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The Telling

‘The Telling’

Season 3, Episode 23 -  Aired May 16, 2012

It seems like Frankie has eyes in the back of her head when she busts Axl and Sue for trying to keep bad decisions from her, but Mike learns that Brick has been feeding her information in return for candy. Axl's trip to the lake is in peril when Sue catches him sneaking into the house after curfew, although she decides not to tell on him so long as he drives her and her friends wherever they want to go. Meanwhile, Mike is forced to attend Parent Day at Brick's school when Frankie gets stuck at work.

Quote from Mike

Mike: Hey. Where'd my name go? Who's "Mitch Kellog"?
Mitch: Oh, hey, that's me. I don't think we've met.
Mike: Mike Heck. If the name sounds familiar, it's 'cause it's the one you erased to steal my spot.
Mitch: I'm sorry?
Mike: Apology accepted. Brick? Give me an eraser.
Mitch: Look, I don't know what you're talking about, but there's plenty of spaces available on the classroom beautification committee.
Mike: Ha. "Beautification." Nice try. Brick.
Mitch: I didn't erase your name, pal.
Mitch: Yeah, you did, and you didn't even have the decency to erase the whole thing. You stole the "M" from my "Mike" to make your "Mitch."
Mitch: Sorry, pal. I'm not giving you my spot. Should have brought a pen. [clicks pen]
Mike: Brick? Don't tell your mom what I'm about to do. Ms. Tibbits? He cheated. This man right here, Mitch Kellog...
Frankie: [v.o.] As it turned out, Ms. Tibbits had the same policy about tattling Mike did, except she followed through on it.

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Quote from Axl

Sue: Axl? Can I ask you a favor?
Axl: Sure. Why not?
Sue: Will you-
Axl: No.
Sue: Brad and I really need a ride to the mall tomorrow for our anti-texting-and-driving performance. Lives are depending on it. Will you please drive us?
Axl: Will you make me a sandwich?
Sue: Ugh. Fine.

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: Then he says... "'But' nothing! Now go sell Fish-Face a car."
Mike: Who's Fish-Face?
Frankie: Ah, some customer. Doesn't matter.
Mike: He look like a fish?

Quote from Axl

Sue: So we need to be at the mall by 3:45.
Axl: Good luck with that.
Sue: Axl.
Axl: What? I said, "Will you make me a sandwich?" I didn't say I'd drive you.
Sue: That is so not fair.
Axl: Fine. Get me some chips.

Quote from Frankie

Mike: Did he have bulging eyes? Is that what it was?
Frankie: I don't know. He had a fish-like essence, okay? The point is I don't have time to sell 500 cars. I got a lot going on this week. I have to be at Brick's school on Friday for Parent Night.

Quote from Axl

Axl: Ah. Thank you for the chips. Have fun walking to the mall.
Sue: Axl! W-- I cannot believe it. You are so selfish!
[Axl grabs his throat and starts to cough]
Sue: Axl? Are you okay?
Axl: Pop. Pop. [Sue runs to the kitchen]
Mike: I don't get why you're stressing out about Parent Night.
Frankie: Says the man who's never gone.
Mike: It's called "Parent Night," not "Parents Night." If they wanted us both to go, they'd have put another "S" in there.
Axl: [Sue hands him a can of pop] It's almost too easy.
Sue: Oh, Axl. You!

Quote from Mr. Ehlert

Frankie: [v.o.] Just when I'd reconciled myself to losing my job, things started to pick up, and it looked like I was gonna have to keep it.
Mr. Ehlert: [into microphone] So come on down to Ehlert's before all the deals go racing away!
Bob: [imitates a race car]
Mr. Ehlert: I'm sorry. Did I ask for an impression of the world's loneliest cat?

Quote from Mike

Brick: Is Mom home yet?
Mike: Nope. What's up?
Brick: Well, I don't have all my intel yet, but I think Sue may be blackmailing Axl.
Mike: Not interested.
Brick: But I just saw him making her-
Mike: Not another word. I don't want to hear it.
Brick: Suit yourself. The candy cigarettes are behind the bread. I'll take two bubble gum and one mint.
Mike: You mean these?
Brick: Those are the ones. Come to papa. [Mike takes one and eats it] What's going on?
Mike: What's going on is I don't reward my kids for ratting each other out, so you're not getting any candy.

Quote from Sue

Frankie: [v.o.] Unfortunately, things didn't get any easier for Axl, not with a sister drunk with power.
Sue: [British accent] Good afternoon, Jeeves. So where do you guys want to go today?
Brad: Fro-yo!
Carly: Mall.
Sue: Movies! [gasps] We can do all three!
Frankie: [v.o.] Yep, she really pushed it.
Brad: I'm late for my voice lesson. Hit it.
Frankie: [v.o.] Then she pushed it some more.
Boy: Arcade, please.
Axl: Who are you?
Boy: Some girl in my science class said you'd take me wherever I wanted to go. If you say, "no," she said to say, "lake."

Quote from Frankie

Frankie: [on the phone] Hi. It's me. It's crazy here, so I can't leave. It looks like you're gonna have to go to Brick's Parent Night.
Mike: Parent Night? Really? Come on. It's everything I don't like. It's parents, it's night, it's not in our living room...
Frankie: Hey, it's not like I'm out sucking down margaritas with the girls. I'm trying to sell 500 cars, and so far we've only sold 4... [customers walk by] Hundred. Yeah, they're going like hotcakes. Now listen. They put out the volunteer sign-up sheets after the teacher's speech, so make sure you sign us up for something good. I'm not scraping gum another year.
Mike: Don't worry, Frankie. I think I can sign a clipboard.
Mr. Ehlert: I'm not paying you to yap on the phone, chatty. Now make me another hot dog. Double relish.

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