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Unbraceable You

‘Unbraceable You’

Season 6, Episode 1 -  Aired September 24, 2014

After a quiet and relaxing summer, the Hecks come crashing back to reality when they realize the school year has already started. Sue is hopeful her orthodontist, Dr. Niller (Richard Kind, Spin City), will finally remove her braces so she can start the "Year of Sue" on a high note. Meanwhile, Axl beats Mike at basketball for the first time, and Brick searches for a new backpack for school.

Quote from Axl

Axl: Could you guys keep it down? I'm not getting up for another six hours. Whoa. What's happening to your mouth? You got, like, four teeth going all over the place.
Sue: Four?! Oh, my God. This is a nightmare. I can just kiss sergeant at arms goodbye.
Axl: Not with that mouth you can't. Boo-yah! I'm back, baby. Whoo!

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Quote from Frankie

Brick: Hello? No one's concentrating on me. I need help here. Seventh grade is a very formative year. Yesterday, I was offered something by a guy called a stoner.
Sue: Nobody cares about your stupid backpack, Brick!
Brick: This is your fault, Mom. You gave me bad advice. You said the guitar case was fine.
Frankie: How long have you been my kid, Brick? You should know when I say "fine" I'm not paying attention.

Quote from Sue

Sue: Darrin's coming back tomorrow, and I didn't even get to kiss him with my straight teeth.
Frankie: Sue, everything's gonna be fine, and not the "I'm not listening" fine, the "We'll figure it out" fine.
Axl: Oh, I can't believe we're still talking about this! God clearly wants her to be ugly. Why are we fighting his plan?
Frankie: Mike.
Mike: Axl.
Sue: No. You know what? Axl's right. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell me something. Whenever I try to do anything, it gets undone. And I know I always bounce back, but maybe I shouldn't. Maybe the universe is sending me a message to give up! Well, message received, universe! Got it!

Quote from Sue

Dr. Niller: Sue, heard we had a little problem.
Sue: [mouth closed] There may have been some slight shifting.
Dr. Niller: I'm sure it's not that bad. Let's take a little look, here. Whoa. Sue, I want you to know that this is not a victory for me. Despite what my mother-in-law says, I don't enjoy being right. But you don't become the best ortho in Orson without knowing your way around a set of chompers. So, let's see what we can do here. You know what?
Sue: I know, I know. I have to get my braces back on. Just go ahead and do it. I deserve it.
Dr. Niller: Actually, what I was going to say was I think I might be able to take care of this without putting braces back on at all.
Sue: [smiles] Really?!
Dr. Niller: Let me ask you something. Instead of getting braces again, what would you say to wearing a retainer for a year?
Sue: A Year of Sue?
Frankie: [v.o.] And a month later, Sue did win sergeant at arms.
Sue: Please rise and face the flag. Remove all hats. [clears throat] I pledge allegiance to the flag...
Frankie: [v.o.] Maybe it was because she got her braces off. Or maybe she really was coming into her own. I guess we'll never know. But things were changing. Maybe it really was gonna be... The Year of Sue.

Quote from Axl

Axl: [muffled] Brick! I got one week off between football and classes. I'm trying to get some sleep. You own three shirts. Pick one and hit the road.
Brick: Sorry. It's just seventh grade is a little more challenging than I thought it'd be.
Axl: Oh, my God. I don't care. Why are you trying to get close to me? I'm gone, man. Move on!

Quote from Sue

Frankie: All right. Listen. We can still make part of the day. Come on. Come on, people. Axl, get out of the way.
Sue: Ugh! Dad WD-40'd the ladder!

Quote from Axl

Axl: Oh, my God. I did it. I beat my dad. I just beat my dad in basketball! [laughs]
Mike: You won one game. Put a monkey in front of a typewriter, he'll eventually type a sentence.
Axl: Well, the sentence that monkey typed was [inhales deeply] "I beat my dad at basketball!" [laughs]
Mike: Keep your pants on. Let's go again.
Axl: All right. I'll play you again. But I want you to know if... or should I say when I beat you again, I will be the perfect gentleman.
[later:]
Axl: I'm the king of the world! Whoo!

Quote from Brick

Brick: Did they let you keep the braces? What? It's a legitimate question.

Quote from Axl

Frankie: Sue, why don't you tell everybody what you told me in the car?
Sue: Mm! Well, before I got my braces off, I would have never had the nerve to run for this office. Holy crap! Kettle corn is amazing! But I really feel like things are going my way, and since The Year of Sue is back on track, I have decided to run for... sergeant at arms!
Axl: More like sergeant of pretty teeth! It can't be done! [storms off]

Quote from Sue

Frankie: [v.o.] Sue knew when she got to school everyone would notice she got her braces off, but just in case they didn't...
Sue: I got my braces off! [chuckles] Hey, I just got my braces off. I got my braces off.
Brad: Soak it in, people. She's gorgeous!

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