<Li> Rita Glossner ( Brooke Shields , introduced in season 1 ) is the Hecks ' uncouth and troubled neighbor . She is the single parent of four rambunctious boys , as she had kicked the boys ' father out of the house some years ago . The Glossners appear to be the only family on the block that is worse off financially than the Hecks . Rita often shows her disdain for the Hecks ' higher status , even calling Frankie a `` one - percenter '' in the season 7 episode , `` Halloween VI : Tick Tock Death '' . The season 8 episode `` Trip and Fall '' reveals that Rita has a fourth son , Rodney , her oldest child who has just made her a grandmother . In the season 9 episode `` Hecks vs. Glossners : The Final Battle '' , Rita 's children are sent to juvenile detention . After her children are gone , it brings out the nicer side of Rita . </Li>
<Li> Rita Glossner ( Brooke Shields , introduced in season 1 ) is the Hecks ' uncouth and troubled neighbor . She is the single parent of four rambunctious boys , as she had kicked the boys ' father out of the house some years ago . The Glossners appear to be the only family on the block that is worse off financially than the Hecks . Rita often shows her disdain for the Hecks ' higher status , even calling Frankie a `` one - percenter '' in the season 7 episode , `` Halloween VI : Tick Tock Death '' . The season 8 episode `` Trip and Fall '' reveals that Rita has a fourth son , Rodney , her oldest child who has just made her a grandmother . In the season 9 episode `` Hecks vs. Glossners : The Final Battle '' , Rita 's children are sent to juvenile detention . After her children are gone , it brings out the nicer side of Rita . </Li>
who plays the crazy neighbor on the middle
who plays the crazy neighbor on the middle
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields