FRANKIE BECOMES CONCERNED WHEN MIKE SEEMS MORE QUIET AND DISTANT THAN USUAL AND CALLS ON REVEREND TIMTOM TO HELP FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG, SUE BUMPS INTO THE SEXY ABERCROMBIE GUY WHILE GIVING BRICK A TOUR OF HER COLLEGE - AND LOSES HER LITTLE BROTHER, AND AXL'S HOUSE IS COMPLETELY OVERRUN WITH ANTS, ON ABC'S "THE MIDDLE"

"Land of the Lost" - Frankie becomes worried about Mike, who is being more quiet and distant than usual, and calls on Reverend TimTom to come over and try to find out what's troubling him. Meanwhile, Sue invites an excited Brick to spend a weekend with her at college, which includes a tour of the library. But when Sue bumps into Logan -- the hunky Abercrombie guy who had asked her out to prom -- and once again falls under his dreamy spell, she realizes that Brick is no longer with her and is now missing; and Axl and Hutch decide to take matters into their own hands by complaining to the city when their house is completely overrun with ants, and they discover that they may have even more problems than an insect infestation, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (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 are Alphonso McAuley as Hutch, David Hull as Logan, Paul Hipp as Reverend TimTom, Tommy Bechtold as Kenny, Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Callen and Hawk D'Onofrio as Logan's friend.

"Land of the Lost" was written by Roy Brown and directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.

"The Middle" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.

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