The Middle: The Complete Third Season, Ep. 18 "The Paper Route"

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Brick takes a job as a newspaper delivery boy from a veteran newsman (EDWARD ASNER), while Sue convinces herself that along-distance relationship with Matt will work.
  • Runtime: 22 minutes
  • Original air date: March 14, 2012
  • Network: ABC
 
 
 
 

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1. Forced Family Fun, Parts 1 and 2
  September 21, 2011
On the season premiere, Frankie and Mike take the family on a camping trip and revisit memories of their campsite honeymoon, ruined by one of Mike's friends (guest star RAY ROMANO).
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2. Hecking Order
  September 28, 2011
Axl plays a trick on Sue that gets her into trouble in school, while Mike meets with Brick's new fourth grade teacher (CHORDOVERSTREET) to find out why he's allowed to skip gym.
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3. Major Changes
  October 5, 2011
Frankie demands major changes be made to every aspect of the Heck household - then flees to her mother's (MARSHA MASON) house -after she is humiliated by a family member's actions.
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4. The Test
  October 12, 2011
Frankie forces Axl to think about his future when she learns that he hasn't studied for the school PSATs; and a hopeful Sue triesout for cheerleading.
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5. Bad Choices
  October 19, 2011
Frankie and Mike consider leaving home ownership behind and moving the family to an apartment when the Heck home begins to literallyfall apart.
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6. Halloween II
  October 26, 2011
After a costume party fiasco, Sue desperately wants to be noticed by the guys and asks Mike for his advice. While Frankie takesBrick's social skills group trick or treating.
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7. Heck's Best Thing
  November 2, 2011
Convinced that their slacker son, Axl, will blow his interview with a football scout that might gain him a college scholarship,Frankie and Mike become far too controlling.
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8. The Play
  November 16, 2011
Frankie's conflicted when both she and Sue land roles in a community theatre production, but the director wants to keep Frankie andcut Sue; NORM MACDONALD stars as Uncle Rusty.
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9. Thanksgiving III
  November 23, 2011
The Hecks spend a not-so-relaxing Thanksgiving at Frankie's parents' house...and sibling rivalry arises when Frankie and her sisterdon't see eye-to-eye on parenting techniques.
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10. A Christmas Gift
  December 7, 2011
Against Mike's wishes, Frankie decides to throw a Christmas Eve party at their house. And Sue calls on Reverend TimTom to explainthe meaning of Christmas to a questioning Brick.
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11. Year of The Hecks
  January 4, 2012
Frankie decides that each Heck family member will be assigned a New Year's resolution anonymously, after realizing that no onefollows through on their yearly promises.
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12. The Map
  January 11, 2012
Frankie vows to celebrate all of the family's important life milestones after attending Aunt Ginny's funeral; Axl accidentally eatsBrick's Indiana dough school map project.
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13. Hecking It Up
  January 18, 2012
Frankie is anything but thrilled when she learns what her volunteer assignment will be at the Indiana-hosted Super Bowl; And theHecks take advantage of the Donahues' new car.
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14. Valentine's Day III
  February 8, 2012
Frankie and Mike go out for dinner with friends on Valentine's Day, but a clueless Mike angers Frankie by refusing to present herwith a simple romantic gesture.
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15. The Concert
  February 15, 2012
Frankie makes it her mission to get an overly excited Sue tickets to a Justin Bieber concert, while Mike coaches Brick to becompetitive in the school's upcoming spelling bee.
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16. The Sit Down
  February 22, 2012
Axl, Sue and Brick call a sit down meeting with Frankie and Mike and ask to be given the chance to do what they're supposed to do -without being harassed by their parents.
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17. Leap Year
  February 29, 2012
Sue yearns to celebrate her leap year birthday in a big way, but given Frankie & Mike's track record with celebrations, she mightneed to lower her expectations.
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18. The Paper Route
  March 14, 2012
Brick takes a job as a newspaper delivery boy from a veteran newsman (EDWARD ASNER), while Sue convinces herself that along-distance relationship with Matt will work.
 
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19. Get Your Business Done
  April 11, 2012
A church sermon inspires the Heck family to live life to its fullest without regrets - and while Mike and the kids put this intoaction, Frankie struggles to find her own mission.
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20. The Guidance Counselor
  May 2, 2012
Sue finds a kindred spirit in her awkward school guidance counselor, Jane Marsh (guest star WHOOPI GOLDBERG), who inspires her toreinvent herself...as Suki.
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21. The Clover
  May 9, 2012
Bad luck follows Brick after he finds a cursed four-leaf clover and Axl is horrified when his friend, Darrin (guest star JOHNGAMMON), asks Sue to the prom.
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22. The Telling
  May 16, 2012
It seems like Frankie truly has eyes in the back of her head when she busts both Sue and Axl for making some bad choices, but it turns out that she's using Brick as her snitch.
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23. The Wedding
  May 23, 2012
On the season finale, Frankie & Mike are stunned to discover that Mike's brother has chosen the Heck house as the site of hisfast-approaching wedding...without asking permission.
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Episode 18, "The Paper Route"
Synopsis: Brick takes a job as a newspaper delivery boy from a veteran newsman (EDWARD ASNER), while Sue convinces herself that along-distance relationship with Matt will work.
Original air date: March 14, 2012
Runtime: 22 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: English
ASIN: B007KGW90G
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,302 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Middle: The Complete Third 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.
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn
Supporting actors: Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Moises Arias, Jeanette Miller, Brock Ciarlelli, Katlin Mastandrea, Grace Bannon, Jessica Marie Garcia, Keith Blaney, David Bittick
Season year: 2012
Genre: Comedy
Executive producer: Eileen Heisler
Network: ABC
ASIN: B00601HHA4
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Please release the Third Season! July 6, 2012
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I love the series, "The Middle," which has Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Neil Flynn (Scrubs) as parents of three precocious children in fictional Orson, Indiana. The show is far better than Modern Family which gets awards.

Maybe the show is a little too blue collar or set in the middle of the country but it's still one of the best comedies on television and in recent decades. Patricia Heaton should get more Emmys for her performance as Frances "Frankie" Heck and the same accolades for her onscreen partner, Neil Flynn as her husband, Mike Heck.

The actors who play the children are perfect. Charlie McDermott is a hoot as the oldest son, Axel, who takes off his shirt and clips his toenails in the chip bag. Eden Sher is wonderful as the always optimistic Sue Heck even in the worst of times. And I can't forget Atticus Shaffer as Brick, the boy who prefers books to anything else.

This season was great and I look forward to the fourth. Marsha Mason and Jerry Van Dyke play Frankie's parents. John Cullum returns as Big Mike and Norm McDonald plays Mike's younger brother, Rusty. All in all it's a great show that shouldn't be overlooked and should be released entirely on DVD like the first two seasons.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WHEN? - UPDATE (2/25/13): It's coming!!! June 12, 2012
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Anyone who watches "The Middle" knows what a brilliant series it is! This, however, is not a traditional review, which I will update at a later date. Instead, I am wondering why there is not a pre-order listing for this title. Warner Bros., the past two years, has at least let the fans know to expect a release, but this year, not so much. With release dates for other series in their library, like "The Big Bang Theory," "Mike & Molly," and "Suburgatory," it baffles me why this series has heard no good news yet. I am dying to own this next season, which was fantastic, to say the least. I really hope something surfaces soon in terms of a DVD (even Blu-ray would be GREAT) for this series. It is truly underrated and deserves to be on DVD. Fingers crossed that an announcement is forthcoming!

UPDATE (2/25/13): The WB has announced that production of the season on DVD has begun and we should be receiving a release date and other details in the near future!!! I encourage everyone to immediately pre-order/purchase this new set upon its release date to encourage the release of future seasons! That being said, hopefully the fourth season will be released this fall!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Middle Season Three- WHEN? September 6, 2012
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I agree this series is one of the best series you can watch on TV. I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Season Three. When will it be available???
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