The Middle: The Complete First Season, Ep. 1 "Pilot"

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Meet the Hecks - an ordinary family struggling to survive each other and life in Middle America. PATRICIA HEATON stars as a workingmother whose family life is one big happy mess.
  • Runtime: 24 minutes
  • Original air date: September 30, 2009
  • Network: ABC
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1. Pilot
  September 30, 2009
Meet the Hecks - an ordinary family struggling to survive each other and life in Middle America. PATRICIA HEATON stars as a workingmother whose family life is one big happy mess.
 
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2. The Cheerleader
  October 7, 2009
Facing financial disaster, Frankie tries to save her job; Sue fails swim team tryouts, then learns she needs glasses; and Brickstarts reading his mother's steamy romance novels.
 
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3. The Floating Anniversary
  October 14, 2009
Frankie and Mike's romantic plans for their anniversary are thwarted by a sick Brick, a lovesick Sue, a learner's permit-toting Axl,two crazy aunts and their diaper-wearing dog.
 
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4. The Trip
  October 21, 2009
Frankie urges Sue to fight for her right to attend a class trip after making the grade by selling thousands of dollars worth ofsausage and cheese; Brick gets his first girlfriend.
 
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5. The Block Party
  October 28, 2009
After Brick's teachers tell his parents that he's "socially challenged," Mike tries to help Brick make friends; while Frankie needsher son's coveted football jersey.
 
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6. The Front Door
  November 4, 2009
Mike insists that only Axl fix the front door after he knocks it down; Frankie must sell a car within a week; and its school picturetime for a photographically challenged Sue.
 
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7. The Scratch
  November 18, 2009
Frankie must create the illusion of a picture-perfect family when an accident causing a small scratch on Brick leads a social workerto visit the Heck household.
 
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8. Thanksgiving
  November 25, 2008
Frankie's dream of the perfect Thanksgiving turns into a nightmare when Mr. Ehlert forces the staff to work on the holiday - and Axlloses Brick in a corn maze.
 
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9. Siblings
  December 2, 2009
Frankie vows to make her kids stop fighting with each other and interact as a loving family, while Mike contemplates firing AuntEdie after she makes a costly mistake.
 
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10. Christmas
  December 9, 2009
Rehearsing for the church's midnight mass, Frankie becomes jealous when it seems that Mike is doing a better job at organizing theHeck family Christmas than she would have done.
 
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11. The Jeans
  January 6, 2010
Frankie buys a hormonally challenged Sue an expensive pair of jeans so she can fit in with her peers, and Mike helps Axl get a carto impress a girl.
 
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12. The Neighbor
  January 6, 2010
Frankie must decide whether to confront her trashy neighbor and nemesis, Rita Glossner (guest star BROOKE SHIELDS) after a fightbetween Sue and Rita's sons erupts.
 
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13. The Interview
  January 13, 2010
Mike finds himself out of work and lacking the technological skills needed in the 21st century to search for a job. With Frankie's help, Brick runs for school historian.
 
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14. The Yelling
  February 3, 2010
Frankie promises to stop yelling at the kids if they agree to follow through on their schoolwork and chores and a reluctant Miketakes a job with Bob.
 
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15. Valentine's Day
  February 10, 2010
Valentine's Day unexpectedly finds Frankie and Mike home alone and ready for a romantic evening. But their best-laid plans soonbegin to unravel.
 
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16. The Bee
  March 3, 2010
Frankie and Mike focus on taking the family on a road trip to Chicago for Brick's regional spelling bee, but are horrified torealize that the forgot about Sue's birthday.
 
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17. The Break Up
  March 10, 2010
Frankie & Mike must console a broken-hearted Axl after his girlfriend (ALEXA VEGA) breaks up with him; And Sue and Brick are on thelookout for zombies after watching a scary movie.
 
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18. The Fun House
  March 24, 2010
Frankie's job may be on the line when a hardcore motivational consultant (AMY SEDARIS) is hired to whip the sales staff into shape -leaving Mike to deal with issues at home.
 
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19. The Final Four
  March 31, 2010
Frankie forces Mike to choose which life event is most important to him - going to her uncle's funeral or going to the big FinalFour game.
 
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20. TV or Not TV
  April 14, 2010
While the kids move on to other things, Frankie and Mike are the ones who can't seem to adapt without TV after they cut out theexpense of cable when their power is turned off.
 
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21. Worry Duty
  April 28, 2010
Frankie is worried that Axl's going to get his heart crushed again when his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Morgan (guest star ALEXAVEGA), re-enters his life.
 
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22. Mother's Day
  May 5, 2010
Frankie escapes the chaos of Mother's Day at home to visit her mom (guest star MARSHA MASON), and ends up causing some chaos of herown.
 
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23. Signals
  May 12, 2010
At the spring Heck family BBQ, Mike decides that he and Brick need to try and become more social when Frankie points out that Mike'ssocial ineptness was passed on to Brick.
 
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24. Average Rules
  May 19, 2010
Frankie and Mike discover that the school librarian (BETTY WHITE) is determined to prevent Brick from advancing into the third gradebecause of some overdue library books.
 
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Episode 1, "Pilot"
Synopsis: Meet the Hecks - an ordinary family struggling to survive each other and life in Middle America. PATRICIA HEATON stars as a workingmother whose family life is one big happy mess.
Original air date: September 30, 2009
Runtime: 24 minutes
ASIN: B004FS3SIY
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,708 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Middle: The Complete First Season
Synopsis: Emmy winner Patricia Heaton stars as Frankie Heck in this warm and witty comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, this harried wife and working mother of three uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact.
Season year: 2010
Network: ABC
ASIN: B004FS1ZRA
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best show on television April 16, 2010
By R. McCarty
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I thought it would be impossible for another show to nail the family life experience the way "Everybody Loves Raymond" did previously. But after watching ABC's "The Middle" I realize how "sitcom" that earlier show was. My family shares the exact same dynamic of the Hecks; the same distribution of kids in the same ages and genders. More than that, "The Middle" portrays an honesty that a regular studio audience sitcom could never convey.

Unlike the over hyped "Modern Family," this show doesn't play to stereotypes, but has its finger on how children actually behave and the realities of middle class life without being sarcastic, mean, or condescending. It's as though real people sneaked into Hollywood and produced this show. The cast is spot on and Patricia Heaton shows she can easily lead a series all on her own.

My family never misses "The Middle" and are happy to see it doing well in the ratings. Let's hope it stays on the air for years to come; can't wait to own this series on DVD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite TV series since Friends December 29, 2009
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I've waited a long time to really love a television show since the greats; Friends and Frasier. ;o) Finally here comes The Middle. My husband and I have not missed an episode nor will we. The moment it's out on DVD we are buying it. It's uniquely funny and I think a lot of full time working Moms will really "get it". The youngest child, Brick is lovable and hilarious and Sue the daughter is so akward you could cry and laugh at the same time. Kudos to the writers of this great comedy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars love the show! February 20, 2010
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