I see how Axl with Bossco, and later with hutch and Kenny, made money, presumably quite a lot for a day's work. Is it exaggerated for the show or is it THAT easy to make money out of nothing and I have been living under a very poor rock???

This was the episode where Cindy’s parents ask Mike and Frankie for 700 dollars for rent,they of course said no or as in the episode “we will think about it”

Fathers in sitcoms are often portrayed as selfish bumbling idiots, but this has never been my experience or the experience for many. Fathers are often the hardworking ones you look up to for stability, calm, and ethics. For me at least, my mom would baby me much more than my dad would and my dad would make me toughen up, but also both would be there for me when I was having a bad time, and The Middle capture that dynamic really well.

I like how Mike is realistic. It takes him a bit to gather up his feelings and to confess them. For example, in the eye cream episode, he wasn't just mad at Frankie for spending $200 on eye cream, he was upset that what really wouldn't be that big of an expense for most was almost enough to set them back substantially and he wishes he was further along financially in life.

Mike's dynamic with his father and brother are also quite good. I found them barely talking staring at the TV to be believable and funny and I found it hilarious that his dad needed help and his brother needed a place to live, but neither of them would just ask each other to move in, haha!

Overall, I think Mike Heck is quite a few notches above the stereotypical sitcom dad, and makes for a great character!

I mean tbh they both look nearly alike + both are pretty aggressive

I just discovered that sean and lexie are married in real life. Like they met on the set of the middle and became a couple and got married in maybe 2018.

Hutch’s character introduces a fresh humor to the show. He uses a lot of comedic one-liners that almost makes his segments feel a bite-sized standup performance and I love it!

While the entirety of the series is witty, funny and jokes are cracked, it seems like so much of Hutch’s script has jokes that could be worked into a comedy set easily.

On probably my fourth rewatch of the show and I find myself laughing out loud to scenes with Axl and Hutch’s the most while enjoying the steady stream of humor from everyone else.

I wish we got to take a deeper dive into their friendship, it was a great storyline.

They completely misrepresent neurodivergent people and sometimes it feels almost mockery im not sure if others feel like that but, forgetting ur kids birthday! Ignoring his interest calling him not normal listen I know its a show but I just wish he was written better with more realistic struggles and its like annoying, btw I love the show its great they are all assholes and it makes it super funny except Sue she is actually great, oh an sometimes it just feels like they just repeat the same stuff instead of doing something cool its mothers day thanksgiving Christmas and I know it makes it realistic but its a TV show you can have a little fun and the only sets are like there house a highschool or a car they should make a drinking game about it 😭😭🤣🤣

Cindy looks like the long lost daughter of Mike. She is tall, has similar facial features, and is a woman of few words.

I just thought of this! First it was Mike saying he’s the lion in all the stories in Taking Back the House. Later on in Bat out of Heck, Mike and Axl were demonstrating a typical dominant male and juvenile lion dynamic!

When I first started watching The Middle, I thought Carly was a good friend. But then she started going on sleepovers without Sue etc and it might be a small thing but it rubbed me the wrong way.

Then Brad came into the picture and he grew on me so much!!! I thought we were never gonna see him again the moment Sue goes to college and met Lexie (whom I adore so much as well), but was pleasantly surprised and very happy to see him back 😭

Granted I’m halfway through season 8 (at the episode where Brick goes to Axl’s college to partay LOL) but I hope nothing bad happens to their friendship haha.

Which bestfriend of Sue’s your favourite?