Season 1

Season 1

Season 1 is the first and premiere season of the series, Stuck in the Middle. It was picked up by Disney Channel on September 4, 2015. The 17-episode season premiered on February 14, 2016, and concluded on July 22, 2016.

Synopsis

Follow 13-year-old Harley Diaz (Jenna Ortega) as she maneuvers her way through the bustle of being a middle child in a family with six other siblings. The heartfelt and comedic stories of a big family find Harley devising creative ways to cope with – and stand out – in her family’s busy suburban Massachusetts household. Her ingenuity often wins the day for the Diaz family, even with many different personalities living under one roof.

Cast

Main Cast

Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz (17/17)
Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz (17/17)
Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz (17/17)
Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz (14/17)
Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz (14/17)
Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz (14/17)
Malachi Barton as Beast Diaz (14/17)
Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz (14/17)
Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz (14/17)

Recurring Cast

Lulu Lambros as Ellie Peters (4/17)
Lauren Pritchard as Bethany Peters (4/17)
Brett Pierce as Cuff (3/17)
Jill Basey as Ms. Sullivan (2/17)

Episodes

Main article: Episode Guide

Season 1 (2016)

Season One Slideshow

#	Ep	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Prod. Code	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Stuck in the Middle"	Alison Brown & Linda Videtti Figueiredo	Jon Rosenbaum	101	February 14, 2016	2.81
Avid inventor Harley is all set to accept a community award, but must first devise a way to get her family out of the house and to the ceremony on time.
2	2	"Stuck in the Sweet Seat"	Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy	Jon Rosenbaum	102	March 11, 2016	1.64
Harley's parents forget her birthday, so she devises a plan to use their guilt as a way to get the ultimate birthday gift.
3	3	"Stuck with a Guy on the Couch"	Denise Moss	David Kendall	104	March 18, 2016	1.67
To raise money to replace her family's broken tablet, Harley decides to rent out the family's couch to a foreign exchange student.
4	4	"Stuck at the Movies"	David McHugh & Matt Flanagan	Jon Rosenbaum	103	March 25, 2016	1.73
When Harley procrastinates on finishing her science project, it inadvertently leads to the WIFI going out, leading her entire family to head out to the movies.
5	5	"Stuck in the Block Party"	Allan Rice	David Kendall	105	April 1, 2016	1.59
Harley tasks herself with creating an activity for the annual neighborhood block party, but finds it difficult to come up with the perfect idea.
6	6	"Stuck in the Slushinator"	Lance Whinery	Jon Rosenbaum	106	April 8, 2016	1.64
Harley uses her creativity to convince her dad to hire her at his marina store. Once there, she unveils her newest invention, the "slushinator."
7	7	"Stuck in the Mother's Day Gift"	Linda Videtti Figueiredo	Jon Rosenbaum	107	April 29, 2016	1.53
Harley decides to go solo on a Mother's Day Gift, rather than include the rest of her siblings.
8	8	"Stuck in Harley's Comet"	Denise Moss	Paul Hoen	108	May 13, 2016	1.34
Harley decides to host an outdoor slumber party so she can watch a passing comet with all of her friends.
9	9	"Stuck with Mom's New Friend"	Linda Videtti Figueiredo	Jon Rosenbaum	110	May 20, 2016	1.41
Harley's dad goes out of town and her mom becomes extremely clingy; she tries to find her mom a new friend.
10	10	"Stuck with My Sister's Boyfriend"	David McHugh & Matt Flanagan	Jon Rosenbaum	111	June 3, 2016	1.55
When Rachel's boyfriend Cuff decides to make himself at home in the Diaz house, Harley tries to find a way to get him out.
11	11	"Stuck with a Winner"	Jess Pineda	Linda Mendoza	112	June 10, 2016	1.32
With basketball season over, Harley helps Georgie secure a spot on the golf team. Meanwhile, mom puts the kids up to a cooking challenge when they complain about her food.
12	12	"Stuck with No Rules"	Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy	Paul Hoen	109	June 17, 2016	1.30
When their parents take off for the weekend, Harley and her siblings are left to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, Rachel uses Harley's help to make her friends jealous.
13	13	"Stuck in the Harley Car"	Allan Rice	Jon Rosenbaum	114	July 18, 2016	1.43
Harley's latest invention is the "HarleyCar," a pedicab that can transport kids all over town. But when Ethan becomes an investor, Harley is forced to share the bike with him.
14	14	"Stuck in Lockdown"	Julia Ahumada Grob & Bryan Larrivee	Linda Mendoza	113	July 19, 2016	1.38
Harley and Ethan set out to prove Daphne isn't as innocent as she seems.
15	15	"Stuck without a Ride"	Lance Whinery	Jon Rosenbaum	115	July 20, 2016	1.29
Harley needs to get to Boston for an inventor's contest, but with dad away and mom busy with the rest of the kids, Harley is forced to turn to Rachel for help.
16	16	"Stuck in the Quinceañera"	Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy	Erika Kaestle	116	July 21, 2016	1.49
The whole family chips in to give Georgie a last minute quinceañera, while Lewie and Beast track a hurricane headed their way.
17	17	"Stuck in the Diaz of Our Lives"	Linda Videtti Figueiredo	Erika Kaestle	117	July 22, 2016	2.06
The Diaz family is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to star in their own reality show.

Trivia

Originally the family name was "Cruz" before settling on "Diaz."
Filming for season 1 occurred from November 2015 to April 20, 2016.
The series premiered after the television premiere of Frozen (2013) on Disney Channel.
This season's time slot was at 8:30 PM on Friday nights. The time slot moved to 8:00 PM on Friday nights starting June 3rd.
All of the main cast appeared in 10 out of 17 episodes in season 1.

7 episodes of Season 1 had the following characters absent
- Stuck in Harley's Comet (Lewie, Beast, Daphne, Suzy)
- Stuck with Mom's New Friend (Georgie, Tom)
- Stuck with My Sister's Boyfriend (Georgie, Daphne, Suzy)
- Stuck with a Winner (Tom)
- Stuck in the Harley Car (Lewie, Beast, Suzy)
- Stuck in Lockdown (Lewie, Beast)
- Stuck without a Ride (Georgie, Daphne, Tom)

Harley Diaz is the only character present in all episodes of this season, along with Season 2 and 3, nor especially in the short series.

Season 1

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