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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  • One of the funniest TV shows on FOX.

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    By BradWildebeast, Jan 16, 2012 Report Abuse
    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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  • The family no one would ever want to apart of.

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    By Slinkgirl95, Jul 27, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is one of my most favourite live-action shows that I can actually watch. I always thought this show was bad but I eventually kept watching it and now it's such a great show.

    The show is about a disfunctional family, consisting of a father, a mother and five boys. Hal is the father of the family and is the one that makes Lois feel so much better, Lois is the manipulative mother who was bullied by her mother as a kid, Francis is the oldest boy who got put into Military School, Reece is the troublemaker of the family with a love for destruction, Malcolm is the brains of the family and the main character, Dewey is the second youngest and Jamie is the baby of the family. Together, they cause havoc, not only in the house but outside in the world.

    Hal and Reece would have to be my most favourite characters on the show. They're just always full of laughs and humour. Lois is such a crazy mother but her actress was the perfect choice for her. Dewey did kind of creep me out when he was younger on the show but he has become such a great character. Jamie crept me out when he became a toddler too. I'm strange with actors. Frankie Muniz was the perfect choice for Malcolm.

    The episodes are so fantastic. They always have such a great feeling to them and they never let me down. Having two different plots just makes the episodes even better. The "cold openings" at the beginning are amazing, they should do that with other shows too. There's the Cold opening showing how the family puts their toothpaste on a toothbrush, like running over the toothpaste or jumping on the toothpaste. Or there's the cold opening with Malcolm telling Reece about different records or Lois putting pictures of herself into a dirty magazine of Reece's. They are hilarious.

    I'd reccomend this show to anyone who wants to get a good kick of laughter or anyone who would like to see a good old comedy that ended years ago. Either one.moreless

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  • kind of boring.. I usually watch it because I dont have anything better to do

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    By celentanoad, May 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    show could be better. Its sometimes sort of funny but generally the plot is stupid and the characters all overreact too much. my favorite scenes are the ones with the boys all doing stuff to get into trouble, because that is at least a little bit interesting. I hate the episodes where lois and hal are all into each other... I mean, I'm all for Friends and Will and Grace and Sex and the city, but who wants to watch two people in their 40s hit on each other and stuff? I liked this show more when I was younger, but now its just stupidmoreless

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  • The smartest, funniest show since Seinfeld.

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    By emelem, Mar 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    Some shows take a while to find their footing, but not Malcolm in the Middle. From the very first episode, the writing was top-notch, the acting was perfect and the characters were well thought out and developed. The production style was edgy and modern with single camera scenes, Malcolm talking right to the camera, the absence of a laugh track... and don't forget about the music. What really makes MITM so funny is the dynamic between each member of Malcolm's incredibly dysfunctional family. But for all the screaming and fighting, they still genuinely care about each other, and that's what enabled the show to run for seven great seasons without getting tired. Without getting into too much detail, I'll leave it at this - Malcolm in the Middle is unquestionably one of the most brilliant, original and hilarious TV shows of all time. Never again will there be a show like it.moreless

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  • Fantastic show!

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    By Jaykeson, Mar 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    This has to be one of my "all-time" favourite shows EVER!
    Malcolm is a genius (really? Didn't he once handle a gun that his friend brought to the house and try to chop it up, without even contacting the police? Didn't he once re-write a "pet-food" commercial as a heartfelt ballad? So he's a "genius" is he?)
    Anyway, Malcolm has 3 brothers (Dewey, Reese - and older brother who doesn't live at home - Francis. Oh, and in later seasons a fourth brother is born who they named Jamie).
    Malcolm also has a stupid father (much like Homer Simpson.. Only a little smarter (I guess)..) named Hal, and a "screaming / yelling" mother named Lois.
    This show is a look into the lives of Malcolm's family (also including Malcolm's friend Stevie, and Malcolm's hateful Grandmother Ida).
    Personal view:
    I think comedy is fantastic and I love the way the characters gradually change throughout the progression of the seasons (Francis getting married / Lois beginning to understand Malcolm's problem of being a "genius" a little better / Francis moving from job to job etc.)
    I just wish that they would straighten themselves out and release this to DVD though.moreless

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