History Awesome / TheMiddle

--->'''Reverend TimTom''': It's one night, man. Be cool.

-->'''Chester''': You two have a thing going and I don't wanna mess with it. I get it.

-->'''Chester''': You two have a things going, then I don't wanna mess with it. I get it.

** Rather than giving Axl a hard time because he and Lexie aren't official, Chester gracefully agrees to leave when Axl asks him to rather than either force him to confess his feelings or steal Lexie away.

* Minor, but after Frankie has a breakdown in "Not So Silent Night" (due to [[ItMakesSenseInContext seven years of photos]] becoming lost forever), Sue and Axl (and Brick, somewhat) ''rightfully'' call out [[{{Jerkass}} Mike]] for refusing to do anything about it (instead opting to watch football), even going to far as to try and pull him off the couch. [[spoiler:Granted, this results in Sue accidentally shoving Mike to the floor, but that in and of itself still counts as a CMOA (even if Sue tries to escape his wrath soon after).]]
** Axl even gets an additional one by [[spoiler:putting himself between Mike and Sue]].
** Don't worry, [[spoiler:Mike managed to find the physical photos later on]].
--->'''Mike''': [[spoiler:I stayed up after [Frankie] went to bed and found the Soul Train box[[note]]where the physical photos were stashed[[/note]] stuffed into a "Barbie Penthouse" box in the basement.]]

* "Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle": The Hecks and friends take on the entire Glossner family after they steal Sue's car for Rita. By the end, [[spoiler:the Glossner kids wind up ''in juvie''.]]

* Sue winning a competition that involves keeping one's hand on a car the longest and the winner gets the car. She suffers bug bites, sunburn and general discomfort, but, by George, that girl [[{{Determinator}} does]] [[PluckyGirl not]] [[HeroicWillpower give up]]! Her WorldOfCardboardSpeech[-/-]BadassBoast only caps it off.

** Rather than giving Axl a hard time because he and Lexie aren't official, Chester gracefully agrees to leave when Axl asks him to rather than either force him to confess his feelings or steal Lexie from him.

* "The Confirmation": Crossed with heartwarming: Axl's frustration about the idea of other guys being with Lexie boils over to the point that Axl reveals he's dating her to Sue, Brad and a guy he thinks came to flirt with Lexie too. It's such an impressive moment that Lexie throws her hands over her mouth and smiles at Axl admirably for the devotion and care he shows towards her.

* ''Thanksgiving VIII'': Frankie's [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason April Sucks Speech]] to Axl, even though it results in Axl shutting out of her life for the time being and a DownerEnding for the episode.

* In the first Season Finale, [[ButtMonkey Sue]] "runs" five laps around a cross-country track with a twisted (and possibly broken) ankle, only for it to start raining while she's on her final lap. Then, after being splashed with mud and grass and losing a crutch, she drags herself across the finish line with only her arms. Did we mention that the entire time the theme from [[AwesomeMusic Chariots of Fire]] was playing, timed out well enough that what is usually a cheesy StockParody turned into a {{Crowning Moment of Awesome}} for [[{{Determinator}} Sue]]?

* "Hoosier Maid": Fed up with Axl claiming she's into him, Lexie pretends to flirt with him to the point that he is visibly flustered because he didn't expect her to play along with it.

* "Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle": The Hecks and friends take on the entire Glossner family after they steal Sue's car for Rita.

** Crossed with Funny and Heartwarming: Axl catches Lexie when she slips in the Winnebago, showing that while he did drive her crazy before, he does genuinely care for her.

* Reverend TimTom gets one when he convinces Axl to follow through on his commitment to bring weird Ashley to prom. It's one of the few times in the series when he doesn't come across as cheesy.
--->'''Reverend TimTom''': It's one night, man. Be cool.

--->'''Mike''': [[spoiler:I stayed up after [Frankie] went to bed and found the Soul Train box[[note]]where the physical photos were stashed[[/note]] stuffed into a "Barbie Penthouse" box in the basement.]]

* Minor, but after Frankie has a breakdown in "Not So Silent Night" (due to [[ItMakesSenseInContext seven years of photos]] becoming LostForever), Sue and Axl (and Brick, somewhat) ''rightfully'' call out [[{{Jerkass}} Mike]] for refusing to do anything about it (instead opting to watch football), even going to far as to try and pull him off the couch. [[spoiler:Granted, this results in Sue accidentally shoving Mike to the floor, but that in and of itself still counts as a CMOA (even if Sue tries to escape his wrath soon after).]]

** Axl even gets an additional one by [[spoiler:putting himself between Mike and Sue]].

** Even better is that even though she doesn't win a car, she does win the family a trip to Disney World!

* Sue winning a competition that involves keeping one's hand on a car the longest and the winner gets the car. She suffers bug bites, sunburn and general discomfort but by George, that girl [[{{Determinator}} does]] [[PluckyGirl not]] [[HeroicWillpower give up]]! Her WorldOfCardboardSpeech[-/-]BadassBoast only caps it off.

* Frankie gets hired as a dental assistant in "Dollar Days."

* Sue manages to win the cheer-off with the actual cheerleaders.

* "Life Skills:" Axl managing to call in a buttload of favors from his classmates so he and Sue can make a much better project presentation than the one they originally planned. Mass. Jaw. Droppage. Will. Ensue.

* In the Season Finale, [[ButtMonkey Sue]] "runs" five laps around a cross-country track with a twisted (and possibly broken) ankle, only for it to start raining while she's on her final lap. Then, after being splashed with mud and grass and losing a crutch, she drags herself across the finish line with only her arms. Did we mention that the entire time the theme from [[AwesomeMusic Chariots of Fire]] was playing, timed out well enough that what is usually a cheesy StockParody turned into a {{Crowning Moment of Awesome}} for [[{{Determinator}} Sue]]?