7.7/10348 votes#1 - Unbraceable You
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2014
Sue's senior year, the "Summer of Sue," begins with the premature removal of her braces. Meanwhile, Axl finally beats Mike in basketball and Brick tries to find the perfect backpack for school.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Tim Hobert
7.4/10341 votes#2 - The Loneliest Locker
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2014
Mike and Frankie search for second jobs in order to send Sue to a good college, Sue and Brad produce a play for school, Brick finds some of his old "lost" toys, and Axl raids the house to furnish his new home.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter
7.7/10329 votes#3 - Major Anxiety
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2014
Frankie and Mike are shocked when Brick announces that he wants to go to his school's fall dance. Axl has a week to declare his major but has no idea what it should be. Sue attempts to show she's more mature by drinking loads of coffee.
Director: Phil Traill
Writer: Rich Dahm
7.8/10334 votes#4 - The Table
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2014
Frankie decides to buy a new kitchen table online, Sue and Darrin hit a rough patch over a piece of jewelry, and Axl and Hutch create a "fratority" to help pay for house bills.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Roy Brown
7.7/10341 votes#5 - Halloween V
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2014
Brick invites a girl over to the house for Halloween, Sue tries to raise money for college with a pumpkin patch screening of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and Axl accidentally gets locked in the library.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Robin Shorr
7.7/10318 votes#6 - The Sinkhole
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2014
Frankie has to wash dishes with a hose after the kitchen sink packs up. Sue has to learn a complicated dance routine so she can pass phys ed.
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Katy Ballard
8.0/10345 votes#7 - Thanksgiving VI
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2014
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.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Tim Hobert
7.9/10332 votes#8 - The College Tour
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2014
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.
Director: Blake T. Evans
Writer: Rich Dahm
7.6/10319 votes#9 - The Christmas Wall
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2014
Frankie loses her Christmas spirit, Mike unsuccessfully tries to exchange the new family Christmas tree, and a fight over Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer threatens to break up BossCo.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Roy Brown
7.1/10338 votes#10 - Pam Freakin' Staggs
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2015
Frankie acts like a teenager when she hangs out with Pam Staggs, a former classmate who was popular in high school. Meanwhile, Brick surprises Mike by winning an athletic award; Sue pursues some odd hobbies; and Axl seeks a date with Devin Levin.
Director: Elliot Hegarty
Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter
7.9/10331 votes#11 - A Quarry Story
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2015
Frankie must work at Ehlert Motors for one day in order to collect her pay on an old paycheck, Mike offers Sue a part-time job at the quarry, and Mike’s dad attempts to persuade a lazy Axl to help replace the damaged kitchen sink.
Director: Clare Kilner
Writer: Ilana Wernick
7.8/10338 votes#12 - Hecks on a Train
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2015
Upon learning that Aunt Edie has passed away, the Hecks board a train to South Dakota to take her to her final resting place.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Tim Hobert
7.8/10330 votes#13 - Valentine’s Day VI
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2015
Valentine's Day aims its sights on the Heck kids when a nervous Brick finds out that his quirky girlfriend Cindy wants him to kiss her on the special day, Darrin asks Frankie and Mike to help out with an exciting scavenger hunt he's putting together for Sue, and Axl begins to question his girlfriend Devin's request that he not give her anything for what she considers to be a lame tradition.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Rich Dahm
8.3/10383 votes#14 - The Answer
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2015
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.
Director: Phil Traill
Writer: Tim Hobert
7.6/10305 votes#15 - Steaming Pile of Guilt
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2015
Frankie realizes that she and the family forgot to celebrate Brick's 13th birthday.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Robin Shorr
7.8/10325 votes#16 - Flirting with Disaster
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2015
Frankie fears that her innocent flirtation with Axl’s friend has been misinterpreted, and Frankie’s dad, Tag, secretly asks Mike to help him study for his driver’s test so that he doesn't lose his license.
Director: Phil Traill
Writer: Roy Brown
7.9/10327 votes#17 - The Waiting Game
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2015
Frankie is anxious to find out whether Sue got into college, while Sue tries to relax by making sachets. Elsewhere, Brick evicts Axl from his bedroom so he can work on his novel in quiet; and Mike denies that he was singing loudly in his car.
Director: Danny Salles
Writer: Katy Ballard
7.7/10316 votes#18 - Operation Infiltration
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2015
Frankie accompanies Brick on a school field trip and attempts to help her socially inept son make friends with a couple of boys. Devin scolds Axl for being mean to his sister. Mike gets a sinking feeling that he may have bullied his brother Rusty a bit too much as kids.
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Ilana Wernick
7.6/10297 votes#19 - Siblings and Sombreros
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2015
Sue gets furious with Axl for forgetting a sombrero he promised to bring her, and Frankie's attempt to resolve their quarrel only makes things worse. Elsewhere, Mike is astonished to discover that Brick was named Athlete of the Month at middle school.
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter
7.4/10302 votes#20 - Food Courting
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2015
A case of disrespect hits the Heck boys when Axl -- who is celebrating his milestone 21st birthday -- refuses to come home and help Mike move an old freezer, and Brick begins turning into a mini-Axl by dissing Frankie with a bad attitude. Meanwhile, Sue is torn over what to do when the manager of Chop Suey USA tries to woo her away from her job at Spudsy's.
Director: Blake T. Evans
Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter
7.5/10353 votes#21 - Two of a Kind
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/2015
When Frankie's uncle contacts her dad hoping to make amends, Frankie and Mike are caught in the middle of their feud. Sue turns to Axl for advice when she is sent to detention for the first time.
Director: Danny Salles
Writer: Tim Hobert
8.0/10308 votes#22 - While You Were Sleeping
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2015
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.
Director: Blake T. Evans
Writer: Roy Brown
7.7/10310 votes#23 - Mother's Day Reservations
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2015
Mike's incompetence threatens to ruin Frankie's Mother's Day. Mike tells Axl, Sue, and Brick to put some effort into a gift for Frankie. Frankie asks the kids how they would differ from her as parents.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Rich Dahm
8.6/10472 votes#24 - The Graduate
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2015
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.
Director: Eileen Heisler
Writer: Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline
The Best Episodes of The Middle Season 6
Every episode of The Middle Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Middle Season 6!
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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Unbraceable You" is the best rated episode of "The Middle" season 6. It scored 7.7/10 based on 348 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Tim Hobert, it aired on 9/24/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Loneliest Locker".