The Middle

On the season premiere, the Heck’s summer includes Axl in summer school, Brick growing a giant tomato, Sue bonding with Mike… and Mike choosing his favorite child!

On the season premiere, the Heck’s summer includes Axl in summer school, Brick growing a giant tomato, Sue bonding with Mike… and Mike choosing his favorite child!

Brick is given a bunny to help him overcome his quirky new tic that begins to overshadow his whispering, but the ill-tempered animal teaches the Hecks the true meaning of evil.

Rita Glossner (BROOKE SHIELDS) promises to make Frankie’s life miserable when she accuses her of stealing her hose; and Sue is shocked when she takes a peek at Mike’s paycheck.

Halloween scares the heck out of the Hecks when Sue tries to drive for the first time; Axl gets to vote in his first election; and Brick eats too much candy.

Frankie doesn’t make a good impression with Mrs Armwood (JANE KACZMAREK), her no-nonsense dental assisting school teacher, while Axl needs to get his grades up.

Frankie’s constantly bickering parents (MARSHA MASON and JERRY VAN DYKE) put a damper on the Heck’s Thanksgiving, while Axl grapples with his growing feelings for his tutor.

Christmas finds a clueless Mike helping his brother Rusty (NORM MacDONALD) move some stolen furniture, while Frankie takes a part-time holiday job for the employee discount.

Frankie begins to think that Mike may be bored of her as their 20th Anniversary approaches. While Sue frantically tries to throw an anniversary party, Axl pushes Brick too far.

Axl is mortified when he is assigned to be Sue’s partner on a “Life Skills” project at school; while Brick’s school therapist (DAVE FOLEY) attempts to teach him how to make friends.

Feeling guilty over not being able to spend enough quality time with each of their kids, Frankie and Mike decide to dedicate each day of a three-day weekend to Axl, Sue and Brick.

Mike is shocked to discover that Frankie has set him up on an adult playdate with a new neighbor, while a determined Sue and her Wresterlettes go up against the school cheerleaders.

Frankie and Mike begin to worry that Axl’s chances of getting a scholarship have passed him by, while Sue is determined to prove that smiling is contagious for a science project.

Axl & his pals take the romance out of Valentine’s Day by offering to help guys break up with their girlfriends, while Mike accidentally sends a romantic text to a quarry co-worker.

Frankie frets when Brick informs her of his three-day school bus trip to Chicago, while Sue tries to find out if Axl’s friend, Darrin (JOHN GAMMON) has actual feelings for her.

Frankie and Mike try to get the kids to confess to a transgression by spinning the “wheel of pain,” that’s filled with consequences, putting Sue’s “Sue-weet 16” Party at risk.

Frankie’s sister comes to help out in the Heck household. Meanwhile, Axl meets Cassidy’s parents…and ex-boyfriend. And Sue sets out to change her middle name (also Sue).

Frankie mopes around the house for days after The Bachelor finale; And Mike tries to toughen up an overly nice Sue up when she joins the school's tennis team.

Frankie struggles to land a dental assistant position with a potential boss (JACK McBRAYER), while Sue offers unsolicited advice to Darrin and Axl’s band.

Frankie tries to inflate Sue’s social network, by creating some imaginary friends to “like” her on Facebook, while Axl and Brick produce a James Bond viral video with animals.

Frankie devises a plan to ensure that Mike gets her a Mother’s Day gift she actually wants, while Sue seeks out Reverend TimTom (guest star PAUL HIPP) for advice.

Caught in a lie, Frankie tries to convince a patient that she’s a full-fledged dentist, leaving her new boss, Dr. Goodwin (guest star JACK McBRAYER) completely perplexed.

Tension builds between Frankie and Axl as graduation nears, and Brick’s Vice Principal reminds him that he’s responsible for a four year photo slideshow as class historian.