John Gammon

Excited over being invited to the neighborhood Halloween party, Frankie encourages Mike to dress up in costume – but he might just have his own idea of fun. Meanwhile, a melancholy Sue's spirits are lifted when she discovers that Reverend TimTom (guest star PAUL HIPP) is back in town and hosting a Halloween church event; things don't go quite as planned for Axl, his friends and their dates as they head out to an exclusive haunted house party; and Brick chooses a unique Halloween costume that is not easily defined.

The Heck family BBQ is being planned as spring rolls around, and Mike decides it's time for he and Brick to attempt to be more social at the event when Frankie points out that Mike's own social ineptness was passed on to Brick. Meanwhile, Axl sets out to clean the family pool in order to entice the girls to stop by for a swim ¬- in their bikinis; and Sue finally finds someone who totally understands her - church youth group leader Reverend TimTom (guest star PAUL HIPP) - but upon learning that he may be leaving the parish due to budget cuts, she attempts to raise money to help finance his stay.

Valentine's Day unexpectedly finds Frankie and Mike home alone and ready for a romantic evening while Brick is away at his first sleepover, Sue goes to her first boy-girl party, and Axl has a big date night planned with some friends. But Cupid's arrow doesn't exactly hit the target, and the best-laid plans soon begin to unravel.

After having their power turned off because they couldn't afford to pay their electric bill on time, Frankie and Mike decide to cut out unnecessary expenses - starting with their cable TV. But while the kids adapt to the change by doing other activities, Frankie and Mike find themselves not knowing how to fill in the time they used to spend in front of the tube. Meanwhile, Brick and his fellow socially challenged friends are dealt a major blow when the school library is closed during recess, and they are forced into the outside world on the playground with their fellow students.

Frankie and Mike are speechless when, on his ninth birthday, Brick demands to hear the true story about the day he was born, which has remained a mysterious Heck family secret. Meanwhile, Axl's new manager at the movie theater turns out to be a conundrum – hot and dumb – which leaves a confused Axl wondering if her hotness trumps her incompetence.