While Frankie and Mike try to figure out which household appliance a piece of plastic belongs to, Brick becomes a tyrannical director when he casts Cindy and Troy to re-enact scenes from "Knots Landing" for a school project; Sue's excitement over having new friend Lexie become her college dorm roommate quickly sours when she finds herself being charged for half of the new things that Lexie is spontaneously buying for the room; and Axl finds himself becoming stressed out when his boss (Alan Ruck) befriends him and tells him that the fruit pie division is on the verge of being shut down.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 7 Episode 14 of The Middle was watched by 6,850,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is The Middle Renewed or Cancelled for Season 8?

The Middle Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - Not Your Brother's Drop Off
• s07e02 - Cutting the Cord
• s07e03 - The Shirt
• s07e04 - Risky Business
• s07e05 - Land Of The Lost
• s07e06 - Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death
• s07e07 - Homecoming II: The Tailgate
• s07e08 - Thanksgiving VII
• s07e09 - The Convention
• s07e10 - No Silent Night
• s07e11 - The Rush
• s07e12 - Birds of a Feather
• s07e13 - Floating 50
• s07e14 - Film, Friends and Fruit Pies
• s07e15 - Hecks at a Movie
• s07e16 - The Man Hunt
• s07e17 - The Wisdom Teeth
• s07e18 - A Very Donahue Vacation
• s07e19 - Crushed
• s07e20 - Survey Says...
• s07e21 - The Lanai
• s07e22 - Not Mother's Day
• s07e23 - Find My Hecks
• s07e24 - The Show Must Go On

The Middle Show Summary

Who are our modern day heroes? Politicians? Movie Stars? Athletes? Maybe... But what about the heroes of everyday life? Some of us think parents are heroes, and mothers are often super heroes. Meet Frankie Heck loving wife, mother of three and a car salesman at Jasper, Indiana's number one used car dealership. Frankie is middle class in the middle of the country and approaching middle age. Her super powers? Getting her kids out the door in one piece every morning! Jasper, Indiana is Frankie Heck's hometown a town nestled in between two factories. And depending on which way the wind blows, one day it will smell like snack cakes or another day, tires.

Frankie is trying to sell her first car at the local dealership while her husband, Mike, is a manager at the town quarry. Their oldest son, Elvis, just lost his best friend in an accident and is going through a bit of an identity crisis. Their daughter, Sue, is what you would call extraordinarily ordinary. However, this is not the case with their seven-year-old, Brick, who is different from other kids his age. Brick's best friend is his backpack.

The Middle gives you its take on life in the part of the country we don't often see. It may not be glamorous or showy, but it's a place where family comes first, and you do whatever it takes to keep your family together.