Ep 14. The Heater

The Mick season 1 episode 14, titled "The Heater," follows the adventures of Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng as she struggles to keep her nephew and nieces in line. Mickey is a hard-partying, foul-mouthed grifter who is suddenly forced to take care of her sister's children after her sister and brother-in-law are arrested for fraud. In this episode, the family is dealing with a heatwave as they try to stay cool in their inherited mansion.

Mickey is doing her best to keep the kids entertained and comfortable during the heatwave, but her usual tactics of drinking and partying are not very effective in this situation. The air conditioning in the house is broken, and they have no way of getting it fixed until the repairman arrives. The kids are getting restless, and property damage is piling up fast.

With the house getting hotter and hotter, one by one, all the kids retreat to their rooms. Mickey is left alone with Chip, the youngest, who is still too young to know what's going on. Mickey tries to get Chip to sleep, but it's too hot for him to handle. In desperation, Mickey decides to give Chip a bath in the sink. But when she turns off the faucet, the water won't stop running, and the sink overflows, flooding the bathroom.

Panic sets in as Mickey and Chip try to stop the flood from spreading. They run to get help, but the other kids are in their rooms with their doors shut, and they can't hear them knocking. So Mickey decides to set off the fire alarm to get their attention.

The alarm works, and the kids come running out of their rooms. But they are not happy to find that there's been a flood. They accuse Mickey of being irresponsible, and start blaming her for everything that's gone wrong. But Mickey refuses to take all the blame. She challenges them to come up with a solution to their heatwave problem.

And they do! They come up with a plan to cool the house down by using the swimming pool as a makeshift air conditioner. They run the pool water through the mansion's ventilation system, creating a cool, refreshing breeze throughout the house.

Everyone is relieved and everyone is happy, but Mickey still has one more problem to solve. The repairman finally arrives, and he tells her that the air conditioning is broken beyond repair. And Mickey has no choice but to replace it with a new one that costs a small fortune. But with a little help from her friends, Mickey manages to find a way to pay for it and keep the family together.

"The Heater" is a hilarious episode that shows the resilience of a family who come together in the face of adversity. It's a reminder that even in the toughest times, there's always a solution if you're willing to work together.