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{{Short description|American family comedy television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Stuck in the Middle logo.png
| genre                = Family [[Television comedy|comedy]]
| creator              = Alison Brown
| developer            = Alison Brown & Linda Videtti Figueiredo
| starring             = {{plainlist |
* [[Jenna Ortega]]
* [[Ronni Hawk]]
* Isaak Presley
* [[Ariana Greenblatt]]
* [[Kayla Maisonet]]
* [[Nicolas Bechtel]]
* Malachi Barton
* [[Cerina Vincent]]
* Joe Nieves
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{plainlist |
* Shridhar Solanki
* Sidh Solanki
* Maria Christensen
}}
| opentheme            = {{Theme song|"Stuck with You"|Sonus}}
| composer             = Kenneth Burgomaster
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 57
| list_episodes        = List of Stuck in the Middle episodes
| executive_producer   = Linda Videtti Figueiredo
| producer             = {{plainlist |
* Cathy A. Cambria
* David McHugh
* Matt Flanagan
}}
| camera               = [[Single-camera]]
| runtime              = 21–24 minutes
| company              = {{plainlist |
* International Donut Fund Productions
* Horizon Productions
}}
| network              = [[Disney Channel]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2016|2|14}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2018|7|23}}
}}
'''''Stuck in the Middle''''' is an American family [[Television comedy|comedy]] television series developed by Alison Brown and Linda Videtti Figueiredo and created by Alison Brown that premiered on [[Disney Channel]] on February 14, 2016. The series focuses on [[Jenna Ortega]] as Harley Diaz, who invents many gadgets to deal with living in a large family. In addition to the regular episodes, the series also aired six shorts on December 16, 2016. After three seasons and 57 episodes, the series concluded with the episode "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep57|Stuck in Harley's Quinceañera]]" on July 23, 2018.
== Premise ==
Set in [[Massachusetts]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/72855/meet-the-diaz-family-disney-channel-stuck-in-the-middle-video/|title=Meet the Diaz Family from Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle|work=TV Insider|author=Nivea Serrao|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> in the fictional town of Marshport, the series tells the story of the Diaz family, specifically focusing on Harley, the middle of the seven children. Harley makes her way using her creativity to deal with living in a large family.
== Episodes ==
{{main|List of Stuck in the Middle episodes}}
{{:List of Stuck in the Middle episodes}}
== Cast and characters ==
=== Main ===
* [[Jenna Ortega]] as Harley Diaz, the middle of seven children and a young engineering prodigy. She is the central character in the series and views herself as an inventor. Some of her known inventions are the Conveyor Belt Table, the Slushinator, the Skate Kite, the Pick-Me-Up, and a snow machine. In "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep2|Stuck in the Sweet Seat]]", it is revealed it is her 13th birthday. A significant feature is that she tends to [[Meta-reference|break the fourth wall]] to tell the viewers something about the situation.
* [[Ronni Hawk]] as Rachel Diaz (seasons 1–2; special guest, season 3), the oldest of the seven children and Harley's vain older sister. In "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep12|Stuck with No Rules]]", it is revealed that she is 16. In the third-season episode "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep39|Stuck with Rachel's Secret]]", Rachel leaves the family to attend college in Paris, France, while interning at a fashion company there. She returns in the series finale to help the family celebrate Harley's ''[[quinceañera]]''.
* Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz, Harley's oldest brother and her partner-in-crime; she refers to him as her best friend in the family. He is an aspiring musician and filmmaker. In "Stuck in the Sweet Seat", it is revealed that he is the third oldest of the seven, behind Rachel and Georgie.
* [[Ariana Greenblatt]] as Daphne Diaz, the youngest of the seven children and Harley's younger sister. She enjoys having tea time with her dolls and sleeps in her indoor dollhouse. In "Stuck with No Rules", it is revealed that Daphne can easily retaliate against anyone who takes things from her without getting her approval first.
* [[Kayla Maisonet]] as Georgie Diaz, one of Harley's older sisters and the second oldest of the seven as revealed in "Stuck in the Sweet Seat". She is a basketball player at her school and does an assortment of other sports.
* [[Nicolas Bechtel]] as Lewie Diaz,<ref name="Barton-Bechtel" group="Note">Malachi Barton is credited before Nicolas Bechtel in the ''Stuck in the Middle'' pilot episode, but Bechtel is later credited before Barton in all subsequent episodes starting with "Stuck in the Sweet Seat".</ref> one of Harley's two younger brothers and Beast's twin. It is revealed in "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep24|Stuck in the Beast-Day Party]]" that Lewie is older than Beast by five minutes.
* Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz,<ref name="Barton-Bechtel" group="Note" /> one of Harley's two younger brothers and Lewie's twin.
* [[Cerina Vincent]] as Suzy Diaz, Harley's quirky mother who rarely has any alone time from her children and tends to spend it in the most unlikely places. Suzy is the one who usually punishes the kids from grounding them to even putting them on lockdown for higher violations.
* Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz, Harley's father who is the proprietor of a marina store called "Tom's Bait and Bite" which sells camping and fishing equipment. While he is a loving and caring father, he does tend to get upset when his kids let him down in any way.
=== Recurring ===
* [[Lauren Pritchard (actress)|Lauren Pritchard]] as Bethany Peters, a neighbor of the Diaz family who regularly criticizes Suzy and Tom's parenting of their children and is often annoyed with the antics of Lewie and Beast. She is a protective mother to her daughter Ellie whom she never lets have any fun as seen in "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep5|Stuck in the Block Party]]".
* Lulu Lambros as Ellie Peters, Bethany's daughter and Harley's best friend who is on the same basketball team as Georgie. In "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep8|Stuck in Harley's Comet]]", it is revealed that Ellie is afraid of heights, darkness, and birds. In "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep27|Stuck with a Bad Influence]]", Ellie is sent to a boarding school called Radistone Academy by her mother.
* Brett Pierce as Cuff (season 1), an irresponsible teenager who is Rachel's boyfriend and is disliked by Tom. When Cuff works briefly at "Tom's Bait and Bite" in "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep10|Stuck with My Sister's Boyfriend]]", his real first name is revealed to be Warren. While mainly in the first season, he also appears in the third-season episode "[[List of Stuck in the Middle episodes#ep45|Stuck in a Mysterious Robbery]]", where it confirms that he and Rachel broke up.
* [[Joshua Bassett]] as Aidan (season 3), Bethany Peters' nephew and Ellie's cousin. He is an accomplished lacrosse player and has a tendency to annoy Harley. Aidan is staying with Bethany while his father is away. He becomes Harley's boyfriend in the episode "Stuck Wrestling Feelings" and they are still together when the series ends.
=== Notes ===
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}
== Production ==
Production on the series began in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/stuck-in-the-middle-jenna-ortega-disney-channel-comedy-series-1201586172/|title=Disney Channel Orders Latino Family Sitcom Toplined by Jane the Virgin Star|work=Variety|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> Disney Channel renewed ''Stuck in the Middle'' for a second season on June 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/stuck-in-the-middle-renewed-season-2-disney-channel-jenna-ortega-1201773405/|title=Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle Renewed for Season 2|work=Deadline|author=Denise Petski|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> The series was renewed for a third season by Disney Channel on August 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/stuck-in-the-middle-bunkd-walk-the-prank-renewed-season-3-1202158904/|title=Stuck in the Middle, Bunk'd & Walk the Prank Renewed for Season 3 by Disney|work=Deadline|author=Denise Petski|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref> On March 30, 2018, Disney Channel announced that the series would end after three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/stuck-in-the-middle-canceled-ends-after-three-seasons-disney-channel-star-jenna-ortega-cast-man-of-the-house-abc-pilot-final-season-1202356211/|title=Stuck in the Middle to End After 3 Seasons on Disney Channel, Star Jenna Ortega Joins ABC Pilot Man of the House|work=Deadline|author=Nellie Andreeva|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
== Broadcast ==
A preview of ''Stuck in the Middle'' aired on Disney Channel on February 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/disney-channel-sets-premiere-date-for-stuck-in-the-middle/|title=Disney Channel Sets Premiere Date for Stuck in the Middle|work=The Wrap|author=Linda Ge|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> The series was later released on Watch Disney Channel and Disney Channel on Demand on February 15, 2016. The series began airing regularly on March 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corusent.com/news/quick-witted-tween-uses-her-inventions-to-navigate-life-in-the-comedy-series-stuck-in-the-middle-on-a-preview-episode-sunday-february-14-on-disney-channel/|title=Quick-Witted Tween Uses Her Inventions to Navigate Life in the Comedy Series Stuck in the Middle on a Preview Episode on Disney Channel on Sunday, February 14, 2016|work=Corus Entertainment|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> The first season concluded on July 22, 2016. The second season premiered on February 3, 2017, and concluded on October 27, 2017. The third season premiered on December 8, 2017, and concluded on July 23, 2018.
== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
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=== Awards and nominations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2016
| [[Imagen Awards]]
| Best Young Actor - Television
| Jenna Ortega
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.imagen.org/awards/past-imagen-awards-winners/2016-imagen-awards-winners-nominees/ | title = 2016 Imagen Awards Winners, Honorees & Nominees | publisher = Imagen Foundation | access-date = October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| [[38th Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Teen Actress
| Lulu Lambros
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url = https://youngartistawards.org/nominees | title = Nominees - Young Artist Awards | publisher = [[Young Artist Awards]] | access-date = October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kids' Choice Awards Mexico]]
| Favorite International Program
|''Stuck in the Middle''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Nominados para los Kids' Choice Awards México 2017|url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/entretenimiento/2017/07/20/nominados-los-kids-choice-awards-mexico-2017.html|website=publimetro.com.mx|date=July 20, 2017 |access-date=21 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kids' Choice Awards Colombia]]
| Favorite International Program
| ''Stuck in the Middle''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Estos son los nominados para los Kids' Choice Awards Colombia 2017|url=https://90minutos.co/nominados-kids-choice-awards-colombia-28-08-2017/|website=90minutos.co|date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=21 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kids' Choice Awards Argentina]]
| Favorite International Program
| ''Stuck in the Middle''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Estos son todos los nominados a los Kid's Choice Awards Argentina 2017|url=http://www.mundotkm.com/entretenimiento/2017/09/21/estos-todos-los-nominados-los-kids-choice-awards-argentina-2017/|website=mundotkm.com|access-date=21 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Imagen Awards
| Best Young Actor - Television
| Jenna Ortega
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.imagen.org/2018/08/27/announcing-the-winners-of-the-33rd-annual-imagen-awards/ | title =Announcing the Winners of the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards | publisher = Imagen Foundation | date = August 25, 2018 | access-date = October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Young Artist Awards
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Teen Actress
| Lulu Lambros
| {{nom}}
|  <ref name="YAA2018">{{cite web | title=Nominees – Young Artist Awards | url=https://youngartistawards.org/2018winners| website=[[Young Artist Awards]]|date=July 14, 2018|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2019
| Imagen Awards
| Best Young Actor - Television
| Jenna Ortega
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.imagen.org/2019/07/01/nominations-announced-for-the-34th-annual-imagen-awards/ | title = Nominations Announced for the 34th Annual Imagen Awards | publisher = Imagen Foundation | date = July 1, 2019 | access-date = October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|4488724}}
{{Former Disney Channel original series}}
[[Category:2010s American children's comedy television series]]
[[Category:2016 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2018 American television series endings]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Disney Channel original programming]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television series about families]]
[[Category:Television series about siblings]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Massachusetts]]