That he spends most of his time eating in front of the TV wearing nothing but his boxers just cements it.Įden Sher as Sue, poor invisible-but-eternally-optimistic Sue, is the one from whom much of the laugh out loud moments of The Middle come. McDermott has a way with the combined surly expression and sarcastic line delivery that makes Axel so believable as quintessential teen boy. Flynn’s Mike is the completely supportive, but sometimes totally clueless husband. Heaton’s spot-on, but still sympathetic, take on the frazzled working mother and wife anchors everyone else with a dry, observational wit. Don’t worry, though, they’re also quite funny. The Hecks are a family you know, they’re probably your family, which makes them imminently relatable. Frankie works hard to keep her family going and still ends up with fast food for dinner, or driving somewhere in the middle of the night in her pajamas. The Hecks aren’t the Hollywood version of a midwestern family, they’re an accurate portrayal of the an Indiana family. That’s because the family in it is presented so authentically. He’s one of the first clues that The Middle: Season 1 is different than the family shows you’ve seen before, because for all its similarities, it is decidedly different. Brick is the other one, and Brick is “other” in so many ways. It has the sitcom kid roles: the athletic, popular one, Axel (Charlie McDermott), the geeky, unpopular one, Sue (Eden Sher), and, uh, Brick (Atticus Shaffer). Sure, it has many of the hallmarks like the blustery boss (Brian Doyle-Murray), the weird work friend (Chris Kattan) and a string of high-profile guest stars (Brooke Shields, Amy Sedaris, Betty White). However, The Middle isn’t your average family sitcom. They wind up in the middle of workplace dramas, get caught in neighborhood squabbles, and they’re often stuck in the middle of the trials and tribulations of their three kids. Frankie and her husband Mike, played perfectly by Neil Flynn ( Scrubs), are in the middle in a lot of ways.
Patricia Heaton leads a great cast as Frankie Heck, a middle-aged, middle class mom from the middle of the country (hence the title) who steers her family through life’s every day ups and downs.
On the surface, The Middle looks like your average family sitcom.
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