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Season 1  "The Bee"  1x16

Aired 14 years ago - Mar 03, 2010

When Mike discovers that Brick is a spelling whiz and won the school spelling bee, he puts all his efforts into training him to win the regional bee, which could ultimately lead to competing in the Scripps Spelling Bee. But as the family gets set for their road trip to Chicago for the regional bee, Frankie and Mike are horrified when they realize they forgot one thing -- Sue's birthday.

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Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 1
Like, eight or nine friends sleep over this Saturday.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 2
Mom thinks a sleepover's not a good idea,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 3
Did you know our boy won the school-wide spelling bee?
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 4
Midwest regionals in chigo next week, and if he wins that,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 5
The overlap between things you're good at
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 6
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 7
"Perspicacious."
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 8
O-p-o-e-i-a.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 9
Brick heck, ture champ. He's heading for regionals.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 10
Why didn't you just say it was for your birthday?
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 11
Honey, your mother and I are sorry. We feel terrible.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 12
We're going to chicago for my birthday?
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 13
But your present is that you get to be in charge
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 14
Oh! I want to stay mad,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 15
You interrupted my R.E.M. Sleep.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 16
From every fun thing we do for my birthday weekend,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 17
Actually, I think I, the birthday girl,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 18
♪ when along came an avalanche ♪
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 19
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 20
I'm hungry. Hungry.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 21
We're not stopping. I want to get to the hotel
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 22
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 23
Oh, well. You guys are so gonna love
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 24
We have to get to the motel, get brick a nice hot bath,
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 25
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 26
To the motels we had picked.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 27
There's poop in the toilet!
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 28
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 29
And I am including the ozarks and the frog infestation.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 30
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 31
Yeah, that's right. It's all about brick.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 32
The spelling bee is a big deal. To who?
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 33
My 13-year-old comes up with. 14. She had a birthday.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 34
I just wanted to make everybody happy.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 35
And it sure didn't make that room look any better.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 36
But, yeah, I know they're your favorite. Aw!
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 37
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 38
I like doughnut holes.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 39
You should be focusing on letters right now, not numbers.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 40
Right at your table. Brick...
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 41
And that's when it finally sunk in for mike.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 42
If we can, please have
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 43
The winner of this competition will go on to compete
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 44
Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 45
"Minutia." M-i-n-u-t-i...
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 46
That's incorrect.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 47
One of these contestants will be our midwest champion.
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 48
"Prospicience."
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 49
"guerdon."
 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 50
The next word is "chiaroscurist."

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Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 2
Mom thinks a sleepover's not a good idea,
#2 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 3
Did you know our boy won the school-wide spelling bee?
#3 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 4
Midwest regionals in chigo next week, and if he wins that,
#4 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 5
The overlap between things you're good at
#5 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 6 #6 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 7
"Perspicacious."
#7 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 8
O-p-o-e-i-a.
#8 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 9
Brick heck, ture champ. He's heading for regionals.
#9 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 10
Why didn't you just say it was for your birthday?
#10 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 11
Honey, your mother and I are sorry. We feel terrible.
#11 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 12
We're going to chicago for my birthday?
#12 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 13
But your present is that you get to be in charge
#13 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 14
Oh! I want to stay mad,
#14 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 15
You interrupted my R.E.M. Sleep.
#15 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 16
From every fun thing we do for my birthday weekend,
#16 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 17
Actually, I think I, the birthday girl,
#17 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 18
♪ when along came an avalanche ♪
#18 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 19 #19 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 20
I'm hungry. Hungry.
#20 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 21
We're not stopping. I want to get to the hotel
#21 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 22 #22 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 23
Oh, well. You guys are so gonna love
#23 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 24
We have to get to the motel, get brick a nice hot bath,
#24 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 25 #25 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 26
To the motels we had picked.
#26 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 27
There's poop in the toilet!
#27 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 28 #28 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 29
And I am including the ozarks and the frog infestation.
#29 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 30 #30 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 31
Yeah, that's right. It's all about brick.
#31 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 32
The spelling bee is a big deal. To who?
#32 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 33
My 13-year-old comes up with. 14. She had a birthday.
#33 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 34
I just wanted to make everybody happy.
#34 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 35
And it sure didn't make that room look any better.
#35 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 36
But, yeah, I know they're your favorite. Aw!
#36 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 37 #37 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 38
I like doughnut holes.
#38 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 39
You should be focusing on letters right now, not numbers.
#39 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 40
Right at your table. Brick...
#40 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 41
And that's when it finally sunk in for mike.
#41 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 42
If we can, please have
#42 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 43
The winner of this competition will go on to compete
#43 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 44 #44 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 45
"Minutia." M-i-n-u-t-i...
#45 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 46
That's incorrect.
#46 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 47
One of these contestants will be our midwest champion.
#47 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 48
"Prospicience."
#48 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 49
"guerdon."
#49 Recap of The Middle Season 1 Episode 16 (S01E16) - 50
The next word is "chiaroscurist."
#50