the middle
No offense to Ms. Lake, but with a two-time Emmy winner as the star, The Middle probably has a better shot at breaking out of the pack. [1]
This comedy television series -related article is a stub. [...] The Middle is an upcoming American sitcom series scheduled to debut on ABC at 8:30pm, September 30, 2009. [...] A man of few words (every one a zinger), Mike is a manager at the town quarry and Frankie is the third-best used car salesman (out of the three) at the local dealership. [2]
On ABC’s “The Middle” TV show, Frankie has a job selling cars at the town’s only surviving car dealer; her husband, Mike, is a manager at the local quarry. [3]
Neil’s character, Mike, sums up the high point of the series while describing the kids: “Brick is weird; Sue has no recognizable talent; Axle’s flushing his future down the toilet-all kids are screwed up.” [4]
Premise: A slapstick sitcom about a working-class family in the U.S. heartland follows the daily strife of frazzled mom Frankie as she tries to balance the demands of her job at a car dealership with those at home with her husband and their three kids, including youngest son Brick, whose unusual behavior makes him an outcast at school. [1]
There’s Axl, her semi-nudist teenage son conceived with Guns N’ Roses playing a significant role; Sue, the awkward teenage daughter who fails at everything with great gusto; and their seven-year-old son Brick, whose best friend is his backpack. [2]
And please, no HTML tags or special characters including [&*#()!@$]. [4]
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 on ABC’s “The Middle” TV show. [...] ABC’s “The Middle” TV show stars Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton in a warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. [3]
The show features Patricia Heaton as a middle-class, Midwestern mother of three married to Neil Flynn. [2]
Originally developed - and shelved - for the 2006-07 TV season with Ricki Lake in the lead, this sitcom was finally given the green light when Patricia Heaton came on board. [...] Read on for previews of Law & Order: SVU, Hank, Eastwick and Bank of Mom and Dad. [1]
Chris Kattan is Heaton’s friend at the used-car lot where she works. [2]
Sources:
[1] The Middle - Watch Full The Middle Episodes, Read Episode …
[2] The Middle (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] The Middle - The Middle ABC TV Show - The Middle Spoilers …
[4] Fall TV Preview 2009: The Middle - E! Online