Malcolm in the Middle is an American comedy television series that was telecasted from January 9, 2000 to May 14, 2006. It is created by Linwood Boomer and produced by Satin City and fox Television Studios. The series has proved so popular and syndicated in 57 countries, as in the United States, it has been syndicated in the day time on FX and at night time on Nick at Nite, and also on network ten in Australia. It ended after seven seasons and 151 episodes, and received critical acclaim and won a Peabody Award, Seven Emmy Awards, and one Grammy and was nominated for seven Golden Globes.
The whole series consists of seven characters, parents with their five children, named as Lois and Hal played by Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston respectively, Frankie Muniz in the role of Malcolm, Francis played by Christopher Masterson, Rees by Justin Berfield, Dewey by Erik Per Sullivan, and Jamie by Lukas Rodriguez. Malcolm plays a lead role in the series as a more or less normal boy who tests at genius level. Malcolm enjoys being smart but hates to take classes for gifted children, the reason of it is that they are teased by other students as Krelboynes. Malcolm's mother, Lois appears so haughty, strict, and a complete embarrassment to her five sons and devoted husband. Although she has a great sense of morality, and has a tendency to impose it on others. Malcolm's father Hal is more relaxed in his parenting than Lois, mainly because he is afraid to make wrong choices. Francis is the oldest of the brothers and the biggest troublemaker. During the first five seasons Francis is a regular character on the show. Francis was exiled to a military academy after he was caught in bed with his girlfriend. Reese is the second oldest of the children, and appears to be the least intelligent and most destructive, although at the same times, he shows even more intelligence than Malcolm when devising fiendish plans, and also has scored high on tests, when he set his mind to it. Dewey is portrayed as being quieter and more inclined to the arts than his brothers. Jamie, the fifth son of Lois, was added to the show in season four. He is the youngest of the family for almost all of the series.
The shows early seasons centered on Malcolm dealing with the rigors of being a teenager and lasting the odd behavior of his life. The characters are gradually explored in more depth in later seasons.
The whole series consists of seven characters, parents with their five children, named as Lois and Hal played by Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston respectively, Frankie Muniz in the role of Malcolm, Francis played by Christopher Masterson, Rees by Justin Berfield, Dewey by Erik Per Sullivan, and Jamie by Lukas Rodriguez. Malcolm plays a lead role in the series as a more or less normal boy who tests at genius level. Malcolm enjoys being smart but hates to take classes for gifted children, the reason of it is that they are teased by other students as Krelboynes. Malcolm's mother, Lois appears so haughty, strict, and a complete embarrassment to her five sons and devoted husband. Although she has a great sense of morality, and has a tendency to impose it on others. Malcolm's father Hal is more relaxed in his parenting than Lois, mainly because he is afraid to make wrong choices. Francis is the oldest of the brothers and the biggest troublemaker. During the first five seasons Francis is a regular character on the show. Francis was exiled to a military academy after he was caught in bed with his girlfriend. Reese is the second oldest of the children, and appears to be the least intelligent and most destructive, although at the same times, he shows even more intelligence than Malcolm when devising fiendish plans, and also has scored high on tests, when he set his mind to it. Dewey is portrayed as being quieter and more inclined to the arts than his brothers. Jamie, the fifth son of Lois, was added to the show in season four. He is the youngest of the family for almost all of the series.
The shows early seasons centered on Malcolm dealing with the rigors of being a teenager and lasting the odd behavior of his life. The characters are gradually explored in more depth in later seasons.
My family favorite TV series, I must admin that I see a lot of similarities with many families that have only boys.
ReplyDeleteIf I am not wrong, there are 9 season, which are excellent. I read somewhere that Jane Kaczmarek and Erik Per Sullivan are preparing new family comedy, which I hope will be out soon.
ReplyDeleteI really like this series a bit sad that this show was discontinued, but I guess there was no other way as all characters are already grown up.
ReplyDeletePersonal opinion - the best family series ever! Great comedy, showing the facts about family live and it is very realistic.
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