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Season 2  "Back to School"  2x1

Aired 14 years ago - Sep 22, 2010

Frankie comes up with a plan to stay on top of her kids' schedules; Brick's new teacher (Doris Roberts) accuses Frankie of being overprotective.

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Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 1
with a nail scissors and a lip pencil
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as you should be. Mnh-mnh.
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I will fill out
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What's the pediatrician's name again?
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Sue. Remember?
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Maybe. Night, honey.
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to change that.
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Aah! There's a weird noise coming out of my clock!
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We'll start the day organized and armed for success.
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Sue Lou, I'm me, and, Mike, you can be Bob.
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Please put it in the bin and don't use it for fake vomit.
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but that thing practically walked to the garbage itself.
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Whoo-hoo!
 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 14
Well, thank you for the worst day ever.
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Well, the new backpack and I are not getting along...
 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 16
We have to go talk to Brick's teacher.
Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 17
I got a freezer full of brownies,
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So you're here on the third day of school
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I mean, some children are just average.
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Well, uh, we were just trying
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Are we trying to convince her
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And no child benefits
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Okay, so the meeting with Brick's teacher
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to play around with a teenager's sleep cycle.
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For your information, Axl, I have
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Personal day.
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I read my book, and I sip my juice box.
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and she won't let me whisper to myself.
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So now the kid's calling the shots?
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Want me to conjugate it for you?
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to anything I've said!
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Damn. I really liked that pancake breakfast.
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You guys are all like, "Wake up early - we'll be better people."
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I know that in May I want to go to the Indy 500.
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And that, my son,
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Do you want to take off your sweatshirt?
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so you can schedule tests around my cross-country meets?
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Are you worried about me?
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No! Brick...
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Why would you start now? - Well, 'cause dad told me to be smart and do what you say,
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My son's best friend is in there!
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Besides, the other kids in my class seem to like
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And now your 2010 cross-country team!

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Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 2
as you should be. Mnh-mnh.
#2 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 3
I will fill out
#3 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 4
What's the pediatrician's name again?
#4 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 5
Sue. Remember?
#5 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 6
Maybe. Night, honey.
#6 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 7
to change that.
#7 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 8
Aah! There's a weird noise coming out of my clock!
#8 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 9
We'll start the day organized and armed for success.
#9 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 10
Sue Lou, I'm me, and, Mike, you can be Bob.
#10 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 11
Please put it in the bin and don't use it for fake vomit.
#11 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 12
but that thing practically walked to the garbage itself.
#12 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 13
Whoo-hoo!
#13 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 14
Well, thank you for the worst day ever.
#14 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 15
Well, the new backpack and I are not getting along...
#15 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 16
We have to go talk to Brick's teacher.
#16 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 17
I got a freezer full of brownies,
#17 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 18
So you're here on the third day of school
#18 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 19
I mean, some children are just average.
#19 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 20
Well, uh, we were just trying
#20 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 21
Are we trying to convince her
#21 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 22
And no child benefits
#22 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 23
Okay, so the meeting with Brick's teacher
#23 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 24 #24 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 25
to play around with a teenager's sleep cycle.
#25 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 26
For your information, Axl, I have
#26 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 27 #27 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 28
Personal day.
#28 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 29
I read my book, and I sip my juice box.
#29 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 30
and she won't let me whisper to myself.
#30 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 31 #31 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 32
So now the kid's calling the shots?
#32 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 33
Want me to conjugate it for you?
#33 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 34
to anything I've said!
#34 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 35
Damn. I really liked that pancake breakfast.
#35 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 36
You guys are all like, "Wake up early - we'll be better people."
#36 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 37
I know that in May I want to go to the Indy 500.
#37 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 38
And that, my son,
#38 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 39
Do you want to take off your sweatshirt?
#39 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 40
so you can schedule tests around my cross-country meets?
#40 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 41
Are you worried about me?
#41 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 42
No! Brick...
#42 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 43 #43 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 44
Why would you start now? - Well, 'cause dad told me to be smart and do what you say,
#44 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 45
My son's best friend is in there!
#45 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 46 #46 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 47 #47 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 48 #48 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 49
Besides, the other kids in my class seem to like
#49 Recap of The Middle Season 2 Episode 1 (S02E01) - 50
And now your 2010 cross-country team!
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