7.5/10141 votesLoading...#1 - 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.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
7.6/1073 votesLoading...#2 - 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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Sarah Watson
7.6/1058 votesLoading...#3 - The Boy-Band 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".
Director: Norman Buckley
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg
7.7/1052 votesLoading...#4 - 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. Recap: Wendy is working on a painting of a gorilla with a gun and shows it off to Lacey. Lacey is less than thrilled but has to admit that Wendy is enthusiastic about her work. However, she also...
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Tracey Stern
7.8/1054 votesLoading...#5 - 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.
Director: Sandy Smolan
Writer: Andy Reaser
7.9/1055 votesLoading...#6 - 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.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Tracey Stern
8.0/1055 votesLoading...#7 - The Flying Fish Zombification
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2008
Wendy and The Middleman work to contain a trout-eating zombie outbreak.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Andy Reaser
8.1/1066 votesLoading...#8 - 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.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
8.1/1063 votesLoading...#9 - 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.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Hans Beimler
8.1/1054 votesLoading...#10 - 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.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Margaret Dunlap
8.3/1061 votesLoading...#11 - 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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Sarah Watson
8.9/1064 votesLoading...#12 - 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.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg
The Worst Episodes of The Middleman
Every episode of The Middleman ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Middleman!
The Middleman is an American television series. The series, which was developed for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based on the Viper...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"The Pilot Episode Sanction" is the worst rated episode of "The Middleman". It scored 7.5/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, it aired on 6/16/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Accidental Occidental Conception".