TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 1 Times Watched: 51,963 | Comments: 8

Perhaps the most original sitcom pilot in recent years, this first episode combines sharp writing with a hyperbolic camera style reminiscent of Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Malcolm introduces us to his world, dominated by omnipresent schoolyard bully Spath and made worse by his enforced friendship with Stevie, an asthmatic wheelchair genius.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 2 Times Watched: 31,074 | Comments: 3

A battle of wits and wills ensues between the boys and their angry mom, who wants to find out who ruined her expensive new red dress -- found partially burned and soaking in the toilet. It's Hal and Lois's wedding anniversary

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 3 Times Watched: 25,210 | Comments: 1

Lois and Hal are spending the weekend at a family wedding, leaving Francis -- home for a visit -- in charge. When Malcolm overhears them discussing whether Francis has spent long enough at the military academy, he enlists his brothers in a scheme to get Francis home by preventing any of the usual disasters.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 4 Times Watched: 22,217 | Comments: 1

Parallel stories pit Malcolm against Kevin, a bullying, obnoxious new kid who goads Malcolm into beating him up; and Francis vies with his intimidating military-school commandant, who's presenting sex-education lectures.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 5 Times Watched: 20,446 | Comments: 1

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.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 6 Times Watched: 17,045 | Comments: 0

Malcolm sleeps over at Stevie's house and, appalled at his over-protected lifestyle, persuades him to sneak out to a late-night games arcade. Meanwhile, Francis copes with a bullying group of cadets by telling them home tales about real intimidation -- by Lois.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 7 Times Watched: 16,667 | Comments: 0

Francis goes AWOL from military school and comes home to get together with his ditzy girlfriend, so they can get away forever. She turns out to be a thief who doesn't pay attention to Francis.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 8 Times Watched: 19,635 | Comments: 1

Disasters abound at a gifted kids' picnic, where stage acts bomb, families feud, and Malcolm's dad Hal serves meat to vegetarians. Despite Malcolm's best efforts -- feigning sickness, planning to go over the wall with Francis

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 9 Times Watched: 18,520 | Comments: 0

After the kids blow up the store's steam cleaner, and Dewey confesses to stealing a $150 bottle of cognac, Lois's firing prompts household economizing to an extent that causes Malcolm mortifying embarrassment at school

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 10 Times Watched: 18,371 | Comments: 1

Malcolm is upset about having to dance in front of the school with the other Krelboynes, so he decides to ditch school.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 11 Times Watched: 15,612 | Comments: 1

The family gets ready to attend a relative's funeral, which affects Malcolm's plans to spend time with Julie. Upset that everyone doesn't want to go and that no one pulls their own weight around the house, Lois goes on strike. Meanwhile, Reese desperately tries to get the family to attend the funeral so he can get rid of Dewey's expensive birthday present he broke.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 12 Times Watched: 15,465 | Comments: 0

Reese becomes so head-over-heels for a girl on the cheerleading squad that he actually decides to join. Dewey tries to convince Lois and Hal to buy him a new toy. Francis suffers through a long lecture from Spangler.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 13 Times Watched: 16,831 | Comments: 2

Malcolm is angry because during a game of street hockey, he sprints up and down the street in shoes, only to have it start back the other way. So he decides he is ready to take skating lessons from his dad.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 14 Times Watched: 14,198 | Comments: 0

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.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 15 Times Watched: 15,204 | Comments: 0

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.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1 | Episode 16 Times Watched: 19,508 | Comments: 0

The family go out to a water park, where a battle between siblings arises between Malcolm and Reese. Meanwhile, Dewey is locked up in home with an old babysitter, but when she dies, Dewey goes out in an adventure for himself, and Francis and Spangler play pool to see who "loses."

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 1 Times Watched: 27,212 | Comments: 0

Hal, Loi, Malcolm and Reese are trapped in a horrendous traffic jam. Francis enters himself in a bet that recalls the egg-eating wager in "Cool Hand Luke." Malcolm becomes smitten over a girl he meets. Dewey has his own little adventure--all over the world--before his family returns home.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 2 Times Watched: 21,653 | Comments: 1

The boys are disappointed that Francis did not make it for Halloween, but he proposes a trick that includes a giant slingshot, but later they get in trouble when they are overcome to the smart Krelboynes. Hal and Lois steal the car of what Hal considers a speed racer, but later finds out the great pleasure of driving such a car.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 3 Times Watched: 25,188 | Comments: 3

When Lois gives the boys $10 each to buy her a present (and she evens tells them what she would like), they decide to get something for themselves, which causes her to have grief. Meanwhile, Francis brings home a beautiful African woman.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 4 Times Watched: 15,353 | Comments: 0

Trouble comes when the Kenarbans invite the entire family to dinner with them, where Reese takes advantage of a new game, Lois and Kitty get into a discussion about Kitty's attitude, and Hal and Abe sneak out to drink some beers. Meanwhile at school, Francis must recruit Spangler's help to help them with some party-crazy girls that have taken over the school.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 5 Times Watched: 16,981 | Comments: 1

The family goes out to a weekend vacation to an old indian casino, where Hal cheats over them, thanks to Malcolm. After being banned, he, Malcolm, and Reese go into a trip into the desert and they end up in a bomb testing place for the USA army

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 6 Times Watched: 18,783 | Comments: 2

Hal and Lois go to a convention, where Hal gets into a fight that stole a great idea that he had, and now seeks revenge. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese fight to get the sexy babysitter's (Patty) attention

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 7 Times Watched: 16,854 | Comments: 1

Lois and Craig get in trouble when armed-robbers come to the Lucky Aide, and Craig begins to get really annoying when he doesn't want to give the combination to set them free... and that brings Craig to reveal something for Lois. Meanwhile at home, Hal and the boys face themselves against bats, where they use Dewey as bait.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 8 Times Watched: 16,303 | Comments: 0

Malcolm begins taking therapy, as he is being humiliated in his Krelboyne class, when he thinks he will be able to get rid with this one, Reese discovers his plan. Meanwhile, Hal discovers Dewey's secret talent, and both Hal and Lois discover a second bathroom in what they believe was the closet.

TV Shows, Malcolm in the Middle, Season 2 | Episode 19 Times Watched: 12,571 | Comments: 1

Malcolm tries to help Reese get better grades in order to prevent him from going to the slow learning class, but after he discovers that Reese has no chance, he decides to cheat for him. Meanwhile, Francis tries to take revenge over Lois after she kicks him out