The Middle2009

Mike Heck:
Do you think Axl might just be an idiot?

Frankie Heck:
Mike.

Mike Heck:
No, I'm serious. Is he an idiot? Is our kid an idiot?

Frankie Heck:
You can't call your kid an idiot. The books say you're not supposed to.

Mike Heck:
I know that. It's just that there's usually a lot of hours in the day when he's at school that we don't see him. But I was with him, Frankie. I-I watched him all day long and... I'm worried.

Frankie Heck:
Remember how smart he used to be? Then the hormones kicked in. It's like they fritzed out his brain.