| “ | I don't play sports. I don't exactly have a ton of friends. I have books. You don't read. You don't understand. You don't know what it's like to live in different worlds, to travel on great adventures through the galaxy with people you know better than you know your own family. To live and die with them. Have you ever loved anything? Do you have any idea? | „ |
| ~ Brick explaining to Axl how books are his friends |
Brick Heck is a major character in the sitcom, The Middle. The third and youngest child of the Heck family, Brick is neglected, quirky and constantly forgotten by his family to the point where Frankie left him at her place of work for hours and it wasn't realised until it was later pointed out be Mike which in the same episode was pointed out his favourite colour is yellow.
He is portrayed by Atticus Shaffer.
Season 1
"Pilot", Brick wants Frankie to come into school dressed as a superhero for a presentation, but doesn't tell her the correct day.
"The Cheerleader", Brick is forced to "socially interact" when a fine prevents him from checking out books at the library.
"The Floating Anniversary", Brick gets sick.
"The Trip", Brick gets a girlfriend, which becomes very stressful for him, so he enlists Axl's advice to break up with her (while Axl is showering), but when that fails (and ends up earning Brick a marriage and a baby), he asks his dad to step in.