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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!

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Middle Season 7 Episode 1 - Not Your Brother's Drop Off
    7.9/10(436 votes)

    #1 - Not Your Brother's Drop Off

    S7:E1

    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

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  2. The Middle Season 7 Episode 2 - Cutting the Cord
    7.9/10(416 votes)

    #2 - Cutting the Cord

    S7:E2

    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

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  3. The Middle Season 7 Episode 3 - The Shirt
    7.7/10(392 votes)

    #3 - The Shirt

    S7:E3

    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
    Writers:Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

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  4. The Middle Season 7 Episode 4 - Risky Business
    7.9/10(411 votes)

    #4 - Risky Business

    S7:E4

    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

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  5. The Middle Season 7 Episode 5 - Land of the Lost
    7.5/10(387 votes)

    #5 - Land of the Lost

    S7:E5

    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

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  6. The Middle Season 7 Episode 6 - Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death
    8.4/10(506 votes)

    #6 - Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death

    S7:E6

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  7. The Middle Season 7 Episode 7 - Homecoming II: The Tailgate
    7.3/10(372 votes)

    #7 - Homecoming II: The Tailgate

    S7:E7

    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

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  8. The Middle Season 7 Episode 8 - Thanksgiving VII
    7.8/10(387 votes)

    #8 - Thanksgiving VII

    S7:E8

    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

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  9. The Middle Season 7 Episode 9 - The Convention
    7.9/10(390 votes)

    #9 - The Convention

    S7:E9

    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
    Writers:Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

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  10. The Middle Season 7 Episode 10 - No Silent Night
    7.6/10(397 votes)

    #10 - No Silent Night

    S7:E10

    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
    Writers:Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline

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  11. The Middle Season 7 Episode 11 - The Rush
    7.8/10(380 votes)

    #11 - The Rush

    S7:E11

    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

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  12. The Middle Season 7 Episode 12 - Birds of a Feather
    7.7/10(370 votes)

    #12 - Birds of a Feather

    S7:E12

    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.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  13. The Middle Season 7 Episode 13 - Floating 50
    8.1/10(391 votes)

    #13 - Floating 50

    S7:E13

    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

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  14. The Middle Season 7 Episode 14 - Film, Friends and Fruit Pies
    7.5/10(375 votes)

    #14 - Film, Friends and Fruit Pies

    S7:E14

    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
    Writers:Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

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  15. The Middle Season 7 Episode 15 - Hecks at a Movie
    7.6/10(386 votes)

    #15 - Hecks at a Movie

    S7:E15

    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

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  16. The Middle Season 7 Episode 16 - The Man Hunt
    7.7/10(376 votes)

    #16 - The Man Hunt

    S7:E16

    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

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  17. The Middle Season 7 Episode 17 - The Wisdom Teeth
    7.8/10(379 votes)

    #17 - The Wisdom Teeth

    S7:E17

    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

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  18. The Middle Season 7 Episode 18 - A Very Donahue Vacation
    7.9/10(372 votes)

    #18 - A Very Donahue Vacation

    S7:E18

    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

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  19. The Middle Season 7 Episode 19 - Crushed
    7.7/10(369 votes)

    #19 - Crushed

    S7:E19

    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

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  20. The Middle Season 7 Episode 20 - Survey Says…
    7.6/10(365 votes)

    #20 - Survey Says…

    S7:E20

    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

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  21. The Middle Season 7 Episode 21 - The Lanai
    7.4/10(361 votes)

    #21 - The Lanai

    S7:E21

    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
    Writers:Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

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  22. The Middle Season 7 Episode 22 - Not Mother's Day
    7.8/10(380 votes)

    #22 - Not Mother's Day

    S7:E22

    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

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  23. The Middle Season 7 Episode 23 - Find My Hecks
    7.8/10(372 votes)

    #23 - Find My Hecks

    S7:E23

    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

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  24. The Middle Season 7 Episode 24 - The Show Must Go On
    8.5/10(432 votes)

    #24 - The Show Must Go On

    S7:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Not Your Brother's Drop Off" is the best rated episode of "The Middle" season 7. It scored 7.9/10 based on 436 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Tim Hobert, it aired on 9/23/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cutting the Cord".