The Middle: Season 6

2014 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.4

What Season 6 of The Middle

It's Season Six, and where in the heck will the Hecks go from here? As the kids – Axl, Sue and Brick – keep getting older, Frankie and Mike think family life is going to get easier, but they couldn't be more wrong! Bigger kids only means bigger problems! Whatever the Hecks do, do not attempt it at home!

24episodes

Sep 24, 2014premiered

May 13, 2015latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Unbraceable You
Sep 24, 2014 · 21 min
Sue's senior year, the "Summer of Sue," begins with the premature removal of her braces. Meanwhile, Axl finally beats Mike in basketball and Brick tries to find the perfect backpack for school.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Beau Wirick, Pat Finn, Brock Ciarlelli, Jen Ray
6x02 The Loneliest Locker
Oct 1, 2014 · 21 min
Mike and Frankie search for second jobs in order to send Sue to a good college, Sue and Brad produce a play for school, Brick finds some of his old "lost" toys, and Axl raids the house to furnish his new home.
Written by Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring Brock Ciarlelli, Alphonso McAuley
6x03 Major Anxiety
Oct 8, 2014 · 21 min
Frankie and Mike are shocked when Brick announces that he wants to go to his school's fall dance. Axl has a week to declare his major but has no idea what it should be. Sue attempts to show she's more mature by drinking loads of coffee.
Directing: Phil Traill · Writing: Rich Dahm · Starring: John Gammon, Alphonso McAuley, Casey Burke
6x04 The Table
Oct 22, 2014 · 21 min
Frankie decides to buy a new kitchen table online, Sue and Darrin hit a rough patch over a piece of jewelry, and Axl and Hutch create a "fratority" to help pay for house bills.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Roy Brown · Starring: Brock Ciarlelli, John Gammon, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley
6x05 Halloween V
Oct 29, 2014 · 21 min
Brick invites a girl over to the house for Halloween, Sue tries to raise money for college with a pumpkin patch screening of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and Axl accidentally gets locked in the library.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by Robin Shorr · Starring Brock Ciarlelli, Brittany Ross, Natalie Lander, Casey Burke
6x06 The Sinkhole
Nov 12, 2014 · 21 min
Frankie has to wash dishes with a hose after the kitchen sink packs up. Sue has to learn a complicated dance routine so she can pass phys ed.
Directed by Melissa Kosar · Written by Katy Ballard · Starring Grace Bannon, Jessica Marie Garcia, Brooke Dillman, Phyllis Smith
6x07 Thanksgiving VI
Nov 19, 2014 · 21 min
Thanksgiving for the Hecks at a local restaurant buffet doesn't go well when Sue feels that Mike doesn't like her boyfriend, Darrin, and Brick invites his quirky girlfriend, Cindy.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by Tim Hobert · Starring Thomas Adoue Polk, Edward James Gage, Jaci Pund, Denell Johnson
6x08 The College Tour
Dec 3, 2014 · 21 min
Mike accompanies Sue on a college tour weekend. Frankie leaves Brick with babysitters and a school project while she goes to watch Axl play in his first college football game.
Directed by Blake T. Evans · Written by Rich Dahm · Starring Greg Cipes, Brock Ciarlelli, Grace Bannon, Tommy Bechtold
6x09 The Christmas Wall Mid-Season Finale
Dec 10, 2014 · 21 min
Frankie loses her Christmas spirit, Mike unsuccessfully tries to exchange the new family Christmas tree, and a fight over Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer threatens to break up BossCo.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by Roy Brown · Starring Beau Wirick, Jen Ray, John Gammon, Ely Henry
6x10 Pam Freakin' Staggs
Jan 7, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie acts like a teenager when she hangs out with Pam Staggs, a former classmate who was popular in high school. Meanwhile, Brick surprises Mike by winning an athletic award; Sue pursues some odd hobbies; and Axl seeks a date with Devin Levin.
Directing: Elliot Hegarty · Writing: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: Kirstie Alley, Heath Khan, Gia Mantegna
6x11 A Quarry Story
Jan 14, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie must work at Ehlert Motors for one day in order to collect her pay on an old paycheck, Mike offers Sue a part-time job at the quarry, and Mike’s dad attempts to persuade a lazy Axl to help replace the damaged kitchen sink.
Directing: Clare Kilner · Writing: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray, John Cullum, Greg Cipes, Blaine Saunders
6x12 Hecks on a Train
Feb 4, 2015 · 21 min
Upon learning that Aunt Edie has passed away, the Hecks board a train to South Dakota to take her to her final resting place.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by Tim Hobert · Starring Bill Glass, Michael James Bell, Hudson Borthwick, Matt Shea
6x13 Valentine’s Day VI
Feb 11, 2015 · 21 min · ★ 5.6
Valentine's Day aims its sights on the Heck kids when a nervous Brick finds out that his quirky girlfriend Cindy wants him to kiss her on the special day, Darrin asks Frankie and Mike to help out with an exciting scavenger hunt he's putting together for Sue, and Axl begins to question his girlfriend Devin's request that he not give her anything for what she considers to be a lame tradition.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Rich Dahm · Starring: Jen Ray, John Gammon, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley
6x14 The Answer
Feb 18, 2015 · 21 min
The Heck family learns about Darrin’s marriage proposal to Sue…as well as her response. Meanwhile, Axl attempts to use his intro to Psych class to cure Brick of all of his quirks and tics.
Directed by Phil Traill · Written by Tim Hobert · Starring John Gammon, Charlene Tilton, Ginny McMath
6x15 Steaming Pile of Guilt
Feb 25, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie realizes that she and the family forgot to celebrate Brick's 13th birthday.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Robin Shorr · Starring: Brock Ciarlelli, Katlin Mastandrea, Gia Mantegna, Michael DeMarco
6x16 Flirting with Disaster
Mar 4, 2015 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
Frankie fears that her innocent flirtation with Axl’s friend has been misinterpreted, and Frankie’s dad, Tag, secretly asks Mike to help him study for his driver’s test so that he doesn't lose his license.
Directed by Phil Traill · Written by Roy Brown · Starring Jerry Van Dyke, Matthew Atkinson, Jen Ray, Erik Charles Nielsen
6x17 The Waiting Game
Mar 25, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie is anxious to find out whether Sue got into college, while Sue tries to relax by making sachets. Elsewhere, Brick evicts Axl from his bedroom so he can work on his novel in quiet; and Mike denies that he was singing loudly in his car.
Directing: Danny Salles · Writing: Katy Ballard · Starring: Brock Ciarlelli
6x18 Operation Infiltration
Apr 1, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie accompanies Brick on a school field trip and attempts to help her socially inept son make friends with a couple of boys. Devin scolds Axl for being mean to his sister. Mike gets a sinking feeling that he may have bullied his brother Rusty a bit too much as kids.
Directing: Melissa Kosar · Writing: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Beau Wirick, Norm Macdonald, Samuel Gilbert, Dave Foley
6x19 Siblings and Sombreros
Apr 8, 2015 · 21 min
Sue gets furious with Axl for forgetting a sombrero he promised to bring her, and Frankie's attempt to resolve their quarrel only makes things worse. Elsewhere, Mike is astonished to discover that Brick was named Athlete of the Month at middle school.
Directed by Melissa Kosar · Written by Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring Brock Ciarlelli
6x20 Food Courting
Apr 15, 2015 · 21 min
A case of disrespect hits the Heck boys when Axl -- who is celebrating his milestone 21st birthday -- refuses to come home and help Mike move an old freezer, and Brick begins turning into a mini-Axl by dissing Frankie with a bad attitude. Meanwhile, Sue is torn over what to do when the manager of Chop Suey USA tries to woo her away from her job at Spudsy's.
Directed by Blake T. Evans · Written by Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring Beau Wirick, Brock Ciarlelli, Tommy Bechtold, Jimmy Bellinger
6x21 Two of a Kind
Apr 22, 2015 · 21 min
When Frankie's uncle contacts her dad hoping to make amends, Frankie and Mike are caught in the middle of their feud. Sue turns to Axl for advice when she is sent to detention for the first time.
Directing: Danny Salles · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke, George Pond, Shane Kaufman
6x22 While You Were Sleeping
Apr 29, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie and Mike struggle to stay awake when watching a movie during a cozy date night at home. Meanwhile, a handsome mall employee asks Sue to her senior prom and Axl and Brick hope to find success with a barbecue sauce they've created.
Directed by Blake T. Evans · Written by Roy Brown · Starring Beau Wirick, Jimmy Bellinger, Chip Chinery, Timothy E. Goodwin
6x23 Mother's Day Reservations
May 6, 2015 · 21 min
Mike's incompetence threatens to ruin Frankie's Mother's Day. Mike tells Axl, Sue, and Brick to put some effort into a gift for Frankie. Frankie asks the kids how they would differ from her as parents.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by Rich Dahm · Starring Greg Cipes, Laura Jean Salerno, Sonya Leslie, Jane Morris
6x24 The Graduate Season Finale
May 13, 2015 · 21 min · ★ 8.6
Sue prepares for her graduation and worries the day won't go perfectly. Meanwhile, Brick gets the opportunity to skip a year in school and Axl grows concerned about Devin's fun summer pictures she posted on social media.
Directed by Eileen Heisler · Written by DeAnn Heline, Eileen Heisler · Starring Brock Ciarlelli, French Stewart, Grace Bannon, Mandy McMillian