9.0/102 votes#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
9.0/102 votes#2 - 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
8.5/102 votes#3 - 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
8.0/102 votes#4 - 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
8.0/102 votes#5 - 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
8.0/101 votes#6 - Meet the Parents
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2017
Frankie is worried about meeting Lexie's rich parents. Brick discovers that he can't get arrested when he participates in the school's Sophomore Slammer fundraiser.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
8.0/101 votes#7 - A Cold Mom, a Brother Daddy and a Prison Baby
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2021
Ben’s mom, Barb, arrives in town after an unexpected death and unveils shocking information from the past. Meanwhile, Becky and Emilio spend more time together.
Director: Michael Arden
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.5/106 votes#8 - The Neighbor
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2010
When Sue has a run-in with her sons, Frankie fears that a confrontation with the trasy neighbor may be at hand. Meanwhile, Axl attempts to bribe Brick after he's asked to teach his little brother how to kick a ball for a gym requirement. However, Brick is the one turning the tables and it ends up bribing him for another favor.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.5/102 votes#9 - The Guidance Counselor
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2012
Sue finds a kindred spirit in her awkward school guidance counselor, Jane Marsh (Whoopi Goldberg), who inspires her to reinvent herself. Meanwhile, Frankie is ecstatic when she and Mike buy a much needed new bed but is gobsmacked when her stubborn husband insists on assembling it himself; and Brick attempts to call the President to outlaw the Presidential Fitness Challenge, which would force him to accomplish some strenuous physical exercises at school.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.5/104 votes#10 - 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
7.5/102 votes#11 - The Wind Chimes
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2014
Frankie begs Rita Glossner to take down her noisy wind chimes; Axl and Hutch try to figure out a way to retrieve a couch they found on the side of the road; Brick tries to come up with a new pretzel snack idea; Sue announces she is back with Darrin.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.5/102 votes#12 - 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
7.3/103 votes#13 - Valentine's Day III
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/2012
Frankie and Mike decide to try a fresh approach to Valentine's Day by having dinner out with friends. But a clueless Mike angers Frankie by refusing to present her with a simple romantic gesture. Meanwhile, Axl can't think of a life-changing moment that's occurred in his life when he's assigned to write a school paper on the subject, Brick is tasked with writing a report on love, and a hapless Sue doesn't understand why her new boyfriend has suddenly turned into a bad kisser.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.3/102 votes#14 - 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
7.3/102 votes#15 - 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
7.0/101 votes#16 - The Hunters
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2004
To prove his worth as a man, Jim -- along with Andy -- hunt a turkey for Thanksgiving, but on the hunt Jim is pursued -- and shot -- by a legendary 40- lb. psychotic bird christened "Angry Pete." Thanksgiving-themed episode.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/101 votes#17 - Sex Ed Fred
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2006
When Jim and Cheryl watch an sex education video that is shown at Ruby's school, Jim realizes that he is watching a young him.
Director: Larry Joe Campbell
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/101 votes#18 - Get Your Freak On
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2006
Cheryl believes she's attending a tasteful lingerie party, but is shocked to learn the hostess is selling sex toys and Cheryl buys one, but won't tell Jim.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/102 votes#19 - The Play
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2011
Frankie is thrilled when she learns that the Orson Community Theater is putting on a production of "The Wizard of Oz," and that kids don't need to audition to be munchkins, as they will be automatically cast - which is a perfect scenario for a hapless Sue. But things quickly go awry when Frankie is cast in a singing role and learns the director is not happy with Sue's performance and may cut her from the play. Meanwhile, Brick asks his unreliably quirky Uncle Rusty to attend his school's Special Friends Day - with disastrous results.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/102 votes#20 - A Christmas Gift
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2011
On a tipsy whim - and against Mike's wishes - Frankie decides to throw a Christmas Eve party at the house; Mike buys Frankie a much needed new dishwasher for Christmas, but has a hard time keeping it a secret when she begs him to replace the old one before the party; Sue calls on Reverend TimTom to explain the meaning of Christmas to Brick when he reads the Bible and begins to question it; and Axl gets annoyed with Bob when he tries too hard to be cool in order to befriend him while working together on a Christmas tree lot.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/102 votes#21 - Change in the Air
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2013
Mike tries to help after Frankie doesn't get a response to her texts to Axl, Sue gets an unexpected visit from Darrin, and Brick and his fellow classmates are afraid to use the school bathroom.
Director: Blake T. Evans
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/103 votes#22 - 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
7.0/102 votes#23 - Heck on a Hard Body
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2014
Sue enters a contest to win a car; Mike and his brother bond on a road trip to Chicago for Brick's spelling bee; Frankie goes to Axl's dorm to help him find a missing desk.
Director: Blake T. Evans
Writer: Mitch Hunter
7.0/101 votes#24 - 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
6.8/105 votes#25 - The Trip
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2009
Sue sells sausage and cheese samples for the school. All her efforts go in vain as the school fails to see this. Frankie demands her daughter fights for her rights. Meanwhile, Brick discovers love with his current girlfriend a little stressful as she bosses him about.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mitch Hunter
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"Pam Freakin' Staggs" is the best rated episode written by Mitch Hunter. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Elliot Hegarty. It aired on 1/7/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Lanai".