News
THE MIDDLE Interprets Knots Landing In Hilarious Spoof For Brick's Film Project!
Courtesy/ABC
If you are a fans of the soaps, and a huge fan of the iconic Knots Landing, that you got a kick out of Wednesday night’s episode of the hit ABC comedy series, The Middle.
In one of the story arcs during the episode entitled “Film, Friends and Fruit Pies”, Brick Heck played by the hilarious Atticus Shaffer has to a film project for school, and he chooses to use scenes from the 1980’s part of the CBS soap opera, Knots Landing.
Brick goes to his parents, Frankie (Patricia Heaton) and Mike (Neil Flynn and says upon choosing between going with ‘Knots’ or a different options for his project: “I binged watch all 14 seasons … I know what you’re thinking … but Knots Landing has that indefinable “it”. Plus, it’s one of the few historical records we have of the 1980’s.”
Courtesy/ABC
Later, Brick enlists his friends, Cindy and Troy, to renact a scene for his project portraying the roles of Abby Ewing (Donna Mills) and Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford). As he directs them, Brick says, “OK, Cindy in this scene you are Abby, a beautiful temptress who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. And Troy, you’re Gary, a handsome, naïve, Texas transplant, who used to be married to Valene, but then Abby stole you, and now she’s trying to make you, Gary, feel better about cutting your best friend Kenny out of Ciji’s recording deal.”
Not happy with his friends performance, Brick yells “Troy, I’m seeing the acting all over the place. This is Knots Landing, let’s keep it real. Didn’t you people watch the 14 years of episodes I gave you?”
After his friends bail on him for his overbearing and controlling directorial behavior, and with one key scene left to shoot Brick now enlists his parents to finish the last scene. ” I’m a director! It’s my job to bring Knots Landing to life, a writer wrote this,” he says. Next when Frankie and Mike get in front of the camera it is their job to perform a scene between Karen (Michele Lee) and Mac (Kevin Dobson). When Mike feels odd in the way he is sitting he says to Brick, “Who sits like this?” Brick replies, “Mac and Karen sit like this, OK?” After Mike has had enough, Frankie is left with a last-minute Mac fill-in and hilarity ensues.
What did you think of The Middle interpreting Knots Landing for Brick’s film project? If you missed it watch the episode below, and then weigh-in!
General Hospital
Bryan Craig Teases His Role in Upcoming ‘Joker’ Sequel
News
Lori Loughlin To Make Holiday Movie For Great American Family
General Hospital
Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
Bryan Craig Teases His Role in Upcoming ‘Joker’ Sequel
Lori Loughlin To Make Holiday Movie For Great American Family
GH’s Parry Shen Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
Sean Kanan’s ‘Studio City’ Scores 13 Indie Series Award Nominations
Kelly Ripa Launches Podcast on SiriusXM
Adam Huss Back to GH as Nikolas Cassadine
Jessica Collins Series ‘Acapulco’ Renewed for Season 3
ATWT Alum and ‘The Addams Family’ Favorite, Lisa Loring Dead at 64
General Hospital Alum Annie Wersching Dead at 45
Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
Adam Huss Back to GH as Nikolas Cassadine
General Hospital Alum Annie Wersching Dead at 45
Kelly Ripa Launches Podcast on SiriusXM
GH’s Parry Shen Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
Michael B. Jordan Recalls His Acting Start as All My Children’s Reggie in SNL Opening Monologue
Jessica Collins Series ‘Acapulco’ Renewed for Season 3
ATWT Alum and ‘The Addams Family’ Favorite, Lisa Loring Dead at 64
Sean Kanan’s ‘Studio City’ Scores 13 Indie Series Award Nominations
Lori Loughlin To Make Holiday Movie For Great American Family
General Hospital Alum Annie Wersching Dead at 45
Michael B. Jordan Recalls His Acting Start as All My Children’s Reggie in SNL Opening Monologue
Chrishell Stause Makes a Return to Days of our Lives
NBC Celebrates Carol Burnett’s 90th Birthday with Retrospective Special Featuring Susan Lucci and More Celebrity Guests
TODAY: Tracey Bregman Visits ‘The Talk’ to Discuss Her 40th Anniversary With Y&R; Standalone Episode Airs Tomorrow
Kelly Thiebaud Opens Up on Her Exit from General Hospital, Taping Britt’s Tragic Death Scenes, and Parting Thoughts on Co-Stars
Johnny Wactor Featured in Music Video Short Film ‘There to Catch Me’ by the Nashvillains
‘Ryan’s Hope’ Favorite Michael Levin Dead at 90
General Hospital to Celebrate 60th Anniversary with the Nurses’ Ball, Stage Dedication, and Jane Elliot to Return
Y&R Alum and S.W.A.T. Star Shemar Moore to Become a Dad for the First Time
-
General HospitalFebruary 4, 2023Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
-
General HospitalJanuary 31, 2023Adam Huss Back to GH as Nikolas Cassadine
-
General HospitalJanuary 29, 2023General Hospital Alum Annie Wersching Dead at 45
-
All My ChildrenFebruary 1, 2023Kelly Ripa Launches Podcast on SiriusXM
-
General HospitalFebruary 5, 2023GH’s Parry Shen Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
-
All My ChildrenJanuary 29, 2023Michael B. Jordan Recalls His Acting Start as All My Children’s Reggie in SNL Opening Monologue
-
NewsJanuary 31, 2023Jessica Collins Series ‘Acapulco’ Renewed for Season 3
-
As The World TurnsJanuary 30, 2023ATWT Alum and ‘The Addams Family’ Favorite, Lisa Loring Dead at 64
Sounds funny.
It was a very good episode – lots of laughs from all 3 of the episode’s story lines.
I watched KNOTS for all 14 seasons!!
It was so funny. I love this show and Lnots so I was just thrilled. Only wish they would have gotten Michelle, Donna, or Joan to play his teacher in the episode.