While buying diapers for Sue, who is baby-sitting, Frankie gets humiliated when the sales clerk assumes she's shopping for adult diapers. At home, Frankie pressures Mike into getting a physical because she believes men fall apart faster than women; however, when Mike receives a clean bill of health from the doctor, Frankie proceeds to throw her back out and hide it from Mike.
Season 2 Episode 3 of The Middle resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s02e01 - Back to School
s02e02 - Homecoming
s02e03 - The Diaper Incident
s02e04 - The Quarry
s02e05 - Foreign Exchange
s02e06 - Halloween
s02e07 - A Birthday Story
s02e08 - Errand Boy
s02e09 - Thanksgiving II
s02e10 - A Simple Christmas
s02e11 - Taking Back the House
s02e12 - The Big Chill
s02e13 - Super Sunday
s02e14 - Valentine's Day II
s02e15 - Friends, Lies and Videotape
s02e16 - Hecks on a Plane
s02e17 - The Math Class
s02e18 - Spring Cleaning
s02e19 - The Legacy
s02e20 - Royal Wedding
s02e21 - Mother's Day II
s02e22 - The Prom
s02e23 - The Bridge
s02e24 - Back to Summer
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.