Stuck with Horrible Helpers

**"Stuck with Horrible Helpers"**is the seventh episode in Season 3 of ***Stuck in the Middle***  and the forty-fourth episode overall. It first aired on March 16, 2018, to 0.99 million viewers.

## Summary

Harley's latest invention causes havoc in science class.

## Plot

Harley is excited about that Ms. Wilson will choose a student to compete in the state inventing contest, the Imagination Gladiators, to determine which students are selected to go to **NASA**. This could be her chance to become the first girl to go to Mars. Unfortunately, Mr. Delorco takes over Ms. Wilson's Science class on a permanent basis, making it impossible for Harley to be chosen because of their unpleasant past.

So, Harley must go all-out to convince Mr. Delorco. She invents a robot called "Slush-Bot" and uses Lewie and Beast to train the robot to perform classroom tasks to assist Mr. Delorco. Unfortunately, the kids accidentally train the robot to destroy everything. It malfunctions during her demo to Mr. Delorco causing havoc in the class. She becomes so mad at Lewie and Beast that she stops talking to them. Feeling guilty, Lewie and Beast spend all night researching about other Harley's inventions. They present them to Mr. Delorco the next day. Harley finds them and causes a mess by accidentally turning on the toilet dispenser. Afterwards, Mr. Delorco admits that despite the disastrous effects, Harley deserves to go because of how much her brothers care about her. Harley forgives Lewie and Beast.

Meanwhile, Abuela sends the kids money to buy the pool table they gave up in order to visit her for Christmas. Georgie buys the pool table but realizes that she's been cheated. She and Tom try to confront the seller but they're both too soft. So, they end up just spending more money on him and admitting that they're all too soft.

When Harley takes Lewie and Beast to her dad's store to celebrate, they are shocked to find that the store has been robbed.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz
* Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz
* Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz
* Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz
* Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz

### Absent Cast

* Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz (indirectly mentioned)
* Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz (indirectly mentioned)
* Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz (mentioned)

## Continuity

* This episode ends with a cliffhanger leading into the next episode, Stuck in a Mysterious Robbery.
* Mr. Delorco mentions the time Harley tried convincing him that she was Ellie Peters in Stuck in the School Photo.
* Mr. Delorco reforms in this episode and makes amends with Harley and seeing talent in her, is nice to Lewie and Beast, and looks forward to meeting Daphne.
* Mr. Delorco started as a substitute teacher for Ms. Wilson in Stuck in the School Photo but he becomes a full-time teacher in this episode.
* Abuela sends the Diazes money to buy the pool table they sacrificed to visit her for Christmas in Stuck at Christmas - The Movie.
* Tom admits that Suzy is the one who lays down the law in the house, as Rachel pointed out in Stuck in Harley's Comet.
* Georgie being easily tricked because she's too nice was first explored in Stuck in Harley's Comet.
* Lewie and Beast mention things they've done like frog wrestling from Stuck with a Guy on the Couch and the ninja challenge from Stuck in the Middle.
* This episode explores many of Harley's inventions from other episodes including:
	+ The Robo Roper she made to play jump rope in Stuck without Devices
	+ The Conveyor-Belt Table from Stuck in the Middle.
	+ The Toilet Paper Roll Dispenser she wanted to give her mom as her Mother's Day gift in Stuck in the Mother's Day Gift.
	+ The "Pick Me Up" vacuum cleaner she made for the reality show in Stuck in the Diaz of Our Lives
	+ The Motion-Powered Hair Straightener from Stuck at the Movies
	+ The Slushinator from Stuck in the Slushinator. In this episode, Harley names her robot "Slush-Bot."
	+ The lobster camera Harley made to spy on Ethan in Stuck in a Commercial
* Harley's ambition to be the first girl on Mars was stated again.
* Harley's biggest competition, Melissa Carter, is also the one who won the Golden Beaker in Stuck with a New Friend.
* Lewie mentions that he's already got a suit for Harley's quinceañera which will take place in Stuck in Harley's Quinceañera.

## Trivia

* Following this episode, Jenna Ortega guest starred on the proceeding episode of **Bizaardvark** as "Izzy" in **"***The* **BFF** *(Before Frankie Friend)."*
* On the same date, Ronni Hawk's Netflix series, **On My Block** premiered.
* Rachel, Ellie, and Abuela were mentioned.
* Ms. Wilson was mentioned in Stuck with Harley's Bethany.
* Melissa Carter had won the Golden Beaker in Stuck with a New Friend.
* Harley gets to go to the Imagination Gladiators Inventors Contest.
* Ethan and Daphne return home, while Georgie leaves for Basketball Camp, before the final scene revealing the robbery.
* The tag scene leads to the next episode.
* This episode continued the "cliffhanger ending-continuity into the next episode" gag.

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