The Middle

The Best Episodes of The Middle

Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Every episode of The Middle ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Middle!

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
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  1. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Christmas Miracle

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    S9:E10

    Frankie and Sue are devastated when Axl informs them that he's not going to church; Mike goes to war with the Glossner kids after they keep defacing his giant inflatable snowman; Brick attempts to wrap his first present.

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  2. 8.7/10(497 votes)

    #2 - The Graduate

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    S6:E24

    Sue prepares for her graduation and worries the day won't go perfectly. Meanwhile, Brick gets the opportunity to skip a year in school and Axl grows concerned about Devin's fun summer pictures she posted on social media.

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  3. 8.4/10(435 votes)

    #3 - Life Skills

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    S4:E11

    Axl feels embarrassed when he and Sue are asked to work on a school project together; Brick's school therapist (Dave Foley) tries to help him make friends.

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  4. 8.4/10(432 votes)

    #4 - The Wonderful World of Hecks

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    S5:E24

    A series of unfortunate events threaten to spoil the trip to Walt Disney World.

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  5. 8.4/10(442 votes)

    #5 - Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death

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    S7:E6

    Each member of the Heck family finds themselves in situations reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone."

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    Writer:Tim Hobert
  6. 8.4/10(370 votes)

    #6 - The Show Must Go On

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    S7:E24

    In the seventh-season finale, Frankie's determined to ensure Brick can sing at his middle-school graduation after his performance is cut; and Sue feels conflicted after learning she needs to be at Dollywood on the same day as Brick's ceremony. Meanwhile, Axl starts a new job as a country-club counselor and gets mocked by a 10-year-old version of himself.

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  8. 8.4/10(382 votes)

    #7 - Exes and Ohhhs

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    S8:E17

    Axl is startled to run into nearly all of his former flames at a St. Patrick's Day party leaving him to wonder if it is a sign about his love life; Brick buys an old microfiche machine at a library sale, leaving Frankie and Mike less than thrilled.

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  9. 8.3/10(408 votes)

    #8 - The Answer

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    S6:E14

    The Heck family learns about Darrin’s marriage proposal to Sue…as well as her response. Meanwhile, Axl attempts to use his intro to Psych class to cure Brick of all of his quirks and tics.

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    Director:Phil Traill
    Writer:Tim Hobert
  10. 8.3/10(367 votes)

    #9 - A Very Marry Christmas

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    S8:E9

    As Christmas approaches, Sue keeps a holiday secret from the family. After agreeing to watch the neighbor’s three kids, Brick finds himself trying to hide from them as they had such a good time that they keep wanting to come over and play. Mike doesn’t know how to react when Bill Norwood gives him a Christmas gift for the first time ever,

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  11. 8.2/10(380 votes)

    #10 - The Walk

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    S5:E17

    Frankie and Mike run into old acquaintances, Sue gets several dates to the prom, and Brick gets Axl's help for a book report.

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  12. 8.2/10(366 votes)

    #11 - The Par-tay

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    S8:E18

    Mike's friendship with Bill Norwood is in jeopardy after Bill gets angry when Mike poaches his plumber at a reduced rate; Frankie is disappointed when Sue refuses to tell.....

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  13. 8.1/10(427 votes)

    #12 - Taking Back the House

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    S2:E11

    After years of being at their kids' beck-and-call and never having time for themselves, Frankie and Mike decide to take charge of their lives and regain control over the Heck household. But Axl, Sue and Brick don't plan on going down without a fight.

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  14. 8.1/10(345 votes)

    #13 - Floating 50

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    S7:E13

    Mike enlists Axl and Brick's help to throw a surprise party for Frankie's 50th birthday. Meanwhile, Sue is mocked after posting a flyer for her missing sock in the dorm laundry room; and Coach Babbitt is determined to turn Brick into an athlete after he turns in a project about how he can't play sports.

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  15. 8.1/10(368 votes)

    #14 - The Final Final

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    S8:E22

    Frankie, Mike and Brick begin to notice that their luck has changed dramatically for the better after the Prairie Scouts accidentally paint the Donahue's address on their curb; and after missing his final college test before he graduates, Axl pleads with his teacher to let him take it, otherwise he won't be able to graduate. Meanwhile, Sue confides to Brad that her sophomore year in college was kind of a letdown. But a chance to speak to students at her former high school about college life leads her to a realization about her status as a student while at Orson High. A talk with Brad leads into an impromptu musical number about Sue's many accomplishments over the years.

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  16. 8.0/10(391 votes)

    #15 - The Sit Down

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    S3:E17

    The kids have a meeting with Frankie and Mike about their parenting techniques, and they are thrown for a loop, when their parents attempt to change.

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  17. 8.0/10(370 votes)

    #16 - Valentine's Day IV

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    S4:E15

    Axl and his friends, Darrin and Sean, offer to help guys break up with their girlfriends; Sue's ex-boyfriend, Matt, invites her to a Valentine's Day dance at school; Mike accidentally sends a romantic text to a co-worker instead of to Frankie.

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  18. 8.0/10(372 votes)

    #17 - Wheel of Pain

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    S4:E17

    When Axl, Sue and Brick accidentally break the family room window, they decide to blame the Glossner children -- the bad seeds of the neighborhood; Frankie tries to land a prime dental rotation spot.

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  19. 8.0/10(373 votes)

    #18 - Orlando

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    S5:E23

    Sue looks forward to the trip to Walt Disney World; Brick begs his parents to take him to meet his online girlfriend; Axl waits to learn his final grades.

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  20. 8.0/10(367 votes)

    #19 - Thanksgiving VI

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    S6:E7

    Thanksgiving for the Hecks at a local restaurant buffet doesn't go well when Sue feels that Mike doesn't like her boyfriend, Darrin, and Brick invites his quirky girlfriend, Cindy.

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  21. 8.0/10(353 votes)

    #20 - The College Tour

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    S6:E8

    Mike accompanies Sue on a college tour weekend. Frankie leaves Brick with babysitters and a school project while she goes to watch Axl play in his first college football game.

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    Writer:Rich Dahm
  22. 8.0/10(330 votes)

    #21 - While You Were Sleeping

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    S6:E22

    Frankie and Mike struggle to stay awake when watching a movie during a cozy date night at home. Meanwhile, a handsome mall employee asks Sue to her senior prom and Axl and Brick hope to find success with a barbecue sauce they've created.

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    Writer:Roy Brown
  23. 8.0/10(354 votes)

    #22 - Roadkill

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    S8:E5

    Frankie and Mike's embarrassment over forgetting Brick's birthday turns to fear when they realize it's time to teach him to drive. Sue learns something surprising from Frankie.

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  24. 8.0/10(322 votes)

    #23 - Fight or Flight

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    S8:E23

    Having finally graduated college, Axl tells Frankie and Mike that he's planning on going to Europe over the summer with Kenny. Although Frankie thinks this is a great once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Mike is less than pleased and thinks his slacker son should be putting all of his summer efforts into finding a job. Meanwhile, Sue begins to panic after she barely scrapes a parked SUV and doesn't hear back from the owner after leaving several notes on the windshield, and Brick discovers that his sudden onset of backaches is due to not sitting in his lawn chair, which was replaced by a normal kitchen-table chair.

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Meet the Parents

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    S9:E3

    Frankie is worried about meeting Lexie's rich parents. Brick discovers that he can't get arrested when he participates in the school's Sophomore Slammer fundraiser.

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  26. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery

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    S9:E4

    Frankie discovers that a woman had died in the bathtub of the Heck house close to 50 years ago.

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    Director:Phil Traill
    Writer:Rich Dahm

Best Episodes Summary

"The Christmas Miracle" is the best rated episode of "The Middle". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Ilana Wernick, it aired on 12/12/2017. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Graduate".