MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE SERIES

Among other accomplishments, he has composed his own opera for his classmates to perform. Dewey is very intelligent, like Malcolm and he is even able to fool and manipulate Malcolm in later episodes. His role is usually that of the victim to his brothers. Dewey ( Erik Per Sullivan) is the youngest brother of Malcolm, Reese, and Francis.Despite being unwilling to think, he enjoys cooking and baking-which he is shown to be very talented at on many occasions-and a natural born soldier. Throughout the series, he is shown to be a bully, getting much enjoyment from the misfortune of others and handing out beatings to students at school and to his younger brothers at home.

He is the older brother of Malcolm, Dewey, and Jamie and younger brother to Francis.

Reese ( Justin Berfield) is the most impulsive member of the family and has little common sense.

Hal seems constantly on the edge of some kind of breakdown when things get to be too much, he often goes into a howling, wailing state of panic and frustration. He has a lighter touch with the boys than Lois, but can still hand out discipline when necessary.

Hal ( Bryan Cranston) is the somewhat childish but caring father of Francis, Reese, Malcolm, Dewey, and Jamie and husband to Lois.

She is seen by her sons as a somewhat tyrannical figure, a crazed control freak, and indeed she is, but her behavior was caused by Francis's bad behavior as a toddler.

MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE SERIES

She struggles throughout the series to keep her badly behaved boys in check while maintaining a job at a Lucky Aide drugstore. Lois ( Jane Kaczmarek) is the hot-headed and stubborn mother of Francis, Reese, Malcolm, Dewey, and Jamie, and wife of Hal.Malcolm is shown to be going to classes in Harvard in the last episode, earning his way by holding down many part-time jobs. His best friend is Stevie, a wheelchair-using fellow Krelboyne with a severe breathing problem. As the title suggests, Malcolm is the middle child of the family, third-born of four at the start of the series, later of five after the birth of Jamie and apparently six after the last episode. His intelligence, as well as feelings of not fitting in, and his ego are the primary causes of most problems he faces throughout the series. Malcolm is a genius, and because of this, is placed in a class for gifted students (or Krelboynes as they are known at the school). Malcolm ( Frankie Muniz) is the title character of the series.Exceptions were episodes which were the conclusions of 'two-parters' each part two episode opened with a recap of its part one episode.

Another unique aspect of the show is that the cold open of every episode is unrelated to the main story. Emulating the style of hour-long dramas, this half-hour show was shot on film instead of video. The series was different from many others in that Malcolm broke the fourth wall by talking directly to the viewer, all scenes were shot using a single camera and the show employed neither a laugh track nor a live studio audience, and there was no studio set for locations, but everything was shown in the real-life places. Later seasons gradually explored the other members of the family and their friends in more depth, including others such as Craig Feldspar, Stevie Kenarban, and Stevie's dad Abe. The show's early seasons centered on Malcolm dealing with the rigors of being an adolescent and enduring the eccentricities of his life. In season four, the character Jamie (James and Lukas Rodriguez) was added to the show as the fifth son. The oldest, Francis (Christopher Masterson), was sent away to military school, leaving at home his three younger brothers, Reese (Justin Berfield), Malcolm and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan), Malcolm being the middle child still at home (hence the show's title). The show stars Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, the third of four (later five) boys, his brothers and their parents, Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) and Hal (Bryan Cranston). The series is about a boy named Malcolm and his dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Star City, California. 6.13 Viewers for Quality Television Awards.

Malcolm in the middle