The Middle

Middle-aged, middle-class and living in the middle of the country, Frankie Heck, a dental assistant and mother of three, uses her wry wit and sense of humor to get her family through each day intact. Her unflappable husband, Mike, manages the local quarry and helps raise their most definitely average family. Between juggling shifts and picking up fast food to be eaten in front of the TV, Frankie and Mike raise their kids—popular slacker Axl; optimistic, awkward Sue; odd, eccentric Brick—with love, humor and solid midwestern pragmatism. After nine years, they hope to find themselves with an emptier nest, which, in theory, would have let them cut back on their parental duties. But parenting is never over no matter where your kids are. Balancing kids and work never really gets easier – just different. The Complete Series brings together the Hecks’ hilarious struggles as they try to raise a family with lowered expectations.