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Malcolm in the Middle
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
- Created by:
- Linwood Boomer
- Cast:
- Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- FOX
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.5Pilot
2000-01-09 · 22mMalcolm finds his life as the middle brother in an eccentric family made even more difficult by his being placed in a class for gifted students at school where he reluctantly befriends another boy with a high IQ and stands up to a bully.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.7Red Dress
2000-01-16 · 22mLois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.6Home Alone 4
2000-01-23 · 22mLois and Hal leave the boys alone for the weekend with Francis. the boys assume that if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.4Shame
2000-02-06 · 22mParallel stories pit Malcolm against a bullying, obnoxious new kid and Francis vies with his intimidating, military-school commandant, who's presenting sex-education lectures. Meanwhile, Hal takes heat after cutting down a tree.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.9Malcolm Babysits
2000-02-13 · 22mMalcolm's cushy babysitting job provides relief from the trailer the family's using while their house is being fumigated, until Malcolm learns that the trust placed in him in his new position is strictly limited. Meanwhile, the military school's master key leads Francis to a corpse, for which he provides a proper send-off.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.7Sleepover
2000-02-20 · 22mMalcolm sleeps over at Stevie's house and, appalled at his over-protected lifestyle, persuades him to sneak out to a strange, late-night escapade. Francis deals with hazing at military school. Reese tries to prove he's man enough to watch a scary movie.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3Francis Escapes
2000-02-27 · 22mFrancis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.0Krelboyne Picnic
2000-03-12 · 22mThe whole family attends a Krelboyne family picnic, and Malcolm dreads his performance in the event's Academic Circus will make him look like a freak. Disasters abound as stage acts bomb, families feud, and Malcolm's dad serves meat to vegetarians.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0Lois vs. Evil
2000-03-19 · 22mLois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his honor-guard duty—at a teenage beauty pageant.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.3Stock Car Races
2000-04-02 · 22mWhile Hal secretly takes the boys to the stock car races, Lois desperately searches for her missing paycheck. Francis at military school is keeping a boa constrictor as a pet.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.7Funeral
2000-04-09 · 22mA relative's funeral conflicts with Malcolm's plans for his very first date, so he tries to figure out a way to skip the bereavement ceremony.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.5Cheerleader
2000-04-16 · 22mA spiffy cheerleader attracts slovenly Reese, who cleans up his act—best as he can—to woo her. He even joins her rah-rah squad. Dewey tries to convince Lois and Hal to buy him a new toy. Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.2Rollerskates
2000-04-30 · 22mRoller-skating lessons from Hal bug Malcolm, who rebels against dad's discipline while mom agonizes in bed from a backache she blames on Reese. Francis avoids his squad's survival weekend.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.5The Bots and the Bees
2000-05-07 · 22mMalcolm and his Krelboyne classmates enlist the help of Hal for a school project, which involves a robot, and an enormous swarm of bees. Lois visits Francis at his school after he becomes injured and soon clashes with Spangler.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.8Smunday
2000-05-14 · 22mThe boys stay home from school when their mother thinks it's Sunday instead of Monday. Malcolm thinks of a plan to get Francis out of trouble once again. Hal gets sucked in by a Porsche dealership.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.0Water Park (1)
2000-05-21 · 22mWhen the family goes to a water park for a day, Dewey is left home with an elderly, stern babysitter. Francis is hustled at pocket billiards by his military-school commandant.
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Frankie Muniz
Malcolm
Jane Kaczmarek
Lois
Bryan Cranston
Hal
Justin Berfield
Reese
Erik Per Sullivan
Dewey
Christopher Masterson
Francis