ABC has issued the press release for the October 17 episode of The Middle, "Meet the Parents". Lisa Rinna (Days of Our Lives) guest stars as Lexie's mom, Tammy.

Meet the Parents – Frankie is stoked when Axl invites her and Mike to meet and have dinner with girlfriend Lexie’s rich parents, Tammy (Lisa Rinna) and Bennett. But Frankie is worried that their less then luxurious lifestyle may put a damper on their meeting. Meanwhile, Brick is excited to be a part of the Sophomore Slammer fundraiser, in which fellow classmates fake arrest each other and friends come to pay money – which will go to charity – to bail them out. But Brick soon discovers that no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t get arrested, on “The Middle,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.