Whats the best episode to watch with a first-time viewer to get them hooked to the show? As well as, introduces the character of the characters, and the essence of the show?

I thought it was a fanfiction or smth lol

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What do you think? Did he eventually win it and use it all year at the Heck-Donahue bbq’s and family get togethers?

The actors have all moved on/ got older. But maybe we could all get our Middle fix if ABC brought back The Middle as a cartoon.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE HECKS!

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You know how Frankie narrates every episode, and to me, it sounds like she already knows what's gonna happen. Do you think that every episode was her telling stories to her grandkids about their parents? Please please please correct me or if you don't agree, please comment!! I would like to see everyone's opinion!

I think there are some situations when axl,mike,sue or brick are right and frankie is just overreacting.P.s Mike eating ribs by himself

Well, we are all aware of the Heck's financial situation. When Axl wanted to have a single room in college and asked his parents for $50 bucks a month they blew him off.

In the episode where they get kicked out after the landlord sees the apartment infested with ants, they say that the rent costs $550, which means that Axl paid for half of it. And in another episode Hutch and Axl hinted that the utilities were not included. So, I'm thinking he spent a lot of money on that apartment and I'm wondering how could the parents who previously denied $50 a month for a room with a view could be able to pay for that? 🤔

I’m glad he got a friend out of it too

I never knew this, I was just reading the Wikipedia page about the show when I saw this. Are these mentioned in an episode anywhere? I knew about Sue Sue of course but I’m just finding this out, currently on a rewatch and been a fan since it began airing.

i was just wondering if Frankie and Mike ever even bonded with the Ferguson baby that they had the first month of brick’s life. A month is not long but it is surely enough to bond with a baby. I just wonder because Frankie and Mike don’t seemed that affected at all about the baby switch up than compared tot he Ferguson parents who held a grudge towards frankie and kept brick‘s baby book for all those years. But in contrast the Heck’s did not even keep any of Blake’s things and they never even had a single baby book, toy, or picture of him? Even if he was the “third kid“ i just find it hard to believe that a newborn baby never had any belongings of its own. Also is it possible the reason that Frankie or Mike neglects brick is because they did not get to bond with him for the first month of his life?

As the title says: does anyone know if the song they sing while Axl 'teaches' Brick how to drive is a real song, and if so, what's the name of it?

They sing 'I'm driving...'.

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I am rewatching The Middle (of course!) and right now I am on Season 2, Episode 14 (which is the Valentine’s Day episode, wow just realized it 2/14!!!!)

The episode is when Brick’s school has the valentine craft and party, but Frankie is banned that year by brick’s home room teacher. So Mike ends up going. And the next scene is the next day, with her being comfy in her robe and excited that she doesn’t have to go. And Axl has the day off school because of teacher in service day. Which means it’s a weekday!

Sorry for this long explanation! I’m not from the US so I don’t know how car dealerships work!

I’ve also seen Frankie staying home after the kids leave for school in another episode but that could just be her being lazy, so late for work.

What do you guys think? Does she work only few days a week? Does she work in shifts? Or did she skip work that day?

Idk if anyone else feels this way. Maybe it’s a different hairstyle/wig, maybe PH started wearing different makeup, but starting in Season 5 she starts to look a bit too much like Paula Norwood. Something about her appearance in the later seasons seems a little off to me. Doesn’t feel like classic Frankie.