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The Middleman
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The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown

  • Episode aired Aug 11, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
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Kevin Sorbo, Mary Pat Gleason, and Matt Keeslar in The Middleman (2008)
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Due to the apparent resurfacing of "The Candle", an arch villain from 1969, Ida unfreezes the '69 version of the middleman (Kevin Sorbo), supposedly to thwart the threat. But, unbeknownst to... Read allDue to the apparent resurfacing of "The Candle", an arch villain from 1969, Ida unfreezes the '69 version of the middleman (Kevin Sorbo), supposedly to thwart the threat. But, unbeknownst to the Middleman, Wendy, and Ida, their biggest threat isn't the Candle, but something much ... Read allDue to the apparent resurfacing of "The Candle", an arch villain from 1969, Ida unfreezes the '69 version of the middleman (Kevin Sorbo), supposedly to thwart the threat. But, unbeknownst to the Middleman, Wendy, and Ida, their biggest threat isn't the Candle, but something much closer to home that endangers their partnership and even their very lives!

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    • Michael Grossman
  • Writers
    • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
    • Tracey Stern
    • Les McClaine
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    • Matt Keeslar
    • Natalie Morales
    • Brit Morgan
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    • Director
      • Michael Grossman
    • Writers
      • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
      • Tracey Stern
      • Les McClaine
    • Stars
      • Matt Keeslar
      • Natalie Morales
      • Brit Morgan
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    Matt Keeslar
    Matt Keeslar
    • The Middleman
    Natalie Morales
    Natalie Morales
    • Wendy Watson
    Brit Morgan
    Brit Morgan
    • Lacey Thornfield
    Mary Pat Gleason
    Mary Pat Gleason
    • Ida
    Jake Smollett
    • Noser
    Brendan Hines
    Brendan Hines
    • Tyler Ford
    Erick Avari
    Erick Avari
    • Lord Jeremiah Purcell
    Raviv Ullman
    Raviv Ullman
    • Derek
    Natalija Nogulich
    Natalija Nogulich
    • Rosa Krebb
    Kevin Sorbo
    Kevin Sorbo
    • Guy Goddard
    Megan Lee Ethridge
    Megan Lee Ethridge
    • Vilma Schnipp
    Matthew Morgan
    • Anatol Gogol
    Brett Gipson
    Brett Gipson
    • Rosa Krebb's Security Guard
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    • Director
      • Michael Grossman
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      • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
      • Tracey Stern
      • Les McClaine
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    • Trivia
      The title refers to the un-freezing of the 1969 model Middleman (Kevin Sorbo) who is definitely obsolete.
    • Goofs
      Several references are made to "angstroms of Balthorium-G". An angstrom is a unit of distance, not of mass.
    • Quotes

      Wendy Watson: I have a question. Why are you guys in wetsuits and I'm in this Honey Ryder "Thunderball" nightmare?

      Guy Goddard: Honey Ryder's from "Dr. No."

      Wendy Watson: Ah, you make me sick.

    • Connections
      References Dr. No (1962)

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • ABC Family
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