The BEST episodes of The Middleman (2008)

Every episode of The Middleman (2008) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Middleman (2008)!

The Middleman is based on the comic book by Javier Grillo-Marxauch (Medium, The Chronicle), The show follows Wendy Watson (Natalie Morales) when she get recruited by a secret agency, directed by the Middleman. Together they fight mad scientist, evil supervillains, ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and science experiments gone wild.

Last Updated: 1/13/2024Network: ABC FamilyStatus: Ended
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The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown
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8.82
113 votes

#1 - The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2008

A former Middleman, Guy Goddard, is revived from his cryogenic slumber to do battle with his arch-foe, The Candle.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Writer: Tracey Stern
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The Clotharian Contamination Protocol
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8.75
113 votes

#2 - The Clotharian Contamination Protocol

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2008

A malign Ida who has been infested by nanobots from outer space dupes The Middleman and Wendy into initiating a lockdown at Middleman HQ.

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The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome
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8.74
80 votes

#3 - The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2008

Wendy is abducted by The Palindrome, a supervillain, and taken to a mirror universe that is run by the ironfisted Fatboy Industries.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
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The Flying Fish Zombification
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8.22
116 votes

#4 - The Flying Fish Zombification

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2008

Wendy and The Middleman work to contain a trout-eating zombie outbreak.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Andy Reaser
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The Cursed Tuba Contingency
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8.05
138 votes

#5 - The Cursed Tuba Contingency

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2008

Wendy and The Middleman don Edwardian clothing to destroy a cursed tuba from the RMS Titanic before it can harm innocent civilians. Elsewhere, The Middleman and Lacey share a movie together and consider dating.

Writer: Hans Beimler
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The Accidental Occidental Conception
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7.80
216 votes

#6 - The Accidental Occidental Conception

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2008

Wendy and The Middleman attempt to stop a revived Terracotta Warrior from unleashing a hail of fire upon Earth.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Sarah Watson
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The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation
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7.59
140 votes

#7 - The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/4/2008

Wendy goes undercover as a sorority sister to investigate ghost sightings at a university. Meanwhile, Tyler resurfaces and mistakes Lacey for the woman he met on the day of the Lucha Libre attack.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Sarah Watson
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The Pilot Episode Sanction
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7.55
448 votes

#8 - The Pilot Episode Sanction

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2008

Wendy Watson is thrust into the middle of a science experiment gone wrong while temping at a laboratory. Fortunately for Wendy, The Middleman, a crime fighting comic-book-like superhero, shows up to save the day. Impressed by how Wendy handles herself when faced with danger, and in need of a colleague, the Middleman recruits Wendy into his secret organisation.

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The Sino-Mexican Revelation
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7.24
178 votes

#9 - The Sino-Mexican Revelation

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2008

Sensei Ping is abducted by a band of Mexican wrestlers. The Middleman benches Wendy who failed to stop Ping's abduction and embarks on a solo rescue mission. However, despite The Middleman's efforts, he too is captured, which leaves Wendy to save the day.

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The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation
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7.22
137 votes

#10 - The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2008

To prevent the resurrection of every vampire that has ever lived, The Middleman and Wendy search for a possessed puppet that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler. Meanwhile, Noser pulls a disappearing act.

Directors: Sandy Smolan
Writer: Andy Reaser
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The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum
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7.18
202 votes

#11 - The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/7/2008

A group of peaceful aliens with an addiction to plastic surgery are being hunted down by a homicidal entity. Meanwhile, Ben puts his and Wendy's break-up video on the internet: Wendy is not thrilled.

Writer: Tracey Stern
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The Boyband Superfan Interrogation
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7.08
139 votes

#12 - The Boyband Superfan Interrogation

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2008

The Middleman and Wendy investigate a haughty 14-year-old named Cindy who has a dangerous obsession with Drysea, "the world's most popular boy band".

Directors: Norman Buckley
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