: Frankie and Mike suspect their children are lying. To extract a confession, they create a "Wheel of Pain"—a spinning wheel featuring various punishments (like "No TV" or "No Phone"). The parents force the kids to spin it, hoping the pressure of escalating consequences—including the threat to Sue’s "Sue-weet 16" party—will cause one of them to crack.
The episode revolves around a mystery and a creative form of parental discipline: Wheel of PainThe Middle : Season 4 Episode 17
" Wheel of Pain " is the 17th episode of the fourth season of the sitcom , which originally aired on March 27, 2013. Plot Summary : Frankie and Mike suspect their children are lying