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Season 4 "Last Whiff of Summer (1)" 4x1

Aired 13 years ago - Sep 26, 2012

Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.

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Brick, what are you doing?

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And to that end, we are going to...

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when we can just watch a movie here?

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Nobody stays. Everybody, put on your shoes and let's go.

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yeah, awesome parents who care.

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Hey! Family night!

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Dad's not listening to me! What...

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Thank God their lives are more than halfway over.

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Ha. That's hilarious.

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I think it's pretty clear who the favorite would be

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because he said "least favorite says 'what, '"

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It's so crackly. Oh, my God. I can barely hear it.

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Well, no, sure,

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It's like when Tevye decided his town was too small,

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Owning it. But it's not enough just to own it.

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I didn't even know I was taking it.

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It's one class. I can just take it next year.

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You are going to go to summer school,

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I think Poe can rest easy another day.

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of us making collages would beg to differ.

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Like, in terms of you two, hands down, dad's my favorite.

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I clean that cesspool you call a backpack.

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because nothing says summer like fireworks!

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You run through it again, like...

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And worst of all...

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"As gawkers lined past the table full of tomatoes,

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I get it. I've been out of control.

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I've done some bad things, dad.

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You here for the demolition derby?

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That's just the way my brain is working these days.

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The only way she was gonna get our attention was to...

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I-I'm a nice girl.

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With Axl's car demolished, his paper gone,

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Well, at least I got a car to drive home in.

Or scroll and see one by one:

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 2

And to that end, we are going to...

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 3

when we can just watch a movie here?

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 4

Nobody stays. Everybody, put on your shoes and let's go.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 5

yeah, awesome parents who care.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 6

Hey! Family night!

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 7

Dad's not listening to me! What...

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 8

Thank God their lives are more than halfway over.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 9

Ha. That's hilarious.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 10

I think it's pretty clear who the favorite would be

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 11

because he said "least favorite says 'what, '"

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 12

It's so crackly. Oh, my God. I can barely hear it.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 13

Well, no, sure,

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 14

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 15

It's like when Tevye decided his town was too small,

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 16

Owning it. But it's not enough just to own it.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 17

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 18

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 19

I didn't even know I was taking it.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 20

It's one class. I can just take it next year.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 21

You are going to go to summer school,

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 22

I think Poe can rest easy another day.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 23

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 24

of us making collages would beg to differ.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 25

Like, in terms of you two, hands down, dad's my favorite.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 26

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 27

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 28

I clean that cesspool you call a backpack.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 29

because nothing says summer like fireworks!

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 30

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 31

You run through it again, like...

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 32

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 33

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 34

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 35

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 36

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 37

And worst of all...

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 38

"As gawkers lined past the table full of tomatoes,

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 39

I get it. I've been out of control.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 40

I've done some bad things, dad.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 41

You here for the demolition derby?

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 42

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 43

That's just the way my brain is working these days.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 44

The only way she was gonna get our attention was to...

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 45

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 46

I-I'm a nice girl.

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 47

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 48

With Axl's car demolished, his paper gone,

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 49

Recap of The Middle Season 4 Episode 1 (S04E01) - 50

Well, at least I got a car to drive home in.