S2 E11
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Network
ABC (US)
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Season 2  "Taking Back the House"  2x11

Aired 13 years ago - Jan 05, 2011

After years of being at their kids' beck-and-call and never having time for themselves, Frankie and Mike decide to take charge of their lives and regain control over the Heck household. But Axl, Sue and Brick don't plan on going down without a fight.

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Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 1
When did this happen? When did the kids become our bosses?
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Sue, how many times do I have to tell you
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On Thursdays, I had to choke down those green peppers.
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How did we let this happen? When did this start?
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Come on. Get up. Hey, we were here first.
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So we're doing picture-in-picture? We call the big picture.
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Who says? I'll tell you who says. "The giving tree."
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Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 10
Oh, hey, honey. How was school?
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'cause anything that's left is going in the trash.
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Dad, look what she did to the family room.
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Oh.
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If you're really dying to find out about Peru,
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This isn't about you. Your mom and I love this pizza,
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But I don't like zebra! I want wildebeest!
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They're not backing down, Axl.
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She said "no." I should just use whatever we have in the closet. That's nothing.
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and the longer they live.
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- Mom, can you please change the station? - I can, but I won't.
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It's a scam, Brick.
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Good luck with that.
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- and I'm pretty confident we would win. - Oh, no. I hope I don't lose custody.
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and you won't let me in your bed, so I came in here
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I should make up a new user name
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Are you drinking mouthwash to get drunk
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Me, too. Mike and I used to make out to them when we made out.
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 34
We're not just gonna take back our house.
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It's just, we told Dottie and Shelly
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Ugh. What? Nicole's texting me. She needs help with her homework.
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And just last night, we kissed... On a Tuesday.
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They don't remember any of it. Might as well take 'em to a bar. We took Sean to the space needle.
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to just dance to the sweet sounds
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♪ Have you heard about the lonesome loser? ♪
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what do you wanna hear? I appreciate you. I'm bad.
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This whole thing has been about... um... your grades.
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Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 46
No, you slipped in Nancy's vomit.
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 47
And you can't believe what came up. Oh, I'm afraid we can.
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Maybe we should have taken him to the library.
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but our dancing will make up for it.
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for a one-time lunch performance?

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Sue, how many times do I have to tell you
#2
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On Thursdays, I had to choke down those green peppers.
#4
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How did we let this happen? When did this start?
#5
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 6
Come on. Get up. Hey, we were here first.
#6
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 7
So we're doing picture-in-picture? We call the big picture.
#7
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 8
Who says? I'll tell you who says. "The giving tree."
#8
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Oh, hey, honey. How was school?
#10
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'cause anything that's left is going in the trash.
#11
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Dad, look what she did to the family room.
#12
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 13
Oh.
#13
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 14
If you're really dying to find out about Peru,
#14
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This isn't about you. Your mom and I love this pizza,
#16
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But I don't like zebra! I want wildebeest!
#17
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They're not backing down, Axl.
#18
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She said "no." I should just use whatever we have in the closet. That's nothing.
#19
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and the longer they live.
#20
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- Mom, can you please change the station? - I can, but I won't.
#24
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It's a scam, Brick.
#26
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Good luck with that.
#27
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- and I'm pretty confident we would win. - Oh, no. I hope I don't lose custody.
#28
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and you won't let me in your bed, so I came in here
#29
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I should make up a new user name
#30
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Are you drinking mouthwash to get drunk
#32
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Me, too. Mike and I used to make out to them when we made out.
#33
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We're not just gonna take back our house.
#34
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It's just, we told Dottie and Shelly
#36
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Ugh. What? Nicole's texting me. She needs help with her homework.
#37
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And just last night, we kissed... On a Tuesday.
#38
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They don't remember any of it. Might as well take 'em to a bar. We took Sean to the space needle.
#39
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to just dance to the sweet sounds
#40
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♪ Have you heard about the lonesome loser? ♪
#41
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what do you wanna hear? I appreciate you. I'm bad.
#43
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This whole thing has been about... um... your grades.
#44
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No, you slipped in Nancy's vomit.
#46
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And you can't believe what came up. Oh, I'm afraid we can.
#47
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 11 (S02E11) - 48
Maybe we should have taken him to the library.
#48
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but our dancing will make up for it.
#49
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for a one-time lunch performance?
#50