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Oct 19, 2011 · Bad Choices: Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel. With Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher. The Hecks consider moving into an apartment, Axl plots to miss a test at school but still go to a party, Sue and Brad prepare a skit for school, and Brick begins quoting Shakespeare.
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- Comedy, Family
- Lee Shallat Chemel
- 2011-10-19
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is the sixth episode of season three.
Frankie and Mike begin to consider moving out of the house and into an apartment. Meanwhile, Axl pretends to be sick to avoid going to school and taking a test but then learns of a party that night and has to pretend to make a miraculous recovery. Elsewhere, Sue prepares a presentation about distracted and drunk driving, and Brick becomes obsessed ...
Frankie realizes the neighborhood is changing. The economy has forced a lot of Frankie's neighbors to start "visiting family" permanently. It's sad when folks are forced to leave their home, but Frankie considers doing so voluntarily. After all, the roof on the Heck house is full of holes. The entire family must arm itself with dozens of buckets to catch the downpour of water that invades whenever it rains.
Frankie and Mike can't afford a new roof. Their emergency fund went to paying for Brick's cavity. Speaking of Brick, he's been offering a little bit of fun lately by spouting Shakespearean quotes. He does this anywhere because, well, all the world's a stage. Of course, he's performing on an extremely wet stage once the dishwasher releases some raging waters throughout the kitchen.
Bob thinks Frankie should consider moving into an apartment complex called Hickory Arms. That's not to be confused with the cheese and sausage place known as Hickory Farms. The spacious apartment looks great. Frankie loves it. Mike actually likes the pad more than he thought he would. The kids, however, are steadfastly against a move. If only Frankie and Mike knew what was the right thing to do.
Speaking of doing the right thing, Sue and her ex-boyfriend Brad are starring in an educational skit for school. They are Team Sober Non-Texting and Driving ambassadors. The theme of their routine is "bad choices." And that doesn't include the odd costumes they don during their skit about two dead teens who finally learn their lesson about texting and driving. Contrary to the subject matter, it's a very lively performance.
Axl is woefully unprepared for an upcoming Spanish test. The plan is to fake an illness. The problem is that there's a big party on the night of exam day. Axl knows he must begin his fake illness the night before so that he'll be too sick for the test but be well on the road to recovery come party time.
The plan works well until Axl learns there's an oral exam the next day. He'll just have to pull a "sick, not sick, sick" scam. His attempt to throw an additional "not sick" in at the end to play in a big game fall flat. So he lays a Jewish holiday excuse on his teacher. This is topped off by a lie about attending a funeral to get himself out of a makeup test on Saturday. Believe it or not, his "sick, not sick, sick, Jewish holiday, family funeral" scam actually works!
"The Middle" Bad Choices (TV Episode 2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 20, 2011 · That’s right: Like the malfunctioning dishwasher wasn’t bad enough, they’ve got dozens of holes in their roof.
The Middle – Season 3, Episode 6. Frankie and Mike consider trading the burdens of home ownership for apartment living; Axl fakes sickness to get out of a test; Sue and Brad put together a skit...
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- September 30, 2009
- Patricia Heaton
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As the Heck home begins to literally fall apart, Frankie and Mike consider leaving homeownership behind and moving the family to an apartment. Meanwhile, Axl...
