Season 4

2012 · 24 episodes · 8h 22m in all · 7.7/10

While an unexpected turn of events might force Frankie to reevaluate her career at the car dealership, Mike's made it his mission to ensure that Axl somehow earns a sports scholarship to college next year. Meanwhile, Sue's not only navigating high school, but wants to navigate Indiana roads by getting her driver's license. It's no wonder that youngest son Brick keeps his nose in a book!

1. Last Whiff of Summer (1)
26 Sept 2012 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.
2. Last Whiff of Summer (2)
26 Sept 2012 · 20 min · 7.8/10
Mike accidentally reveals that Axl is his favorite child; Brick tries to grow a giant tomato; Sue encourages her father to participate in a variety of activities with her.
3. The Second Act
3 Oct 2012 · 21 min · 8.0/10
After being fired from the car dealership and vowing not to take any job that comes her way, Frankie goes to tech school to get a real career; Axl begins his senior year of high school; sophomore Sue mentors a freshman.
4. Bunny Therapy
10 Oct 2012 · 21 min · 7.8/10
To help Brick's interactions with people, the school therapist urges Frankie and Mike to get him a small pet, but the ill-tempered bunny they give him teaches the family the true meaning of evil; Axl dates two cheerleaders.
5. The Hose
17 Oct 2012 · 21 min · 7.8/10
A neighbor accuses Frankie of stealing her hose; Sue cancels a road trip to Cincinnati after seeing Mike's paycheck; Brick learns about the birds and the bees.
6. Halloween III: The Driving
24 Oct 2012 · 21 min · 8.0/10
Sue accidentally runs over Axl's foot while practicing driving; Axl looks forward to voting; Brick binges on Halloween candy.
7. The Safe
7 Nov 2012 · 21 min · 8.0/10
Frankie does not make a good impression on the first day of dental assistant school; Mike and Frankie ask Axl to get a tutor and improve his grades; Sue and Brick try to pawn an item they found in an old safe.
8. Thanksgiving IV
14 Nov 2012 · 21 min · 7.7/10
Frankie invites a couple of Marines to share Thanksgiving with her family; Axl gets good news; Sue tries to find the person who stole the chicken head from her uniform; Brick is mesmerized by a book.
9. Christmas Help
5 Dec 2012 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Mike helps his brother Rusty move some furniture into the Heck family's garage, only to realize the furniture is stolen; Frankie hopes to land a part-time job in a department store so she can get a discount on Christmas presents.
10. Twenty Years
12 Dec 2012 · 21 min · 7.5/10
Frankie worries Mike is tiring of her as their 20th anniversary draws close; Sue tries to get Axl and Brick's help planning a party for their parents; Axl spoils the end of a book for Brick.
11. Life Skills
9 Jan 2013 · 21 min · 8.0/10
Axl feels embarrassed when he and Sue are asked to work on a school project together; Brick's school therapist (Dave Foley) tries to help him make friends.
12. One Kid at a Time
16 Jan 2013 · 20 min · 8.4/10
When Frankie and Mike dedicate a day to each of their children, Axl takes them to a paintball range, Sue has them do 17 separate activities and Brick wants to go to a sci-fi convention.
13. The Friend
23 Jan 2013 · 21 min · 7.6/10
Frankie tries to get Mike to spend time with a new neighbor who shares his interests; Sue demands a cheer-off between the Wrestlerettes and the cheerleaders.
14. The Smile
6 Feb 2013 · 21 min · 7.0/10
Frankie and Mike worry that Axl may not get a sports scholarship; Sue's school science project involves smiling; Brick wants an iPad.
15. Valentine's Day IV
13 Feb 2013 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Axl and his friends, Darrin and Sean, offer to help guys break up with their girlfriends; Sue's ex-boyfriend, Matt, invites her to a Valentine's Day dance at school; Mike accidentally sends a romantic text to a co-worker instead of to Frankie.
16. Winners and Losers
20 Feb 2013 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Frankie is worried when Brick decides to go on a three-day school trip to Chicago; Sue wants to know if Darrin, one of Axl's friends, has feelings for her.
17. Wheel of Pain
27 Feb 2013 · 21 min · 7.8/10
When Axl, Sue and Brick accidentally break the family room window, they decide to blame the Glossner children -- the bad seeds of the neighborhood; Frankie tries to land a prime dental rotation spot.
18. The Name
27 Mar 2013 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Frankie's sister offers to help at the house while Frankie studies for her finals for dental-assistant school; Axl tries not to act jealous when Cassidy's ex-boyfriend visits.
19. The Bachelor
3 Apr 2013 · 21 min · 7.7/10
Disappointed with the finale of "The Bachelor," Frankie mopes for days; when Sue joins the school's tennis team, Mike tries to toughen her up by complimenting her opponents during matches; Cassidy and Axl consider the future of their relationship.
20. Dollar Days
10 Apr 2013 · 21 min · 7.8/10
Frankie has a difficult time describing herself during a job interview; Sue dispenses unwanted advice to Axl and his band mates; Brick joins the Prairie Scouts.
21. From Orson with Love
1 May 2013 · 21 min · 7.5/10
Frankie tries to make Sue appear more popular on Facebook; Frankie's dad makes Mike listen to long-winded life stories; Brick and Axl try to create a viral video.
22. Hallelujah Hoedown
8 May 2013 · 21 min · 7.6/10
Frankie tells the kids what she wants for Mother's day so one of them can clue in Mike; after repeatedly failing the driving test, Sue feels resentful when her friends get their licenses; Axl receives stunning news from Cassidy.
23. The Ditch
15 May 2013 · 21 min · 7.7/10
While dressed in a lab coat for her dental assisting job, Frankie is mistaken for a doctor and receives special treatment; Axl talks Sue into ditching school for the day; Mike and Axl's fishing trip goes awry.
24. The Graduation
22 May 2013 · 21 min · 7.6/10
Tension builds as Frankie tries to plan a graduation party for uncooperative Axl; Sue tries to get her driver's license for a sixth time; Brick must assemble a slide show highlighting the past four years of school.