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Malcolm in the Middle

8.5/10 5,040 votes
Comedy

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

8 available

Season 1

Episodes

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Episode 1

★ 7.5

Pilot

2000-01-09 · 22m

Malcolm 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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Episode 2

★ 7.7

Red Dress

2000-01-16 · 22m

Lois 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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Episode 3

★ 7.6

Home Alone 4

2000-01-23 · 22m

Lois 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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Episode 4

★ 7.4

Shame

2000-02-06 · 22m

Parallel 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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Episode 5

★ 7.9

Malcolm Babysits

2000-02-13 · 22m

Malcolm'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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Episode 6

★ 7.7

Sleepover

2000-02-20 · 22m

Malcolm 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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Episode 7

★ 7.3

Francis Escapes

2000-02-27 · 22m

Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.

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Episode 8

★ 8.0

Krelboyne Picnic

2000-03-12 · 22m

The 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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Episode 9

★ 8.0

Lois vs. Evil

2000-03-19 · 22m

Lois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his honor-guard duty—at a teenage beauty pageant.

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Episode 10

★ 7.3

Stock Car Races

2000-04-02 · 22m

While 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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Episode 11

★ 7.7

Funeral

2000-04-09 · 22m

A 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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Episode 12

★ 7.5

Cheerleader

2000-04-16 · 22m

A 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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Episode 13

★ 8.2

Rollerskates

2000-04-30 · 22m

Roller-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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Episode 14

★ 7.5

The Bots and the Bees

2000-05-07 · 22m

Malcolm 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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Episode 15

★ 7.8

Smunday

2000-05-14 · 22m

The 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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Episode 16

★ 8.0

Water Park (1)

2000-05-21 · 22m

When 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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Cast

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz

Malcolm

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

Lois

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Hal

Justin Berfield

Justin Berfield

Reese

Erik Per Sullivan

Erik Per Sullivan

Dewey

Christopher Masterson

Christopher Masterson

Francis

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