The Middle — S01E18 — The Fun House
2010 · 21 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 337 VOTES · DIR. Chris Koch
Overview
Frankie fears for her job when a motivational consultant comes to get the sale team into shape. While Frankie is putting in many extra hours, Mike has to deal with the children and their issues, including making the house more fun for Axl and his friends, giving advice to Sue's ex-boyfriend and helping Brick with a school project.
Dialogue Timeline — 427 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 FRANKIE: There are lots of famous houses...
00:01:01 and he had these dancers who wore go-go boots...
00:02:03 FRANKIE & MIKE: Oh.
00:02:49 He's only gonna be living here for a few more years.
00:03:46 Any particular car you were interested in?
00:04:40 Sorry, Abby. I can't let you buy this car.
00:05:51 I wanna show you something in the basement.
00:06:42 I was doing my damnedest to get out from behind the eight ball at work.
00:07:34 The feel of the wheel seals the deal. Say it.
00:08:18 Yes, I do.
00:09:11 I mean, sure, my life is glamorous.
00:10:00 Mike was beginning to think the fun house wasn't all that fun.
00:10:56 I guess I'm confused about certain feelings I've been having.
00:11:46 I think you follow your gut.
00:12:53 MIKE: Thank you.
00:13:44 Now she wants me to pick somebody to fire.
00:14:50 if you're choosing between two girls, pick Sue.
00:15:48 I'm just a mom."
00:16:42 I walk in the door of the dealership:
00:17:37 BRAD: and he said you were crushed. SUE: What?
00:18:45 There's no reason I couldn't be selling 10 cars a day if I wanted to.
00:19:40 My dad didn't think my brother was playing enough pool.
00:20:29 I've decided to take a break from girls for a while.
00:21:26 JACK HUES : Dance hall days
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
Beau Wirick
Sean Donahue
Amy Sedaris
Abby Michaels
Chris Kattan
Bob
Blaine Saunders
Carly
Brock Ciarlelli
Brad Bottig
Peter Breitmayer
Pete Miller
Christopher H. Fisher
Logan
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed427
Dialogue density20.3 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:21:26
Production Record
DirectorChris Koch
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes337
Factoids
Episode
The Middle, season 1, episode 18: The Fun House.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1422/season/1/episode/18
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