The Middle
Patricia Heaton stars as Frankie Heck in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations.
Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, Frankie Heck is a harried wife and working mother of three who uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact.
Frankie’s unflappable husband, Mike, is a manager at the local quarry and her sardonic partner in the daily grind that is raising their average — yes, most definitely average — family. In between juggling shifts and picking up fast food dinners eaten in front of the TV, Frankie and Mike raise their kids with love and solid Midwestern practicality. Axl is the oldest, a teenage jock who eats the family out of house and home and walks around in his underwear. Then there’s Sue, their extraordinary teen daughter who fails at just about everything she tries with great gusto — although now that she’s entering high school, she has high hopes that this will be her turn to shine. Finally, there’s Brick, their quirky fourth-grader, who reads constantly, whispers to himself and considers his backpack to be his best friend. But through all the madness shines a loving family — and together, they’re putting THE MIDDLE on the map.
CAST
FRANKIE HECK – Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond)
MIKE HECK – Neil Flynn (Scrubs)
AXL HECK – Charlie McDermott (Generation Gap)
SUE HECK – Eden Sher (Sons and Daughters)
BRICK HECK – Atticus Shaffer (The Unborn)
BOB WEAVER – Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Eileen Heisler
DeAnn Heline
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