All language subtitles for The.Middle.S01E21.HDTV.XviD-FQM

Types of people in the world--
the non-worriers...

God, chill! I'll study while
they're handing out the test.

The nail was a little rusty,
but I threw some beer on there,

Cleaned it right out.
And the worriers.

What if I never get
my braces off?

What if I'm part of some secret
experiment where they're trying

To see how long a person can
last with braces on their teeth?

I'm forgetting things, Mike.
My keys were right here!

This runs in families.
It's only a matter of time

Before I am wandering
the interstate in my bathrobe,

And you're using candy
to get me in the car.

I stole a customer from Pete.

I'm a dead man!
Dead, dead, dead!

You stole
a sale from Pete in real life,

Not that dream you have? Yes! This guy he'd
been working with came in on Pete's day off,

And I told him that Pete
had been shot by a cop,

And I closed the sale.
That must've been a rush.

I felt like a God!
Ladies...

Oh!
Always funny, Pete.

He knows!

If he goes for my face,

Don't let 'em rebuild it
with that putty.

It never looks natural.

Frankie,
you have a call on line 1.

Axl can't find his jeans.
Says it's your fault.

You were supposed to wash them.

Why are you trying to ruin
his life?

Tell him to look
in the basket on the--

Never mind. He found 'em.

Hey, how is Axl doing?

Is he still dating that cheerleader girl?
No, thank God.

Tthe past few months

Had been a roller coaster
of pain.

Axl's first love, Morgan,

Had broken up with him,
leaving him heartbroken.

And then just when he'd finally bounced
back...Morgan and I are back together!

She broke up with me.

She loves me!

She loves me too much.

She's willing to take me back
if I can change. I think I can.

She doesn't like the person
that I've become...

So I totally broke up with her.

No matter what anyone tells you,
it was me, my decision,

And I feel so good about it.

Anyway, I'm just glad
it's finally over.

I have had it with her.

You don't know what it's like
to watch your kid get hurt

Again and again and again.
That's why I never dated in High School.

S-spare my mom the pain.

Gather 'round, minions.

I'm throwing a company picnic--

Food, drinks, games,
the whole shebang--

And I expect to see every one
of you there with your families.

It's really
my granddaughter's 9th birthday,

But this way I can write
the whole thing off.

She likes
those American girl dolls.

Check with each other
so you don't double up.

Remember how I told you
we're hatching eggs at school

For a science project?

Let's say I do.

This little guy is the only one
who didn't hatch.

Hatch.

Brick, there's probably a reason it didn't hatch.
I know.

He's anxious
about what he's getting into.

That's why I'm gonna spend
as long as it takes

To reassure him that the world
is a safe, loving place.

Meet scout.

Oh, hey there, scout.

When it starts to smell,
throw it in the trash.

To our great surprise,

Brick actually took better care
of that egg than...

Well, just about anything
I can think of.

He took it with him everywhere.

But Brick being Brick...

Hey, what are you doing?

I lost scout.

Brick.

I know it was inevitable,

But I'm still disappointed
in me.

I don't know what happened.

I had him with me, and then I didn't.
Just relax. It's gonna be okay.

We'll find your egg.
I already looked everywhere.

You've looked everywhere,
but have you smelled everywhere?

Start sniffing.

Ugh.

Who even drinks buttermilk?

Mom, something stinks
over here.

Oh, false alarm.
Axl's tennis shoes.

Ohh.

Ew. Keep sniffing.

What is going on with your feet
that your shoes smell like this?

Awesome! You found 'em.

Ugh.

Going to Sean's.
Don't wait up.

Here, scout.

Here, boy.

I'm hoping for a boy.

Uh-huh.

Is this Axl's calculus book?

Yeah, right.

Oh, Sue,
I found your lip gloss.

Oh, cool.

Oh, wait.
This isn't mine.

I only use lip smacker's
orange pop flavor,

Same as Brad.

The calculus book,
the lip gloss--

It was all adding up
to one thing.

Either Axl had turned into
a gay math whiz...

Or Morgan was back.

Mike, you're not
gonna believe this.

Are you ready? Guess who Axl
is apparently seeing again.

Don't guess! I'll tell you.
Morgan.

Are you speechless
or just not paying attention?

I already knew.

What?

You caught them together,
and you didn't tell me?

No.

You overheard them on the phone,
and you didn't tell me.

No. Axl told me,
and I didn't tell you.

What? What?! Why?
Why didn't you tell me?

Frankie, I didn't tell you,
because he asked me not to.

He didn't think
you would take it well.

That doesn't even make sense.
Why would he think that?

And I'll tell you
another thing about Morgan--

She is just
stringing you along!

I mean, she seems
all nice and sweet,

But if she really cared
about you,

She would not be
jerkin' you around like this,

And if you can't see that...

Oh, my God.

So Axl feels
like he can't come to me?

But he'll go to you,

Whose greatest pearls of wisdom
are "shake it off" and "man up."

Apparently.

Well, this sucks.

Aw. Shake it off.

Mom, dad, I found my egg.

Ohh. Well, you gave it
your best shot.

Circle of life and all that.

No, no. It hatched!
Isn't it great?

I don't know where he is,

But we have a baby chicken
in the house.

Chicken in the house.

Hi, Axl. How was Sean's?

Fine.

Wait.
Where are you going?

I was hoping we could talk.

Why?

I don't know.
I just miss ya.

Come on. Sit.
It'll be fun.

So what do you want
to talk about?

I don't.
You made me sit here.

Okay, I'll start.

Axl, we've always had
the kind of relationship

Where you can tell me
anything, right?

No.

Yes, we have,
and I would feel so sad

If you felt that
you couldn't tell me something

Or that you had to hide
something,

Because you were worried
about how I would react,

Because I'm good at listening--
very good.

Better than dad, really.
Mom, I didn't tell you I'm back with Morgan,

'cause I knew you'd flip out.
You're back with Morgan?

Mom, please. Look, I know
you hate her, but I love her,

So could we just drop it?
I don't hate Morgan.

I hated
the way she treated you,

But if you're happy, I'm happy.

Mom, I lie to you. You don't lie
to me. That's the way it works.

Let me prove it to you.

Why don't you bring her
to dinner tomorrow night?

Wow, mom,
that sounds... Awesome.

Come on. Don't you want the two
women in your life to get along?

Oh, my God.

It sounds totally creepy when
you put it like that.

I cannot believe
the head cheerleader

And vice president
of student council

Is coming to our house
for dinner.

I have, like,
a million questions

I want to ask her.

This could be a real turning point in my life.
Okay, I agreed to dinner,

But I never said anything
about Sue being here.

Can't we just tie her to a tree in the backyard
or something? Axl, shake it off. Man up.

Your mom invited Morgan over
so we can all get to know her.

It's not a big deal.

Just a really bad idea.
Mike, don't be ridiculous.

It's a great idea.
It's gonna be great. Mm.

And I really believed
it was gonna be great.

If Axl loved her,
I could love her.

Simple as that.

Hi.

Oh, this is going to be hard.

Hey, Morgan. Come on in.

Mrs. Heck, I know Axl and I
have had our ups and downs,

But he has made
a lot of great changes,

And I am feeling
really positive

About our relationship
right now.

Me, too. Super positive.

Well, come on in.
Let's eat.

I don't know
what kind you like,

So I got regular
and extra-crispy.

Wow. It's hard to decide. Sure.
It can be hard to make a choice and then stick with it.

I get that. What? I said, "I get that."

Is that a chicken?

Oh, sorry.
That's Brick's chick.

It's running around
the house somewhere.

We can't FD it. He's right here.
I found him this morning.

Brick, get that thing
off the table. Come on.

Look, he imprinted on me.
He follows me everywhere.

Come on.

See?

Okay.

Well, I had a worst-case
scenario in my head,

And this seems to be
kind of exceeding that,

So we're gonna go. No.
This is all about us getting to know Morgan.

So, Morgan, how's school going?

Fantastic. I just aced
my a.P. Mandarin test.

I told Axl to drop Spanish, so now
he's taking it, too. Ni hao.

Oh. I didn't know
you dropped a class.

So what's wrong with Spanish?

Well-- nothing.
It's just everyone knows

Chinese is the language of the future.
Uh-huh.

Huh. Wow. I didn't know that.
Did you know that, Mike? Yep.

It also looks good
on your transcript.

I told Axl he needed to start
thinking about things like that.

It's not exactly like we never
talk about that around here.

I mean, we didn't
just give birth to him

And then walk away.
Well, I told Axl...

So it went for the next 20 minutes. I told
Axl he should ask for a raise at the theater.

I told Axl he should get
those brakes fixed.

I told Axl
he should wear more shorts.

I told Axl that eating too much
takeout is bad for you.

I told Axl-- well, I told Axl--
would you like some broccoli?

I'd love some.

Oh, Axl doesn't eat broccoli.

Oh, sure he does.

I told Axl
it's great brain food,

And now he loves it.

I told Axl...

Aah! Well, that's how it went in
my head, anyway. In reality...

Frankie, you got a really weird
look on your face.

Is it a smile?

Kinda.

Then I'm doing good.

It was 3:00 in the morning,

And I was way too worried
to sleep.

Mike could sense it.

Mike could sense it.

Mike.

Where's my bat?

She has way too much power
over him, Mike.

Oh, God. See, that's why
I knew dinner was a bad idea.

Axl will do whatever
she says. It's scary.

Oh, you're exaggerating.

Hello? Were you not there?

Axl's eating broccoli now,
and that's how it starts.

She tells him to eat broccoli,
so he does.

Then she tells him
what friends he can have,

What college
he should go to--

He should go
to a college near her.

So he moves there,
and when he does,

She breaks up with him again,
and then she takes him back,

And they get married
and have kids,

And then she gets bored,
which is her pattern,

So then they get divorced,

And Axl's living
in our basement,

And she's moved
with the kids to Florida,

'cause that's where
her parents have retired,

And they get to see
the grandkids all the time

And get to be called
"Nana" and "pop-pop,"

And we have to be
boring "grandma" and "grandpa,"

And we only get to see them
once a year,

And when we try to hug 'em,
they're all stiff and awkward,

Because we're strangers to our own
grandkids! And it all starts with broccoli?

It all starts with the broccoli!
I think you worry too much.

I have a right to be worried.

Our grandkids live in Florida! Frankie,
Axl's 16. His brain's not even fully developed yet.

Brick's chick has
better judgment than he does,

And it spent an hour trying to walk into a fan.
Don't try to make me laugh. I'm worrying.

Well, stop. This relationship
doesn't mean anything.

He's gonna
date a million girls.

Some of 'em you'll hate
more than Morgan.

Is that supposed
to make me feel better?

Fine.
You're hell-bent on worrying.

I'll give you something
to worry about.

We had a meeting at work today.

They're cutting back
on our health insurance.

Night, honey.

Brick wasn't
getting a lot of sleep either.

At first he loved
being a mom to a baby chick,

But like all new parents,

The novelty wore off pretty quick.
It's coming. It's coming.

It doesn't pour itself,
you know.

I just got home.

Just give me a second
to get a juice,

And then I'll play with you.

Can I get one minute to myself?

Morgan.

Yeah? I just want to tell you that
I know you're head cheerleader

And that I tried out
for cheerleading also,

But the day before tryouts,
I dropped a big rock on my toe.

Ohh.
Well... Maybe next year.

Really?

Thanks!

Mom, Morgan thinks

I should try out
for cheerleading.

Okay, 5-minute warning
until we leave for the picnic.

Aw, do I have to?
Morgan's practice got canceled.

What's she supposed to do while
I'm at a picnic?

Play solitaire,
find a new boyfriend,

Step in front of a bus...
Why doesn't she come with us to the picnic?

Really? Oh, I don't want to intrude.

I'd really love you to come.

I couldn't believe
I'd said it either,

But the truth is,
after I said it, I felt good.

All right. Let me just get
my purse out of Axl's room.

Come on.

Maybe it was 'cause,
in the light of day,

All my fears just seemed...
Silly.

Mike was right.

They were only 16, and what
was so wrong with Morgan?

She's got
my son speaking Chinese

And eating vegetables.

That's not exactly
robbing banks

And stealing cattle.

What was I so worried about?

A picnic?

It's not exactly what I felt like doing today.
tell me about it.

I'd rather hang out
at my house.

My parents are more fun.

I know, but what am I
supposed to do?

Fine.
We'll go this once,

But the next time your parents
ask us to do something,

You're making up an excuse.

This is gonna be a blast.

Yay!

There better be booze
at this thing.

Hey, stretch.
You enjoying yourself?

Now that I found the beer.

Well, I'm just ad
I could throw this celebration

For the employees.

When you give, you get
a warm feeling in your ticker,

You know?
That'll be 3 bucks.

Mm-hmm. Uh, the pop's a buck
and a quarter there, princess.

I'll get it.

Oh, great.

What?

Nothing.

I mean, I shouldn't say anything
bad about Morgan, right?

Well, Brick,
just because you're a child

Doesn't mean your opinion
is less than anyone else's,

And I would hope that
you'd feel comfortable sharing

Any negative feelings
you might have about Morgan.

I'm not a big fan.

I know, right? She comes across
as all together and perfect,

But trust me,
I have heard things, Brick.

She is manipulative,
deceitful, two-faced--

Plus she sat on my bed
and moved my books. Not cool.

Ohh.

Yes, I'm watching you.

That's great.

Sorry. What was I saying?

I'm wiped.

He always wants to eat, play.

I'm constantly cleaning up
after him.

Throw in a car pool,
and we'll talk.

Wow, I can't believe you picked
me as your partner. Yeah.

Yep, after days of worrying
about payback

For stealing Pete's stomer,

It looked like Bob was finally in the clear.
Aah! That's tight.

Yes, it is.

I don't want you getting away,

'cause I know you stole my customer, you little fink!

Wha--
get--

Come on, the kids lost
their cornhole partners.

It's you and me on one side,
and Morgan and Axl on the other.

Okay.

Whoa. Whose partner
did you want to be?

Oh, you were right
when you said that--

Them on one side
and us on the other.

I heard her talking, Mike.

I didn't want to say anything,

Because I didn't want
to ruin a good time,

But let's just say,

Morgan loves her family
more than she loves ours.

Well, shouldn't she?

God! You don't get it!

You have no instincts!

A bear could carry our child
off into the woods.

You wouldn't even notice!

Why are you making yourself nuts here?
I don't get it.

I told you, there's
nothing you can do. Accept it.

This is out of your control.

Wo Ni ài. That's not how
you say "I love you" in mandarin.

I told you, you have to study!

You know I'm doing
that semester in Hong Kong.

And I told you, if you want
to go to Hong Kong with me,

You're gonna have to practice!

Yeah, this time
it wasn't in my head.

This time I actually did it.

Oh, my God. I'm sorry!
I am so sorry.

What did you do?!

What? Nothing. I never tried
an overhand before.

It got away from me.
Oh, my God.

Morgan, I am so, so sorry.
I'm okay.

Let's get you in the shade.
Ohh.

Oh, my gosh!
Is she gonna be okay?

She has to be okay.
Come on.

Make a hole, people!

My friend Morgan
is comin' through!

I knew it.

I'm not proud,

But I sure feel better.

Yep,
it was petty and beneath me,

And it didn't change anything,
but hey,

Losing control as a parent
is a tough thing to accept...

As Brick was about to find out.
I told my teacher scout hatched,

And she's making me
bring him back.

I'm worried scout needs me.

No matter how many times
I tell him,

He just keeps running back to that fan.
I hear ya, honey. It's tough being a parent.

You watch 'em make mistakes,

And there's not a thing
you can do about it.

Guess that's
the only way they learn.

Even though the mom
is always right.

You remember that
when you're 16.

So, Brick, where is the chick?

Hey, there's a message on
the machine from coach Giesken.

You gotta send back
your medical evaluation

Before summer practice starts.
Yeah, I don't know.

Morgan told me I shouldn't
play football next year,

Seeing as how practice might cut
into our summer together, so...

Mm.

But if he doesn't play football,
he'll never get a scholarship.

And with no scholarship,
he can kiss college good-bye.

He'll end up
in some crappy job,

Living in our basement,
eating all our food,

And stealin' beer money
out of my wallet.

I don't like her, Frankie. I just don't.
I know. I know.

I slept surprisingly well
that night,

I think 'cause nature made it

Nature's smart that way.
And the truth is,

we didn't have to worry
about Morgan for long.

Axl continued to date
the "love of his life"

For three more weeks,

Until the new foreign exchange
student arrived from Finland.

Hei.

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