Forced Family Fun (Part 1) Season 3, Episode 1 - Aired September 21, 2011

Forced Family Fun (Part 1)

With school about to start in a few days, Frankie realizes that she and Mike have barely spent time together with the kids over the summer, so she insists that they take a short family vacation. But when Mike decides that the perfect family getaway is a camping trip, memories of their campsite honeymoon 19 years earlier -- which was ruined by Nicky (Ray Romano), a sad-sack former high school acquaintance of Mike's -- come flashing back.

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Guest Stars: Ray Romano as Nicky Kohlbrenner, Jen Ray as Nancy, Beau Wirick as Sean Donahue, Blaine Saunders as Carly, Sean O'Bryan as Ron Donahue, Laura Ann Kesling as Dotty Donahue, Sam Schuder as Shelly Donahue, Jill Tracy as Jill Hobert, Liz Montgomery as Librarian, Amy Crofoot as Mother, Trevor Glen Campbell as Hot Dog Boy, Kathryn Collins as Cute Girl #1, Ashley Hawkins as Cute Girl #2, Victoria Bruno as Cute Girl #3

Writers: Vijal Patel

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

Viewers: 9.74 million Households Rating: 6/10 Adults 18-49 Rating: 3.1/9

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