The Middle — S02E11 — Taking Back the House
2011 · 21 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 185 VOTES · DIR. Barnet Kellman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 394 lines
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00:00:07 FRANKIE: There's something scary going on in houses all over America.
00:01:27 Bob, Bob, Bob. You so don't have kids.
00:02:12 - In here. - Hey.
00:03:03 What are we doing here, Mike?
00:03:52 Fine.
00:04:44 I'll tell you what we're doing. We're taking back the house.
00:05:46 It wanted to be a stump. It was happy.
00:06:41 You like it? I've always wanted it this way.
00:07:29 If you're really dying to find out about Peru, look it up online.
00:08:21 the cubs don't get to say, "Oh, we don't like zebra.
00:09:14 and when I text her, she refuses to bring it to school.
00:10:02 MAN : Last week on Say Yes to the Dress...
00:11:24 Hurry. The bank closes in half an hour.
00:12:31 which linked me to stars, which linked me to Us magazine.
00:13:32 Oh, look.
00:14:27 Beer and dollar wings? Hell, yeah, we're doing it every Wednesday.
00:15:16 It's that good. And just last night, we kissed.
00:16:07 What did she text back?
00:17:02 What do you want from me? Just tell me and I'll do it...
00:17:53 You know, I don't think we're gonna be able to do this every Wednesday.
00:18:51 - No. It will. - Frankie. Be strong.
00:19:40 Oh, I'm the stump. No, you're the stump.
00:20:23 Don't worry. The pineapple slice is for your dad and me.
00:21:29 They're hard to handle And they sway
Cast & Characters
Patricia Heaton
Frankie Heck
Neil Flynn
Mike Heck
Charlie McDermott
Axl Heck
Eden Sher
Sue Heck
Atticus Shaffer
Brick Heck
Chris Kattan
Bob
Blaine Saunders
Carly
Julie Brown
Paula Norwood
Pat Finn
Bill Norwood
Jen Ray
Nancy Donahue
Sean O'Bryan
Ron Donahue
Kamala Jones
New Mom
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed394
Dialogue density18.8 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line00:21:29
Production Record
DirectorBarnet Kellman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes185
Factoids
Episode
The Middle, season 2, episode 11: Taking Back the House.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1422/season/2/episode/11
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