Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006) 7.9
A gifted young teen tries to survive with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family. Creator:Linwood Boomer |
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Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006) 7.9
A gifted young teen tries to survive with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family. Creator:Linwood Boomer |
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Jane Kaczmarek | ... |
Lois
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Bryan Cranston | ... |
Hal
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Christopher Masterson | ... |
Francis
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Justin Berfield | ... |
Reese
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Erik Per Sullivan | ... |
Dewey
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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Frankie Muniz | ... |
Malcolm
(151 episodes, 2000-2006)
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An offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom about a bizarrely dysfunctional family, the center of which is Malcolm, the middle of the two brothers who still live at home. His eldest (and favorite) sibling, Francis, boards at military school because his parents believe it will reform him and keep him out of trouble. Malcolm often has a hard time coping with his family life, but he has more troubles to contend with when he starts receiving special treatment at school after being diagnosed as an intellectually advanced genius. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha&ref_=tt_stry_pl">Ondre Lombard <olombard@lombard.dialup.cyberverse.com>
This is the only show that I cannot miss - even in re-runs. It is right up there along-side The Simpsons, 3rd Rock, and Married with Children for style, uniqueness and down-right hilariousness. The writing is amazing, the acting incredible and the characters have been mined from pure gold. I agree and disagree with the comparisons to the Simpsons. The shows are definitely on a par in terms of smarts and humor and the way the plots develop from seemingly random happenings are definitely similar. But to my mind the difference is in the way the jokes are presented: the Simpsons writers pummel you in the gut with punch after hilarious punch while the Malcolm writers hold your head and force you to watch while they cringe-fully punch each other. Genius pure Genius.