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The Jeans is the eleventh episode of season one.


Summary[]

Sue demands that Frankie and Mike buy her an expensive pair of jeans so that she can fit in with the cool kids at school, while Axl wants a car so he can impress a girl. Meanwhile, Frankie makes Brick take care of Aunt Edie and Aunt Ginny's dog Doris for a few days to teach him responsibility.

Plot[]

Sue is the only person at school who isn’t wearing Citizens of Humanity jeans. They must be the Member’s Only jackets of the 21st Century (except they’re pants). Frankie knows how much having the same jeans as all the cool kids would mean to Sue, so she shells out more than a few bucks to purchase a pair. Mike goes ballistic when he sees the receipt for $112. All of his pants put together didn’t cost that much!

Frankie tries to convince Mike that this will help Sue’s self-esteem, so it’s money well-spent. While wearing her new jeans, Sue comes home to say she did not “not” make drama club. That blatant double negative means she “maybe almost did make it.” And that means she got a call-back.

Axl wants his parents to buy him his own car, but Mike says no way. So now Axl needs his parents to drop him at the park to meet up with friends. As it turns out, one of those friends is a lovely young lady named Kate, who Axl has been seeing. Mike thinks Kate is a “boat show model pretty.” It has him rethinking his attitude about buying Axl a car. After all, it’s not like he can be picking up a high-level girl like that on his bike.

Frankie can’t believe Mike wants to spend more money after all the grief he gave her about the jeans. She says, “If you can find a car for the same price as those jeans, you go for it.” Mike does just that. He pulls up in a beat-up old car that he purchased for just 110 bucks. You may be thinking that Mike lowballed the seller. But from the looks of this clunker, we’re thinking he paid way too much.

Sue wants to wear her new jeans to her call-back audition. Unfortunately, Frankie accidentally tossed the magic jeans into a not-so-magical load of laundry and shrunk them. Surprisingly, Sue takes the news in stride. Okay, not really. She totally goes off on Frankie for ruining her life (and her jeans). She accuses her mom of only thinking of herself, which makes Frankie totally go off on Sue. Come back, magic jeans. Come back!

Axl picks up Kate for a date in his new car, which breaks down almost immediately. Mike rescues the stranded couple with plans to drop them at the movies. During the ride, Axl rattles off a series of disparaging remarks aimed at his dad in an attempt to impress his date. It doesn’t work. In fact, it backfires completely as Mike ends up dropping Kate at home. He informs her that Axl won’t be going anywhere until he learns the proper way to talk to his father. Now Axl thinks Mike is trying to ruin his life. Come back, clunker car! Come back!

Frankie and Mike chat about Axl and Sue as they push that D.O.A. automobile down the road. No matter what they do as parents, it only seems to enrage their kids. They agree that the teenage years are nature’s way of putting parents through hell so they won’t miss their children when they’re gone. They also agree that they have some pretty good kids, and they’re lucky. They further agree that they could be a whole lot luckier.

When Aunt Edie and Aunt Ginny hop a smoking bus to Vegas, Brick volunteers to watch their diaper-wearing dog, Doris. Unfortunately, our boy Brick has a history of killing pets due to his short attention span. Nevertheless, Frankie and Mike decide to give him one more shot. After all, Doris is super old. If she dies on Brick’s watch, there’s no way the Vegas-bound aunts can pin it on them.

Sue eventually forgives her mom and opts to continue to wear her new jeans as Bermudas. But that’s not going to work. Doris, the dog, who has been missing for a while, unbeknownst to Brick, shows up in the laundry room. As it turns out, Doris was pregnant, and she delivered a full litter of puppies right on top of Sue’s magic jeans.

The Middle Episodes
Season 1
PilotThe CheerleaderThe Floating AnniversaryThe TripThe Block PartyThe Front DoorThe ScratchThanksgivingSiblingsChristmasThe JeansThe NeighborThe InterviewThe YellingValentine's DayThe BeeThe Break-UpThe Fun HouseThe Final FourTV or Not TVWorry DutyMother's DaySignalsAverage Rules
Season 2
Back to SchoolHomecomingThe Diaper IncidentThe QuarryForeign ExchangeHalloweenA Birthday StoryErrand BoyThanksgiving IIA Simple ChristmasTaking Back the HouseThe Big ChillSuper SundayValentine's Day IIFriends, Lies and VideotapeHecks on a PlaneThe Math ClassSpring CleaningThe LegacyRoyal WeddingMother's Day IIThe PromThe BridgeBack to Summer
Season 3
Forced Family FunHecking OrderMajor ChangesThe TestBad ChoicesHalloween IIHeck's Best ThingThe PlayThanksgiving IIIA Christmas GiftYear of the HecksThe MapHecking It UpValentine's Day IIIThe ConcertThe Sit DownLeap YearThe Paper RouteGet Your Business DoneThe Guidance CounselorThe CloverThe TellingThe Wedding
Season 4
Last Whiff of SummerThe Second ActBunny TherapyThe HoseHalloween III: The DrivingThe SafeThanksgiving IVChristmas HelpTwenty YearsLife SkillsOne Kid at a TimeThe FriendThe SmileValentine's Day IVWinners and LosersWheel of PainThe NameThe BachelorDollar DaysFrom Orson with LoveHallelujah HoedownThe DitchThe Graduation
Season 5
The Drop OffChange in the AirThe PotatoThe 100thHalloween IV: The Ghost StoryThe JumpThanksgiving VThe KissThe Christmas TreeSleepless in OrsonWar of the HecksThe CarpoolHungry GamesThe AwardVacation DaysStormy MoonThe WalkThe SmellThe Wind ChimesThe OptimistOffice HoursHeck on a Hard BodyOrlandoThe Wonderful World of Hecks
Season 6
Unbraceable YouThe Loneliest LockerMajor AnxietyThe TableHalloween V: The HangingThe SinkholeThanksgiving VIThe College TourThe Christmas WallPam Freakin' StaggsA Quarry StoryHecks on a TrainValentine's Day VIThe AnswerSteaming Pile of GuiltFlirting with DisasterThe Waiting GameOperation InfiltrationSiblings and SombrerosFood CourtingTwo of a KindWhile You Were SleepingMother's Day ReservationsThe Graduate
Season 7
Not Your Brother's Drop OffCutting the CordThe ShirtRisky BusinessLand of the LostHalloween VI: Tick Tock DeathHomecoming II: The TailgateThanksgiving VIIThe ConventionNot So Silent NightThe RushBirds of a FeatherFloating 50Film, Friends and Fruit PiesHecks at a MovieThe Man HuntThe Wisdom TeethA Very Donahue VacationCrushedSurvey Says...The LanaiNot Mother's DayFind My HecksThe Show Must Go On
Season 8
The Core GroupA Tough Pill to SwallowHalloween VII: The HeckoningTrue GritRoadkillThanksgiving VIILook Who's Not TalkingTrip and FallA Very Marry ChristmasEscape OrsonHoosier MaidPitch ImperfectOvary and OutSorry Not Sorry Dental Hijinks Swing and a Miss Exes and OhhhsThe Par-tayThe ConfirmationAdult SwimClear and Present DangerThe Final FinalFight or Flight
Season 9
Vive La HecksPlease Don't Feed the HecksMeet the ParentsHalloween VIII: Orson Murder MysteryRole of a LifetimeThe SetupThanksgiving IXEyes Wide OpenThe 200thNew Year's RevelationsThe Other ManMommapaloozaGuess Who's Coming to Frozen DinnerToastedThe Crying GameHecks vs. Glossners: The Final BattleThank You for Not KissingBat Out of HeckGreat HeckspectationsThe Royal FlushSplit DecisionA Heck of a Ride
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