Started watching Malcolm in the Middle for the first time since I was 12, it’s insane how talented the child actors are

Frankie Muniz had natural born NASCAR talent that helped him act is one of the strangest sentences ever written about child performance.

It's crazy that I as a 30 year old man, still relate so much to a bunch of kids which speaks a lot about the writing and acting 

It’s genuinely one of the best sitcoms of all time. It doesn’t get nearly enough credit for being one of the shows that made actual lower and lower-middle classes feel seen. I had never seen a family on tv with a house that also had dings on the walls, stains on the carpets, broken appliances that the family have to work around, it was really grounding to see a household that felt lived in and not like it was on the cover of a housekeeping magazine.

It's rare that every aspect of a show fires on all cylinders. The acting, writing, set design and overall vibe\tone of the show was near perfection. And it stayed pretty steady for the majority of its run. It definitely lagged a bit in the later seasons but I can watch it from beginning to end with no issues. It's a nigh perfect representation of the era it's from and I related to it so much being a middle child with above average intelligence.

Nearly every friend of Malcolm’s was amazing, nearly every friend of Dewey’s was amazing. And the 3 main kids have the best child comedic performances I’ve probably ever seen. Crazy how much chemistry that cast had.

One thing i really enjoyed was that the house LOOKED lived in. I tried watching another sitcom and they had twins as well as another child and their living room was immaculate. I also liked that you'd see chores being done. That's the reality. Kids make mess, you keep cleaning and it's still a mess sometimes. 😆 I like the dynamics of the family, too. It's just so much more realistic than other shows in that regard. The kids did a good job. "Big Cranston" in the edit made me guffaw. ☠️I noticed you spelled it Brian and later Bryan. Why must you continue to try and deceive Reddit?! Everyone knows misspelling Bryan was part of your ploy! 

This is pretty much a perfect show.

When my daughter was 16 and looking for shows to watch I kept telling her to watch Malcolm and she kept giving me “ehh”. Then one day I said come on just watch this one episode which was the Burning Man one. She laughed and laughed. Then like a week later she was like”let’s watch Malcolm”! I think she has watched the whole show like three times since.

I love how so much zany shit happens and underneath the surface are these super deep messages about love, companionship, what its like to accept people's faults and still love them and what it takes to keep a family together.

You should check out the shot-for-shot Russian remake with white Stevie. It's a trip.

Yes, no, maybe…I don’t know.

I'm 25, and used to LOVE that show, I was literally obsessed with it growing up in my early youth. The only episode I remember though is the burning man episode. Haven't rewatched it in years though. I do imagine it holds up incredibly well even by today's standards.

I'm not a Nascar fan, but I liked this show growing up. How does "natural born Nascar talent" help with acting?

What's it like working with Mr. Cranston? I somehow never saw it when it was airing and hadn't watched it until a few years ago. Even without any nostalgia find it to be an incredible show. The whole cast really makes the show, they did a great job of finding talented kids.

AND NO BACKGROUND LAUGHTER!! That alone made Malcolm and Scrubs worth picking up

Hal is honestly one of the best tv dads ever written. Cranston was doing incredible work way before Breaking Bad. Rewatching as an adult hits different too, you start relating to the parents instead of the kids lol

I’m surprised how good Dewey’s performance and line deliveries are in the later seasons, for a 14-ish year old kid who was cast when he was 8-ish. He pretty much became the intelligent straight man, which is a tall order in comedy

I also watched it last year, and yea the cast is totally amazing. Especially after watching breaking bad when you see what an incredibly talented guy bryan is.

Such a good show. Reece in boot camp is classic.

And then after watching this show, if you immediately jump into another show with child actors, it will be glaring how poorly written many child characters are today. They're all 8 year olds given dialogue for a 30 year old.

This is absolutely gold of a comedy! My favorite Hal scene is him disco roller skating 🤣 had me in stitches. One of my fav lines of his “hey boys! I got the microwave to work without the door!”

I had the same reaction rewatching it. The timing from the kids is kind of unreal. It doesn’t even feel like child acting, it just feels natural, which is rare. Dewey especially stood out way more to me as an adult. I feel like I didn’t notice how funny and weirdly subtle his performance was when I was younger. Also, the way they all bounce off each other in those chaotic family scenes still holds up so well.

Has there been any other TV actor who had two long term sort of iconic roles on the opposite end of the spectrum than Brian Cranston?? Ted Danson had multiple long-starring sitcom roles, but all comedies. Maybe Carroll O’Conner with All in the Family and In the Heat of the Night?

As 1 of 3 boys, I always say this show is the perfect representation of a house without girls.

Everyone is firing on all cylinders

the day after the circle game episode aired was the worst day on the playground i’ve ever had. i was in 5th grade.

The quality in writing starts to drop by the end of the 2nd season (banger upon banger up to that point) definitely, but the worst thing that happened to the show was that the actors all got older. Someone like Dewey's character is hilarious because he's 5.  Can't write him that way when he's 12 and then it's just not as funny

I watched the Burning Man episode while high on mushrooms. It wasn't intentional. Me and my roommates were just in the middle of a MITM binge, and we did shrooms, and that just so happened to be the next episode.

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i loved little Stewie! His character was my fav.

I’ve not seen a moment of this show ever.

Really was a gem of a show. Wasn’t as appreciated at the time. One thing that stands out for the era, is that it’s not afraid to use domestic abuse as a form of comedy (the kids afraid of getting a battering by the mom) everybody hates Chris had this too, that sort of joke isn’t around anymore. The Simpsons even stopped Homer choking Bart.