The Middle

On the season premiere, Frankie and Mike take the family on a camping trip and revisit memories of their campsite honeymoon, ruined by one of Mike's friends (guest star RAY ROMANO).

Axl plays a trick on Sue that gets her into trouble in school, while Mike meets with Brick's new fourth grade teacher (CHORD OVERSTREET) to find out why he's allowed to skip gym.

Frankie demands major changes be made to every aspect of the Heck household - then flees to her mother's (MARSHA MASON) house - after she is humiliated by a family member's actions.

Frankie cracks down on Axl and forces him to focus on his future when she learns that the school PSATs are right around the corner, and he hasn't even begun to study for them. Meanwhile, Sue once again tries out for a school activity that may not be a perfect fit for her - cheerleading; and Mike tries to toughen up Brick when he learns that his son is being bullied at school.

As the Heck home begins to literally fall apart, Frankie and Mike consider leaving homeownership behind and moving the family to an apartment. Meanwhile, Axl attempts to fake Frankie out by pretending that he's sick in order to get out of taking a school test - and must later convince her that he's well enough to attend a party that evening; Sue and her ex-sort-of-boyfriend Brad volunteer to prepa

After being embarrassed over wearing a childish costume at a high school Halloween costume party and being ignored by the guys, Sue asks a flabbergasted Mike for his advice on what boys want when it comes to girls. Meanwhile, Frankie reluctantly volunteers to take Brick's socially awkward school social skills group trick-or-treating; and Axl and his friends devise a plan to trick rather than treat

Frankie and Mike are convinced that their slacker son Axl will blow his interview with a football scout, which could earn him a scholarship to college. Meanwhile, Sue and Brick begin a texting marathon - and accidentally rack up some serious charges - on Aunt Edie's cell phone; and Frankie attempts to be completely attentive to the family's needs when she realizes that she's more considerate to ou

Frankie's conflicted when both she and Sue land roles in a community theatre production, but the director wants to keep Frankie and cut Sue; NORM MACDONALD stars as Uncle Rusty.

The Hecks spend a not-so-relaxing Thanksgiving at Frankie's parents' house...and sibling rivalry arises when Frankie and her sister don't see eye-to-eye on parenting techniques.

On a tipsy whim - and against Mike's warnings - Frankie decides to throw a Christmas Eve party at the house; Mike buys Frankie a much needed new dishwasher for Christmas but has a hard time keeping it a secret when she begs him to replace the old one before the party takes place; Sue calls on Reverend TimTom (guest star PAUL HIPP) to explain the meaning of Christmas to Brick when he reads the Bibl

After realizing that no one keeps their New Year's resolutions, Frankie decides that they will be assigned anonymously to each family member, and an all-you-can-eat buffet feast will be the reward for those who can abide by their chosen resolution for a week. But chaos soon ensues when Frankie must spend more time with Brick, Mike needs to smile more, Axl has to keep his bedroom clean, Sue needs t

Frankie vows to celebrate all of the family's important life milestones after attending Aunt Ginny's funeral; Axl accidentally eats Brick's Indiana dough school map project.

With Indiana hosting the Super Bowl, Frankie is devastated when she hopes to land a plum assignment as an official volunteer and ends up with a less-than-stellar position. Meanwhile, the entire Heck household takes advantage of the Donahue's new car while they are out of town, and a scary, close call with the car causes Sue to profess her true feelings to her new boyfriend, Matt.

Frankie and Mike decide to try a fresh approach to Valentine's Day by having dinner out with friends. But a clueless Mike angers Frankie by refusing to present her with a simple romantic gesture.

Frankie makes it her mission to get an overly excited Sue tickets to a Justin Bieber concert, while Mike coaches Brick to be competitive in the school's upcoming spelling bee.

Axl, Sue and Brick call a sit down meeting with Frankie and Mike and ask to be given the chance to do what they're supposed to do - without being harassed by their parents.

Sue yearns to celebrate her leap year birthday in a big way, but given Frankie & Mike's track record with celebrations, she might need to lower her expectations.

Brick takes a job as a newspaper delivery boy from the town's veteran newsman (guest star EDWARD ASNER) in order to buy himself night vision goggles, and Axl tries to convince Sue that a long distance relationship will not work between her and boyfriend Matt when his family moves away from Orson. Meanwhile, Sue attempts to adjust to wearing a full-on headgear, and Frankie discovers that Mike has b

A church sermon inspires the Heck family to live life to its fullest without regrets - and while Mike and the kids put this into action, Frankie struggles to find her own mission.

Sue finds a kindred spirit in her awkward school guidance counselor, Jane Marsh (guest star WHOOPI GOLDBERG), who inspires her to reinvent herself...as Suki.

Bad luck follows Brick after he finds a cursed four-leaf clover and Axl is horrified when his friend, Darrin (guest star JOHN GAMMON), asks Sue to the prom.

It seems like Frankie truly has eyes in the back of her head when she busts both Sue and Axl for making some bad choices that they thought no one would ever find out about. But when it turns out that she's using Brick to be her snitch, Mike is completely against it. Meanwhile, Axl's weekend getaway to the lake is in peril when Sue discovers him sneaking into the house in the middle of the night an

On the third season finale, Frankie and Mike are surprised to receive an invitation to Mike's brother Rusty's fast approaching wedding. But their surprise turns to panic when they discover that he has listed the Heck house as the site of the ceremony...without asking them. Meanwhile, Axl and his friends decide to become their own bosses and set out to form their own company to garner summer jobs,