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Patricia Heaton's new sitcom, "The Middle," is set in the fictitious (we think) town of Orson, Ind. It airs 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays on WPVI-TV 6. Here are five other series that have called the Hoosier State home:

"One Day at a Time" (CBS, 1975-84) - Bonnie Franklin starred as a single mom living with two teenage daughters

(Valerie Bertinelli, Mackenzie Phillips) in an Indianapolis apartment.

"Breaking Away" (ABC, 1980-81) - The sitcom, based on the popular movie, was set at the University of Indiana in Bloomington. The cast included Shaun Cassidy and Jackie Earle Haley.

"Eerie, Indiana" (NBC, 1991-92) - A spooky comedy-drama about a mysterious town as seen through the eyes of a 13-year-old (Omri Katz).

"The Jeff Foxworthy Show" (ABC, 1995-96; NBC, 1996-97) - The redneck comic starred as a family guy who ran his own heating and air-conditioning business in Bloomington. (When the series moved to NBC, the locale was shifted to Georgia, which seemed to better fit Foxworthy's personality.)

"Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 2009-present) - Pawnee's wacky civil servants, especially deputy director of P&R Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), try to make things better for the town's citizens.

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