The first day of school is upon the Heck family, and Sue finds herself feeling a sense of freedom she's never felt before with Axl not around to make her campus life miserable. But Brick, who is beginning middle school and afraid of getting a swirlie, avoids the bathroom at all costs. Meanwhile, Frankie becomes jealous of Mike when she discovers that Axl calls and returns his texts but won't do the same for her; and Sue's feelings for Darrin surface once again when Mike calls him over to help fix the air conditioner.

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Guest Stars: John Gammon as Darrin, Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig, Christiann Castellanos as Angel, Bryce Hurless as Henry, Jake Netter as Theo, Bonnie Hellman as Ms. Harvey, Gary Kraus as Coach, Matthew Jacob Wayne as Jonah, Joseph Ables as Sam, Christian Hutcherson as Eighth Grader

Writers: Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter

Director: Blake T. Evans

Viewers: 8.03 million Households Rating: 5.2/9 Adults 18-49 Rating: 2.3/7