Paul Hipp

Frankie tells the kids what she wants for Mother's day so one of them can clue in Mike. Also available on Xfinity, Amazon Instant Video and VUDU

Christmas doesn't seem so merry to Mike when he helps brother Rusty (recurring guest star NORM MacDONALD) move some furniture intothe Heck house garage and discovers that Rusty doesn't actually own the items. Meanwhile, Frankie hatches a plan to take a part-timeholiday job in a department store in order to get an employee discount to buy presents; Axl turns the garage with the stolenfurniture into his own bachelor pad; and Reverend TimTom (guest star PAUL HIPP) makes a bold choice by casting Brick in a holidayplay and tasks an overly zealous Sue with baking cookies for the event. Also available on Amazon Instant Video and VUDU

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 Bible and begins to question it; and Axl gets annoyed with Bob (recurring guest star CHRIS KATTAN) when he tries too hard to be cool in order to befriend him while working together on a Christmas tree lot.

Frankie decides that each Heck family member will be assigned a New Year's resolution anonymously, after realizing that no onefollows through on their yearly promises. Also available on VUDU