The Middle (2009– )

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The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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 Frankie Heck (95 episodes, 2009-2013)
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 Mike Heck (95 episodes, 2009-2013)
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 Axl Heck (95 episodes, 2009-2013)
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 Sue Heck (95 episodes, 2009-2013)
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 Brick Heck (95 episodes, 2009-2013)
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 Bob (55 episodes, 2009-2012)
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The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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Just like your family...kind of. Not really. Well, maybe.

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Marsha Mason who plays Frankie's mother, played Paula McFadden in The Goodbye Girl. In an updated version of the movie - The Goodbye Girl - Patricia Heaton plays the same character. See more »

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Referenced in Dancing with the Stars: Round One: Results Show (2009) See more »

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"The Middle"
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Written by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind
Performed by Jimmy Eat World
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A Home Run
9 April 2010 | by (Barbados) – See all my reviews

Thank you, ABC, for putting a great group of comedy writers together to support this all star cast. Barbara Heaton as the used car saleslady mom and the janitor from Scrubs as the dad are the best parents I've seen on t.v. in a long time. The 3 children are given meaty characterizations to play and I hope they will win many awards. The kids and the other supporting cast (including Chris Kattan and the car lot boss) couldn't have been cast better. Every show gives me old fashioned belly laughs and inspiration that, like this family struggling to survive in the middle class (the reason for its name, not named for the middle of the country in which it takes place) we can all learn a lesson in what makes families strong.


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