Malcolm in the Middle
Season 1
16 listed hours · 2000–2006 · Fox
From the desk
How this season is filed
A gifted kid narrates a broke, loud household with no laugh track and a camera that actually moves. Jane Kaczmarek's Lois is comic terror; Bryan Cranston's Hal is the sleeper genius. Malcolm in the Middle made single-camera family chaos look like the future of the sitcom.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006) on Fox as the first listed season of 7 — 16 listed hours, 2000-01-09–2000-05-21 from “Pilot” (S01E01) to “Water Park” (S01E16). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Pilot
Pilot lets a gifted kid narrate a broke, loud house: Jane Kaczmarek's Lois, Bryan Cranston's Hal, single-camera family chaos without a laugh track.
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S01E01 Pilot
Malcolm finds his life as the middle brother in an eccentric family made even more difficult by his being placed in a class for "gifted" students at school.
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S01E02 Red Dress
Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.
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S01E03 Home Alone 4
Lois and Hal leave the boys alone for the weekend with Francis, promising that if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school.
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S01E04 Shame
Malcolm feels guilty after beating up a seven year old; Hal takes heat after cutting down a tree; Francis tries to sabotage Spangler's sex education lecture.
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S01E05 Malcolm Babysits
While his family is reduced to living in a trailer in their driveway while their house is fumigated, Malcolm luxuriates while babysitting for what seems like the ideal family.
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S01E06 Sleepover
During a sleepover, Malcolm sneaks Stevie out of the Kenarin house and loses his wheelchair; Francis deals with hazing at military school; and Reese tries to prove he's man enough to watch a scary movie
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S01E07 Francis Escapes
Malcolm's brother, Francis, runs away from military school and comes home to see his girlfriend.
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S01E08 Krelboyne Picnic
The whole family attend a Krelboyne family picnic, and Malcom dreads his performance in the event's "Academic Circus" will make him look like a freak.
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S01E09 Lois vs. Evil
The family suffers in poverty after Lois gets fired from the grocery store; Francis loves his new assignment as part of an honor guard at a beauty pageant.
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S01E10 Stock Car Races
While Hal secretly takes the boys to the stock car races, Lois desperately searches for her missing paycheck.
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S01E11 Funeral
Malcolm talks the family out of going to a relative's funeral, so he can go on his first date instead.
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S01E12 Cheerleader
Malcolm helps Reese become a male cheerleader to attract a girl; Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler; Dewey is enticed by a new toy.
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S01E13 Rollerskates
Malcolm suffers under his father's roller skating tutelage, while Lois is sidelined with a nasty back injury.
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S01E14 The Bots and the Bees
While Lois is out of town visiting Francis after his appendectomy, Malcolm and his friends build a robot, but Hal reverts to his pre-marriage wild-man persona and takes over the project.
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S01E15 Smunday
When Lois gets sick, Malcolm and his brothers convince her it's Sunday so they can stay home from school...while Hal heeds the Siren song of a Porsche dealership.
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S01E16 Water Park
Malcolm and Reese spend the day fighting at a water park; Francis gets into a different kind of pool match with Spangler; and Dewey stays home with an odd babysitter.
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