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The Middleman is a show about a badass young artist (Wendy Watson, as played by Natalie Morales) who gets recruited by the titular hero The Middleman (played by Matt Keeslar) to help him in the fight against comic book evil such as zombie fish, vampire puppets and evil boy bands.

The show, based on the graphic novels by writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach and artist Les McClaine, aired for 12 episodes on ABC Family in 2008 and was given a comic book series finale in 2009. The Middleman was clever, geeky and action-packed, full of pop-culture references and witty dialogue. This is a fan-run fandom blog--feel free to ask questions or submit content! For posts by character, episode or ship, see the tags page.

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The Middleman’s farewell is a direct quote of the speech given by The Doctor (played by William Hartnell) to his companion/granddaughter Susan (played by Carole Ann Ford) in the 1964 Doctor Who serial “The Dalek Invasion of Earth.” The serial was written by Terry Nation, thus providing both a “Doctor Who” reference—and the implication that The Middleman and The Doctor not only inhabit the same universe, but may have actually met— as well as a final homage to “Blake’s 7.”

From “Annotations and Pop Culture References” in The Middleman ”The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse,” as compiled by Javier Grillo-Marxuach