Stuck with Harley's Bethany

**"Stuck with Harley's Bethany"** is the fifth episode in Season 3 of ***Stuck in the Middle*** and the forty-second episode overall. It first aired on February 9, 2018, to 1.01 million viewers.

## Overview

Harley and Suzy come up with a new way to get along with their neighbors.

## Plot

Harley's nemesis, Aidan enrolls at Harley's school and starts sitting next to Harley in class. Harley can't stand him because of his constant drumming and his face. During a pop quiz, Harley spends the entire time plotting how to get rid of Aidan so much, that she forgets to actually answer the questions on the quiz, which causes her to fail.

Suzy advises Harley to treat Aidan the same way she treats Bethany - by pretending to agree with everything she says. Harley tries this trick while working with Aidan to fix the fence they destroyed in Stuck in Camp Chaos. This works for a while until Aidan crosses the line again when he joins Harley's school announcements. He de-bling's Harley's headphones and read the results for class elections - the big announcement that Harley had been preparing for. Harley can't take it anymore. She goes off on air and starts yelling at Aidan.

While Harley is still yelling at Aidan, she accidentally hits the button to go on air without noticing. The entire school starts listening to her meltdown. She even reveals that her mom has been pretending to like Bethany when she can't stand her. This causes Bethany to get angry at Suzy. Ethan who is filming his new web show outside with Lewie and Beast asks the twins to continue filming the drama between Bethany and Suzy. He goes inside and tells Harley that she was on air the whole time. Harley is embarrassed because the whole school heard her meltdown. Meanwhile, Aidan smirks at Harley's misfortune and embarrassment.

Later at home, Ethan asks Harley to put Aidan in the "Dead to Diaz" list but Harley refuses to sink that low. Ethan volunteers to add Aidan into the Dead to Diaz list for Harley.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jenna Ortega  as Harley Diaz
* Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz
* Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz
* Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz
* Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz
* Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz

### Recurring Cast

* Lauren Pritchard as Bethany Peters
* Joshua Bassett as Aidan Peters

### Absent Cast

* Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz (mentioned)
* Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz (mentioned)

## Continuity

* This episode continues directly from the end of Stuck in Camp Chaos where the Harley vs Aidan feud storyline started.
* Ethan puts Aidan in the "Dead to Diaz" list for Harley in this episode, which continues as a major plotline in Stuck in a Nice Relationship and Stuck in a Besties Battle.
* Harley being in charge of school announcements was shown in Stuck in the School Photo. She continues to be seen doing school announcements in other episodes including Stuck with a New Squad.
* It is revealed that Lewie and Beast quit Ethan's "Trash Twins" video series which they started in Stuck with a Dangerous House. They claim that it's not professional and they don't want to be seen as garbage eaters forever.
* The twins Poopy and Goon from Beast and Lewie's "Dead to Diaz" list entry are mentioned again in Stuck in a Mysterious Robbery. In Stuck in a Fake Out, it is revealed that Poopy and Goon don't actually exist, and are named after a pair of school hamsters. The little kids made them up so that they can blame them for stuff.
* Aidan ruining Harley's announcements and headphones in this episode helps Harley get the rage she needs in "Stuck Wrestling Feelings."
* In Stuck Without the Perfect Gift, Harley plays an audio recording of her yelling at Aidan on live radio in this episode.
* Mrs. Wilson is mentioned again in Stuck with Horrible Helpers when Mr. Delorco reveals that he's taking over the class since Mrs. Wilson left the school after winning the lottery.
* Harley wanting to be the first person on Mars has been mentioned several times including Stuck in a Commercial and Stuck with Horrible Helpers.

## Trivia

* The Diaz kids have a "Dead to Diaz" list, for people they want the others to completely ignore.
* Despite being a year older, Aidan has two classes with Harley.
* Harley actually considered Bethany to be her mom's Aidan.
* Aidan lived in Italy for a year.
* Suzy discovered the best way to tolerate Bethany, was to always agree with her.
* Mr. Kramer was revealed to be the principal of Marshport High.
* The new Marshport High School Student President is Geneva Whitford.
* The Diaz boys filmed a video titled "The Mad Housemoms of Marshport.", which is most likely a rip-off from "The Real Housewives" series.
* References were made to Stuck in Camp Chaos and Stuck with a Dangerous House.
* This was the first episode in which Rachel was neither seen nor mentioned.
* Ethan places Aidan on the "Dead to Diaz" list.
* Harley designs earphones which block the precise tonal frequencies of Aidan's voice.

## Quotes

I can't believe my mom and I wasted time pretending to be nice to you and your aunt so you guys would stop driving us nuts! Do you think she actually liked looking at Ms. Peters' scrunched-up judgy face? Her words, not mine!
Everything you do enrages me!... And what bugs me the most is the drumming, the drumming on the bench, drumming on the bench, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum! You're not the only person on the planet! ... drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum, drum!

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