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The Best Episodes of The Middle Season 4

Every episode of The Middle Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Middle Season 4!

The Best Episodes of The Middle Season 4

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. 8.4/10(446 votes)

    #1 - Life Skills

    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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    Director:N/A
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  2. 8.0/10(381 votes)

    #2 - Valentine's Day IV

    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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  3. 8.0/10(382 votes)

    #3 - Wheel of Pain

    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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  4. 7.9/10(376 votes)

    #4 - Winners and Losers

    S4:E16

    Frankie is worried when Brick decides to go on a three-day school trip to Chicago; Sue wants to know if Darrin, one of Axl's friends, has feelings for her.

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  5. 7.9/10(372 votes)

    #5 - The Bachelor

    S4:E19

    Disappointed with the finale of "The Bachelor," Frankie mopes for days; when Sue joins the school's tennis team, Mike tries to toughen her up by complimenting her opponents during matches; Cassidy and Axl consider the future of their relationship.

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  6. 7.9/10(387 votes)

    #6 - The Graduation

    S4:E24

    Tension builds as Frankie tries to plan a graduation party for uncooperative Axl; Sue tries to get her driver's license for a sixth time; Brick must assemble a slide show highlighting the past four years of school.

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    Writer:Tim Hobert
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  8. 7.8/10(377 votes)

    #7 - Halloween III: The Driving

    S4:E6

    Sue accidentally runs over Axl's foot while practicing driving; Axl looks forward to voting; Brick binges on Halloween candy.

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  9. 7.8/10(376 votes)

    #8 - Twenty Years

    S4:E10

    Frankie worries Mike is tiring of her as their 20th anniversary draws close; Sue tries to get Axl and Brick's help planning a party for their parents; Axl spoils the end of a book for Brick.

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  10. 7.8/10(366 votes)

    #9 - One Kid at a Time

    S4:E12

    When Frankie and Mike dedicate a day to each of their children, Axl takes them to a paintball range, Sue has them do 17 separate activities and Brick wants to go to a sci-fi convention.

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  11. 7.7/10(399 votes)

    #10 - Last Whiff of Summer (2)

    S4:E2

    Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.

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  12. 7.7/10(391 votes)

    #11 - The Friend

    S4:E13

    Frankie tries to get Mike to spend time with a new neighbor who shares his interests; Sue demands a cheer-off between the Wrestlerettes and the cheerleaders.

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  13. 7.7/10(392 votes)

    #12 - The Smile

    S4:E14

    Frankie and Mike worry that Axl may not get a sports scholarship; Sue's school science project involves smiling; Brick wants an iPad.

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  14. 7.6/10(376 votes)

    #13 - Bunny Therapy

    S4:E4

    To help Brick's interactions with people, the school therapist urges Frankie and Mike to get him a small pet, but the ill-tempered bunny they give him teaches the family the true meaning of evil; Axl dates two cheerleaders.

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  15. 7.6/10(400 votes)

    #14 - The Safe

    S4:E7

    Frankie does not make a good impression on the first day of dental assistant school; Mike and Frankie ask Axl to get a tutor and improve his grades; Sue and Brick try to pawn an item they found in an old safe.

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  16. 7.6/10(384 votes)

    #15 - Thanksgiving IV

    S4:E8

    Frankie invites a couple of Marines to share Thanksgiving with her family; Axl gets good news; Sue tries to find the person who stole the chicken head from her uniform; Brick is mesmerized by a book.

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  17. 7.6/10(348 votes)

    #16 - Hallelujah Hoedown

    S4:E22

    Frankie tells the kids what she wants for Mother's day so one of them can clue in Mike; after repeatedly failing the driving test, Sue feels resentful when her friends get their licenses; Axl receives stunning news from Cassidy.

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  18. 7.5/10(397 votes)

    #17 - Last Whiff of Summer (1)

    S4:E1

    Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.

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  19. 7.5/10(390 votes)

    #18 - The Hose

    S4:E5

    A neighbor accuses Frankie of stealing her hose; Sue cancels a road trip to Cincinnati after seeing Mike's paycheck; Brick learns about the birds and the bees.

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  20. 7.5/10(362 votes)

    #19 - The Name

    S4:E18

    Frankie's sister (Molly Shannon) offers to help at the house while Frankie studies for her finals for dental-assistant school; Axl tries not to act jealous when Cassidy's ex-boyfriend visits.

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    Writer:Roy Brown
  21. 7.4/10(361 votes)

    #20 - The Second Act

    S4:E3

    After being fired from the car dealership and vowing not to take any job that comes her way, Frankie goes to tech school to get a real career; Axl begins his senior year of high school; sophomore Sue mentors a freshman.

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  22. 7.4/10(376 votes)

    #21 - Christmas Help

    S4:E9

    Mike helps his brother Rusty move some furniture into the Heck family's garage, only to realize the furniture is stolen; Frankie hopes to land a part-time job in a department store so she can get a discount on Christmas presents.

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  23. 7.4/10(346 votes)

    #22 - Dollar Days

    S4:E20

    Frankie has a difficult time describing herself during a job interview; Sue dispenses unwanted advice to Axl and his band mates; Brick joins the Prairie Scouts.

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  24. 7.3/10(361 votes)

    #23 - From Orson with Love

    S4:E21

    Frankie tries to make Sue appear more popular on Facebook; Frankie's dad (Jerry Van Dyke) makes Mike listen to long-winded life stories; Brick and Axl try to create a viral video.

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  25. 7.3/10(343 votes)

    #24 - The Ditch

    S4:E23

    While dressed in a lab coat for her dental assisting job, Frankie is mistaken for a doctor and receives special treatment; Axl talks Sue into ditching school for the day; Mike and Axl's fishing trip goes awry.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Life Skills" is the best rated episode of "The Middle" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 446 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Valentine's Day IV".