All I hear all day long at school is how great Marcia is at this, or how wonderful Marcia did that! Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
— Jan Brady, The Brady Bunch
"Why wreck my middle-child-always-being-left-out syndrome by including me now?"
— Lucy Camden, 7th Heaven
I’m a middle child. If I don’t cause trouble, I’m pretty much invisible.
—Kevin, Crabgrass
Bart gets everything because he's the oldest and he's a boy, and Maggie gets whatever's leftover because she's the youngest and she's a baby. Meanwhile, I just stand and wave to people going to better places.
—Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons
"My older brother Magni is king of the dwarves. My younger brother Brann is a renowned explorer. If I didn't kick so much ass, I'd feel a tad awkward."
— Muradin Bronzebeard, Warcraft
"It’s hard being a middle child. The eldest get the lion’s share of the inheritance, the youngest are doted on, and those of us in between are ignored. Nobody notices us—too young to be the family’s standard-bearers, too old to be babied and coddled. I suppose that’s why I’ve garnered such a reputation for being lazy—because to be scolded means that at least somebody is paying attention to me."
— Edelgard von Hresvelg, An Eagle Among Lions
"Donnie, if you don't cut it out with your middle child nonsense, I'm gonna SHOVE YOUR HEAD IN THE—"
— Raphael, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
