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The Front Door

‘The Front Door’

Season 1, Episode 6 -  Aired November 4, 2009

The Hecks are stuck without a front door when Axl accidentally breaks it during an argument and Mike insists he should fix it.

Quote from Bob

Frankie: [v.o.] I had to find my game and fast. First, I started out with a tried-and-true classic. Bob and I teamed up for a little good cop, bad cop.
Frankie: And I completely agree. I think 15,500 is a very reasonable offer.
Frankie: [v.o.] I was the good cop.
Bob: Fifteen-five? Are you insane? That is way too high. What are you trying to do to these poor people?
Frankie: [v.o.] And so, apparently, was Bob.
Frankie: What are you doing? You're supposed to be the bad cop.
Bob: No, you're bad cop. You're helping me sell the car.
Frankie: No, you're helping me.
Bob: Why would I do that? I spent four years as the birthday rat at Chuck E. Cheese. I can't go back in a furry head.

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Quote from Frankie

Man: [over PA] Attention, all sales personnel. We are out of sugar cubes in the coffee area. Plan accordingly.
[later, Frankie arrives home and empties a load of sugar cubes out of her bag:]
Brick: Wow. You must have bought out the entire store.
Frankie: Sure. Let's go with that.

Quote from Sue

Frankie: Oh, is that the new picture? Well?
Sue: Not good.
Frankie: Now, now. Let me be the... Oh, yeah. No, that is not good. What even is that face?
Sue: I had a blister in my mouth, and I was feeling it with my tongue.
Frankie: Why would you do that while he's taking the picture?
Sue: I just can't stop. So, what do I do now? I only have one retake left.
Frankie: I think you gotta double down.

Quote from Axl

Frankie: [v.o.] Truth be told, I was getting a little worried. When it comes to being stubborn, Axl and Mike had a history.
[flashback:]
Mike: Axl, you're too old for a diaper. You're not leaving till you go in the potty. [young Axl crosses his arms] Fine. I'll wait.
[flashback:]
Mike: You gotta say please. [young Axl crosses his arms] Fine. I'll wait.
Young Axl: Please. [takes melted popsicle]
[present:]
Frankie: [v.o.] Yep, till now, Mike would always win, but Axl was growing up.
Mike: Fine. I can wait.
Axl: I got nothing but time.
Frankie: [v.o.] Yes, we knew they both could wait, but could we?

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: [v.o.] The door standoff was looking like a long one, but I had bigger things to worry about. Over the next few days, I tried every sales trick in the book... I tried being one of the guys.
Frankie: Check out the power plant on this baby. Step on the accelerator, she'll throw you back like a nickel hooker at a truck stop.
Frankie: [v.o.] I tried being one of the girls.
Frankie: I started my period today. Men. They're distant, huh?

Quote from Mike

Frankie: [v.o.] While Mike tried every trick in his book.
[Mike arrives home]
Mike: Axl. No door, no TV.
[Mike arrives home]
Mike: No door, no phone.
[Mike arrives home]
Mike: No door, no food.
Frankie: "No door, no food"?
Mike: Yeah, you're right. That could take weeks. No door, no water.

Quote from Mike

Frankie: Mike, seriously, what is your plan here?
Mike: Relax. I've got it all under control.
Frankie: I don't know that you do. What if he never caves? What if he figures out we have no real power?
Mike: What if the sun explodes? You can worry about it all day, but it's not gonna happen.

Quote from Frankie

Mike: And besides, he's the one that broke the door.
Frankie: Uh-huh.
Mike: Whoa, you think it's not his fault?
Frankie: [v.o.] Careful. Careful.
Frankie: I'm just saying that someone might have been telling someone for three months to replace the hinge.
Mike: Look, Frankie, if we let him win, things will never be the same around here. Look, I know you're tired...
Frankie: I am not tired.
Frankie: [v.o.] Yeah, I'm pretty much always tired.

Quote from Brick

Frankie: Oh, Brick. Oh, wow! You finished it. Oh, it's beautiful. I am so proud of you.
Brick: Thanks. [slides it into the trash]
Frankie: What are you doing? That's your school project.
Brick: No, it isn't. The pyramid was just for fun. My project's the state capitol building. It's due tomorrow.
Frankie: What?
Brick: I'm gonna need tongue depressors, 1500 stir sticks and a giant green Styrofoam ball.
Frankie: Okay, here's what's gonna happen, we're gonna stick a Hoosier flag on top of this and pray for a C. If you need me, I'll be sitting on a space heater.

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: Hey. What is that? You still have mud on your shoes? I told you to wipe your shoes before you got in the car. And now look, there's mud all over the floorboard.
Wayne: I'm sorry. I... I wasn't thinking.
Frankie: No, you weren't, were you? And now I've gotta clean up the car. Is that fair? Should I have to clean up your mess?
Wayne: No.
Frankie: I am just so disappointed in you.
Wayne: Me?
Frankie: Yeah. You wasted a lot of my time. And from everything you told me, this is so typical of you. You can't decide if you should buy the car. You can't decide if you wanna go back to school. You can't decide if you should marry Jennifer. And from the picture in your wallet, she is adorable. You have to grow up and make up your mind.
Wayne: Okay. I'll take it.
Frankie: You'll what, now?
Wayne: I'll buy the car. God, you sound like my mother.
Frankie: [v.o.] And there it was, my hook. It had always been right there in front of me. I'm a mom. All I had to do was tap into it.

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