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The Worst Episodes of The Middle

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. 7.1/10(374 votes)

    #1 - Pam Freakin' Staggs

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    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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  2. 7.2/10(402 votes)

    #2 - Super Sunday

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    S2:E13

    As the Super Bowl approaches, Mike is thrilled when Brick takes his advice and studies up on football in order to understand and talk the sport. But Axl thinks his little brother is taking over his turf by being Mike's football buddy - a position Axl used to cherish. Meanwhile, Frankie thinks her professional career is looking up when Mr. Ehlert chooses her to accompany him to a managerial seminar, and ex-boyfriend Brad asks Sue to be his dance partner for the school's annual Square Dancing with the Stars.

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    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.2/10(343 votes)

    #3 - Homecoming II: The Tailgate

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    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.

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  4. 7.2/10(400 votes)

    #4 - The Other Man

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    S9:E12

    Axl starts to bond more with Mike now that he has a real job; Frankie feels ignored; Brad pleads with Sue to introduce him to Aidan's handsome friend.

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  5. 7.3/10(591 votes)

    #5 - The Floating Anniversary

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    S1:E3

    Frankie and Mike's romantic anniversary get-away is ruined by various family matters, including Brick being sick, Sue being lovesick, Axl just getting his learner's permit, and two psychotic aunt's and their dogs.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Rob Ulin
  6. 7.3/10(445 votes)

    #6 - The Final Four

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    S1:E19

    Mike's dream comes to fruition when Frankie's boss, Mr. Ehlert, offers him two tickets to the Final Four. Unfortunately, Frankie's uncle dies and the funeral is set for the same day, leaving the two in a battle and Frankie making Mike chose what life event is more important to him. Meanwhile, Sue gets Brick out of going to a birthday party by impersonating Frankie over the phone, but the plan hits a bump when Frankie needs to call and tell them that Brick cannot attend because of the funeral.

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    Director:Alex Reid
    Writer:Rob Ulin
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  8. 7.3/10(471 votes)

    #7 - Foreign Exchange

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    S2:E5

    Against the family's wishes, Frankie invites a Japanese foreign exchange student to live with them, in the hopes of exposing him to American life; however, the Hecks get frustrated when he shows no interest in them or America.

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    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.3/10(425 votes)

    #8 - Valentine's Day II

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    S2:E14

    Axl has a new girlfriend he wants to impress on Valentine's Day, while Brick has a crush on a fellow student and Mike accidentally lets the news slip out, humiliating his shy son. Elsewhere, Sue searches for a boy she kissed on a Halloween hayride.

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  10. 7.3/10(444 votes)

    #9 - Hecks On A Plane

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    S2:E16

    Sue wins a family trip to New York, and the flight turns into a comedy of errors.

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  11. 7.3/10(409 votes)

    #10 - The Math Class

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    S2:E17

    Frankie once again goes head to head with Brick's third grade teacher, Ms. Rinsky, when Brick gets a D on his math test and Frankie thinks poor teaching skills are to blame. But Frankie wonders whether or not she can make the grade when Ms. Rinsky requires that she and Mike attend a class to test their own math skills. Meanwhile, while begrudgingly watching over their crusty, old aunts, Axl and Sue mull over a plan to accompany Aunt Edie on a search for a time capsule she buried when she was young.

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    Director:Alex Reid
  12. 7.3/10(416 votes)

    #11 - Royal Wedding

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    S2:E20

    Frankie gets swept up in the excitement of the upcoming royal wedding. Meanwhile, Mike has to make a few layoffs at the quarry, and Brick helps Sue with her audition for the school news team.

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  13. 7.3/10(409 votes)

    #12 - The Bridge

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    S2:E23

    Frankie and Mike attempt to cure Brick of his irrational fear of crossing over bridges. Meanwhile, Axl is pitted against nemesis Sean Donahue when a lifeguard position opens up at the local public pool, and Frankie is ready to pull her hair out when she tries to help an indecisive and emotional Sue pick out a two-piece bathing suit to wear on the pool's opening day.

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  14. 7.3/10(360 votes)

    #13 - From Orson with Love

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    S4:E21

    Frankie tries to make Sue appear more popular on Facebook; Frankie's dad (Jerry Van Dyke) makes Mike listen to long-winded life stories; Brick and Axl try to create a viral video.

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  15. 7.3/10(343 votes)

    #14 - The Ditch

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    S4:E23

    While dressed in a lab coat for her dental assisting job, Frankie is mistaken for a doctor and receives special treatment; Axl talks Sue into ditching school for the day; Mike and Axl's fishing trip goes awry.

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  16. 7.3/10(363 votes)

    #15 - The Potato

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    S5:E3

    Axl is fed up with his college roommate, Sue gets a job so that she can get a car, and Frankie and Mike get bad news about Brick from his middle school principal.

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  17. 7.3/10(355 votes)

    #16 - Stormy Moon

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    S5:E16

    When Frankie is arrested over an unreturned library book, she thinks Brick is at fault; Cassidy and Axl are reunited during spring break.

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    Director:John Putch
  18. 7.3/10(338 votes)

    #17 - The Optimist

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    S5:E20

    Sue frantically tries to earn a college scholarship for when she graduates high school in two years; Frankie hopes to correct a mistake at work without her boss finding out; Brick demands a formal apology from Mike after a misunderstanding.

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  19. 7.4/10(468 votes)

    #18 - The Yelling

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    S1:E14

    Frankie makes a deal with her kids, that if they do their homework and keep chores she won't nag them. Meanwhile, Mike takes a job as a night driver with Bob.

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    Writer:Rob Ulin
  20. 7.4/10(483 votes)

    #19 - The Fun House

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    S1:E18

    Frankie fears for her job when a motivational consultant comes to get the sale team into shape. While Frankie is putting in many extra hours, Mike has to deal with the children and their issues, including making the house more fun for Axl and his friends, giving advice to Sue's ex-boyfriend and helping Brick with a school project.

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    Director:Chris Koch
    Writer:Roy Brown
  21. 7.4/10(421 votes)

    #20 - Errand Boy

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    S2:E8

    Brick pleads with Frankie to leave him home alone when she runs errands.

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  22. 7.4/10(443 votes)

    #21 - Mother's Day II

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    S2:E21

    Things don't go as planned when Mike and the kids give Frankie a day without the family as a Mother's Day gift.

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  23. 7.4/10(400 votes)

    #22 - The Prom

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    S2:E22

    After learning that Axl text-invited the wrong girl to prom and plans to solve the situation by standing her up, Frankie and Mike demand that he meet the girl face-to-face in a timely manner to gently break off the date - or face the music and take her to the big event. Meanwhile, Sue and her friend, Carly, try in earnest to fit in with the school's "B" crowd during lunch, and after a successful first show, Brick begins to bore Frankie and Mike with his impromptu one-man plays.

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  24. 7.4/10(433 votes)

    #23 - Forced Family Fun (1)

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    S3:E1

    Frankie insists that the family go on vacation together before school starts; Mike and Frankie remember their honeymoon, which was ruined by Nicky (Ray Romano), a guy Mike knew in high school.

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  25. 7.4/10(423 votes)

    #24 - Forced Family Fun (2)

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    S3:E2

    Frankie insists the family take a few days of vacation before school starts. But Mike's suggestion of a camping trip brings back bad memories of their honeymoon camping trip.

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  26. 7.4/10(401 votes)

    #25 - Get Your Business Done

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    S3:E20

    Frankie is inspired by the pastor's sermon at the new church the family is attending. She decides to make it her mission that every family member completes their life's destiny before they die. As Mike, Sue, Brick and Axl come up with ideas as to their destiny, Frankie has a hard time figuring out what exactly she should be doing.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pam Freakin' Staggs" is the worst rated episode of "The Middle". It scored 7.1/10 based on 374 votes. Directed by Elliot Hegarty and written by Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter, it aired on 1/7/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Super Sunday".