The Middle — S03E21 — The Guidance Counselor
2012 · 21 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 155 VOTES · DIR. Lee Shallat Chemel
Overview
Sue finds a kindred spirit in her awkward school guidance counselor, Jane Marsh, who inspires her to reinvent herself. Meanwhile, Frankie is ecstatic when she and Mike buy a much needed new bed but is gobsmacked when her stubborn husband insists on assembling it himself; and Brick attempts to call the President to outlaw the Presidential Fitness Challenge, which would force him to accomplish some strenuous physical exercises at school.
Dialogue Timeline — 383 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 FRANKIE: Every marriage has its three classic fights. And we sure got ours.
00:00:57 - I wanna turn our bedroom into a sanctuary. - Ugh. Here we go.
00:02:00 Hey. Can I ask you guys a question...
00:02:51 MAN: Listen up, men.
00:03:43 Guidance counselor?
00:04:35 Uh, low self-esteem?
00:05:25 to feel like you don't exist.
00:06:10 So who do you want you to be tomorrow?
00:07:02 He's a bed expert. We have to give him the facts...
00:07:49 I made dinner.
00:08:34 So that's why I've decided to change my name...
00:09:23 I'll give you guidance. Don't go to the guidance counselor. It's lame.
00:10:29 Gladly. That's how Suki says "gladly."
00:11:22 Damn it. There's no way that this goes into this.
00:12:11 Nope, you had your chance and I am not gonna...
00:13:10 Ow! Ow! Oh, God, no! Open the door! Open the door!
00:14:12 We're cheerleaders and people count on us to look good...
00:15:21 My office is in the basement.
00:16:25 - Are you excited? - Excited it's done.
00:17:24 Something you'll never be because you're never satisfied.
00:18:16 FRANKIE: I didn't say there were only three fights, just three classic ones.
00:19:12 - Yeah. - The new algebra sub.
00:20:31 FRANKIE: Yep, the world could ignore one Sue Heck, but not two.
00:21:25 the book had already gone to press.
Cast & Characters
Patricia Heaton
Frankie Heck
Neil Flynn
Mike Heck
Charlie McDermott
Axl Heck
Eden Sher
Sue Heck
Atticus Shaffer
Brick Heck
Cynthia Sophiea
Ms. Bratton
Brittany Ross
Courtney
Natalie Lander
Debbie
Christopher Darga
Mr. Farrar
Whoopi Goldberg
Jane Marsh
Sonya Eddy
Senora Porter
Jo Anne Worley
Ms. Lambert
Suzanne Ford
Ms. Carrington
Jon Paul Burkhart
Salesman
Richard Pierre-Louis
Coach
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed383
Dialogue density18.2 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:21:25
Production Record
DirectorLee Shallat Chemel
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes155
Factoids
Episode
The Middle, season 3, episode 21: The Guidance Counselor.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1422/season/3/episode/21
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