The Middle, TV or Not TV

S1 E1 • 23m • HDTVPG

Brick asks Frankie to come to his class presentation dressed in a costume.

S1 E2 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie organizes a publicity stunt in hopes of saving her job.

S1 E3 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie and Mike's romantic anniversary getaway is ruined by various family matters.

S1 E4 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie encourages Sue to fight for her right to attend a class trip.

S1 E5 • 20m • HDTVPG

Mike involves Brick in various activities to help him interact with others.

S1 E6 • 21m • HDTVPG

Axl accidentally breaks down the front door and Mike insists he fix it.

S1 E7 • 21m • HDTVPG

An accident leads to a visit from a social worker; Bob tries to help Mr. Ehlert shoot a commercial.

S1 E8 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mr. Ehlert forces the staff to work on Thanksgiving; Brick gets lost in a corn maze.

S1 E9 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie tries to stop her kids from fighting; Mike considers firing Aunt Edie.

S1 E10 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mike offers to organize the family Christmas so Frankie can focus on rehearsing a solo for Mass.

S1 E11 • 21m • HDTVPG

Sue wants an expensive pair of jeans in order to fit in with her peers.

S1 E12 • 21m • HDTVPG

Sue has a confrontation with a neighbor's sons; Axl is asked to help Brick with a gym requirement.

S1 E13 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mike discovers a dinosaur bone in the quarry at work; Brick decides to run for school historian.

S1 E14 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie vows to stop yelling at the kids if they follow through on their school work and chores.

S1 E15 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie and Mike try to plan a quiet, romantic Valentine's Day without the kids.

S1 E16 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mike helps Brick train for a regional spelling bee; Sue's birthday is forgotten.

S1 E17 • 21m • HDTVPG

Axl is heartbroken when his girlfriend breaks up with him; Sue and Brick watch a scary movie.

S1 E18 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie worries about her job when a motivational consultant is asked to speak to the sales staff.

S1 E19 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mike receives tickets to a basketball game that falls on the day of the funeral of Frankie's uncle.

S1 E20 • 20m • HDTVPG

Mike and Frankie decide to cut unnecessary expenses, including their cable TV.

S1 E21 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie worries that Axl will be heartbroken when his occasional girlfriend reenters his life.

S1 E22 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie does more for Mike and the kids and less for herself on Mother's Day; Sue steals a magnet.

S1 E23 • 21m • HDTVPG

Mike decides that he and Brick should be more social at the Heck family barbecue.

S1 E24 • 21m • HDTVPG

Frankie and Mike find out that Brick may be held back a grade; a test reveals Axl to be gifted.