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|ShortSummary = Mandy receives a call from her younger half-sister Molly whose mother has just died. Lip convinces Mandy to retrieve Molly in Milwaukee to save her from the foster care system. Carl heads off to cancer camp, where restrictions on the camp's activities leave a lot to be desired. Debbie works on holding her breath longer underwater. A distraught Sheila asks Frank for advice on getting Jody to agree to use her fetish toys. Fiona gathers a group of co-workers to discuss the boss's sexual advances towards them. Jimmy pitches in the Gallagher Squirrel fund then meets his father for a drink and learns he was kicked out and is getting a divorce from his mother. He also finds out his father's true sexuality after a drunken mishap with Lip who he had mistaken for Ian; Ian then finally reveals his relationship with him. Veronica and Kevin try having baby.
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Shameless is an American comedy-drama series adapted by John Wells based upon the British series of the same name. It premiered on Showtime on January 9, 2011.[1] The second season premiered on January 8, 2012. On February 1, 2012, Shameless was renewed for a third season,[2] which premiered January 13, 2013. On January 29, 2013, Showtime renewed Shameless for a fourth season.[3]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 12 January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27) December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27)[4] June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)[5] April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)[6]
2 12 January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08) April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)[7] February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)[8]
3 12[9] January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)[1]

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"Pilot"Mark MylodTeleplay by: Paul Abbott and John Wells
British Episode by: Paul Abbott
January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)0.98[10]
Fiona's purse is stolen, but a handsome stranger named Steve helps her. Lip has suspicions about Ian's sexuality, and decides he should take him to Karen Jackson to confirm his suspicions.
22"Frank the Plank"John WellsTeleplay by: Paul Abbott and John Wells
British Episode by: Paul Abbott
January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)0.81[11]
Frank, heavily intoxicated from the previous night, wakes up in Canada, with no memory of how he arrived there. The kids & friends search for him, but one may be hiding something.
33"Aunt Ginger"Stephen HopkinsNancy M. PimentalJanuary 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)0.90[12]
Fiona, having dumped Steve, decides to date Tony, a local cop who has had feelings for her since childhood. A woman from the Office of the Inspector General knocks on the Gallagher door looking for Aunt Ginger, the owner of the family house, who has supposedly been living in a Wisconsin nursing home for 12 years.
44"Casey Casden"Todd HollandTeleplay and Television Story by: Cindy Caponera
British Episode by: Paul Abbott
January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)1.11[13]
Debbie steals a toddler from a birthday party while depressed from Aunt Ginger's departure. The family creates a plan that will return the boy to his family while avoiding the increased police presence in the area.
55"Three Boys"Mimi LederTeleplay by: Alex Borstein
British Episode by: Danny Brocklehurst
February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)0.95[14]
Frank has an interesting appointment with his disability doctor, who demands a biopsy of a strange third lump in his scrotum. Kev and Veronica fake a wedding to earn a lump sum of cash from Veronica's deceased father, to be given to her on her wedding day.
66"Killer Carl"John DahlMike O'MalleyFebruary 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)1.01[15]
Lip gets busted taking the SAT's for a number of other students. Carl gets in trouble at school and the principal demands to see one of Carl's parents, or he will face expulsion.
77"Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"David NutterEtan FrankelFebruary 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)1.14[16]
Frank is hunted by two ruthless thugs after he fails to follow through with an illegal money making scheme, and he must repay them $6000. The Gallagher family helps Frank fake his own death to convince the thugs to leave town. Steve takes Fiona to an expensive hotel to get away from her family & work stress. Linda has the cameras at the Kash-n-Grab fixed, which has implications on Ian's affair with Kash. There is a surprise for Sheila as she does something she hasn't done in years.
88"It's Time to Kill the Turtle"Scott FrankNathan Jackson and Nancy M. PimentalFebruary 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)0.92[17]
Frank stops drinking (for $3000), which pleases Carl and Debbie, but Lip doesn't believe Frank is capable of two sober weeks. Ian continues his relationship with Mickey. Fiona scrambles to find a better paying job, while Steve's past starts catching up with him. Lip tours the University of Chicago campus and is offered an interesting opportunity. Veronica and Kev's foster daughter is a little different than expected, having come from a polygamous sect.
99"But At Last Came a Knock"Mark MylodTeleplay by: Alex Borstein
British Episode by: Paul Abbott
March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)1.14[18]
Frank is in line for some settlement money but there's a catch: he needs his ex-wife, Monica to sign the paperwork, and there may be more to Monica than meets the eye. Debbie discovers a secret about Steve, and extorts him to keep it a secret. Ian has an eventful day at work, and Lip does some work for Steve to buy concert tickets for Karen.
1010"Nana Gallagher Had an Affair"Adam BernsteinTeleplay and Television Story by: Cindy Caponera
British Episode by: Paul Abbott
March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)1.12[19]
Liam's paternity test reveals different results than expected, as does another member of the Gallagher family. Karen attends the Purity Ball with her father, Eddie, on the promise that if she "rededicates herself as a virgin", she can have the car. Fiona and Steve move in next door so Fiona can keep an eye on the kids while Monica tries (and fails) to be their mom again.
1111"Daddyz Girl"Sanaa HamriNancy M. PimentalMarch 20, 2011 (2011-03-20)1.10[20]
Amy Smart guest stars as a school-mother in Debbie's class whose take on friendship leaves Fiona a little confused. Steve's "business" finally leads Tony to investigate what he's up to. Lip and Ian go on a search for Ian's real dad. Karen finds an extreme way to pay Eddie back for embarrassing her at the Purity Ball. Frank's worker's compensation is terminated and he searches for a new job to get hurt at.
1212"Father Frank, Full of Grace"Mark MylodJohn WellsMarch 27, 2011 (2011-03-27)1.16[21]
Lip and Ian spend the night in jail on grand theft auto charges. Lip tries to take the blame so that it won't prevent Ian enlisting in the Marines. Fiona tries to locate Steve while waiting in the police station; Debbie hastily visits Steve/Jimmy's mother and tells her the truth; Frank tries to foolishly manipulate Karen to keep recent history a secret, which pushes her off the edge; Fiona tries to find out the truth of the stolen car from Ian, who also admits to being gay; Frank over and over narcissistically tries to justify his sleeping with Karen in front of the bar patrons, and tries to lecture to his audience, even going as far as using profanities about Ethel and Kev's relationship in front of Kev; Steve offers Tony the house he bought; while Karen is having depression, Lip visits her and in a passionate moment tells her that he loves her, which results in a breakup; Eddie finds out that Frank slept with Karen and goes in search of revenge, which makes Frank a homeless fugitive later, joined by Lip, which then turns into a violent showdown until Kev comes and stops Lip. Fiona has a difficult decision to make when Steve asks her to run away with him to Costa Rica. Frank tries to justify it about not having money and starts steering the conversation towards Sheila's money. Broken about past events, Eddie Jackson digs up a big ice fishing hole, ties a cement block to his feet, and jumps in the frozen lake; Lip and Karen make up; Fiona initially decides to go with Steve to Costa Rica, but then changes her mind.

Season 2 (2012)

No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
131"Summertime"Mark MylodJohn WellsJanuary 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)1.58[22]
Summertime in Chicago, and the Gallaghers are back and up to the same tricks. Frank, after losing a bet with a fellow bar patron, is now in over his head $10,000, and Karen refuses to let him steal the money from Sheila again; Frank uses Liam to win sympathy panhandling, until the bar patron takes Liam as collateral for the money. Lip wants to continue seeing Karen, who is now attending Sex Addicts Anonymous meetings and in a sex-free relationship with a fellow group member; however, he is also preoccupied with summer courses, running a fighting ring, and selling pot and alcohol out of an ice cream truck with Kevin. Fiona and Veronica are waitressing at a local club; Fiona is seeing someone to get her mind off of Steve, though V says her new boyfriend is "a rebound" and "even looks like Steve." Ian is still working for Kash and Linda, whose marriage is deteriorating despite her pregnancy; Ian also expresses interest in attending West Point, and Lip agrees to help him with his application and grades; he is also looking forward to Mickey's release from jail. Debbie and Carl run a babysitting service in the house to bring in extra funds. Sheila is simultaneously trying to find Eddie (who committed suicide last season) and working on being outside her home.
142"Summer Loving"John WellsMike O'MalleyJanuary 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)1.25[23]
As Sheila overcomes more of her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in a fellow former bar patron by the name of Dottie, whose declining health makes her an ideal match for him. Fiona juggles her job, family life, and a burgeoning love life, with even her friend Jasmine trying to set her up with an older man. Veronica takes some of the elderly people from the retirement home on an excursion. Lip worries about Karen's relationship with Jody. After being released from jail, Ian tries to land a job for Mickey at Kash and Grab, and Mickey reluctantly agrees. Debbie and Carl deal with their growth spurts on wanting more space around the house.
153"I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day"Craig ZiskNancy M. PimentalJanuary 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)1.28[24]
Still trying to get her mind off Steve, Fiona decides to reconnect with Craig, an old high school crush. When she finds an abandoned purse with five hundred dollars in it, she assumes her luck is finally changing. Frank decides to do anything to get Dottie's money, including marrying her and intercepting the page telling her she has a new heart. After Harry, an elderly man who Debbie befriends at the retirement home, dies, Debbie becomes obsessed with death. Kevin thinks about buying the Alibi Room, much to the dismay of Veronica. Lip meets with a soldier to gather information for Ian about West Point. Jody is planning on asking for Karen's hand in marriage.
164"A Beautiful Mess"Mark MylodAlex BorsteinJanuary 29, 2012 (2012-01-29)1.37[25]
After sleeping with Craig, Fiona is unprepared for the arrival of his irate wife. And on the family front, Fiona is concerned that she is dumping too much responsibility on the Gallagher children when stress causes Debbie to break out in a rash. Meanwhile, Frank begins to suspect his days in the Jackson household are coming to an end; Ian marches forward in his efforts to get into West Point; and Lip attempts to dig up dirt on Jody.
175"Father's Day"Anthony HemingwayEtan FrankelFebruary 5, 2012 (2012-02-05)1.01[26]
When Eddie Jackson's body turns up, Frank thinks he should be in line to claim his pension and insurance benefits. Meanwhile, Fiona attends a high-class wedding with her sugar daddy Richard; Lip discovers startling news about Karen and Jody; Frank's room is rented to a hooker; Veronica suspects Kev of cheating but he was actually just secretly taking reading classes because he couldn't read. Sheila uncovers the truth about what transpired between Frank and Karen last year.
186"Can I Have a Mother"John DahlWilliam H. Macy & Steven SchachterFebruary 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)1.44[27]
Frank's mother is released from prison and forces Frank along to extort money from an old acquaintance. Fiona and Steve go on a double date with their respective partners and have a romantic encounter in the bathroom, causing Fiona's date to leave immediately. Karen and Jody have their wedding; Lip tells Karen he wants her to have an abortion; Eddie's life insurance goes to Karen, and Frank throws a tantrum, causing Sheila to kick Frank out of the house; Ethel runs away with Malik; Debbie informs Fiona of Steve's second life.
197"A Bottle of Jean Nate"David NutterNancy M. PimentalFebruary 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)1.41[28]
Jasmine decides to throw an end of summer party on a boat and invites Fiona, without telling her that Steve and Estefania will be on board. Lip tries to get back into Karen's good graces, even making up a prenuptial agreement for her and Jody. Ian continues to give Lip the silent treatment. Frank tries to get Fiona's help in dealing with Grammy.
208"Parenthood"Daisy Von Scherler MayerMike O'MalleyMarch 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)1.60[29]
While Jody and Sheila comfort a dying Grammy, but Sheila actually ends up smothering Grammy to death at her request since she no longer wants to suffer. Frank steps out and stops at the Kash and Grab, where he walks in on Ian and Mickey having sex. Meanwhile, Lip wants to quit school, but Fiona tells him that if he reconsiders, she'll go back and get her GED; Lip takes Karen to a number of adoption agencies and doesn't like what she has planned; Steve decides to coach Carl's football team.
219"Hurricane Monica"Alex GravesAlex BorsteinMarch 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)1.31[30]
Monica blows back into town and immediately hooks up with Frank for more shenanigans, but the kids are left wondering if she's finally here to stay, and Frank is eager to pick up the ashes of his late mother and reclaim the cash he believes she's hidden. Meanwhile, after Fiona kicks out Lip, he stayed at Karen's and then moved in with Steve. Later, Sheila and Jody think the house is haunted by Eddie's ghost; they end up having sex. Ian's mom, Monica, tell him she know about him having sex with Mickey and that he shouldn't be ashamed; she takes him to a gay club. Mandy's father broke in the Gallagher's house and started punching Ian because he believes he got her pregnant; the baby could be Lip's or another guy's child.
2210"A Great Cause"Mimi LederEtan FrankelMarch 18, 2012 (2012-03-18)1.16[31]
Fiona begins to plan for her future by taking classes for her GED and to take initiatives to move up in the club she worked at during the summer. As Monica settles in to being with the kids again, Fiona has doubts about her until Jimmy reassures her and says she needs to enjoy it while it lasts. Ian continues to evade Mandy's dad as he thinks Ian got Mandy pregnant. Monica finds the Gallagher "Squirrel Fund" and blows it with Frank on non-essential items. Steve wants to reunite Estefania with her true love but has complications when they can't find him. Lip and Ian learn the identity of the father of Mandy's baby when they attempt to put her dad back in prison so he'll stop attacking Ian – her own father impregnated her when he was drunk. Ian says he wants to raise the baby as his; he and some others raise money to help support them. Sheila takes in an addict who's in hospice. Monica inadvertently causes havoc for the family and gets into an accident when she lets Carl drive a car. When Fiona realizes what's happened, and Lip tells her that Monica and Frank stole the "Squirrel Fund", she breaks down and tries to pick up the pieces once again.
2311"Just Like the Pilgrims Intended"Mark MylodStory by: LaToya Morgan & Nancy M. Pimental
Teleplay by: Nancy M. Pimental
March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)1.51[32]
The Gallaghers celebrate Thanksgiving by inviting a large group over, planning on eating the bald eagle Carl shot with a gun he found; Jimmy buys a turkey for everyone to eat instead. Lip now anxious, prepares himself for the arrival of his baby by creating a movie for when the child grows up. Estefania's boyfriend Marco finally shows up as and is enraged that Steve had sex with him, even though they're married. Steve agrees to let him assume his identity as "Steve"; he'll start going by his real name, Jimmy. Frank tries to get his share of his mother's money from his brother Clayton but is unsuccessful. Ian goes back to the gay club and sleeps with an older businessman named Ned. As the Gallaghers celebrate thanksgiving through a dinner, Monica attempts to commit suicide, abruptly ending the family's gathering. Lip unknowingly drives Mandy's brothers to rob a store but gets out of the car and walks away once he realizes what they're doing. Karen goes into labor, her baby is born as the Gallaghers see that the baby is Asian and has Down-Syndrome so obviously not really Lip's, causing disappointment for Lip. The baby's adoptive parents then decide not to adopt the baby. Karen shows no love for her baby, just wants it away from her. Sheila steals the baby from the maternity ward while Frank passes out on a sidewalk.
2412"Fiona Interrupted"John WellsJohn WellsApril 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)1.45[33]
The Gallaghers reel from the recent events of Monica's attempted suicide and Karen's birth. Jimmy gets back into Fiona's good graces and decides to let her meet his family. Frank plots to free Monica from the psychiatric institution but doesn't go according to plan when Monica takes off in the car with her lover in a fellow patient (Jenna Elfman) after Frank helps them escape the institution; Monica told Debbie that the family would be better without her sticking around. Fiona finds a letter in the mail and it states she passed her GED and tells Lip in order to get him to finish school; she ask Lip to move back into the house. After Jody and Sheila decide to keep Karen's newborn, Karen makes them choose between her and the baby since Karen wants nothing to do with it. When Sheila says she plans on raising her grandchild, Karen leaves but not without Lip saying she will regret the decision in the future. Ian discovers when meeting Jimmy's family that Ned, the man he slept with in the previous episode, is really Jimmy's doctor father, Lloyd. Estefania and Marco have a fight and he hits her, which results in her knocking on the Gallagher door for help in leaving Marco. After talking it over with Mandy about his recent events, Lip moves back home.

Season 3 (2013)

No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
251"El Gran Canon"Mark MylodJohn WellsJanuary 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)2.00[34]
Fiona tries to adapt to living with Jimmy after he moves in with her. Jimmy deals with the sudden appearance of Estefania's father. Estefania's father kills her boyfriend Marco in front of Jimmy, who's then forced to help dismember the body and dispose of it on a boat in the Great Lakes. Estefania's father wants Jimmy to stay married to her so she can become an American Citizen. Frank wakes up in Mexico after hard partying and starts to make his way back home but is turned away at the border due to lack of papers, so he turns to being a drug mule to get through. After trying to steal a laser with Ian, Lip gets arrested and arraigned in bond court. Lip, Ian, Carl, and Mandy compete in a robot fighting competition with the stolen laser mounted on top of the robot. They win and put the $400 cash prize towards the past due property tax but, unknown by anyone else, Fiona puts $1,000 down on an upcoming night so she can be the club's promoter that night and hopefully make much more. Ian and Lloyd, Jimmy's dad, continue to meet up and have sex. Veronica and Kevin do live internet sex shows for money where he is Thomas Jefferson and she is his slave, Sally Hemings. Meanwhile, Sheila and Jody experience parental life with Karen's baby Hymie.
262"The American Dream"Anthony HemingwayNancy M. PimentalJanuary 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)1.37[35]
Fiona faces new challenges as a party promoter in the same club where she worked as a waitress; she ended up losing $100 for the night, which is good for a first time, but only did that well because Lip tricked rich kids into coming there for a concert that didn't exist. Estefania's father has assigned Beto to watch over Jimmy's every move, causing Jimmy frustration. Lips teachers and Mandy try getting Lip to prepare his resume' and application for college but he just continues to serve community service and hustle money to pay the house taxes. Frank staggers home and clashes with the rest of the Gallaghers due to his drunken antics; after trying to take care of Frank, showing him kindness and love, Debbie finally has enough of Frank's bad behavior, hitting him with a homemade weapon. Ian deals with the return of Mickey trying to figure out if they're in a relationship. Veronica gets a surprise at her door in the form of Kev's wife. Sheila and Jody struggle to adjust to parental life with baby Hymie; they have Debbie babysit and even let Frank stay because he seems to quiet Hymie.
273"May I Trim Your Hedges?"Steve ShillKrista VernoffJanuary 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)1.99[36]
Fiona applies for a job as a cashier in a grocery store but has second thoughts after the store manager makes sexual advances towards her. Veronica then users a hidden camera to catch the manager making advances towards her to blackmail him into giving Fiona the job with good hours. Sheila allows Frank to take baby Hymie to his doctor's appointment for her, but instead of taking him to the appointment Frank tries to use Hymie to scam a children's foundation for an autographed basketball to sell. When he finds out the foundation is for children with cancer he decides to use Carl, convincing Carl he might die from his "cancer." Kev's wife Cheryl is trying to get him back by pretending her sister's child is his. When she admits it, Veronica and her get into a physical fight and Veronica forces her to sign the divorce papers. Lip leads a crusade to take down sex offenders in the neighborhood after a incident on the bus with Fiona and Debbie but fails after discovering one is a woman (Justine Lupe). He then decides to flirt to take a picture as evidence for the police; Mandy finds out and confronts her by persuading her to move out as she scares her with a dug grave in her yard. Jimmy spends time with Estefania creating false wedding photos in order to protect her from immigration. When riding in a car she puts his hand between her legs and masturbates with it. Jimmy feels like he betrayed Fiona. Ian is confused when Mickey sleeps with a neighborhood girl. Mickey discovers Ian's relationship with Jimmy's father, Lloyd, and follows them to a bar where he attacks Lloyd from calling Mickey Ian's boyfriend.
284"The Helpful Gallaghers"Randall EinhornMike O'MalleyFebruary 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)1.53[37]
Mandy receives a call from her younger half-sister Molly whose mother has just died. Lip convinces Mandy to retrieve Molly in Milwaukee to save her from the foster care system. (Molly was born a boy and still has a penis.) Carl heads off to cancer camp, where restrictions on the camp's activities leave a lot to be desired. Debbie works on holding her breath longer underwater. A distraught Sheila asks Frank for advice on getting Jody to agree to use her fetish toys. Fiona gathers a group of co-workers to discuss the boss's sexual advances towards them. Jimmy pitches in the Gallagher Squirrel fund then meets his father for a drink and learns he was kicked out and is getting a divorce from his mother. He also finds out his father's true sexuality after a drunken mishap with Lip who he had mistaken for Ian; Ian then finally reveals his relationship with him. Veronica and Kevin try having baby.
295"The Sins of My Caretaker"J. Michael MuroSheila CallaghanFebruary 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)1.31[38]
A city employee notifies Fiona that the city will be doing sewer line work in the backyard, this is a problem because Aunt Ginger is buried somewhere in the backyard. Fiona makes Frank look for to dig her up before the city does. Fiona also deals with the animosity of her co-workers over not giving in the sexual advances of the boss when all the rest of them do. Jimmy still struggles to deal with his father revealing his true sexuality; he goes to Estafania for emotional support after getting into an argument with Fiona. Ian tries to avoid Ned (Jimmy's Dad) but Ned asks him to rob his house to get back certain things he wants telling Ian he can keep whatever else he wants; Ian recruits Mickey and his cousins for the job. Veronica and Kev find out Veronica is infertile and approach her mother about being a surrogate. Lip has second thoughts about his relationship with Mandy. Carl returns from cancer camp and Debbie gets bullied at the local pool. Sheila starts to regret the path she's started down by using her fetish toys with Jody. She takes in a terminally ill nun who has taken a vow of silence so Sheila feels safe confiding about her deviant behavior. The nun blogs about Sheila's behavior using her iPad. The Gallaghers get a visit by child protective services.
306"Cascading Failures"Anthony HemingwayAlex BorsteinFebruary 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)1.48[39]
Fiona tries to get the kids back after they are taken away by child protective services. Even going so far as attempting to track Monica down and asking Veronica and Kev to apply to foster them. She ultimately gets Frank to agree to clean up and petition for their return. Fiona quits her job at the grocery store when the manager wouldn't let her off to go find the kids. Frank gets Sheila to pose as Monica since the petition for custody requires signatures from both parents. Frank and Sheila must attend a parenting class in order to get the kids back, Sheila hopes that the class might help her understand why Karen ran away. Meanwhile Veronica and Kev continue their quest to have a baby. Veronica convinces Kev to have sex with her mother, as the artificial insemination was not working. Mickey's dad finds Ian and Mickey in a sexual position; he beats them both and then calls a prostitute to have sex with Mickey, forcing Ian to watch. At the end of the episode, Fiona finds out that Frank was the one who called child protective services.
317"A Long Way From Home"Mimi LederEtan FrankelMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)1.76[40]
Fiona prepares herself for her court hearing who then decides to attempt of getting full custody of the Gallagher children and tries to make up a will from Aunt Ginger including getting help from Veronica by getting a deceased body of a elderly woman to pose as Ginger meanwhile Frank tries to clean up his antics. Jimmy deals with the sudden visitation appearance by immigration to Estefania. Sheila gets a knock at her home by the biological teenage father of baby Hymie along with his mother which Sheila decides to give Hymie to them and Karen returns home. Lip and Ian are let go from their group building while Carl and Debbie continue their stay at their foster homes; Debbie run away from hers after witnessing illegal manual labor done by the other children there and Ian is avoided by Mickey after an incident. Fiona finally faces Frank in court who the judge unfortunately continues Frank's parental rights but grants Fiona as the other legal guardian to the Gallagher children; Lip tries to file in the made up will from Aunt Ginger while in court who finds out that a family relative by the name of Patrick filed in a will.
328"Where There's a Will"Danny CannonDavey HolmesMarch 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)1.66[41]
339"Frank the Plumber"[1]Mark Mylod[42]UnknownMarch 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)[1]N/A
3410"Civil Wrongs"[1]UnknownUnknownMarch 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)[1]N/A
3511"Order Room Service"[1]UnknownUnknownMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)[1]N/A
3612"Survival of the Fittest"[1]UnknownUnknownApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)[1]N/A

Season 4 (2014)

On January 29, 2013, Showtime renewed Shameless for a fourth season, to premiere in 2014.[3]

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