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.
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.
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[]
- Bueno Nacho #582
- Cow and Chow
- Drakken's Lair (at least one)
- JP Bearymore's Pizza Party-Torium
- Lake Middleton
- Middleton Airport[6]
- Middleton Community College
- Middleton Evening News[7]
- Middleton Geological Center
- Middleton golf club, mini-golf course[8][9]
- Middleton High School
- Middleton Institute of Science and Technologies
- Middleton Landfill
- Middleton Magnetic Institute
- Middleton Mall
- Club Banana
- Earring World[6]
- Hair Salon[10]
- Men's Suits[10]
- Pickle on a Pike
- Steve's Hats[10]
- Victoria's Circuits[11]
- Middleton Medical Center
- Middleton Motor Lodge
- Middleton Museum
- Middleton Park
- Middleton Space Center
- Middleton Zoo
- Monique's house
- Mount Middleton Observatory
- Mr. Fudgie's Ice Cream-O-Rama
- Possible house
- Felix Renton's house
- Rockwaller house
- Smarty Mart
- Stoppable House
- Wade's House
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.
- It is possible Ron was standing on one of that building's eagles in The Fearless Ferret.
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[]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |