The Middle (season 6)

Cast

Main cast

• Patricia Heaton as Frankie Heck
• Neil Flynn as Mike Heck
• Charlie McDermott as Axl Heck
• Eden Sher as Sue Heck
• Atticus Shaffer as Brick Heck

  Recurring

• Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig, one of Sue's ex-boyfriends who is now just a close friend at school
• Alphonso McAuley as Hutch, Axl's football teammate and best friend at college
• John Gammon as Darrin, Axl's friend and Sue's ex-boyfriend and ex-fiancé. The two broke up in the episode "The Answer" due to Sue's unwillingness to marry Darrin.
• Casey Burke as Cindy Hornberger, Brick's classmate, with whom he is in the early stages of a relationship
• Gia Mantegna as Devin Levin, a relative of Frankie's hairdresser who gets set up with Axl. The two end up liking each other and begin dating

  Guest cast

• Richard Kind as Dr. Niller, Sue's orthodontist.
• Jimmy Kimmel as himself, the only fan of Brick's podcast about different fonts.
• Jerry Hardin as Old Farmer, who attends Sue's pumpkin-patch film screening and donates $50 to her college fund.
• Phyllis Smith as Ms. Huff, Sue's guidance counselor.
• Kirstie Alley as Pam Staggs, the most popular girl in high school who wouldn't give Frankie a second look back then.
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Don Ehlert, the owner of the car dealership where Frankie used to work and must do so for one more day in order to cash an old paycheck.
• Jerry Van Dyke as Tag Spence, Frankie's father.
• Matthew Atkinson as Finn, Axl's friend.
• Dave Foley as Dr. Chuck Fulton, Brick's school therapist.
• Norm Macdonald as Rusty Heck, Mike's brother.
• Dick Van Dyke as Paul "Dutch" Spence, Frankie's uncle and Tag's older brother.
• Marsha Mason as Pat Spence, Frankie's mother.
• French Stewart as Principal Cameron

  Critical reception

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