EPISODE
SEASON
Malcolm in The Middle - Season 1
In an exciting and comedy atmosphere, this television series drama revolves around the life story of Malcolm, an ordinary but intelligence boy, who struggles against living with his weird family, as he is the third of four children, but everything changes upon passing over the test of intelligence, and joins the intelligent class, the thing that upsets him, as he does not want to join them, because other students make fun of them.
31 March 1980, New Jersey, USA
27 February 1974, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
7 February 1926, New York, USA
11 June 1976, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
August 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
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.
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
Seems to have found that optimum combination of elements... perceptive casting, outstanding acting and innovative direction brought to scripts that blend verbal jousting and slapstick
August 30, 2018
This promising show covers the whole adolescent gambit with a new spirit - a tad irreverent, a tad wise.
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
The humor ventures into slapstick, the direction is fanciful but the themes are thoughtful.
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.