The Middle

2009 - 2018 TV-PG 22m 7.7

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

Following a woman named Frankie, and her boisterous family, the Hecks. Her husband, Mike, her daughter, Sue, and her two sons, Axl, and Brick go on what you might call family adventures as they explore life and its meaning. Mike and Frankie Heck watch their three crazy children grow up into young adults.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 30, 2009

Sue tries out for show choir with disastrous results. Frankie desperately tri...

Episode 2 The Cheerleader

2. The Cheerleader

Aired: Oct 7, 2009

Payments delayed until 2009 come due just as the dryer breaks, Sue needs glas...

Episode 4 The Trip

4. The Trip

Aired: Oct 21, 2009

Socially indifferent Brick didn't bother to protest when classmate Olivia dec...

Episode 5 The Block Party

5. The Block Party

Aired: Oct 28, 2009

Brick's teachers tell Frankie and Mike that Brick tested as "socially challen...

Episode 6 The Front Door

6. The Front Door

Aired: Nov 4, 2009

Frankie is caught in the middle when Axl accidentally breaks down the front d...

Episode 7 The Scratch

7. The Scratch

Aired: Nov 18, 2009

An accident leads to a visit from a social worker; Bob tries to help Mr. Ehle...

Episode 8 Thanksgiving

8. Thanksgiving

Aired: Nov 25, 2009

The Hecks' Thanksgiving plans are thrown into a loop when Mr. Ehlert makes he...

Episode 9 Siblings

9. Siblings

Aired: Dec 2, 2009

Frankie observes what she thinks are the perfect siblings, and it becomes her...

Episode 10 Christmas

10. Christmas

Aired: Dec 9, 2009

Frankie writes a Christmas letter and comes up with interesting interpretatio...

Episode 11 The Jeans

11. The Jeans

Aired: Jan 6, 2010

Frankie buys Sue an expensive pair of jeans to help build her confidence, Mik...

Episode 12 The Neighbor

12. The Neighbor

Aired: Jan 6, 2010

Frankie summons up the courage to confront the scary mother of the neighborho...

Episode 13 The Interview

13. The Interview

Aired: Jan 13, 2010

Mike is forced to look for a job when the quarry temporarily shuts down, and ...

Episode 14 The Yelling

14. The Yelling

Aired: Feb 3, 2010

Frankie vows to stop yelling at and nagging her kids if they agree to follow ...

Episode 15 Valentine's Day

15. Valentine's Day

Aired: Feb 10, 2010

Axl has a date, Sue has her first boy-girl party, and Brick is at a sleepover...

Episode 16 The Bee

16. The Bee

Aired: Mar 3, 2010

The family takes a weekend trip to Chicago so that Brick can take part in a s...

Episode 17 The Break-Up

17. The Break-Up

Aired: Mar 10, 2010

Mike and Frankie are shocked to find out that Axl is dating the head cheerlea...

Episode 18 The Fun House

18. The Fun House

Aired: Mar 24, 2010

Mike gets a pool table so that their house can be the "fun house" in the neig...

Episode 19 The Final Four

19. The Final Four

Aired: Mar 31, 2010

Mike's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to the Final Four is put into jeo...

Episode 20 TV or Not TV

20. TV or Not TV

Aired: Apr 14, 2010

Mike and Frankie struggle to find an alternative form of entertainment over c...

Episode 21 Worry Duty

21. Worry Duty

Aired: Apr 28, 2010

Frankie becomes distressed when Axl gets back together with Morgan one more t...

Episode 22 Mother's Day

22. Mother's Day

Aired: May 5, 2010

After another disappointing Mother's Day, Frankie and Sue leave for the rest ...

Episode 23 Signals

23. Signals

Aired: May 12, 2010

As the Hecks prepare for their annual spring barbecue, Mike and Brick work on...

Episode 24 Average Rules

24. Average Rules

Aired: May 19, 2010

The Hecks parents must react to school assessments of their kids. Axl scored ...

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Info about The Middle

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Genres: Comedy, Family