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The Middle: Season 1

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24 episodes · first aired Sep 30, 2009

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  1. 1 Pilot Sep 30, 2009 · 23m Meet the Hecks – an ordinary family struggling to survive each other and life in Middle America. PATRICIA HEATON stars as a working mother whose family life is one big happy mess.
  2. 2 The Cheerleader Oct 7, 2009 · 21m Facing financial disaster, Frankie tries to save her job; Sue fails swim team tryouts, then learns she needs glasses; and Brick starts reading his mother's steamy romance novels.
  3. 3 The Floating Anniversary Oct 14, 2009 · 21m Frankie and Mike's romantic plans for their anniversary are thwarted by a sick Brick, a lovesick Sue, a learner's permit-toting Axl, two crazy aunts and their diaper-wearing dog.
  4. 4 The Trip Oct 21, 2009 · 21m Frankie urges Sue to fight for her right to attend a class trip after making the grade by selling thousands of dollars worth of sausage and cheese; Brick gets his first girlfriend.
  5. 5 The Block Party Oct 28, 2009 · 20m After Brick’s teachers tell his parents that he’s “socially challenged,” Mike tries to help Brick make friends; while Frankie needs her son’s coveted football jersey.
  6. 6 The Front Door Nov 4, 2009 · 21m Mike insists that only Axl fix the front door after he knocks it down; Frankie must sell a car within a week; and its school picture time for a photographically challenged Sue.
  7. 7 The Scratch Nov 18, 2009 · 21m Frankie must create the illusion of a picture-perfect family when an accident causing a small scratch on Brick leads a social worker to visit the Heck household.
  8. 8 Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2009 · 21m Frankie’s dream of the perfect Thanksgiving turns into a nightmare when Mr. Ehlert forces the staff to work on the holiday – and Axl loses Brick in a corn maze.
  9. 9 Siblings Dec 2, 2009 · 21m Frankie encounters two perfect siblings and vows to make her children stop fighting and become a loving family. Meanwhile, Aunt Edie makes a costly mistake at the quarry and Mike considers…
  10. 10 Christmas Dec 9, 2009 · 21m Mike takes over the responsibility of organizing the Heck family Christmas while Frankie practices for a solo that she is singing at midnight mass. However, she gets jealous when Mike…
  11. 11 The Jeans Jan 6, 2010 · 21m A hormonally charged Sue wants a cool pair of jeans in order to fit in with her peers, resulting in Frankie and Mike enduring the unpredictability of teenagers, while Axl wants a car to…
  12. 12 The Neighbor Jan 6, 2010 · 21m When Sue has a run-in with her sons, Frankie fears that a confrontation with the trasy neighbor may be at hand. Meanwhile, Axl attempts to bribe Brick after he's asked to teach his little…
  13. 13 The Interview Jan 13, 2010 · 21m Mike loses his job when the plant shuts down for scientific research after he discovers a dinosaur bone in the quarry. However, Mike starts to get irregular feelings when he discovers how…
  14. 14 The Yelling Feb 3, 2010 · 21m Frankie makes a deal with her kids, that if they do their homework and keep chores she won't nag them. Meanwhile, Mike takes a job as a night driver with Bob.
  15. 15 Valentine's Day Feb 10, 2010 · 21m Valentine's Day unexpectedly finds Frankie and Mike home alone and ready for a romantic evening while Brick is away at his first sleepover, Sue goes to her first boy-girl party, and Axl…
  16. 16 The Bee Mar 3, 2010 · 21m When Mike discovers that Brick is a spelling whiz and won the school spelling bee, he puts all his efforts into training him to win the regional bee, which could ultimately lead to…
  17. 17 The Break-Up Mar 10, 2010 · 21m Axl is heartbroken when his girlfriend breaks up with him; Sue and Brick watch a scary movie.
  18. 18 The Fun House Mar 24, 2010 · 21m Frankie fears for her job when a motivational consultant comes to get the sale team into shape. While Frankie is putting in many extra hours, Mike has to deal with the children and their…
  19. 19 The Final Four Mar 31, 2010 · 21m Mike's dream comes to fruition when Frankie's boss, Mr. Ehlert, offers him two tickets to the Final Four. Unfortunately, Frankie's uncle dies and the funeral is set for the same day…
  20. 20 TV or Not TV Apr 14, 2010 · 20m After failing to pay the electric bill on time, the electric company shuts off the Heck's power. This leads Frankie and Mike to cut down on their unnecessary expenses, including their…
  21. 21 Worry Duty Apr 28, 2010 · 21m Frankie is worried that Axl's going to get his heart crushed again when his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Morgan, re-enters his life and tries to mold him into the man she wants him to…
  22. 22 Mother's Day May 5, 2010 · 21m Mother's Day for Frankie is anything but serene when she finds herself doing more for Mike and the kids and less for herself. But she learns that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree…
  23. 23 Signals May 12, 2010 · 21m Frankie points out to Mike that his social ineptness has been passed on to Brick, leading Mike to decide that both he and Brick need to be more social, and the Heck family BBQ is the…
  24. 24 Average Rules May 19, 2010 · 21m Parent-Teacher conferences cause Frankie to worry about the kids. In them she's told Axl is gifted but not applying himself, that her teachers still do not know who Sue is, and Brick may…