The Middle

▶S1 E1 PilotSep 30, 2009 · 23 minMeet the Hecks – an ordinary family struggling to survive each other and life in Middle America. PATRICIA HEATON stars as a working mother…Episode details → ▶S1 E2 The CheerleaderOct 7, 2009 · 21 minFacing financial disaster, Frankie tries to save her job; Sue fails swim team tryouts, then learns she needs glasses; and Brick starts reading his…Episode details → ▶S1 E3 The Floating AnniversaryOct 14, 2009 · 21 minFrankie and Mike's romantic plans for their anniversary are thwarted by a sick Brick, a lovesick Sue, a learner's permit-toting Axl, two crazy aunts…Episode details → ▶S1 E4 The TripOct 21, 2009 · 21 minFrankie urges Sue to fight for her right to attend a class trip after making the grade by selling thousands of dollars worth of…Episode details → ▶S1 E5 The Block PartyOct 28, 2009 · 20 minAfter Brick’s teachers tell his parents that he’s “socially challenged,” Mike tries to help Brick make friends; while Frankie needs her son’s coveted football…Episode details → ▶S1 E6 The Front DoorNov 4, 2009 · 21 minMike insists that only Axl fix the front door after he knocks it down; Frankie must sell a car within a week; and its…Episode details → ▶S1 E7 The ScratchNov 18, 2009 · 21 minFrankie must create the illusion of a picture-perfect family when an accident causing a small scratch on Brick leads a social worker to visit…Episode details → ▶S1 E8 ThanksgivingNov 25, 2009 · 21 minFrankie’s dream of the perfect Thanksgiving turns into a nightmare when Mr. Ehlert forces the staff to work on the holiday – and Axl…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 SiblingsDec 2, 2009 · 21 minFrankie encounters two perfect siblings and vows to make her children stop fighting and become a loving family. Meanwhile, Aunt Edie makes a costly…Episode details → ▶S1 E10 ChristmasDec 9, 2009 · 21 minMike takes over the responsibility of organizing the Heck family Christmas while Frankie practices for a solo that she is singing at midnight mass.…Episode details → ▶S1 E11 The JeansJan 6, 2010 · 21 minA hormonally charged Sue wants a cool pair of jeans in order to fit in with her peers, resulting in Frankie and Mike enduring…Episode details → ▶S1 E12 The NeighborJan 6, 2010 · 21 minWhen Sue has a run-in with her sons, Frankie fears that a confrontation with the trasy neighbor may be at hand. Meanwhile, Axl attempts…Episode details → ▶S1 E13 The InterviewJan 13, 2010 · 21 minMike loses his job when the plant shuts down for scientific research after he discovers a dinosaur bone in the quarry. However, Mike starts…Episode details → ▶S1 E14 The YellingFeb 3, 2010 · 21 minFrankie makes a deal with her kids, that if they do their homework and keep chores she won't nag them. Meanwhile, Mike takes a…Episode details → ▶S1 E15 Valentine's DayFeb 10, 2010 · 21 minValentine's Day unexpectedly finds Frankie and Mike home alone and ready for a romantic evening while Brick is away at his first sleepover, Sue…Episode details → ▶S1 E16 The BeeMar 3, 2010 · 21 minWhen Mike discovers that Brick is a spelling whiz and won the school spelling bee, he puts all his efforts into training him to…Episode details → ▶S1 E17 The Break-UpMar 10, 2010 · 21 minAxl is heartbroken when his girlfriend breaks up with him; Sue and Brick watch a scary movie.Episode details → ▶S1 E18 The Fun HouseMar 24, 2010 · 21 minFrankie fears for her job when a motivational consultant comes to get the sale team into shape. While Frankie is putting in many extra…Episode details → ▶S1 E19 The Final FourMar 31, 2010 · 21 minMike's dream comes to fruition when Frankie's boss, Mr. Ehlert, offers him two tickets to the Final Four. Unfortunately, Frankie's uncle dies and the…Episode details → ▶S1 E20 TV or Not TVApr 14, 2010 · 20 minAfter failing to pay the electric bill on time, the electric company shuts off the Heck's power. This leads Frankie and Mike to cut…Episode details → ▶S1 E21 Worry DutyApr 28, 2010 · 21 minFrankie is worried that Axl's going to get his heart crushed again when his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Morgan, re-enters his life and tries to mold…Episode details → ▶S1 E22 Mother's DayMay 5, 2010 · 21 minMother's Day for Frankie is anything but serene when she finds herself doing more for Mike and the kids and less for herself. But…Episode details → ▶S1 E23 SignalsMay 12, 2010 · 21 minFrankie points out to Mike that his social ineptness has been passed on to Brick, leading Mike to decide that both he and Brick…Episode details → ▶S1 E24 Average RulesMay 19, 2010 · 21 minParent-Teacher conferences cause Frankie to worry about the kids. In them she's told Axl is gifted but not applying himself, that her teachers still…Episode details →