Ep 10. Stuck in the Diaz Awards
- TV-G
- October 27, 2017
- 22 min
Stuck in the Middle season 4 episode 10, titled "Stuck in the Diaz Awards," follows the Diaz family as they prepare for and attend the annual Diaz Awards ceremony, which honors the best and brightest in their community.
The episode opens with the family frantically getting ready for the event, with each member selecting their outfit and trying to look their best. Harley, the middle child and protagonist of the show, is particularly excited as she's been nominated for an award in the "Innovation" category for her latest invention.
As the family heads to the ceremony, tensions are high as each member hopes to win their respective award. However, things quickly go awry when the Diazes arrive and realize that the awards ceremony is not at all what they were expecting.
Rather than a formal awards show, the ceremony turns out to be a chaotic and haphazard event, with the host constantly forgetting people's names and awards categories. Moreover, the Diazes soon discover that the awards are largely rigged, with many of the attendees receiving prizes for reasons that are unclear.
Frustrated by the nonsensical nature of the event, the Diazes begin to argue amongst themselves, with each family member blaming the others for their collective disappointment. Harley, in particular, becomes upset when she realizes that her nomination was likely meaningless and that the organizers of the event were simply trying to leverage her fame for their own benefit.
However, just when it seems like the Diazes are going to leave in a huff, something unexpected happens. The host, sensing the Diazes' dissatisfaction, decides to give them an impromptu award for "Best Family," citing their unconditional love and support for each other as a reason why they deserve the prize.
Moved by this unexpected honor, the Diazes come together as a family and realize that, regardless of whether or not they win an award, they are all winners in their own right. The episode ends with the Diazes walking out of the ceremony, hand in hand, proud of themselves and each other for what they've accomplished.