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Overview

User Rating:
8.4/10   12,775 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
9 January 2000 (USA) more
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Plot:
A gifted young teen tries to survive with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 39 wins & 82 nominations more
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(66 articles)
User Comments:
One of the funniest shows on television more (155 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 7 of 135)

Bryan Cranston ... Hal (151 episodes, 2000-2006)

Justin Berfield ... Reese (151 episodes, 2000-2006)

Erik Per Sullivan ... Dewey (151 episodes, 2000-2006)

Jane Kaczmarek ... Lois (150 episodes, 2000-2006)

Christopher Masterson ... Francis (150 episodes, 2000-2006)

Frankie Muniz ... Malcolm (150 episodes, 2000-2006)

Craig Lamar Traylor ... Stevie Kenarban / ... (61 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fighting in Underpants (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:TV-14 (one episode) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG

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Trivia:
FOX announced that this program will air its final (151st) episode on 14 May 2006. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the episode when Francis babysits, they clean the house. They realize it is now *too* clean and start blowing dirt out of a vacuum. As the camera backs up, the ceiling disappears, revealing the top of the set. more
Quotes:
Malcolm: You like clouds?
Reese: Yes, I like clouds! I call them sky kittens.
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What does "Krelboyne class" mean?
What is the family's last name?
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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
One of the funniest shows on television, 24 October 2005
9/10
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

"Malcolm in the Middle" may have lost a bit of steam recently, but some of the earlier episodes are absolutely, side-splittingly hilarious. Although Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) may be the titular character, it is really Bryan Cranston's characterization of the father figure, Hal, that makes the show so fun to watch. Cranston turns Hal into a boy at heart (as all fathers are) - only, like everything else with the show, extends it into a complete satire and goes completely wacky. This show, for lack of a better word, is crazy.

It's absurd. And it couldn't be any better. The wild antics and over-the-top gags are similar to a cartoon, and even the fast-cut editing between scenes (with the "whoosing" sound) is reminiscent of an animated program.

Like "The Simpsons," "Malcolm" manages to successfully interweave everyday family/social topics into silly plots involving all types of nonsensical stuff. Some of the physical gags are absolutely hilarious - the episode with Hal running out of the supermarket, a parody of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," is gut-busting - but at its heart this really is a tender and witty comedy that manages to be effective on more than one level.

The rest of the cast are great too. It really "feels" like a genuine family. They bicker, they complain, they whine and moan and fight - this is America today. If we were to go back fifty years in a time capsule and present this to the "I Love Lucy" crowds, they'd be shocked.

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