SUE'S MOVE FROM THE HECK HOUSE TO HER COLLEGE DORM DOESN'T GO QUITE AS SMOOTHLY AS PLANNED, AND BRICK'S GIRLFRIEND, CINDY, WANTS TO TAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL, ON ABC'S "THE MIDDLE"

"Not Your Brother's Drop Off" - Sue cannot contain her excitement over getting ready to move out of the house and into the dorm to start college. But Sue's excitement starts to give way to dread when she accidentally burns her hair and ends up having to cut it short. Axl doesn't want to join the family and help his sister move into the dorm; Frankie finds herself not feeling sad about Sue moving out of the house; and Mike overwhelms his daughter with learning financial and safety guidelines to keep her safe at school. Meanwhile, Brick doesn't know what to do when his girlfriend, Cindy, tells him that she wants to take their relationship to the next level, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 (8:00--8:30 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/23/15)

"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.

Guest starring are Casey Burke as Cindy and Paul Bates as tow truck guy.

"Not Your Brother's Drop Off" was written by Tim Hobert and directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.

"The Middle" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries at TV-PG parental guideline.