The Middle

Frankie comes up with a plan to stay on top of her kids' schedules.

Mike and Frankie must decide whether to attend Axl's football game or Sue's cross-country meet.

A store clerk makes an assumption that leaves Frankie feeling humiliated.

Mike tries to teach Axl a lesson after he is suspended from school.

Frankie convinces the family to host a Japanese foreign exchange student.

Frankie is excited about being invited to a neighborhood Halloween party.

On his ninth birthday, Brick wants to hear the true story about the day he was born.

Brick pleads with Frankie to leave him home alone when she runs errands.

Mike reluctantly invites his brother and father over for Thanksgiving.

Frankie's holiday plans are threatened when her parents come to stay with the family.

Axl, Sue and Brick resist when Mike and Frankie try to regain control of the household.

Mike gets mad at Frankie when she unwittingly pays $200 for eye cream.

In preparation for the upcoming Super Bowl, Brick studies football.

Frankie is happy when Axl asks her to help him choose a present for his mysterious new girlfriend.

Axl and his band covertly shoot footage of their biology teacher for their music video.

Everything that can go wrong does when the Heck family embarks on a trip to New York.

Ms. Rinsky asks Frankie and Mike to attend a math class after Frankie questions her teaching skills.

The Hecks spend spring break trying to clean out the house; Brick opens an information stand.

Mike's motives come into question when he punishes Axl; Sue wins a trophy.

Frankie becomes obsessed with the royal wedding; Mike must make cutbacks at the quarry.

Things don't go as planned when Mike and the kids give Frankie a day without the family.

Axl invites the wrong girl to the prom; Sue tries to be in the school's B crowd; Brick does plays.

Frankie and Mike try to get Brick over his fear of crossing bridges; Axl competes for a job.

Brick must write a daily journal for school or risk being held back.