The Middle Heck on a Hard Body (Season 5, Episode 22)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy, Family

The Middle

Heck on a Hard Body (Season 5, Episode 22)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Rusty joins Mike and Brick on a road trip to Brick's spelling bee, Frankie helps Axl find his missing dorm desk so she can get her deposit back, and Sue enters a contest at Ehlert Motors to win a car.

Showrunners

Eileen Heisler | DeAnn Heline

Director

Blake T. Evans

Writers

Eileen Heisler (created by) | DeAnn Heline (created by) | Jana Hunter (written by) | Mitch Hunter (written by)

Producers

Roy Brown | Eileen Heisler | DeAnn Heline | Werner Walian

Composer

Joey Newman (music by)

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated May 14, 2014

Release date

May 14, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 14 wins & 36 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Patricia Heaton Frankie Heck Frankie Heck See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Neil Flynn Mike Heck Mike Heck See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
Charlie McDermott Axl Heck Axl Heck See fewer	Frozen River (2008)
Eden Sher Sue Heck Sue Heck See fewer	The Middle (2009)
Atticus Shaffer Brick Heck Brick Heck See fewer	Frankenweenie (2012)
Norm MacDonald Rusty Heck Rusty Heck See fewer	Dirty Work (1998)
John Gammon Darrin Darrin See fewer	Corey and Lucas for the Win (2011)
Brock Ciarlelli Brad Bottig Brad Bottig See fewer	The Middle (2009)
Josh Brener Julian Julian See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Brian Doyle-Murray Mr. Ehlert Mr. Ehlert See fewer	Caddyshack (1980)
Tommy Bechtold Kenny Kenny See fewer	The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Keith Gerchak Announcer Announcer See fewer	Lost & Found in Cleveland (2024)
Joy Jacobson Woman Woman See fewer	Instant Family (2018)
Aaron Jaeger Scott Scott See fewer	NCIS (2003)
Jacob Melton Sebastian Sebastian See fewer	Gretel (I) (2011)
LaFonda Baker Contestant (uncredited) Contestant (uncredited) See fewer	Controlled Minds
Elliot Diviney Spelling Bee Attendant (uncredited) Spelling Bee Attendant (uncredited) See fewer	Gull Lake Vice II: The Delusion Continues (2024)
Beth Horne Contestant (uncredited) Contestant (uncredited) See fewer	Calling All Zeros (2017)
Tj Norris Contestant (uncredited) Contestant (uncredited) See fewer	Letters from a Killer (1998)
Renee Pilon Partygoer (uncredited) Partygoer (uncredited) See fewer	400 Days (2015)