars spark a lot of, well, questions. Jim Bob, Michelle, and the kids sit down and answer what viewers ask most. You watched, you asked, now the Duggars answer.
Episode 20
2009-10-27 • 21 min
The Duggars never turn down an opportunity to help others, especially when children are involved. Jim Bob and the kids participate in the Run for a Child race, but when Jim Bob decides to run in blue jeans, will he be able to cross the finish line?
Episode 21
2009-11-03 • 21 min
One of the Duggars' favorite stories is Noah's Ark. Watch it come to life when the family gets to see the musical telling of NOAH on stage. But when the family is asked to participate in the show, will there be more Duggars than animals on the Ark?
Episode 22
2009-10-10 • 21 min
When you have a big family, big things seem to be all around you. Watch as this very large family visits an ostrich farm and meets some very large birds. And then the family gets to take home a truly Duggar-sized treat as a special souvenir.
Episode 23
2009-11-17 • 21 min
The Duggars have a joy all there own: their 9th child, Joy Anna! And it's all about Joy as she turns 12 years old and celebrates with a rock climbing party, laser tag, and a special gift.
Episode 24
2009-11-24 • 21 min
You saw the announcement. You saw the birth. Now check in with Josh, Anna, and the first GrandDuggar to see how the new family of three is doing just a month after Mackynzie was born.
Episode 25
2009-12-01 • 21 min
The Duggars are getting into the fall festivities with a trip to Asheville, NC. Watch as the biggest family visits the biggest house in the U.S., the Biltmore Estate, where they check out the fall foliage and pick apples in a nearby orchard.
Episode 26
2009-12-08 • 21 min
The Duggars are in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to help ring in the Christmas season for the city. While they're in town, they can't pass up an opportunity to reunite with the Bates family, who just welcomed baby number 17!
Episode 27
2009-12-15 • 21 min
The Duggars and Wilsons help the Bates family finish their home renovation project while facing the challenges of trying to get everything done within a one-week deadline while 40 children are running around.
Episode 28
2009-12-22 • 21 min
The family meets the Nashville Predators hockey team. When the crew brings in a helicopter to film aerial shots, the kids get to see their house from a whole new height.
