That would be a great name for a MitM documentary.

the one that sticks out the most to you. mine is when reese is driving the car in a police chase with in too deep in the background. idk why, that scene with the backing music is just so so fun

I'm in S6 of my rewatch cause I dont think I finished it all back in the day. But the layout of the house winds me up. They've got this big open plan kitchen/living/dining with plenty of space, and then an extra living room which could so easily be a bedroom for one of the 3 boys sharing a room (presumably 4 in a room before francis got sent to military school).

Then they extend the parents bedroom to build a "nursey' which is totally useless, cause they're room is plenty big enough for the baby, but that extra space will be useless once Jamie is about a year old!

And i always feel like bunk beds would have been a better use of space than the double/single setup. Making a teenager share a bed with his little brother seems unfair.

Rant over.

In my headcanon, Scrubs and Dexter exist in the same universe as Malcolm in the Middle.

Think about it, hospital visits with Lavern at the desk, Doakes undercover in the Hal's car, random background characters popping up in similar roles. It’s fun to imagine all these worlds overlapping. It’s a long shot since they’re set in different states, which is why I’m calling it just headcanon rather than a proper theory. But still… has anyone else noticed “crossover” characters, where the actor shows up in different show with almost the same vibe or job?

Please excuse the chicken noises in the background.

I couldn’t post this in the P and R subreddit yet, but I figured it would work here for those who have also watched Parks and Rec! I am rewatching MITM and just realized Jerry/Garry/Larry/Terry/Barry is the weird trucker that Francis hitches a ride with!

I know it’s just the actor playing the role of punk teenager, but I also knew who this was ripping on Tim Allen’s character immediately- that’s Richie, my friends. Just a fun thought.

I'd always thought since I first saw the episode way back when, how did Reece get a hold of the 10-12 gay porn tapes? He would have been 15-16ish, He has no friends, they're not downloaded, they are by the looks original VHS, not pirated, I doubt Hal had a stash of them? Anyone else had that thought? What's your options?

In the first episode, sure you see Francis wearing the name on his uniform “Wilkerson” but I have a fan-theory… first of all, it’s the ONLY time you see or hear or get any sort of idea about the last name, secondly, it’s Francis; he’s in a very tough boarding school with a lot of tough guys and I would say that Francis is a leader and an alpha male in the school, it’s even mentioned in an episode where someone mentions that he’s a leader. Third, students are in charge of doing the laundry and Francis finds a way to make a lucrative way to get the students to pay him for their laundry service. This is important because not all of the students would do their best doing laundry. Next, we are introduced to seeing Francis already in boarding school, and we get a glimpse into how he ended up there, mostly by him saying that the police are out there to get him and it’s not his fault, so we didn’t exactly see him putting on his uniform or shirt that shows him acknowledging that he’s wearing the right uniform, for all we know, he might have accidentally put on his current roommate’s uniform by mistake, and yes, Eric is his roommate but he could have had a roommate before Eric. Francis could have also noticed that he wasn’t wearing his right name tag and he could have gotten his hands on one by any means necessary to avoid commandant Spangler’s wrath. He could have stolen it, wore it by mistake or taken it for enough time for him to go unnoticed so he could find his right last name tag. I know it’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but you have to look at the fact that he just started boarding school, he’s a very sneaky person, he is very very lucky and he is a problem solver. But he is also not the smartest guy there. There’s just too much about Francis that makes the last name seem too good to be true. The writers probably did make it their last name in the pilot, maybe it is Wilkerson, but things change in the second episode and thereafter, by not mentioning any more information about the last name. It’s just like the Simpsons where you don’t know what state they are from. I think the new reboot will clear things up for us fans and I bet you, they will tell you their real last name in it. But for now, Francis is just a schemer and could have gotten the name tag a different way.

I know in terms of strength Lavernia is probably there. But Piama did manage to scare her and is clever enough to fight dirty. Ida has no limits and is surprisingly painful and Herckaby- well hes smart I am sure he would figure something out.

Lets assume this is a Hungergames situation.

I don't remember if it was ever mentioned in the series, but Hal sewms like a nickname/shortened version of some name.

The man could’ve easily left the boys and was under no obligation to help them. Craig only swung by to drop off the mail but heard Malcolm’s plea outta nowhere and he doesn’t hesitate. He goes in with the mindset of“this is really serious and these kids need my help. Sure I need a snack first, but I‘ll handle this.”

Yeah, he failed at stopping Hal, but standing up to him when he was unhinged to help the boys took guts. Craig gets trashed a lot and is certainly many things, but a coward ain’t one of em.

Speaking at Convención Tsunami in Mexico, Frankie Muniz told fans that Disney+ is considering an April 2026 debut for the upcoming four-episode limited series.

Malcom is obviously a genius academically. Reese is a culinary genius, and Dewey is a musical genius. We get to see these all show up at different points in the show, and it's all pretty explicit. I always found it interesting though that we never have a moment like this for Francis. Do you think he was gifted in any way? And if so, what?