Best Episodes of The Middle
The best episodes of The Middle, from 2009-2018.
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- CreatorEileen HeislerDeAnn HelineStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottPayments delayed until 2009 come due just as the dryer breaks, Sue needs glasses and Frankie comes within a jelly bean of losing her job. Sue tries out for the swim team with disastrous consequences but a tornado brings good fortune.
- DirectorAlex ReidWendey StanzlerStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAn accident leads to a visit from a social worker; Bob tries to help Mr. Ehlert shoot a commercial.
- DirectorBarnet KellmanStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie observes what she thinks are the perfect siblings, and it becomes her mission in life to make her kids stop fighting with one another and interact as a loving family. Meanwhile, Mike contemplates firing Aunt Edie after she makes a costly mistake at the quarry.
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie writes a Christmas letter and comes up with interesting interpretations of the family activities. She gets the lead in the Christmas choir's solo and has to attend more practice sessions. Mike takes over home duties.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie buys Sue an expensive pair of jeans to help build her confidence, Mike buys Axl a car to help him impress a girl, and Brick tries to take care of the Aunts' pet dog.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie summons up the courage to confront the scary mother of the neighborhood bullies after they get in a fight with Sue, while Axl agrees to teach Brick how to play kickball.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike is forced to look for a job when the quarry temporarily shuts down, and Frankie is forced to do all the work as Brick runs for class historian.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie vows to stop yelling at and nagging her kids if they agree to follow through on their school work and chores without her intervention. Meanwhile, Mike reluctantly takes a night job as a driver delivering snack cakes with Bob.
- DirectorChris KochStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAxl has a date, Sue has her first boy-girl party, and Brick is at a sleepover. So will Mike and Frankie have an opportunity to have a romantic Valentine's Day?
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe family takes a weekend trip to Chicago so that Brick can take part in a spelling bee, but Sue gets to call the shots because Mike and Frankie forgot her birthday.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike and Frankie are shocked to find out that Axl is dating the head cheerleader, but what will happen when she breaks up with him? Meanwhile, Sue and Brick become freaked out after they watch a horror movie about zombies.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to the Final Four is put into jeopardy when Frankie's uncle's funeral is scheduled for the same day.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike and Frankie struggle to find an alternative form of entertainment over cable TV after a visit to a financial adviser, but the kids quickly pick up new hobbies and don't miss it at all.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie becomes distressed when Axl gets back together with Morgan one more time and she begins telling him what to do again, while Brick struggles to take care of a baby chick.
- DirectorBarnet KellmanStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAfter another disappointing Mother's Day, Frankie and Sue leave for the rest of the day to visit Frankie's mom.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAs the Hecks prepare for their annual spring barbecue, Mike and Brick work on their social skills together and Sue becomes infatuated with the pastor in charge of her youth group.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe Hecks parents must react to school assessments of their kids. Axl scored high on aptitude, so his slacking and poor grades are no longer acceptable, but cramming all night with Mike still doesn't do the trick. Brick may a librarian's dream, the only school kid who truly enjoys reading, mean old Mrs. Nethercott, who luckily can't prove vandalism, still threatens to prevent him passing to the next grade unless he returns all missing books, now found all over the Heck home. Sue is the only school kid without a yearbook picture, so Frankie steps up the search for some activity she can join. the principal opens up track running without time threshold, but even a passing deer proves too much opposition fro the eternal failure.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie plans to get ahead of the game with her children's school needs, but winds up failing miserably.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie's dream of being Axl's escort for the homecoming football game is shattered when Sue's cross-country meet is scheduled for the same day. Meanwhile, Brick attempts to rake the leaves in the backyard.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie is worried that she is getting old after she throws out her back, Sue has a crush on Axl's friend who is working on a school "project" at the house, and Brick becomes wise to Frankie's lies.
- DirectorPaul LazarusStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrustrated with being forced to bribe the kids to get along, Frankie convinces the family to host a foreign exchange student to improve the situation. However, the student shows no interest in anything either.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike reluctantly agrees to go to a Halloween party with Frankie, but won't dress up. Meanwhile, Axl has a plan to pick up some girls, Sue parties with Reverend TimTom and the youth group, and Brick has an unusual costume.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottBrick finally learns the embarrassing story about how the day he was born, and Axl picks up the slack for his incompetent but beautiful new boss at the movie theater.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottBrick asks to stay home instead of running errands with mom on Saturday, Mike gets upset when one of Sue's so-called "friends" doesn't invite her to a sleepover, and Axl tries in vain to grow a beard with the football team.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottWhen Frankie finds out her mother isn't coming for Thanksgiving, she encourages Mike to invite his emotionally distant father and brother. At dinner, Bob's new librarian girlfriend shows more interest in Brick's book collection than Bob.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike and Frankie's plan for a simple Christmas are dashed when Frankie's parents show up and stay for 12 days, spoiling the children and never giving Mike a minute of freedom.
- DirectorBarnet KellmanStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAfter they discover that they are treated like second-class citizens in their own home, Mike and Frankie decide to take control of the house away from the kids.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike stops talking to Frankie and Frankie takes a second job after she makes an accidental $200 purchase. Meanwhile, Axl tries to take care of a "baby" for a class project, and Brick and Sue try to fix a hole in the wall.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike helps Brick with his Valentine's crush at school, Frankie is flattered when Axl asks for help getting a gift for his new scary girlfriend, and Sue tries to find the boy who kissed her on Halloween night.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFearing that a friendless Brick could be missing out on his childhood, Frankie makes it her mission to find a suitable friend for him.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAfter Sue wins a family trip to New York, Murphy's Law goes into full effect and it's anything but a smooth flight, when the Hecks board a plane and fly to the Big Apple.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie wages war on Ms. Rinsky after Brick receives a D in math, and Axl and Sue help Aunt Edie search for her lost time capsule.
- DirectorBarnet KellmanStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe Hecks try to clean out their house during Spring Break, but uncover a lot more than junk. Meanwhile, Brick takes advantage of the situation to make some money.
- DirectorAdam DavidsonStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAfter receiving multiple warnings about leaving his dirty, smelly socks lying around the house, Mike has finally had enough and punishes Axl by forbidding him to play in the final school basketball game of the season. But everyone assumes that Mike is being petty when they discover that Axl could end up beating his father's record for most free throws landed in a season if he does play in the game. Meanwhile, Sue is ecstatic - but Frankie and Mike are suspicious -- when she wins an MVP trophy for cross-country, and Brick is humiliated when he's forced to wear hand-me-down clothes from his rebellious cousin.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie buys a plasma screen TV to watch the Royal Wedding but plans to return it the next day, Sue tries out to be a lunchtime news anchor, and Mike's employees at the quarry try to revolt after he stops buying pretzels.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike decides to give Frankie the gift of having the day to herself without any family for Mother's Day, but they day is disastrous. However, the "do-over" the following week turns out to be even worse.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe Hecks bring in reverend TimTom to convince Axl to take his accidental date to prom, Brick begins writing plays with his new friend, and Sue and her friend try to get a seat at the "B Table" at lunch at their middle school.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike and Frankie try to help Brick overcome his fear of a covered bridge, Frankie tries to help Sue find a two-piece swimsuit, and Axl tries to get a lifeguard job.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottWith only three days left until summer vacation, Frankie is ecstatic that she's made it through another school year with the family. But her happiness turns to panic when she and Mike learn that Brick needs to write a daily journal and turn it in to Ms. Rinsky or risk not moving up to the fourth grade; that Axl hasn't fulfilled his required 30 hours of community service; and that, because of an error, Sue must prove that she never took a sick day from school in order to receive a perfect attendance award at her middle school graduation ceremony.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottAfter Axl plays a trick on Sue at school and doesn't come to her defense, a debate ensues over who's really in charge in the family, causing Mike to attend a parent-teacher conference with Brick's new teacher.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie gets fed up with the kids and leaves to spend some time with her mom, leaving the kids with Mike to figure out what they did wrong and how they can change.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie helps Axl prepare at the last minute for the PSAT, Sue tries out for the cheerleading team, and Mike tries to get Brick to stand up to bullying.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe Hecks consider moving into an apartment, Axl plots to miss a test at school but still go to a party, Sue and Brad prepare a skit for school, and Brick begins quoting Shakespeare.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottMike convinces Sue to update her wardrobe, but he is scared by what he sees. Meanwhile, Frankie takes Brick's social group to trick or treat, and Axl takes his friends are not sure if they want to let go of trick or treating.
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottIn the aftermath of a visit to Axl from a college football recruiter, Frankie decides to try harder for her family. Meanwhile, Sue and Brick find Aunt Edie's ancient cell phone and decide to keep it for themselves.
- DirectorEyal GordinStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottFrankie and Sue decide to act together in a play, but Frankie refuses to quit after Sue is removed. Meanwhile, Uncle Rusty tries to make up to Brick for missing the special school lunch he was invited to.