"Malcolm in the Middle" Pilot (2000)

Director:

Todd Holland

Writers:

Linwood Boomer (creator)
Linwood Boomer (written by)

TV Series:

"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000)

Original Air Date:

9 January 2000 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Malcolm Wilkerson has been labeled a boy genius and is moved, much to his chagrin, into the Krelboyne class, which is a class full of nerds and geniuses like himself.

Plot Keywords:

School | Teacher | Wheelchair | Military Academy | Abuse

Cast

Jane Kaczmarek	...	Lois
Bryan Cranston	...	Hal
Christopher Masterson	...	Francis (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
Justin Berfield	...	Reese
Erik Per Sullivan	...	Dewey
Catherine Lloyd Burns	...	Caroline Miller
Frankie Muniz	...	Malcolm
Craig Lamar Traylor	...	Stevie Kenarbin
Merrin Dungey	...	Malcolm's teacher
Vincent Berry	...	Dave Spath
Martin Spanjers	...	Richard
Landry Allbright	...	Julie Houlerman
Dylan Kasch	...	Crony #1
Austin Stout	...	Spath's victim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Jennings	...	Eraserhead
Ibrahim Muhammad	...	Another kid
Nicholas Pappone	...	Nervous kid

Runtime:

Germany:23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The name tag Francis wears on his school uniform is "Wilkerson".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Stevie, a paraplegic, accidentally moves his legs as he attempts to help right himself after he tips over his wheelchair.

Quotes:

Malcolm's Teacher: Oh Malcolm, this is wonderful. The perspective is good, the composition is clean, and it even shows signs of actual technique. I have to say this is the highpoint of my day. How's that for sad?

Movie Connections:

References Eraserhead (1977)

Yes, No, Maybe, I don't know, could you repeat the question?

Hmm... I saw the pilot... and i liked it! It's about this boy, Malcolm Wilkerson (Frankie Muniz, Big Fat Liar) learns he is gifted with intelligence, but has 2 crazy siblings, his older brother Reese, (Justin Berfield, Wanted) and his little brother, Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan, Joe Dirt), plus his older, sort of crazy brother, Francis (Christopher Masterson, Scary Movie 2). His mother, Lois (Jane Kaczmarek, unknown films) who is cynical and his totally bizarre dad, Hal (Bryan Cranston). Can he survive???? Watch this sitcom! Really funny, even though there is no laugh track (strange...). So on Central Time at 6:30 or 7:30, watch it, laugh out loud and if you like it, watch it 4evur!!! XD!