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Discussing Fatherhood with Joe Nieves of Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle

Joe Nieves
(Photo courtesy of Disney Channel)

I had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Nieves who plays Tom Diaz on the Disney Channel original show, Stuck in the Middle. Joe was a very gracious person to speak with. He and I talked about how he landed the role of Tom Diaz on the show. Joe is a dad as well who has had a career as an actor playing cops, bartenders and bad guys on dramas and some comedies – Joe was the bartender on “How I met Your Mother”. Joe was excited to land this role and described it as a blessing and a dream come true to play the father to seven kids on the show.

JENNA ORTEGA, JOE NIEVES
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE – “Stuck in the Slushinator” – Harley uses her creativity to convince her dad to hire her at his marina store. Once there, she unveils her newest invention, the “slushinator.” This episode of “Stuck in the Middle” airs Friday, April 08 (8:30 – 9:00 P.M. EDT) on Disney Channel. (Disney Channel/Eric McCandless)
Pictured: JENNA ORTEGA, JOE NIEVES

The nice thing about a show like Stuck in the Middle is that it is a true family show. There is something special for everyone to enjoy from kids to parents. It is important to me to watch shows where the parents are not portrayed as dumb. This is certainly not the case with Stuck in the Middle. Both parents are portrayed as smart. They may be exhausted and there may be times where it seems the kids are getting the better of their parents but it is clear that the parents are parents who are on top of what is happening in their home. I loved the episode where the parents seemingly went away for an overnight and the kids were home alone with the oldest daughter in charge. The kids got into so much trouble but the parents were away of everything that they were doing because they could see it on the security cameras. They even called to mess with the kids a bit. Continue reading Discussing Fatherhood with Joe Nieves of Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle →

Photo-A-Day, Vlog

Recording Interviews and Assembling Tanks

Dice Game by Andrew
Photo-A-Day #4072

It was quite a busy day today. I started it off by working on the World of Tanks, tank and almost finishing the whole thing. I have a small amount left to go. This has been interesting assembly for me because it took a lot of time to put it together but it was fun to do overall.

Then it was time to take Andrew to school and I forgot my gym clothes so that was a wasted day for that. I went home and took care of a few things before returning to get Andrew from school.

It was time to get home and do the rest of the activities for the day. I recorded a couple of episodes with Chris and Don from Dad Spotlight. We talked first about the Toys to Life video game genre and then about the Summer of Super Heroes and the toys that are being put out for those movies. It was fun getting a chance to work with those guys once again.

After that it was time for a Twitter Party about Ring Video Doorbell. That was a great time. We had a fun time. One lucky winner got a great prize package with the video doorbell, stick up cam and solar panel charger. It is a really cool setup. I am looking forward to actually installing mine.

after the twitter party I had a phone interview with Joe Nieves from the Disney Channel show, “Stuck in the Middle”. It was a very nice interview about being a dad and what it is like to play a father of seven. Neither of us could actually imagine that being the reality.