Fair rating?The Middle· Season 4 · Episode 12
One Kid at a Time
Feeling guilty over not being able to spend enough quality time with each of their kids, Frankie and Mike decide to dedicate each day of a three-day weekend to one of their offspring. Unexpected revelations emerge when Axl takes them to a paintball range, Sue talks them into an exhausting itinerary consisting of 17 separate activities, and Brick tries to bring them to a "Planet Nowhere" sci-fi book convention.
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#13In Season 4of 24 rated episodes
#64All-timeof 215 rated episodes
−0.1vs season avgSeason 4 averages 7.8
2013First airedJanuary 16, 2013
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Elliot HegartyDirector
David S. RosenthalWriter
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