crx films on Instagram: "You can literally see the pain in her eyes Credit: unknown 🎬“The Middle” is a family sitcom that aired on ABC from 2009 to 2018, chronicling the everyday life of the Heck family in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana. The show centers around Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle-aged, middle-class mother juggling her job and family responsibilities, and her husband Mike (Neil Flynn), a stoic manager at a local quarry. Together, they raise their three children: Axl (