The Middle2009

Frankie Heck:
[discussing Doris the dog] Hey, the vet says she has to be in a smoke-free environment until she regenerates lung tissue. What could I say?

Mike Heck:
So what, now we're not going?

Frankie Heck:
I-I don't know. I mean, the kids can't watch her. You can't leave her alone for more than fifteen minutes, or she chokes on her own saliva. And someone has to change the nicotine patch, because she's going through withdrawal.