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The Best Episodes of The Middle Season 7

Every episode of The Middle Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Middle Season 7!

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 7 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Middle" season 7 is "Not Your Brother's Drop Off", rated 7.8/10 from 335 user votes. It was directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Tim Hobert. "Not Your Brother's Drop Off" aired on 9/23/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Cutting the Cord".

  • Not Your Brother's Drop Off
    7.8/10 335 votes

    #1 - Not Your Brother's Drop Off

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2015

    Sue's excitement about moving into the dorm to start college is tempered when she accidentally burns her hair and must cut it short. Axl isn't interested in helping with Sue's move. Frankie discovers she's not sad about Sue moving out of the house while Mike overwhelms Sue with financial and safety guidelines. Brick is clueless when Cindy tells him she wants to take their relationship to the next level.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Cutting the Cord
    7.8/10 315 votes

    #2 - Cutting the Cord

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2015

    Nervous, Sue overwhelms Frankie and Mike with text messages as she waits for her roommate to arrive. Hutch and Axl deal with an ant infestation. A mysterious bodyguard protects Brick at school.

    Director: Danny Salles

    Writer: Rich Dahm

  • The Shirt
    7.6/10 299 votes

    #3 - The Shirt

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2015

    Frankie is shocked when Mike trades in his flannel for a Hawaiian shirt. Sue accidentally tells Devin that Axl loves her, leading Devin to question their relationship. Brick gets overambitious while cleaning the bathroom.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • Risky Business
    7.8/10 315 votes

    #4 - Risky Business

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2015

    Mike surprises Frankie when he wants to be involved in his brother's crazy business scheme; Axl goes to extreme measures to prove he can handle Mike's new motorcycle; and Sue begins living in her car to avoid her horrible roommate.

    Director: Phil Traill

    Writer: Ilana Wernick

  • Land of the Lost
    7.4/10 293 votes

    #5 - Land of the Lost

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2015

    Frankie asks Reverend TimTom to find out why Mike is being distant; and Sue invites Brick to visit her at college, but she loses him after running into the handsome Abercrombie guy. Meanwhile, Axl and Hutch complain to the city about an ant infestation.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death
    8.3/10 384 votes

    #6 - Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2015

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

    Director: Elliot Hegarty

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Homecoming II: The Tailgate
    7.2/10 279 votes

    #7 - Homecoming II: The Tailgate

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2015

    At the annual homecoming tailgate, Frankie worries that her mother will ruin things, Sue takes a familiar role, Axl is sick as a dog, and Mike asks Brick to help him win the cornhole tournament.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Ilana Wernick

  • Thanksgiving VII
    7.7/10 293 votes

    #8 - Thanksgiving VII

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2015

    Frankie clashes with a coworker at her Thanksgiving job, Sue offers to work to see a guy she likes, Axl has an embarrassing moment at the bar, and Mike and Brick are bored at home after a blackout.

    Director: Elliot Hegarty

    Writer: Rich Dahm

  • The Convention
    7.8/10 294 votes

    #9 - The Convention

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2015

    Frankie invites Mike to join her on a trip to Des Moines, Iowa for a convention about her dentist office's transition to a new owner; and Axl informs a disapproving Sue that he's moving into her dorm room. Meanwhile, Mike's dad agrees to watch Brick while the parents are out of town.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • No Silent Night
    7.5/10 302 votes

    #10 - No Silent Night

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2015

    Dreading the fact that they are always late to church and end up in the overflow room, Frankie makes the decision to have the family watch a Christmas Eve service on TV from the comfort of the Heck house. But a string of events make their evening anything but a peaceful, silent night.

    Director: Melissa Kosar

    Writer: Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline

  • The Rush
    7.7/10 286 votes

    #11 - The Rush

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2016

    As Sue desires to join a sorority, Frankie feels useless when Brick decides to go shopping by himself. Axl helps Mike to use social media for his project.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • Birds of a Feather
    7.6/10 277 votes

    #12 - Birds of a Feather

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2016

    Axl begins his internship at a snack-making company; Frankie complains about working for Smile Superstars; and Cindy confesses to Mike that she kissed another boy. Meanwhile, Sue's professor challenges her to stop seeing the world in a positive light for a writing assignment.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Floating 50
    8.0/10 294 votes

    #13 - Floating 50

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2016

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Rich Dahm

  • Film, Friends and Fruit Pies
    7.4/10 283 votes

    #14 - Film, Friends and Fruit Pies

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016

    Sue discovers that she's too poor to keep up with her new roommate's spending habits, Axl discovers that befriending the boss isn't what it's cracked up to be, and Brick could lose his only two friends when he becomes a director.

    Director: Blake T. Evans

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • Hecks at a Movie
    7.5/10 293 votes

    #15 - Hecks at a Movie

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2016

    While the Hecks take Brick to his first movie in a theater, Mike and Frankie fight over a conversation with friends, Sue runs into an old crush who has some surprising news, and Axl discovers that he shared an awkward moment with a friend.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Ilana Wernick

  • The Man Hunt
    7.6/10 285 votes

    #16 - The Man Hunt

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2016

    After Brick attends a Bar Mitzvah and questions when he'll officially become a man, Mike attempts to help him become more responsible in his quest to manhood. Meanwhile, Sue exudes a little too much enthusiasm as she tries to flirt and find herself a boyfriend, and Axl and Hutch find themselves a new home in the form of a Winnebago.

    Director: Danny Salles

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • The Wisdom Teeth
    7.7/10 289 votes

    #17 - The Wisdom Teeth

    Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/2016

    Frankie's excited to take care of Sue and Axl after they both have their wisdom teeth removed; and Brick lays down new house rules for his siblings while they're back home. Meanwhile, Mike learns the diaper business was Rusty's ex-wife's idea and becomes furious when he finds out she may be entitled to all their profits.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Stacey Pulwer

  • A Very Donahue Vacation
    7.8/10 281 votes

    #18 - A Very Donahue Vacation

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/2016

    The Hecks decide to take a Spring Break vacation with the Donahues, but Frankie soon discovers that both families are going through their share of big problems.

    Director: Jaffar Mahmood

    Writer: Rich Dahm

  • Crushed
    7.6/10 277 votes

    #19 - Crushed

    Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2016

    Sue develops a huge crush on one of her college professors and goes to extremes to get him to notice her, and Frankie and Mike agree to meet Brick's girlfriend Cindy's parents, who end up being just as quirky as their daughter.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Survey Says…
    7.4/10 276 votes

    #20 - Survey Says…

    Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/2016

    Mike is upset that Axl is considering quitting football and losing his scholarship, Frankie does not like Sue's new activist boyfriend, and Brick struggles with the responsibilities of being an online product reviewer.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Ilana Wernick

  • The Lanai
    7.3/10 273 votes

    #21 - The Lanai

    Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/2016

    Frankie's plans to have a peaceful backyard lanai are ruined by her new neighbors' loud children. Axl and Hutch begin a new food business on campus. Sue and Lexie make plans for next year after they win the dorm lottery.

    Director: Blake T. Evans

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • Not Mother's Day
    7.7/10 287 votes

    #22 - Not Mother's Day

    Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2016

    Frankie tells the family that they don't need to do anything special for her this Mother's Day, but she decides to have everyone pull a family member's name from a hat and do a nice deed for that person after a kind stranger asks her to pay it forward.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Rich Dahm

  • Find My Hecks
    7.7/10 276 votes

    #23 - Find My Hecks

    Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2016

    Frankie figures out a way to secretly track Sue and Axl after they refuse to abide by their curfew while they're home for the summer. Meanwhile, Brick's determined to discover who else could be class valedictorian as middle-school graduation approaches.

    Director: Phil Traill

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • The Show Must Go On
    8.4/10 318 votes

    #24 - The Show Must Go On

    Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A