Thanksgiving finds the Heck family in turmoil when Axl tries to figure out the perfect time to tell his parents that he dropped three out of his four college classes. Frankie's dad, Tag, admits to Mike that he lost a lot of money gambling online and won't be able to take his wife Pat on a planned cruise. Sue is hiding a shocking secret from her discount shopping excursion with Frankie, Dr. Goodwin and Uncle Rusty's wife and kids show up unannounced for Thanksgiving dinner, and Brick goes to extreme measures to have lime green jello salad during the feast.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 7 of The Middle was watched by 8,530,000 viewers, resulting in a 2.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is The Middle Renewed or Cancelled for Season 6?

The Middle Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - The Drop Off
• s05e02 - Change In the Air
• s05e03 - The Potato
• s05e04 - The 100th
• s05e05 - Halloween IV: The Ghost Story
• s05e06 - The Jump
• s05e07 - Thanksgiving V
• s05e08 - The Kiss
• s05e09 - The Christmas Tree
• s05e10 - Sleepless In Orson
• s05e11 - War of the Hecks
• s05e12 - The Carpool
• s05e13 - Hungry Games
• s05e14 - The Award
• s05e15 - Vacation Days
• s05e16 - Stormy Moon
• s05e17 - The Walk
• s05e18 - The Smell
• s05e19 - The Wind Chimes
• s05e20 - The Optimist
• s05e21 - Office Hours
• s05e22 - Heck on a Hard Body
• s05e23 - Orlando
• s05e24 - The Wonderful World of Hecks

The Middle Show Summary

Who are our modern day heroes? Politicians? Movie Stars? Athletes? Maybe... But what about the heroes of everyday life? Some of us think parents are heroes, and mothers are often super heroes. Meet Frankie Heck loving wife, mother of three and a car salesman at Jasper, Indiana's number one used car dealership. Frankie is middle class in the middle of the country and approaching middle age. Her super powers? Getting her kids out the door in one piece every morning! Jasper, Indiana is Frankie Heck's hometown a town nestled in between two factories. And depending on which way the wind blows, one day it will smell like snack cakes or another day, tires.

Frankie is trying to sell her first car at the local dealership while her husband, Mike, is a manager at the town quarry. Their oldest son, Elvis, just lost his best friend in an accident and is going through a bit of an identity crisis. Their daughter, Sue, is what you would call extraordinarily ordinary. However, this is not the case with their seven-year-old, Brick, who is different from other kids his age. Brick's best friend is his backpack.

The Middle gives you its take on life in the part of the country we don't often see. It may not be glamorous or showy, but it's a place where family comes first, and you do whatever it takes to keep your family together.