The Middle (TV Series)

The Christmas Tree (2013)

Atticus Shaffer: Brick Heck

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Quotes 

• Axl Heck : So, it's like this kid's born, and he starts to grow up, and he wants to be just like his dad.

  Brick Heck : And they have a cat?

  Axl Heck : I'm not exactly sure where the cat comes in. But, basically, this kid just wants to hang out with his dad all the time, but the dad's too busy with work. And, then, at the end of the song the dad's really old, and all he wants to do is spend time with his kid, but now the kid's busy with his own family and, uh, just can't find the time.

  Brick Heck : What happens? Does he get to spend time with his son?

  Axl Heck : The song doesn't say, but the kid's pretty busy, so... I'm assuming the dad eventually dies.

  [rubs eyes] 

  Axl Heck : Damn pine needles.

  Brick Heck : I'm calling Dad at work.

• Frankie Heck : Brick, you're running a Ponzi scheme.

  Brick Heck : A Ponzi-what now?

  Frankie Heck : You're using money you don't have to pay off the debt you had before, and now you have to go into even more debt to pay off this debt. It's an endless cycle. You're never gonna catch up.

  Brick Heck : Isn't that what you guys do with your credit cards?

  Frankie Heck : Well, yeah, but we're gonna die before they catch us.

• Brick Heck : It's okay. I'm gonna use the money from these to pay for the cozies, which paid for the peppermint bark, which paid for the popcorn, which paid for the wrapping paper.

  Frankie Heck : How are you gonna pay for the poinsettias?

  Brick Heck : Oh, these were free. I got them from the park.

  Frankie Heck : What park?

  Brick Heck : The park with the dead people.

  Frankie Heck : The cemetery? You stole flowers from the cemetery? What the hell were you thinking? Quick, get these inside.