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Middleton
Location: United States of America
First Appearance: Bueno Nacho
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Middleton is the hometown in which Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable live, work, and go to school. Almost every adventure includes at least one scene somewhere in Middleton. Most of the frequently re-visited locations are inside its borders.

Description[]

It is referred to as one of three cities in the Tri-City area. The other two being Upperton and Lowerton.

Most scenes of Middleton are those of a quiet, suburban town, although other scenes show it to also have an active urban area with a large population base, an extensive infrastructure, and considerable cultural amenities.

In the original Series Bible Middleton is described as being a modern, planned community in the new urban utopian mold. Parkways, porches and picket-fences define the landscape.

Location[]

Aside from being confirmed to be located somewhere in the United States, Middleton's exact location within America was never explicitly stated within the series -- however, the majority of available canonical evidence indicates that Middleton's located somewhere in the state of Colorado.

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Screencap edited to show center of missile targeting screen for Middleton Location.

During Team Possible's second encounter with Senor Senior, Senior he displayed a multi-state map centered on Middleton. The middle of the map is in the general vicinity of the real-world location of Denver, Colorado[1].

When Kim dons the speed shoes to fight the returned Bebes she ends up in San Francisco and notes that she was a thousand miles from Middleton, which is almost exactly how far it is from San Francisco to Denver, Colorado[2].

When Kim and Ron accidentally left Rufus in Greece after a mission they state that their commercial flight took twelve hours[3]. Given that the typical transoceanic commercial aircraft travels at an average speed of about 500 to 550 miles per hour, then that means that Middleton is about 6000 to 6600 miles from Athens. Denver, Colorado is about 6200 miles from Athens, Greece.

Geological and meteorological clues, while inconclusive, seem to support the Colorado location. Middleton is shown to be near both arid, desert-like environments [citation needed] as well as greener hill country and snow-covered mountains. A variety of landscapes that are found in and near Colorado.

However, despite all of this canonical evidence pointing toward Middleton being located in Colorado somewhere near Denver, there are a couple pieces of canonical evidence which refute or weaken Middleton being in Colorado.

Mount middleton location

When Kim and Ron took their ski trip to Mount Middleton a multi-state map showed Mount Middleton to be in or around West Virginia[4].

Also seemingly contradicting the Colorado location of Middleton is when Ron moves to Norway he states that he is nine hours ahead of Middleton[5]. At the time of the year that this took place, the start of the school year, Norway is nine hours ahead of the Pacific Time Zone not the Mountain Time Zone that most of Colorado is located within.

It is highly likely the ambiguity is intentional. Series director Steve Loter has stated that Middleton "is Anywhere USA. It's not based on a real place" [citation needed] , which allows the city to portray a typical locale anywhere in the majority of the American states. This is also used for Go City.

Points of Interest[]

Events[]

  • GWA Tour at Middleton Mall [12]
  • More to be added...

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • There is a building in Middleton's skyline which bears a great resemblance to the Chrysler Building in New York City.

Notes[]

  • Nearly every state in the US has at least one Middleton, including one in Colorado. Many fans assume that Middleton is somewhere in Colorado (near either Silverton or Denver). However, the real Middleton in the state of Colorado is virtually uninhabited and nowhere near any sprawling cities or flatland areas.
  • Middleton is also a city in DC Comics that was the base of operations for the hero Martian Manhunter. It too is located in Colorado, one of the places Kim's Middleton is believed to be located.
  • Assuming that Middleton is located in Colorado and is also located near Denver, it's possible that Middleton could be a suburb of Denver, especially since Middleton appears to be a (relatively) small town.

Behind the Scenes[]

Episode Appearances[]

Season 1
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
101 6 Bueno Nacho
102 4 Tick-Tick-Tick
103 13 Monkey Fist Strikes
104 9 Attack of the Killer Bebes
105 3 The New Ron
106 8 Mind Games
107 10 Royal Pain
108 17 The Twin Factor
109 18 Animal Attraction
110 15 All the News
111 2 Sink or Swim
112 7 Number One
113 1 Crush
114 19 Monkey Ninjas in Space
115 21 Low Budget
116 5 Downhill
117 11 Coach Possible
118 12 Pain King vs. Cleopatra
119 16 Kimitation Nation
120 20 Ron the Man
121 14 October 31st
Season 2
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
201 25 The Ron Factor
202 44 Partners
203 23 Grudge Match
204 30 Virtu-Ron
205 24 Two to Tutor
206 22 Naked Genius
207a 27a Rufus in Show
207b 27b Adventures in Rufus-Sitting
208 48 Motor Ed
209 31 The Fearless Ferret
210 29 The Golden Years
211 28 Job Unfair
212 38 Queen Bebe
213 26 Car Trouble
214 41 Go Team Go
215 37 A Very Possible Christmas
216 47 Mother's Day
217a 33a Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles
217b 33b Day of the Snowmen
218 34 A Sitch in Time: Present
219 35 A Sitch in Time: Past
220 36 A Sitch in Time: Future
221 39 Hidden Talent
222 40 Return to Wannaweep
223 43 Blush
224 42 The Full Monkey
225 32 Exchange
226 45 Oh Boyz
227 50 Triple S
228 49 Ron Millionaire
229 56 Showdown at the Crooked D
230 51 Rewriting History
231a 46a Sick Day
231b 46b The Truth Hurts
Season 3
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
301 52 Steal Wheels
302 53 Emotion Sickness
303 54 Bonding
304 55 Bad Boy
305 63 So the Drama, Part 1
306 64 So the Drama, Part 2
307 65 So the Drama, Part 3
308 57 Dimension Twist
309a 58a Overdue
309b 58b Roachie
310 62 And the Mole Rat Will Be CGI
311 59 Rappin' Drakken
312 61 Gorilla Fist
313 60 Team Impossible
Season 4
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
401 66 Ill Suited
402 70 Car Alarm
403 68 Trading Faces
404 67 The Big Job
405 71 Mad Dogs and Aliens
406 75 Fashion Victim
407 72 Grande Size Me
408 73 Clothes Minded
409 69 The Cupid Effect
410 74 Big Bother
411 76 Odds Man In
412 79 Mathter and Fervent
413 77 Stop Team Go
414a 84a Chasing Rufus
414b 84b Nursery Crimes
415 78 Cap'n Drakken
416 80 The Mentor of Our Discontent
417 81 Oh No! Yono!
418 82 Clean Slate
419 83 Homecoming Upset
420 85 Larry's Birthday
421 86 Graduation, Part 1
422 87 Graduation, Part 2

References[]

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