A Christmas Gift

Episode aired Dec 7, 2011
TV-PGTV-PG
21m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

277

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Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn in The Middle (2009)

Comedy Family

Mike tries to surprise Frankie with a dishwasher on Christmas Day, Sue tries to get Reverend TimTom to help Brick, who is struggling with believing the Bible, and Bob tries to befriend Axl a... Read allMike tries to surprise Frankie with a dishwasher on Christmas Day, Sue tries to get Reverend TimTom to help Brick, who is struggling with believing the Bible, and Bob tries to befriend Axl after Axl gets a job for Christmas.Mike tries to surprise Frankie with a dishwasher on Christmas Day, Sue tries to get Reverend TimTom to help Brick, who is struggling with believing the Bible, and Bob tries to befriend Axl after Axl gets a job for Christmas.

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

277

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
At the end of his song, Reverend Timtom (Paul Hipp) says "...Christ, not X", in reference to the commonly used abbreviation Xmas in place of the longer 'Christmas'. The "X" in Xmas is actually the Greek letter chi, not the letter "x". Chi (pronounced as 'ch' in English) is the first letter of Christ in Greek, and has been used since ancient times in artwork and manuscripts as an abbreviation for Christ. Xmas should properly be pronounced 'Christmas', not 'eksmas'. This is a common mistake that a "trained" minister shouldn't make.

Goofs
Axl is in Sue's room and views Bob in the front yard punching the snowman. The only windows to the front are the front room and the dining room, Sue's room faces the back yard.

Quotes
Brick Heck: Mom, you never told me church was based on a book.
Frankie Heck: I assumed you knew. It's the number one best-selling book of all time.
Brick Heck: Hm. Well, it's a real page-turner.