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EPISODE
SEASON
Malcolm in The Middle - Season 1
Malcolm in The Middle is an offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom, following the middle kid of a dimwitted, dysfunctional family, Malcolm, a gifted young teen who tries to survive within the family.
23 November 1948, Brooklyn, New York, USA
3 July 1943, New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA
11 July 1977
10 November 1955, Denver, Colorado, USA
16 February 1992, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 October 1938, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
6 August 1971, Sacramento, California, USA
6 February 1971, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 May 1987, Evanston, Illinois, USA
4 August 1946, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1 October 1984, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
August 30, 2018
The show takes the most trite sitcom subdivision - the family comedy - and brands it in a new way, with an instantly recognizable visual style that matches the show's scripts in scrappy energy.August 30, 2018
Malcolm in the Middle isn't nearly as funny or wickedly wise as The Simpsons. But, despite its many moments of overkill, it does have a big heart and some smarts.August 30, 2018
Though the series is titled Malcolm in the Middle, Muniz is listed last in the opening credits. But his performance is the No. 1 reason to tune in.August 30, 2018
Seems to have found that optimum combination of elements... perceptive casting, outstanding acting and innovative direction brought to scripts that blend verbal jousting and slapstickAugust 30, 2018
If you like your family humor tart, sophisticated and just a bit bent, though, get ready to howl at this series about a brilliant little kid buckling under the crushing stigma of being designated a genius.August 30, 2018
This promising show covers the whole adolescent gambit with a new spirit - a tad irreverent, a tad wise.August 30, 2018
The humor ventures into slapstick, the direction is fanciful but the themes are thoughtful.August 30, 2018
It is Kaczmarek as mom who makes Malcolm special. Loving yet unyielding in her determination to do what is right for her kids and teach them the values of honesty and not going along with the crowd, Kaczmarek's Lois knows -- and does -- best.