
It was just another day in the exciting world of temporary employment for Cuban semi-abstract expressionist artist Wendy Watson. For example, in the first episode, Wendy calls herself " Robin the Boy Hostage", a quote from the comic book The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller that same episode features a super-intelligent ape who murders several members of the Italian Mafia and spouts catchphrases from American movies about the Mafia, such as Scarface, Goodfellas and The Godfather.Įpisodes Season 1 (2008) No.
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The series includes numerous pop-culture references. Wendy struggles to balance her world-saving adventures with her friendships with Lacey and her neighbor Noser. Because of Wendy Watson's coolness under pressure and photographic memory, the Middleman recruits her to become the next Middleman-in-training. The Middleman is a freelance fixer of "exotic problems", which include mad scientists bent on taking over the world, hostile aliens, and various supernatural threats, aided by Ida, a robot in the form of a grumpy schoolmarm. Wendy lives in an illegal sublet apartment with her young, photogenic, animal activist friend Lacey. Wendy Watson, a struggling artist, is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. The complete series DVD set was released by Shout! Factory on July 28, 2009. Billed as a "series finale", The Middleman – The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse was released in July 2009. In February 2009, a comic book based on the unproduced 13th episode was announced, confirming the series' cancellation. Originally confirmed for an initial 13 episodes, the order was reduced to a 12-episode season due to low ratings. The series, which was developed for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based on the Viper Comics series, The Middleman, created by Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.


The Middleman is an American television series.
