Disclosure – I was invited to the #ABCTVEvent. Costs and expenses for my trip were covered by Disney/ABC but all opinions expressed are my own.
This month I had the opportunity to visit the Warner Brother Studios to visit the set of the show The Middle. I have to admit that I was really excited to see what the set was going to look like. I have been to Universal Studios to check out their tour a couple times in the past and always find it entertaining to see where a show or movie is actually taped. I think seeing Fred Savage within 10 feet of me back in 1989 at Universal is what got me hooked.
When we first arrived at Warner Bros, we had the opportunity to do a Q&A session with the Executive Producers and Show Creators Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline. We learned that the characters on the show are based on some of the their family members. They also said that most of the events on the show have also been something that has happened in their lives which is neat. We also got to meet with Julie Fanton, the set decorator that mentioned that some of the items in the boy’s rooms happen to be items she has taken from her son’s room.
After our fun Q&A session was over it was time to visit the actual set where the filming takes place. When we walked inside, the house was setup exactly how you see everything on the show, messy and all! I thought this was GREAT. When you are on the set, you feel like you are actually in someone’s home.
Here is a picture from the show with the cast in the living room of the set.
Now here is a picture of me on that same couch on the set with Neil Flynn (Mike Heck) and Charlie McDermott (Axl Heck) from the show. Yes, that is me with the main cast from The Middle. You can probably guess I was a little excited.
While our group was busy looking around the set and taking as many pictures as we could get, a few members from the cast stopped by their house to surprise us. They were not only super friendly but also agreed to let us grab some fun pictures with them to share with you.
Right after Neil Flynn and Charlie McDermott made an apperance, Atticus Shaffer who plays Brick Heck also walked into the set for some photos too! If you are curious, he does talk in person just like he talks on the show.
While we were chatting with the crew, we had another surprise. The one and only Jack Brayer who plays Frankie’s boss Dr. Goodwin in the show also decided to drop by the set. Although we didn’t get to take pictures with him, I was able to snap a photo of him on the set with my cell phone.
So you might be wondering where is Frankie Heck? She wasn’t on the set while we were there, but I did have a chance to meet with her during my trip to Los Angeles that will be shared in an upcoming post.
Here is our #ABCTVEvent group with Atticus Shaffer on the set.
I really enjoyed this private tour of the set. I wish we would have had more time though, it would have been fun to make some video clips in the Heck house. I actually took quite a few photos. Here is a few that I want to share:
A picture in the Heck’s kitchen…
A picture in Sue Heck’s room…
A picture in Axl Heck’s room…
If you want to see more pictures that I took during my trip to the set, feel free to browse my The Middle Set Visit Google Album at: https://plus.google.com/photos/+StefaniTolson/albums/5995159114605348737
If you’re not watching ABC’s “The Middle,” you should be…
I had the opportunity to see the episode tonight where Sue goes to PROM! You got to watch to see who she goes with!
ABC’s The Middle airs on Wednesdays evenings at 8|7C. To watch previous episodes and clips, be sure to visit: https://abc.go.com/shows/the-middle
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- https://twitter.com/TheMiddle_ABC
- https://instagram.com/abcthemiddle#
- https://plus.google.com/+TheMiddle/posts
- https://MiddleABC.tumblr.com
- https://pinterest.com/themiddleabc
This is absolutely one of my favorite shows! Sounds like an amazing experience! I love The Middle, it is definitely relatable 🙂
I’ll definitely have to check out this show! It hasn’t been on our radar yet!
Sounds like you had a great time. How exciting to get to visit the set and meet the characters.
Looks like you must have had a great time. I’ll have to check out the program.
What a fun experience! That is so cool! I haven’t seen this show yet; but it looks super cute!
I’ve never seen the middle before. Sounds cool! What a great peak behind the scenes.
OMG, I love this show so much! So cool that you got to meet the cast. 🙂 I watch this show at work believe it or not. 😛
This has long been one of my favorite shows on television. What a neat opportunity for you!
What a cool experience! I haven’t seen this show, but it looks fun.
We love this show.. My kids would have flipped if I was asked to go.. and I swear my oldest son and Axel are twins.. they are SOOO identical from the looks to the attitude it isn’t fun.. We always swear that OMG that’s Tony…hahahah… thanks for sharing, this is such a fun show
I love The Middle! It’s one of my favorite shows. I can’t wait to see Sue go to prom tonight!
This is so cool! I am so jealous, that must have been so much fun to get to meet the cast and take pics too! My son would go crazy!
You are so lucky to have had the opportunity to visit this TV set!! I have always wondered what dhows looked like behind the scenes.
I LOVE this show!!! That’s the coolest thing EVER that you got to visit the set. Seriously priceless!!
I love Warner Bros, it’s been a few years, I need to go back soon! I haven’t seen this show yet but .. isn’t it exactly like Malcolm in the Middle?
How lucky were you to visit?! I wantto go there so bad.
It’s so weird to see the set like this! I like that house because it’s so REAL.
I have never seen this show, but now I feel have to! It sounds like a good one. 🙂 It seems like you had a great experience! I was at Warner Brother’s Studio years ago…a friend of mine was a private trainer at the gym there…how cool is that? lol
Sounds like a fun experience! I love The Middle. It’s one of my favorite TV shows.
Oh my gosh, what a fun experience. Awesome pictures, too. Thanks for sharing.
That’s cool that you got to go on this show. I think I am the only person in the universe that hasn’t seen this show, but I have definitely heard of it. I had no idea that it had the Janitor from Scrubs on it. I love him – he is hilarious! I will have to look for this show now. 🙂
Wow to be on the set of a tv show must have been such an awesome experience. I love this show, and this sneak peak of the rooms is so cool to me.
I love that you guys go to go to the TV studios, I hope that is part of my next trip. I love WABC TV!
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One of my favorite shows! I tune in every Wed!
how fun. this show is so much fun, its one of our favorites!
Whoa, super cool! We love this show, its so funny!! The prom episode was sad at first, I love it when Axl is a nice big brother! How awesome and exciting!
I followed along with your trip. It looks like it was a lot of fun!