Frankie has had enough of schlepping out the Christmas decorations and trying to make the perfect holiday for her family - who she feels doesn't appreciate all that she does for them - and decides to kick back on the couch and have a minimalist Christmas this year. Meanwhile, due to Sue's allergy to real Christmas trees, Mike attempts to purchase an artificial one and ends up not getting what he paid for. Axl puts Boss Co. back into business for the holidays as Tree Wise Men but gets into such a heated argument with Sean over a misfit toy that the two can't seem to work together, and Brick becomes fascinated by a Christmas letter the family has received and attempts to write one on his own outlining the past year of the Hecks.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 6 Episode 9 of The Middle was watched by 8,110,000 viewers, resulting in a 2.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is The Middle Renewed or Cancelled for Season 7?

The Middle Season 6 Episodes...

• s06e01 - Unbraceable You
• s06e02 - The Loneliest Locker
• s06e03 - Major Anxiety
• s06e04 - The Table
• s06e05 - Halloween V
• s06e06 - The Sinkhole
• s06e07 - Thanksgiving VI
• s06e08 - The College Tour
• s06e09 - The Christmas Wall
• s06e10 - Pam Freakin' Staggs
• s06e11 - A Quarry Story
• s06e12 - Hecks on a Train
• s06e13 - Valentine's Day VI
• s06e14 - The Answer
• s06e15 - Steaming Pile of Guilt
• s06e16 - Flirting with Disaster
• s06e17 - The Waiting Game
• s06e18 - Operation Infiltration
• s06e19 - Siblings and Sombreros
• s06e20 - Food Courting
• s06e21 - Two of a Kind
• s06e22 - While You Were Sleeping
• s06e23 - Mother's Day Reservations
• s06e24 - The Graduate

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.