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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 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

The best episode of "The Middle" season 6 is "Unbraceable You", rated 7.7/10 from 319 user votes. It was directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Tim Hobert. "Unbraceable You" aired on 9/24/2014 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Loneliest Locker".

  • Unbraceable You
    7.7/10 319 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

  • The Loneliest Locker
    7.4/10 312 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

  • Major Anxiety
    7.7/10 298 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

  • The Table
    7.8/10 303 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

  • Halloween V
    7.7/10 308 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

  • The Sinkhole
    7.7/10 288 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

  • Thanksgiving VI
    7.9/10 314 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

  • The College Tour
    7.9/10 302 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

  • The Christmas Wall
    7.6/10 290 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

  • Pam Freakin' Staggs
    7.1/10 309 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

  • A Quarry Story
    7.8/10 301 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

  • Hecks on a Train
    7.8/10 308 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

  • Valentine’s Day VI
    7.8/10 299 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

  • The Answer
    8.3/10 353 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

  • Steaming Pile of Guilt
    7.6/10 275 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

  • Flirting with Disaster
    7.8/10 294 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

  • The Waiting Game
    7.9/10 296 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

  • Operation Infiltration
    7.6/10 285 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

  • Siblings and Sombreros
    7.5/10 268 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

  • Food Courting
    7.4/10 272 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

  • Two of a Kind
    7.5/10 320 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

  • While You Were Sleeping
    8.0/10 276 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

  • Mother's Day Reservations
    7.6/10 277 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

  • The Graduate
    8.6/10 437 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