The Middle: Season 4

2012 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 4 of The Middle

While an unexpected turn of events might force Frankie to reevaluate her career at the car dealership, Mike's made it his mission to ensure that Axl somehow earns a sports scholarship to college next year. Meanwhile, Sue's not only navigating high school, but wants to navigate Indiana roads by getting her driver's license. It's no wonder that youngest son Brick keeps his nose in a book!

24episodes

Sep 26, 2012premiered

May 22, 2013latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Last Whiff of Summer (1)
Sep 26, 2012 · 21 min
Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Starring: Davis Desmond, Sarah Buehler, Van Epperson, Hilary Pingle
4x02 Last Whiff of Summer (2)
Sep 26, 2012 · 20 min
Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Starring: Davis Desmond, Sarah Buehler, Van Epperson, Hilary Pingle
4x03 The Second Act
Oct 3, 2012 · 21 min
After being fired from the car dealership and vowing not to take any job that comes her way, Frankie goes to tech school to get a real career; Axl begins his senior year of high school; sophomore Sue mentors a freshman.
Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Kattan, Blaine Saunders, Robert Scott Wilson
4x04 Bunny Therapy
Oct 10, 2012 · 21 min
To help Brick's interactions with people, the school therapist urges Frankie and Mike to get him a small pet, but the ill-tempered bunny they give him teaches the family the true meaning of evil; Axl dates two cheerleaders.
Starring: Beau Wirick, Dave Foley, Brittany Ross, Natalie Lander
4x05 The Hose
Oct 17, 2012 · 21 min
A neighbor accuses Frankie of stealing her hose; Sue cancels a road trip to Cincinnati after seeing Mike's paycheck; Brick learns about the birds and the bees.
Starring: Blaine Saunders, David Chandler, Parker Bolek, Gibson Bobby Sjobeck
4x06 Halloween III: The Driving
Oct 24, 2012 · 21 min
Sue accidentally runs over Axl's foot while practicing driving; Axl looks forward to voting; Brick binges on Halloween candy.
Starring: Jeanette Miller, Jen Ray, Brittany Ross, Natalie Lander
4x07 The Safe
Nov 7, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.0
Frankie does not make a good impression on the first day of dental assistant school; Mike and Frankie ask Axl to get a tutor and improve his grades; Sue and Brick try to pawn an item they found in an old safe.
Starring: Rick Harrison, Jane Kaczmarek, Galadriel Stineman, Cynthia Sophiea
4x08 Thanksgiving IV
Nov 14, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 7.7
Frankie invites a couple of Marines to share Thanksgiving with her family; Axl gets good news; Sue tries to find the person who stole the chicken head from her uniform; Brick is mesmerized by a book.
Starring: Jerry Van Dyke, Jeanette Miller, Galadriel Stineman, Marsha Mason
4x09 Christmas Help
Dec 5, 2012 · 21 min
Mike helps his brother Rusty move some furniture into the Heck family's garage, only to realize the furniture is stolen; Frankie hopes to land a part-time job in a department store so she can get a discount on Christmas presents.
Starring: Paul Hipp, Norm Macdonald, Nancy Lenehan, Julie Meyer
4x10 Twenty Years Mid-Season Finale
Dec 12, 2012 · 21 min
Frankie worries Mike is tiring of her as their 20th anniversary draws close; Sue tries to get Axl and Brick's help planning a party for their parents; Axl spoils the end of a book for Brick.
Starring: John Cullum, Jen Ray
4x11 Life Skills
Jan 9, 2013 · 21 min
Axl feels embarrassed when he and Sue are asked to work on a school project together; Brick's school therapist (Dave Foley) tries to help him make friends.
Starring: Nathaniel J. Potvin, Dave Foley, French Stewart, Gina Hecht
4x12 One Kid at a Time
Jan 16, 2013 · 20 min · ★ 8.4
When Frankie and Mike dedicate a day to each of their children, Axl takes them to a paintball range, Sue has them do 17 separate activities and Brick wants to go to a sci-fi convention.
Starring: Gianni DeCenzo, Galadriel Stineman, Kurt Scholler
4x13 The Friend
Jan 23, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.6
Frankie tries to get Mike to spend time with a new neighbor who shares his interests; Sue demands a cheer-off between the Wrestlerettes and the cheerleaders.
Starring: Galadriel Stineman, Brock Ciarlelli, French Stewart, David Koechner
4x14 The Smile
Feb 6, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.0
Frankie and Mike worry that Axl may not get a sports scholarship; Sue's school science project involves smiling; Brick wants an iPad.
Starring: Beau Wirick, Adam Kulbersh, Roger Rees, Brock Ciarlelli
4x15 Valentine's Day IV
Feb 13, 2013 · 21 min
Axl and his friends, Darrin and Sean, offer to help guys break up with their girlfriends; Sue's ex-boyfriend, Matt, invites her to a Valentine's Day dance at school; Mike accidentally sends a romantic text to a co-worker instead of to Frankie.
Starring: Beau Wirick, Greg Cipes, Jen Ray, Jessica Marie Garcia
4x16 Winners and Losers
Feb 20, 2013 · 21 min
Frankie is worried when Brick decides to go on a three-day school trip to Chicago; Sue wants to know if Darrin, one of Axl's friends, has feelings for her.
Directed by: John Putch · Written by: David S. Rosenthal · Starring: Beau Wirick, Blaine Saunders, John Gammon, Sam Lloyd
4x17 Wheel of Pain
Feb 27, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.8
When Axl, Sue and Brick accidentally break the family room window, they decide to blame the Glossner children -- the bad seeds of the neighborhood; Frankie tries to land a prime dental rotation spot.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Michael Saltzman · Starring: Blaine Saunders, Jane Kaczmarek, Brock Ciarlelli, Grace Bannon
4x18 The Name
Mar 27, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.8
Frankie's sister offers to help at the house while Frankie studies for her finals for dental-assistant school; Axl tries not to act jealous when Cassidy's ex-boyfriend visits.
Directed by: Alex Hardcastle · Written by: Roy Brown · Starring: Galadriel Stineman, Molly Shannon, Ryan Rottman, Pete Gardner
4x19 The Bachelor
Apr 3, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.7
Disappointed with the finale of "The Bachelor," Frankie mopes for days; when Sue joins the school's tennis team, Mike tries to toughen her up by complimenting her opponents during matches; Cassidy and Axl consider the future of their relationship.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writer: Tim Hobert · Starring: Beau Wirick, Matt Champagne, Galadriel Stineman, Brittany Ross
4x20 Dollar Days
Apr 10, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directed by: Phil Traill · Written by: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: Beau Wirick, Bryce Hurless, Marsha Mason, John Gammon
4x21 From Orson with Love
May 1, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.5
Frankie tries to make Sue appear more popular on Facebook; Frankie's dad makes Mike listen to long-winded life stories; Brick and Axl try to create a viral video.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Robin Shorr · Starring: Blaine Saunders, Jerry Van Dyke, Bailey De Young, Lauren Manix
4x22 Hallelujah Hoedown
May 8, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.6
Frankie tells the kids what she wants for Mother's day so one of them can clue in Mike; after repeatedly failing the driving test, Sue feels resentful when her friends get their licenses; Axl receives stunning news from Cassidy.
Directed by: Blake T. Evans · Written by: David S. Rosenthal · Starring: Beau Wirick, Paul Hipp, Blaine Saunders, Galadriel Stineman
4x23 The Ditch
May 15, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.7
While dressed in a lab coat for her dental assisting job, Frankie is mistaken for a doctor and receives special treatment; Axl talks Sue into ditching school for the day; Mike and Axl's fishing trip goes awry.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Roy Brown · Starring: Brock Ciarlelli, Dave Foley, Sam Lloyd, Brent Weinbach
4x24 The Graduation Season Finale
May 22, 2013 · 21 min · ★ 7.6
Tension builds as Frankie tries to plan a graduation party for uncooperative Axl; Sue tries to get her driver's license for a sixth time; Brick must assemble a slide show highlighting the past four years of school.
Directed by: Eileen Heisler · Written by: Tim Hobert · Starring: Beau Wirick, Galadriel Stineman, French Stewart, John Gammon