Malcolm in the Middle

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Created and executive-produced by Emmy Award-winning writer Linwood Boomer, this inventive half-hour series is seen through the eyes of MALCOLM (Frankie Muniz), a regular high school kid trying to navigate his way through life despite the various obstacles thrown in his way a complete misunderstanding of girls, the constant burden of masterminding plans to get himself and his brothers into or out of trouble, and a miserable job at the Lucky Aide not to mention a severe case of teen angst. Although Malcolm has a genius IQ, he can't seem to make sense of the opposite sex, much less his embarrassing family. Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) is the outspoken, opinionated mom, who still manages to rule the roost even though her boys are growing wise to her crafty ways. Hal (Bryan Cranston), a dad who is just a bumbling, big kid at heart, often finds himself creating more chaos than his five boys combined. Reese (Justin Berfield) has mastered the art of a perfect blank stare, and makes up for his lack of intelligence with deviance. Francis (Christopher Masterson), Malcolm's oldest and favorite brother, is willing to move from Alabama to Alaska to New Mexico as long as its keeps him from moving back home. Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan), no longer the youngest, has learned his tricks from the best and often pulls the wool right over his brothers' eyes. And then there's Jamie, the newest member and family scapegoat. Timeslot History on Fox and Global January 2000 - July 2002 .... Sundays, 8:30pm August 2002 - October 2004 .... Sundays, 9:00pm November 2004 - August 2005 .... Sundays, 7:30pm September 2005 - January 2006 ... Fridays, 8:30pm January 2006 - Present .... Sundays, 7:00pmmoreless
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  • A show you can't help but love.

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    By LiveLife93, Apr 22, 2012
    In my opinion, 'Malcolm in the Middle' is still one of the best sitcoms around. Being able to give the audience values and upholding character development, whilst still being funny is an achievement many sitcoms are unable to accomplish even to this day.

    The characters in this show are so diverse it is almost impossible to not to relate to at least one; Lois is a controlling, but loving mother, who is seen by her sons as the cause of their problems. Hal is the softer but more neurotic parent, who sometimes needs disciplining himself. Francis, the oldest son, is the 'rebel' who becomes a more mature man; whilst still maintaining his childish ways. Reece, the second oldest, being the misunderstood bully, showing rare moments of affection. Dewey, one of the younger brothers, is a strange child who is also a musical prodigy and Malcolm, the middle child, who happens to be a genius, is a teenager who just wants to be normal - but finds that pretty much impossible to achieve.

    This show gives the audience lessons of every day situations. Whilst never going too over the top, it still manages to be continuously entertaining through pretty much every episode. It shows that there is no need for extreme storylines in order to enjoy a show. A sitcom with a fantastic cast, lovable characters and good plots; what isn't there to love?moreless

  • This shows so funny

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    By Mddrules50, Apr 09, 2012
    This show makes me laugh,Lois is a terrble mother she treats malcolm,Reese and Dewey terrble and some times punnishes the kids for know reason,Now thats entertament,The show was made at 2000,the good thing is they never canceled it thats great.The show rules,rules,rules,rules,rules,It rules its so awesome its entertanen its great.

  • My Childhood!

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    By GhostKiller, Apr 05, 2012
    I grew up with Malcolm in the Middle as my favourite show. And hell it taught me a lot. Besides the comedy, Malcolm told me how life can suck sometimes, but you have to get over it. And how can i forget, it teaches me why not to be an attention hog and this is like my family. So my sister and i used to think of ourselves in place of these people and enjoy. In the end the show's amazing. Dewey you were and will always be amazing.moreless

  • A very well thought out show, truly clever!

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    By Queshin, Mar 31, 2012
    I really do like this show because it was really funny and the acting was good and it very well parodies the life of a kid in which in a way we can relate to some of the situations the characters go through. Probably, one of the best parts of this show is that there is no laugh track, which I really hate laugh tracks because you shouldn't tell the audience to laugh, plus it gets very very annoying. Although with all of this being said this show is one of the best shows I have seen!moreless

  • One of the funniest TV shows on FOX.

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    By BradWildebeast, Jan 16, 2012
    Malcolm In The Middle was one of the most popular and funniest shows on FOX in its 6 year run from January 2000 to May 2006. The show is about a family of people whose last name is never revealed (although it is rumored to be Wilkerson). The family is very dysfunctional, but seems to stick together in times of crisis. The family is made up of: Lois, the strict, hard working mother who will do everything it takes to make her sons listen to them, Hal, the laid back father who tends to stand by all of Lois's decisions, Francis, the oldest son who was such a troublemaker that he had to be sent off to military school in Alabama, he returns occasionally and leaves military school for Alaska where he marries a woman named Piama, Reese, the troublemaking, not very intelligent younger brother, Malcolm, the middle child, he has an IQ of 165 and knows how to get out of (and into sometimes) trouble, Dewey, the younger, shy brother who tends to get in trouble once in a while, and Jamie, the youngest son who Dewey keeps an eye on to make sure his brothers will not treat him the same way they treated Dewey. The show perfectly shows the dysfunctional family. They can rarely have a good dinner and the boys constantly cause trouble, but yet they still stay together. This show was one of my favorites and didn't really deserve to be cancelled.moreless
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