By the ninth and final season Frankie and Mike Heck had hoped to find themselves with an emptier nest allowing them to cut back on their parental duties. But with Axl now back at home with Brick they find that hope quickly fading. A recent graduate Axl returns home from Europe with a new chill Euro look on life. Although Mike still wants him to get a job he s getting serious with Lexie prompting the dreaded meeting of their families. Meanwhile Sue and her neighbor Sean Donahue will have to work out their unrequited feelings for each other. And Brick decides to break up with his quirky girlfriend Cindy so that he s not tied down and can finally be more popular. But because he s a Heck things probably won t go quite as smoothly as he d like. It s time to say farewell to this average yes most definitely average family.