Patricia Heaton plays an overworked, under-appreciated mom just trying to keep it all together on her new ABC series, "The Middle," and our Mark Steines is on the set with the former "Everybody Loves Raymond" star. "This show is going to work because people are going to relate to it," Patty tells Mark, who had previously journeyed to Africa with the comedy star. Patty plays Frankie Heck, mother of three and a car salesman. Frankie is middle class, lives in the middle of the country, and is rapidly approaching middle age.