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The Middle Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Forced Family Fun: Part 1
Wed, Sep 21, 201120 mins
After not seeing the children all summer because they became older and more independent, Frankie decides to take a family vacation in the last weekend of the holiday. When Mike chooses camping the children get very upset and Frankie can't stop thinking about their bad honeymoon.
Episode 2
Forced Family Fun: Part 2
Wed, Sep 21, 201121 mins
While still in the camping trip, Sue and Axl fight about Sue keep asking her brother questions about highschool, Brick misses the beauty of nature because he keeps reading instead of having outdoors fun. The camping trip gets even worse when their awful honeymoon memories start a fight beetween Mike and Frankie.
Episode 3
Hecking Order
Wed, Sep 28, 201121 mins
With Sue now in high school with Axl - who is totally embarrassed by her presence - Axl decides to play a mischievous trick on her, which earns his perfectionist sister a number of tardy slips. Meanwhile, Mike sets a meeting with Brick's new fourth grade teacher, Mr. Wilkerson, after learning that he's allowing his son to skip gym; and Frankie and Mike bicker over which one of them is really the boss of the family.
Episode 4
Major Changes
Wed, Oct 5, 201121 mins
After being mortifyingly humiliated and grossed out due to a family member's actions, Frankie has a meltdown and decrees to the family that major changes need to take place in every aspect of the Heck household - and then packs up and abruptly leaves. But Frankie's not gone for good, as she heads to her mother's house for a little TLC and motherly advice to help her through the humiliation.
Episode 5
The Test
Wed, Oct 12, 201121 mins
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 Brick up when he learns that his son is being bullied at school.
Episode 6
Bad Choices
Wed, Oct 19, 201121 mins
As the Heck home begins to literally fall apart, Frankie and Mike consider leaving home ownership behind and moving the family to an apartment. Meanwhile, Axl tries 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 prepare a school skit about showing the dangers of texting and drinking while driving; and Brick tries to offer a little bit of levity by spouting off Shakespearian quotes.
Episode 7
Halloween II
Wed, Oct 26, 201121 mins
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 the neighborhood kids on Halloween.
Episode 8
Heck's Best Thing
Wed, Nov 2, 201121 mins
Frankie and Mike are convinced that 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 rack up some serious charges - when they discover that Aunt Edie accidentally gave them her cell phone; and Frankie tries to be completely attentive to the family's needs when she realizes that she's more considerate to outsiders than her own kin.
Episode 9
The Play
Wed, Nov 16, 201121 mins
Frankie and Sue join a play together, and Frankie especially loves it. So what's she going to do when Sue is dropped from it and expects Frankie to quit? Meanwhile, Uncle Rusty agrees to come into Brick's school for Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day and doesn't show up.
Episode 10
Thanksgiving III
Wed, Nov 23, 201121 mins
Frankie's parents, Pat and Tag, invite the Hecks to spend a few days at their house to celebrate Thanksgiving together. But the festivities begin to fall apart quickly when Frankie's sister, Janet, and her family also join in, and soon the siblings are at each other's throats over their widely differing parenting techniques. Meanwhile, Mike tries to offer some advice to Axl on how to pick up girls when he witnesses his son trying to impress a pretty mini-mart cashier - and fails miserably; Brick attempts to prove his innocence when he is accused by Janet of damaging her daughter's expensive toy; and Sue is stoked when Frankie, Pat and Janet invite her to take part in their gossip sessions.
Episode 11
A Christmas Gift
Wed, Dec 7, 201121 mins
On a tipsy whim - and against Mike's wishes - 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; Sue calls on Reverend TimTom to explain the meaning of Christmas to Brick when he reads the Bible and begins to question it; and Axl gets annoyed with Bob when he tries too hard to be cool in order to befriend him while working together on a Christmas tree lot.
Episode 12
Year of the Hecks
Wed, Jan 4, 201221 mins
When the Hecks realise that they never follow their New Year's resolutions, they set resolutions for each other. Frankie has to spend more time with Brick, Mike has to smile more, Axl should clean his room, Sue is to stop trying out for things that she'll never make and Brick has to stop reading all the time.
Episode 13
The Map
Wed, Jan 11, 201221 mins
After attending Aunt Ginny's funeral, Frankie begins to fear that the family is missing out on important life milestones and vows to begin celebrating all of them. Meanwhile, Axl accidentally eats Brick's Indiana dough school map project and is tasked with creating a new one, and Sue discovers that one of the boys on the wrestling team has a crush on her.
Episode 14
Hecking It Up
Wed, Jan 18, 201221 mins
The Hecks help themselves to the Donahues' new car while they are away at the Super Bowl, and Sue decides to tell her new boyfriend that she loves him.
Episode 15
Valentine's Day III
Wed, Feb 8, 201220 mins
Frankie and Mike decide to celebrate Valentine's Day by going to dinner with two other couples. Sue gets upset when Matt kisses her differently. And, Axl has to write a paper on a life-changing event while Brick has to write a paper about love.
Episode 16
The Concert
Wed, Feb 15, 201221 mins
Frankie helps Sue get tickets to a Justin Bieber concert, Brick is too embarrassed to go to school after losing a spelling bee, and Axl tries to break the speed limit on foot.
Episode 17
The Sit Down
Wed, Feb 22, 201221 mins
Frankie and Mike decide to stop nagging and punishing the kids and let them begin taking responsibility for themselves.
Episode 18
Leap Year
Wed, Feb 29, 201221 mins
Because this year is a leap year and Sue's birthday falls on February 29, she is overly excited about celebrating her big day in a big way. But given her parents' track record with celebrations, Sue may need to lower her expectations. Meanwhile, Frankie discovers that tough husband Mike has been taking care of a stray cat at work for years, Brick falls for a pretty girl in his social skills class, and Axl becomes enthralled with vacuuming the house.
Episode 19
The Paper Route
Wed, Mar 14, 201221 mins
Brick takes a job as a newspaper delivery boy from the town's veteran newsman 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 tries to adjust to wearing a full-on headgear, and Frankie discovers that Mike has been secretly hoarding batteries for years.
Episode 20
Get Your Business Done
Wed, Apr 11, 201221 mins
A new church convinces the Hecks to "get their business done," but the results that stem from their new-found inspiration are mixed.
Episode 21
The Guidance Counselor
Wed, May 2, 201221 mins
Sue bonds with her high school guidance counselor, Mike and Frankie fight when it comes time to buy a new bed, and Brick struggles with the president's physical fitness test.
Episode 22
The Clover
Wed, May 9, 201221 mins
Axl is going to the prom with Weird Ashley and is horrified when his friend Darrin asks Sue. Brick finds a 4-leaf clover and it brings him anything but good luck. One of Frankie's aunt accidentally starts a fire. Mike is too soft on Brick.
Episode 23
The Telling
Wed, May 16, 201221 mins
Mike gets the unwelcome task of signing up to volunteer at Brick's school because Frankie is stuck at work, while Sue blackmails Axl to get free rides around town for her and her friends.
Episode 24
The Wedding
Wed, May 23, 201221 mins
The Hecks discover at the last minute that they are hosting Mike's brother Rusty's wedding, and Axl and his friends decide to start their own summer business.
