The Middle
Move over Ned Flanders , because Brooke Shields’The Middlecharacter Rita is the funniest TV neighbor from hell . In many a suburban - typeset situation comedy , the nightmare neighbor is a cardinal ingredient . What wouldThe Simpsonsbe like without Homer ’s annoyingly nice next - door neighbor Ned and his “ hi - diddly - holmium ” and “ okily - dokilys ? ” OrEverybody Loves Raymondwithout Ray ’s overbearing parents Marie and Frank Barone incessantly barge in ?
IfEverybody Loves Raymondstar Patricia Heaton think she had judder off her pesky neighbour when the show came to an close she was sadly mistaken . Her next big TV role as Frankie Heck in ABC sitcomThe Middlecame with its very own nightmare neighbor in the form of Rita Glossner . While the Barone ’s andNed Flandersare funny antagonist in their own way , they had nothing on the screaming nemesis that was Rita .
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Played by Brooke Shields ( Jane The Virgin ) , Rita Glossner only appear in a total of six episode overThe Middle’snine - time of year run but was without a doubt one of the show ’s most memorable recurring character . Shedding her usually chic look , Shields donned a gray mullet and belly clitoris annulus for her role as Rita and ordinarily accessorized with a lot of acid washables denim , a cigarette in one hired man and a beer can in the other which she often pitch into her neighbour ’ garden .
Basically , Rita was the kind of neighbour people dread . She had five robustious nestling – sons Derrick , Diaper , Rodney , Wade , and her only daughter Girl – who she let run furious around the neighborhood and insisted were well - behaved angels despite being little scourge . In fact , the first sentence Rita and her kids appeared onThe Middle , Frankie Heck and her fellow neighbors staged a mutiny and claimed back all the things the Glossner kids had steal from them .
After that incident , Rita spent her next five installment onThe Middleusually reckon to cull any kind of fight she could with the Heck mob . antipathetic as she was , Rita was creditworthy for some of the show ’s funniest moments and one - liners , like the time she accused Frankie of stealing her hose in the aptly title season 4 episode “ The Hose ” and threatened to “ punch her dumbbell in ” .
One of Brooke Shields ’ funniest moments inThe Middlecame in her last - ever episode in the show ’s ninth and final season in which a cluster of her tyrant children were sent to puerile hold and she became a much nice person – although themulletand beer - drink remained .
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