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The Middle Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Last Whiff of Summer: Part 1
Wed, Sep 26, 201241 mins
The Heck family summer gets off to a bad start after Mike tells Sue that Axl is his favorite child.
Episode 2
Last Whiff of Summer: Part 2
Wed, Sep 26, 2012
While Axl has to go to summer school, Sue tries to create the "Summer of Sue and Dad," and Brick tries to grow a prize tomato.
Episode 3
The Second Act
Wed, Oct 3, 201222 mins
Frankie contemplates a new career after Mr Ehlert lets her go, Sue mentors a popular freshman girl, and Mike considers punishing Brick for his rudeness.
Episode 4
Bunny Therapy
Wed, Oct 10, 201222 mins
The Hecks get Brick a pet rabbit to help his social skills, Sue tries out for school mascot, and Axl doesn't know which cheerleader he's dating.
Episode 5
The Hose
Wed, Oct 17, 201222 mins
Frankie once again gets on the bad side of an old neighborhood nemesis, Sue discovers that her family is poor when she sees her dad's paycheck, and Brick learns about sex education.
Episode 6
Halloween III: The Driving
Wed, Oct 24, 201222 mins
As Halloween approaches, the Hecks get quite the scare when Sue receives her learner's permit, and it's time for Frankie and Mike to teach her how to drive. But when a freaked-out Sue loses her nerve, she ends up running over Axl's foot, which could put an end to his high school football career and his hopes for a scholarship. Meanwhile Axl looks forward to voting in his first election, and Brick undergoes an unexpected transformation when he eats too much Halloween candy.
Episode 7
The Safe
Wed, Nov 7, 201222 mins
Frankie is made an example of in front of the entire class when she doesn't make a good impression on her first day of dental assisting school with no-nonsense teacher Mrs. Armwood. Meanwhile, because Axl's broken foot may end any chance of his receiving a college sports scholarship, Frankie and Mike insist that he up his grades and get himself a tutor; and Sue and Brick think they've stumbled upon an expensive item inside an old safe and try to get big bucks for it from a local pawn store employee.
Episode 8
Thanksgiving IV
Wed, Nov 14, 201222 mins
Frankie tries to do a good deed for Thanksgiving by inviting a couple of Marines to celebrate the holiday with her family. But with Frankie's parents, Pat and Tag, constantly bickering, the good deed may not go unpunished. Meanwhile, while Axl grapples with his growing feelings for tutor Cassidy, he receives the good news that his foot is healed and he can play in the big game; Sue tries to track down the thief who has stolen the chicken head off of her school mascot uniform; and Brick becomes mesmerized by a book on the making of the film "Love Story".
Episode 9
Christmas Help
Wed, Dec 5, 201222 mins
Frankie gets a retail job to get Christmas gifts at a discount, Mike has another falling-out with his brother, and Bricks gets a part in reverend Tim-Tom's Christmas production.
Episode 10
Twenty Years
Wed, Dec 12, 201222 mins
Mike and Frankie's 20th wedding anniversary is approaching, and they have no special plans. But when Frankie calls Mike on his cell and he ignores the call, she is hurt and thinks the romance is dead. Sue plans a party but it does not go well
Episode 11
Life Skills
Wed, Jan 9, 201322 mins
Axl and Sue wind up in the same life skills class, a school therapist tries to help Brick make friends, and Frankie and Mike fight the insurance company for a new windshield.
Episode 12
One Kid at a Time
Wed, Jan 16, 201321 mins
Frankie and Mike give each child a day alone with them so each child can get their undivided attention for one day, but the plan meets with mixed results.
Episode 13
The Friend
Wed, Jan 23, 201322 mins
Frankie intervenes behind Mike's back to make him a new friend, Brick helps Axl pretend to be smart to impress Cassidy, and Sue's Wrestler-ettes have a showdown with the real cheerleaders.
Episode 14
The Smile
Wed, Feb 6, 201322 mins
Axl waits to find out if he's been accepted into college and tries to come up with a senior prank, Sue tries to prove that smiling is contagious, and Brick tries to get his parents to buy him an iPad.
Episode 15
Valentine's Day IV
Wed, Feb 13, 201322 mins
Axl and his friends find a way to make money from Valentine's Day breakups, Sue gets a surprise date for the dance, an accidental text gets Mike in trouble at work, and Frankie gets in trouble for throwing away Brick's art projects.
Episode 16
Winners and Losers
Wed, Feb 20, 201322 mins
Frankie has reservations about letting Brick go on a field trip to Chicago, and things become awkward with Sue and Darrin after their first kiss.
Episode 17
Wheel of Pain
Wed, Feb 27, 201322 mins
While Frankie and Mike are out, Axl, Sue, and Brick are all involved in breaking a window. They decide to lie that someone else did it. Frankie and Mike do not believe them and find ways to get them to tell the truth.
Episode 18
The Name
Wed, Mar 27, 201322 mins
Frankie's sister Janet comes to help around the house while Frankie studies, Sue decides to change her middle name, and Axl gets competition for Cassidy from her ex-boyfriend.
Episode 19
The Bachelor
Wed, Apr 3, 201322 mins
Axl tries to win Cassidy back, Mike reluctantly tries to teach Sue how to play tennis, and Frankie becomes depressed over the results of the TV show "The Bachelor."
Episode 20
Dollar Days
Wed, Apr 10, 201322 mins
Frankie gets discouraged while looking for a new job as a dental assistant, Axl reaches his breaking point with Sue and Darrin, and Mike has a campout with Brick's new scout group.
Episode 21
From Orson with Love
Wed, May 1, 201322 mins
Each Heck has their own set of problems. Sue is left out of activities with friends, Frankie worries and creates friend aliases for Sue. Mike is trapped into weekly lunches with Frankie's father. Axl and Brick have multiple pets to deal with.
Episode 22
Hallelujah Hoedown
Wed, May 8, 201322 mins
Sue is upset when everyone gets their driver's license but she still can't pass her driving test, Frankie tells each kid exactly what she wants for Mother's Day, and Axl and Cassidy's prom does not go well.
Episode 23
The Ditch
Wed, May 15, 201322 mins
Sue decides to play hooky for the first time, Frankie pretends to be a doctor to skip a line, Mike has a careless accident on the highway with Axl, and Brick refuses to take a middle school placement test.
Episode 24
The Graduation
Wed, May 22, 201322 mins
Will Frankie and Axl make it to Axl's graduation without killing each other? Meanwhile, Sue gets one more crack at the driving test, and Brick neglects his duties as class historian.
