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'The Middle' wraps up after nine seasons (Spoiler alert!)

By Karen Butler   |   May 22, 2018 at 9:42 PM
Patricia Heaton's "The Middle" ended Tuesday after nine seasons. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI Natalie Morales and Neil Flynn arrive on the red carpet at the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront on May 14 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Actress Eden Sher arrives at the Broadcast Television Journalists Association's 3rd annual Critics' Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills on June 10, 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Actor Atticus Shaffer, a cast member of "Frankenweenie" attends the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on September 24, 2012. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

May 22 (UPI) -- The ABC sitcom The Middle ended Tuesday after nine seasons.

The show starred Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as a working-class couple -- Frankie and Mike Heck -- raising their three children -- Sue (played by Eden Sher,) Axl (played by Charlie McDermott) and Brick (played by Atticus Shaffer) -- in Indiana.

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The series finale saw the whole family taking an emotional road trip to bring a now-adult Axl to Colorado where he is starting a new job. About an hour into the trip, Sean Donahue, played by Beau Wirick, chases their car down to declare his love for Sue. He then heads off to Ghana for three months, but Sue promises she will wait for him.

The episode ends with a flash-forward showing Axl eventually moves back to his hometown, gets married and has three sons who look and act just like him. Brick becomes a best-selling author and Sue and Sean tie the knot after years of breakups and makeups. Frankie and Mike never get around to doing the home improvements they intend to, but they live together happily for years to come.

"It really has been one Heck of a ride," Heaton tweeted.