FRANKIE TAKES AN UNORTHODOX APPROACH TO TRY TO CALM A HEATED ARGUMENT BETWEEN SUE AND AXL OVER A SOMBRERO, AND MIKE IS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT BRICK HAS BEEN AWARDED ATHLETE OF THE MONTH, ON ABC'S "THE MIDDLE"

"Siblings and Sombreros" - After Axl forgets to bring home a sombrero that Sue needs for a special high school senior photo she's setting up with Brad, she becomes super angry and won't let up on arguing with him. In an attempt to remedy the situation, Frankie takes Mike's advice to individually tell Sue and Axl the truth about how she thinks each of them is handling the situation, which causes even more friction amongst the bickering siblings. Meanwhile, Mike is shocked to learn that Brick has been awarded with the middle school's Athlete of the Month award, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.

Guest starring is Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig.

"Siblings and Sombreros" was written by Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter and directed by Melissa Kosar.

"The Middle" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

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