Stephanie Merlo

THE MIDDLES7, E2

Cutting the Cord

Nervous about starting college and disappointed that her dorm roommate has not arrived yet, Sue begins to drive Frankie and Mike crazy with her multiple texts and calls at all hours. But when her dorm roommate finally arrives, Sue naively thinks that all of her worries are going to go away and that she'll make a new lifelong friend. Meanwhile, Axl and Hutch (recurring guest star Alphonso McAuley) find their house being overrun by ants, and Brick finds himself being protected by his own mysterious school bodyguard.
THE MIDDLES7, E13

Floating 50

Feeling guilty over floating Frankie's 50th birthday for too long, Mike enlists Axl and Brick to help him set up a surprise party for her. Meanwhile, Sue finds herself being mocked after posting a sign in the dorm laundry room to help find one of her lost socks, and after Brick turns in an "I Can't" project at school and indicates that he can't do sports, Coach Babbitt (guest star Brooke Dillman) makes it her mission to turn him into an athlete.