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The Worst Episodes of The Middle

Every episode of The Middle ranked from worst to best. Explore 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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Pam Freakin' Staggs" is the worst rated episode of "The Middle". It scored 7.1/10 based on 316 votes. Directed by Elliot Hegarty and written by Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter, it aired on 1/7/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Other Man".

  • Pam Freakin' Staggs
    7.1/10316 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • The Other Man
    7.1/10337 votes
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    #2 - The Other Man

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2018

    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.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • Super Sunday
    7.2/10337 votes
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    #3 - Super Sunday

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2011

    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.

    Director: Paul Lazarus

    Writer: N/A

  • From Orson with Love
    7.2/10304 votes
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    #4 - From Orson with Love

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robin Shorr

  • Homecoming II: The Tailgate
    7.2/10285 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • The Floating Anniversary
    7.3/10515 votes
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    #6 - The Floating Anniversary

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2009

    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.

    Director: Gail Mancuso

    Writer: Rob Ulin

  • The Final Four
    7.3/10378 votes
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    #7 - The Final Four

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2010

    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.

    Director: Alex Reid

    Writer: Rob Ulin

  • Foreign Exchange
    7.3/10404 votes
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    #8 - Foreign Exchange

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2010

    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.

    Director: Paul Lazarus

    Writer: N/A

  • Errand Boy
    7.3/10357 votes
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    #9 - Errand Boy

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2010

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

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Valentine's Day II
    7.3/10360 votes
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    #10 - Valentine's Day II

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/1/2011

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Hecks On A Plane
    7.3/10377 votes
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    #11 - Hecks On A Plane

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 7/8/2011

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Math Class
    7.3/10345 votes
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    #12 - The Math Class

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 7/15/2011

    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.

    Director: Alex Reid

    Writer: Mitch Hunter

  • Royal Wedding
    7.3/10353 votes
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    #13 - Royal Wedding

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 7/22/2011

    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.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bridge
    7.3/10341 votes
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    #14 - The Bridge

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 8/5/2011

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Your Business Done
    7.3/10337 votes
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    #15 - Get Your Business Done

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Second Act
    7.3/10304 votes
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    #16 - The Second Act

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2012

    After being fired from the car dealership and vowing not to take any job that comes her way, Frankie goes to tech school to get a real career; Axl begins his senior year of high school; sophomore Sue mentors a freshman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dollar Days
    7.3/10292 votes
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    #17 - Dollar Days

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2013

    Frankie has a difficult time describing herself during a job interview; Sue dispenses unwanted advice to Axl and his band mates; Brick joins the Prairie Scouts.

    Director: Phil Traill

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • The Ditch
    7.3/10288 votes
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    #18 - The Ditch

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2013

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • The Potato
    7.3/10306 votes
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    #19 - The Potato

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2013

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Halloween IV: The Ghost Story
    7.3/10307 votes
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    #20 - Halloween IV: The Ghost Story

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2013

    Sue holds a seance with her friends, the football team stops Axl from attending the Halloween party in his room, and the family tries to give Brick advice about girls.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Roy Brown

  • The Kiss
    7.3/10325 votes
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    #21 - The Kiss

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2013

    Mike and Frankie agree to house-sit for Frankie's sister in hope of having a romantic, kid-free weekend; Axl, Darrin and Sean go on a road trip.

    Director: Elliot Hegarty

    Writer: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter

  • Vacation Days
    7.3/10295 votes
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    #22 - Vacation Days

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2014

    Brick makes it hard for Mike to relax during the vacation he was forced to take; Frankie is furious when she learns that Axl was in town without letting her know; Sue tries extra hard to please her customers after receiving a bad review.

    Director: Phil Traill

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Stormy Moon
    7.3/10299 votes
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    #23 - Stormy Moon

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2014

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

    Director: John Putch

    Writer: Robin Shorr

  • The Optimist
    7.3/10284 votes
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    #24 - The Optimist

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2014

    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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • The Lanai
    7.3/10274 votes
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    #25 - 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