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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 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.

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  1. Background image for The Graduate
    8.7/10(513 votes)

    #1 - The Graduate

    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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  2. Background image for The Answer
    8.3/10(426 votes)

    #2 - The Answer

    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
  3. Background image for Thanksgiving VI
    8.0/10(385 votes)

    #3 - Thanksgiving VI

    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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  4. Background image for The College Tour
    8.0/10(372 votes)

    #4 - The College Tour

    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
  5. Background image for While You Were Sleeping
    8.0/10(346 votes)

    #5 - While You Were Sleeping

    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
  6. Background image for A Quarry Story
    7.9/10(369 votes)

    #6 - A Quarry Story

    S6:E11

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Waiting Game
    7.9/10(366 votes)

    #7 - The Waiting Game

    S6:E17

    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.

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    Director:Danny Salles
  9. Background image for Major Anxiety
    7.8/10(368 votes)

    #8 - Major Anxiety

    S6:E3

    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.

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    Director:Phil Traill
    Writer:Rich Dahm
  10. Background image for The Table
    7.8/10(374 votes)

    #9 - The Table

    S6:E4

    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.

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    7.8/10(382 votes)

    #10 - Halloween V

    S6:E5

    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.

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  12. Background image for Hecks on a Train
    7.8/10(376 votes)

    #11 - Hecks on a Train

    S6:E12

    Upon learning that Aunt Edie has passed away, the Hecks board a train to South Dakota to take her to her final resting place.

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  13. Background image for Valentine’s Day VI
    7.8/10(370 votes)

    #12 - Valentine’s Day VI

    S6:E13

    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.

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  14. Background image for Flirting with Disaster
    7.8/10(364 votes)

    #13 - Flirting with Disaster

    S6:E16

    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.

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    Director:Phil Traill
    Writer:Roy Brown
  15. Background image for Unbraceable You
    7.7/10(391 votes)

    #14 - Unbraceable You

    S6:E1

    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.

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  16. Background image for The Sinkhole
    7.7/10(356 votes)

    #15 - The Sinkhole

    S6:E6

    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.

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  17. Background image for Operation Infiltration
    7.7/10(354 votes)

    #16 - Operation Infiltration

    S6:E18

    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.

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  18. Background image for Mother's Day Reservations
    7.7/10(348 votes)

    #17 - Mother's Day Reservations

    S6:E23

    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.

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  19. Background image for The Christmas Wall
    7.6/10(359 votes)

    #18 - The Christmas Wall

    S6:E9

    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.

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  20. Background image for Steaming Pile of Guilt
    7.6/10(345 votes)

    #19 - Steaming Pile of Guilt

    S6:E15

    Frankie realizes that she and the family forgot to celebrate Brick's 13th birthday.

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  21. Background image for Siblings and Sombreros
    7.6/10(336 votes)

    #20 - Siblings and Sombreros

    S6:E19

    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.

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  22. Background image for Food Courting
    7.5/10(340 votes)

    #21 - Food Courting

    S6:E20

    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.

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  23. Background image for Two of a Kind
    7.5/10(393 votes)

    #22 - Two of a Kind

    S6:E21

    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.

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    Director:Danny Salles
    Writer:Tim Hobert
  24. Background image for The Loneliest Locker
    7.4/10(381 votes)

    #23 - The Loneliest Locker

    S6:E2

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  25. Background image for Pam Freakin' Staggs
    7.1/10(378 votes)

    #24 - Pam Freakin' Staggs

    S6:E10

    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.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Graduate" is the best rated episode of "The Middle" season 6. It scored 8.7/10 based on 513 votes. Directed by Eileen Heisler and written by Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline, it aired on 5/13/2015. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Answer".