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Dotty Donahue is a fictional character portrayed by Laura Ann Kesling in the TV series The Middle.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Siblings (season 1), they were 9 years old.
They appear in 12 episodes out of a total of 215 aired

Dotty Donahue

by Laura Ann Kesling

character

Episodes12

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    Siblings
    episode S1.E9 december 2009
    Frankie observes what she thinks are the perfect siblings, and it becomes her mission in life to make her kids stop fighting with one another and interact as a loving family. Meanwhile, Mike contemplates firing Aunt Edie after she makes a costly mistake at the quarry.
  • 7.3
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    Foreign Exchange
    episode S2.E5 october 2010
    Frustrated with being forced to bribe the kids to get along, Frankie convinces the family to host a foreign exchange student to improve the situation. However, the student shows no interest in anything either.
  • 7.3
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    Forced Family Fun: Part 1
    episode S3.E1 september 2011
    When Mike proposes a camping trip for a family summer vacation, all Frankie can think about is the disastrous camping trip they had for their honeymoon.
  • 7.3
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    Forced Family Fun: Part 2
    episode S3.E2 september 2011
    While Frankie recalls more bad memories from her camping trip honeymoon, Sue continues to get on Axl's nerves with constant questions about high school, and Brick continues to read about nature instead of actually experiencing it.
  • 7.4
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    Hecking It Up
    episode S3.E14 january 2012
    The Hecks help themselves to the Donahues' new car while they are away at the Super Bowl, and Sue decides to tell her new boyfriend that she loves him.
  • 7.6
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    The Carpool
    episode S5.E12 january 2014
    Frankie joins a carpool for Brick when the bus drivers are on strike, Axl pretends to be in an astronomy class to impress a girl, and Mike gets in trouble after blowing off Sue's offer to spend time with him.
  • 7.3
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    Vacation Days
    episode S5.E15 march 2014
    Brick ruins Mike's "staycation," Frankie is upset when Axl stays with the neighbors instead of coming home, and Sue becomes obsessed at work with a negative online customer review.
  • 7.8
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    A Very Donahue Vacation
    episode S7.E18 march 2016
    The Hecks decide to take a Spring Break vacation with the Donahues, but Frankie soon discovers that both families are going through their share of big problems.
  • 7.7
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    Thanksgiving VIII
    episode S8.E6 november 2016
    Frankie ends up vying with April for Axl's attention by rearranging the timing for her Thanksgiving dinner.
  • 7.8
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    Escape Orson
    episode S8.E10 january 2017
    The Hecks find themselves spending New Year's Day attempting to stave off a zombie apocalypse in the Orson Escape Room, desperately trying to beat the Donahue's record of getting out with more than one minute, eight seconds to spare. Meanwhile, Brick is convinced that the mild mannered man assigned to the family's Escape Room group is really the famous author of the "Planet Nowhere" books, Sue divulges a secret about herself to Axl that's she's been keeping since childhood, and Mike is stunned when Frankie reveals that she had a romantic dream involving Frank Sinatra.
  • 7.8
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    The Christmas Miracle
    episode S9.E10 december 2017
    It's Christmastime, and Frankie and Sue are devastated after Axl informs them that he's not going to church this year because he's beginning to question his faith. Meanwhile, Mike goes to war with the Glossner kids after they keep defacing his new, giant inflatable snowman; and Brick goes all out in an attempt to wrap his first present for a planned Christmas Yankee Swap.
  • 9.3
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    A Heck of a Ride, Part One
    episode S9.E23 may 2018
    Frankie struggles to deal with Axl leaving home as the Heck family drives him on a road trip out to his new job in Denver.