Malcolm in the Middle
- sitcom
- black comedy
- cringe comedy
- slapstick
- TV-PG
A gifted middle-schooler is placed in a class for high-achieving students while trying to survive life with his chaotic working-class family. The first season introduces Malcolm, his strict mother Lois, easygoing father Hal, older brothers Francis and Reese, younger brother Dewey, and the Krelboyne class that makes school even more complicated.
Released: 2000-01-09
Directors:
Todd Holland
Arlene Sanford
Nick Marck
Jeff Melman
Ken Kwapis
Chris Koch
Creator:
Linwood Boomer
Producers:
Linwood Boomer
Gordon Wolf
Jimmy Simons
Writers:
Linwood Boomer
Alan J. Higgins
Michael Glouberman
Andrew Orenstein
David Richardson
Maggie Bandur
Pang-Ni Landrum
Dan Kopelman
Jack Amiel
Michael Begler
Production:
Satin City Productions
Regency Television
Fox Television Studios
Network: Fox
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
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Caroline Miller
Catherine Lloyd Burns
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Stevie Kenarban
Craig Lamar Traylor
Episodes
Pilot
Malcolm's teachers discover his high IQ and move him into the gifted class, forcing him to deal with new classmates and his family's usual chaos.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writer:
Linwood Boomer
Released: 2000-01-09
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Red Dress
Lois tries to determine which son ruined the dress she planned to wear for her anniversary dinner with Hal.
Director:
Arlene Sanford
Writer:
Alan J. Higgins
Released: 2000-01-16
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Home Alone 4
Francis comes home from military school to watch his brothers while Hal and Lois are away for the weekend.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writers:
Michael Glouberman
Andrew Orenstein
Released: 2000-01-23
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Shame
Malcolm struggles with guilt after standing up to a bully, while Dewey's tree-climbing mishap creates a problem for Hal.
Director:
Nick Marck
Writer:
David Richardson
Released: 2000-02-06
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Malcolm Babysits
Malcolm enjoys babysitting for a more comfortable family until he realizes their home life has problems of its own.
Director:
Jeff Melman
Writers:
Maggie Bandur
Pang-Ni Landrum
Released: 2000-02-13
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Sleepover
Malcolm spends the night at Stevie's house and looks for a way around Stevie's protective parents.
Director:
Ken Kwapis
Writer:
Dan Kopelman
Released: 2000-02-20
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
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Stevie Kenarban
Craig Lamar Traylor
Francis Escapes
Francis leaves military school to visit his girlfriend and asks Malcolm to keep his return secret from Lois.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writer:
Linwood Boomer
Released: 2000-02-27
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Krelboyne Picnic
Malcolm's family attends a gifted-class picnic where his classmates perform and his brothers clash with the Krelboynes.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writers:
Michael Glouberman
Andrew Orenstein
Released: 2000-03-12
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
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Caroline Miller
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Lois vs. Evil
Lois loses her job after confronting trouble at the store, putting new financial pressure on the family.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writers:
Jack Amiel
Michael Begler
Released: 2000-03-19
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Stock Car Races
Hal takes the boys out of school for a stock car race while Lois searches the house for a missing paycheck.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writer:
David Richardson
Released: 2000-04-02
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Funeral
The family prepares for Aunt Helen's funeral while Malcolm argues with Lois about skipping it for a concert.
Director:
Arlene Sanford
Writers:
Maggie Bandur
Pang-Ni Landrum
Released: 2000-04-09
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Cheerleader
Reese joins the cheerleading squad to impress a girl, leaving Malcolm embarrassed and Hal unsure how to respond.
Director:
Todd Holland
Writer:
Dan Kopelman
Released: 2000-04-16
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Rollerskates
Malcolm asks Hal for skating lessons, but Hal's intense coaching style turns the practice into a family conflict.
Director:
Ken Kwapis
Writer:
Alan J. Higgins
Released: 2000-04-30
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
The Bots and the Bees
Malcolm and the Krelboynes enter a robot competition while Hal enjoys the freedom of Lois being away.
Director:
Chris Koch
Writers:
Alan J. Higgins
David Richardson
Released: 2000-05-07
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Smunday
The boys take advantage of a sick Lois losing track of the day, while Francis asks them to hide trouble from military school.
Director:
Jeff Melman
Writers:
Michael Glouberman
Andrew Orenstein
Released: 2000-05-14
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan
Water Park
The family visits a water park while Dewey stays home with a strict babysitter.
Director:
Ken Kwapis
Writers:
Maggie Bandur
Pang-Ni Landrum
Released: 2000-05-21
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Characters
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Malcolm
Frankie Muniz
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Lois
Jane Kaczmarek
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Hal
Bryan Cranston
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Francis
Christopher Masterson
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Reese
Justin Berfield
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Dewey
Erik Per Sullivan