The Middle: Bat out of Heck

Axl (Charlie McDermott) is finally growing up. He's trading in the Winnebago for a real car but Mike (Neil Flynn) is still hovering around, criticizing his decisions. And Axl's had enough; he's tired that Mike has better ideas and knows more. Mike told Axl to write down the grocery list but Axl didn't and forgot his chips so Axl lies. Axl says they were out. And then, he goes to buy his car and Mike has to tag along. Sure, he gets a great deal but then insists on driving it. Axl finally snaps and says that he's sick of still being treated like a little kid and maybe his ways aren't wrong, just different. Mike takes those words to heart and lets Axl drive.
Because Axl needs to drive her car, Frankie's (Patricia Heaton's) forced to hitch rides with Dr. Goodwin (Jack McBrayer) who really likes peanut brittle and buys a lot from Brick (Atticus Shaffer) but it doesn't arrive right away which ticks him off to no end. It reminds him of home and he wants it. He even yells at Frankie over the whole thing and she yells right back as it was a pity buy, and when those happen, the person never wants the product. But in this case, he does.
However, Frankie also has other problems.  She is convinced that something is loose in the house and it turns out, she's right.
Sue (Eden Sher) is usually optimistic but this one scholarship nearly has her beat. She even rips down her posters which have happy cheery messages. But she makes it to the next round, which turns into a fiasco. Dr. Goodwin arrives to yell at Frankie and the bat finally makes an appearance, but Sue remains calm the whole thing, which is the main reason she's awarded the scholarship. She is thrilled and gives it to Mike as she knows that she needs to pay him back for selling the diaper business. So Mike gets it all, two hundred dollars worth. That was too much work for just two hundred dollars, that is not even a drop in the bucket when it comes to college tuition. So the episode ends on a happy note.
This was a decent episode. It is nice seeing Dr. Goodwin and he does have good chemistry with the Heck family; I think the show uses him just the right amount. And growth was had. Mike really does need to treat Axl like an adult but Axl also needs to start acting like more of an adult. It is also always good when something good happens to Sue; she really deserves it. Grade: B
Side Notes:
-Frankie opens the episode hunting for spoons. She's finally up to three.
-Volume should be 26 for sports and 14 for everything else.
-Mike doesn't talk to Brick.
-Brick can impersonate others very well.
-Axl can make a mean six foot sub.
-Frankie is probably the one who eats parts from everyone else's lunches.
-I would never pay six hundred dollars for the Winnebago.
-Sometimes the animal kingdom is a little gross.
-Mike will always be older than Axl, very true.
-Dr. Goodwin has experience catching bats out of houses. That is not something you should have experience in.