The Middle: A Christmas Gift / Season: 3 / Episode: 11 (2011)

The Middle

A Christmas Gift (Television Episode)

Season: 3
Episode: 11

December 7, 2011

While Mike tries to keep his Christmas gift of a new dishwasher a secret from Frankie, his wife plans a Christmas Eve party and wants him to install a new dishwasher prior to the festivities. Meanwhile, Sue asks Reverend TimTom to explain the deeper meaning of Christmas to Brick, who questions the holiday after reading the Bible. Elsewhere, Bob's attempts to act cool annoy Axl, while they work together on a Christmas tree lot.

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TV/Films referenced in A Christmas Gift

Television Series

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Glee (Television Series)

May 19, 2009

Genres: Comedy / Music

Brick is questioning the stories he is reading in the Bible, telling Sue that many of the things he's reading don't make sense. Sue, upset by this, tells him that a lot of 'Glee' episodes don't make sense, but she still watches the show.

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Movie Series

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The Twilight Saga (Movie Series)

November 21, 2008 - June 30, 2010

Reverend Tim Tom tells Sue he is needed in Chesteron, because the girls up there think they're vampires, adding "This Twilight thing has gotten out of hand.".

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Books

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Holy Bible (Book)

Genres: Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology

Brick discovers a new book, the Bible. He says to his mother, "You never told me church was based on a book!" He goes on to specifically mention the story of Jonah and the whale, and Noah's ark.

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Book Series

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Twilight (Book Series)

2005 - 2008

Reverend Tim Tom tells Sue he is needed in Chesteron, because the girls up there think they're vampires, adding "This Twilight thing has gotten out of hand.".

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