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Forget about athletes, movie stars and politicians. Parents are the real heroes -- but Frankie Heck, well she's some kind of superhero. A loving wife and mother of three, she's middle class in the middle of the country and is rapidly approaching middle age.

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04x23 The Ditch Aired: May. 15, 2013

While dressed in a lab coat for her dental assisting job, Frankie is mistaken for a doctor and receives special treatment; Axl talks Sue into … [continue reading]

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The Middle returns Wednesday
04x24 The Graduation(Wednesday May. 22nd, 2013 8/7c on ABC)

Show Update

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ABC has renewed "The Middle". The show has become ABC's dependable old workhorse, so it comes as no shock that the Neil Flynn - Patricia Heaton fronted comedy is returning for a fifth year.

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Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 30, 2009
Status:
Returning Series
Runtime:
30 min.
Airs:
Wednesdays, 8/7c
To-Date:
4 Seasons
96 Episodes
Network
ABC TV Network
Genre

Character Guide

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Series Fun Facts

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  • The character Brick ('Atticus Chaffer') is rumored to have Aspergers syndrome or some sort of Autism. He also possesses eidetic Memory which is why he would usually recite sentences he said…
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    The character Brick ('Atticus Chaffer') is rumored to have Aspergers syndrome or some sort of Autism. He also possesses eidetic Memory which is why he would usually recite sentences he said in the past to himself in a whisper.
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  • Based on a 2007 movie. Atticus Shaffer plays Brick in both versions.
  • Marsha Mason who plays Frankie's mother, played Paula McFadden in The Goodbye Girl. In an updated version of the movie - The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV) - Patricia Heaton plays the same character.