The Middle Season 1 Episode 15 - Valentine’s Day
Episode Name: Valentine’s Day
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 15
Originally Aired: February 10, 2010
Plot Overview:
With Brick at his first sleep-over, Axl on a date and Sue at her first boy-girl party, Frankie and Mike believe that they will have the house all to themselves for a quiet and romantic Valentine’s Day. However, all of their plans unravel.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 14 - The Yelling

Episode Name: The Yelling
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 14
Originally Aired: February 3, 2010
Plot Overview:
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.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 13 - The Interview
Episode Name: The Interview
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 13
Originally Aired: January 13, 2010
Plot Overview:
Mike begins searching for a new job when the quarry is shut down for scientific research because of the discovery of a dinosaur bone. He soon feels like a dinosaur himself when he realizes the drastic changes in technology that he can’t seem to keep up with. Meanwhile, Frankie helps Brick in his quest to be elected school historian.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 12 - The Neighbor

Episode Name: The Neighbor
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 12
Originally Aired: January 6, 2010
Plot Overview:
Frankie feels that a fight with her trashy neighbor Rita is imminent when Sue has a confrontation with her sons. Meanwhile, Axl is asked to teach Brick how to kick a ball for gym class, and brides him in order to do so. But later, Brick turns the tables on him and brides him for a favor of his own.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 11 - The Jeans

Episode Name: The Jeans
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 11
Originally Aired: January 6, 2010
Plot Overview:
Sue demands that Frankie and Mike buy her a expensive pair of jeans so that she can fit in with the cool kids at school, while Axl wants a car so he can impress a girl. Meanwhile, Frankie makes Brick take care of Aunt Edie and Aunt Ginny’s dog Doris for a few days in order to teach him responsibility.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 10 - Christmas

Episode Name: Christmas
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 10
Originally Aired: December 9, 2009
Plot Overview:
Mike takes over the responsibility of organizing the Heck family Christmas while Frankie practices for a solo that she is singing at midnight mass. However, she gets jealous when Mike seems to be doing a better job than she ever did. Meanwhile, Frankie and Mike help Brick get over a problem so he can get into the Christmas spirit.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 9 - Siblings

Episode Name: Siblings
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 9
Originally Aired: December 2, 2009
Plot Overview:
Frankie encounters two perfect siblings and vows to make her children stop fighting and become a loving family. Meanwhile, Aunt Edie makes a costly mistake at the quarry and Mike considers firing her.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 8 - Thanksgiving

Episode Name: Thanksgiving
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 8
Originally Aired: November 25, 2009
Plot Overview:
Frankie’s plan to have an idyllic family Thanksgiving backfires when Mr. Ehlert demands his staff work over the holiday. Brick goes missing in a corn maze.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 7 - The Scratch
Episode Name: The Scratch
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 7
Originally Aired: November 18, 2009
Plot Overview:
Frankie accidentally hits Brick in the head with a beer bottle when trying to get the trash out before the garbage truck leaves. But when Brick innocently tells his school that the scratch was caused by his mother throwing a beer bottle at him, a social worker comes to evaluate the Heck family. Meanwhile, Bob helps Mr. Ehlert shoot a commercial for the car lot.
The Middle Season 1 Episode 6 - The Front Door

Episode Name: The Front Door
Episode Season/Number: Season 2, Episode 6
Originally Aired: November 4, 2009
Plot Overview:
When Axl accidentally breaks down the front door, Mike insists that, he fix it in order to teach him a lesson, which leaves the Heck house wide open for days. At work, Frankie needs to sell a car within a week or she will have to wear a dog suit outside the lot for promotion. Meanwhile, it’s picture day at school and Sue is concerned because she has never had a flattering picture taken of herself.
