This is a list of the most memorable middle children from TV families. The list includes middle children from live action TV shows and animated TV families across all genres, ranging from family sitcom “Father Knows Best” to the Matt Groening animated series “The Simpsons” and the TNT SciFi series “Falling Skies.” Middle children, though often successful in real life, are often straight man foils for their TV siblings, and the middle child stereotype of being insecure and lacking identity is exaggerated to comic effect. Why do we find these characters so appealing? Maybe it’s because we identify with them, or possibly, it’s just the opposite: their middle child experience is so foreign to us that we are fascinated.
Some of the middle kids in these big TV families are model children ,some are rebels, and some are dysfunctional wrecks. This list runs from the sweet long-suffering middle child, like Gabe from “Good Luck, Charlie,” to the sharp-tongued and sarcastic Randy Taylor, played by teen heart throb Jonathan Taylor Thomas, in the 1990s TV series “Home Improvement,” to the vapid and neurotic Mallory Keaton – and who wouldn’t be neurotic next to Michael J’s Fox’s character Alex P. Keaton? - from the 1980s hit series “Family Ties.” Which is your favorite TV middle child? Which ones stand out in your memory? This list of greatest middle children in TV history is sure to take you on a trip down memory lane!...more
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16171Stephanie Tanner
Full House2
14361Lisa Simpson
The Simpsons, The Tracey Ullman Show3
11241Cory Matthews
Girl Meets World, Boy Meets World4
10751Jan Brady
The Brady Bunch5
13360Malcolm
Malcolm in the Middle6
10046Alex Russo
Wizards of Waverly Place7
8128Topanga Lawrence
Girl Meets World, Boy Meets World8
11541Carlton Banks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air9
9256Alex Dunphy
Modern Family10
6130Laura Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie11
9042Randy Taylor
Home Improvement12
6744Piper Halliwell
Charmed13
7645Leonard Hofstadter
The Big Bang Theory14
7750Darlene Conner
Roseanne15
6143Gabe Duncan
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5447Peter Brady
The Brady Bunch18
6036Danny Partridge
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4849Mallory Keaton
Family Ties20
7251Sue Heck
The Middle21
5534Julia Salinger
Party of Five22
5635Edith Crawley
Downton Abbey23
3540Carrie Ingalls
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4732Marry Camdon
7th heaven25
3630Kenny McCormick
South Park