The Middle — S01E16 — The Bee
2010 · 21 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 276 VOTES · DIR. Ken Whittingham
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 389 lines
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00:00:07 FRANKIE : Americans have had a long love affair with their cars.
00:00:56 Congratulations on your promotion.
00:02:03 This is a hard one.
00:03:00 Dear beige hatchback:
00:03:48 Sorry, I'm excited. Did you know our boy won the school-wide spelling bee?
00:04:42 See, when you're a parent of Brick...
00:05:39 He won. Your brother won.
00:06:35 Uh...
00:07:21 because we love you and it's your birthday...
00:08:08 and Mom's gonna help me make a scrapbook.
00:08:58 It's my birthday trip.
00:09:40 ALL: You forgot the blue bag?
00:10:32 that Indiana is home to the world's largest oak-tree stump.
00:11:40 There's a TV. And the bathroom is...
00:13:00 Yeah, that's right, it's all about Brick. That's why he gets the bed...
00:13:49 GUEST: I can hear you.
00:14:40 Thanks, Dad.
00:15:34 Now, over there, that's your main competition...
00:16:19 That's your edge.
00:17:19 I'm sorry, that's incorrect.
00:18:29 - "Prospicience." - That is correct.
00:19:26 Our victory.
00:20:23 - Where are we going on the way home? - Uh, I don't know.
00:21:28 Why did I think that'd be fun?
Cast & Characters
Patricia Heaton
Frankie Heck
Neil Flynn
Mike Heck
Charlie McDermott
Axl Heck
Eden Sher
Sue Heck
Atticus Shaffer
Brick Heck
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mr. Ehlert
Chris Kattan
Bob
Harrison Thomas Boxley
Boy Contestant
Keith Gerchak
Announcer
Kiva Jump
Mrs. Thomas
Duane R. Shepard Sr.
Judge
Jill E. Alexander
Penny
Gregory Kasyan
Kid
Aidan Miner
Kid
Ryan Agahee
Sanjit
Noelani Bailey
Girl Contestant
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed389
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line00:21:28
Production Record
DirectorKen Whittingham
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes276
Factoids
Episode
The Middle, season 1, episode 16: The Bee.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1422/season/1/episode/16
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