I don't recall this reason being mentioned. I thought it had something to do with wrecking a car but I can't remember.

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I just remembered the nose piercing being the straw that broke the camel's back. He came home and was like hi mom what's for dinner and had a huge nose piercing. There was also that montage scene with the girl and burning car.

I know this show typically isn’t known for being emotional, but I just watched Academic Octathlon after only seeing it as a kid before and it made me actually tear up.

The first time I watched the episode with baby Francis in the 80s I got emotional every time I heard Tears For Fears for months after that, lol. I barely remember the content of that episode now so i’m excited to see if it holds up now that i’m an adult.

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This is my third rewatch, and I know the whole series is great, but episode 1 and 2 are so fucking good.

So to start off the series you have Hal (Cranston) butt naked getting shaved in front of his kids to start everything, Malcolm forced to hang with the wheel chair boy and talk about comics, Lois answering the door topless and then forcing malcolm to join the special ed class with the iced tea scene. It’s just so great.

Then episode 2, greatness all the way with toys being thrown away, who burned the dress?. “I just want to break your neck!”, “Did you get the cookies I sent you?”. Just so great.

Hello, I’m currently writing my masters thesis and i’d like to add a quote at the start of the thesis, it’s kind of common. MITM is my childhood show, I remember watching it when i was young with my brother and it was literally the only time we weren’t fighting so needless to say that its great memories for me. Id love to add a quote from the show because it really is a part of me at this point and everytime i watch it brings me back to good times that i’ll never experience again. Feel free to propose some nice quotes that you like and think that would be a good fit for my thesis. I’m not sure if there are some nice quotes that are a good fit for this purpose but no harm to try, id love to have a quote from the show in my masters thesis, reminds me of where it all started and where i am now, i remember watching it on tv when i was 7 and im 24 now. Thank you

I was watching a run of episodes where Dewey kept naming dogs up to getting his friend Marshmallow. Can you remember any others?

Or at least top 3

I feel like he was just there to fit the "annoying neighbor" trope you see on other shows (think: Steve Urkel, SpongeBob). Matter of fact, SpongeBob and Craig have a lot in common now that I think about it. But I can't think of any good qualities about him tbh

I mean in the earlier seasons, he was a total creep and perv who spied and hit on Lois knowing she was married. He ruined Reese's date with Alison just because he felt lonely. He cheated with the boss' wife and made Lois work double shifts so he can spend time with her. Every time he's on camera, he's just cringe and while he had some funny moments, I just felt like his character was an unnecessary add.

I was wonder what would’ve happened if Jamie was a gril.

Hey does anyone know if there's a high res bluray box set of the complete series or if not the best deal on a dvd box set?

Has anyone noticed that Malcolm in the Middle and The Simpsons have some of the same episodes? For example when Hal becomes a hairdresser and Homer too.

Honestly, only Reese has a hard case against him, but I will get there. I will make the claim that not only are all the Wilkerson children geniuses but it's possible that the later they are born, the greater the genius. It's talked about many times that both Hal and Lois have wacky tendencies in their blood, thus the fusion of both not only grants the boys/children (if Lois finally had a daughter after all) aspects from both sides but likely evolves humanity to its next level. It's also possible that somehow, Hal and Lois's aging might make the secret sauce even more potent. Let's look at what we got.

Francis- Francis is probably the closest to a reasonably intelligent person, hence my idea that the children become more genius the later they are born.

Francis is probably a typical mundane genius you probably encountered the last time you went to Starbucks or something. Francis as a 19 year with an incomplete highschool (Academy) education and no experience goes on to become a (mostly) successful head rancher and hotel manager, all within a few days of being hired. These are positions that typically require years of experience to maybe be successful at. Yes, he screws it up eventually, but all the older Wilkerson children have that issue. He has huge gaps in emotional intelligence, and his academic intelligence is average to below average, but Francis CAN get it done. Also bagging Piama automatically makes him a genius anyway.

Reese- Yeah I get it Reese is a moron, I am not disputing that. I propose that Reese is simultaneously a genius and mentally/psychologically impaired. I don't know if that makes him a savant, I don't really care either. Reese has fucking problems, real problems. He struggles with the concept of empathy, and likely would have gotten himself killed or jailed in the real world many times over.

However, even excluding his prodigious cooking ability that probably makes him the oldest virtuoso of the children, is Reese's ability to compose effective plans. Even moreso than Francis, Reese can complete an objective, probably only one, but he can do it far more competently and against tougher odds. His stint in boot camp comes to mind. His creation of a black market in the evacuation center in a few hours comes to mind. Many times even around Stevie, Malcolm, and Dewey, three actual geniuses, Reese is able to cut the knot and provide "a" solution. The problem is that Reese is incapable of comprehending or considering long term consequences, at least before "that little voice in his head starts going away".

All in all, even without cooking, I think Reese could become phenomenal at any given simple skill, provided somebody supervised him because of his mental problems.

Malcolm- Self explanatory. Definitely not a musical genius. Increasingly worse emotional intelligence.

Dewey- Also pretty self-explanatory, he creates an award winning opera as a child without a piano, and no musical training. Without a fucking piano. It is also basically confirmed that he is a scientific genius and likely academic and likely has a form of eidetic memory like Malcolm has in "Dewey's Special Class".

Jaime- Jamie's probably the Anti-Christ. Just think about that. Even funnier if Dewey becomes the Pope.

Sixth Child- Will probably start the Third Impact with Jaime.

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Do you think this means that the family have connections to Wales?

Dewey comes from Dewi and Reese from Rhys.

The last time we saw him was in Alaska. How far do you think he has travelled by now?

EDIT: I know hamsters don't live very long. I'm thinking with comedy logic, not real world logic.

Apologies if this is well known but they are definitely playing Lord of the Rings (Fellowship) during Hal's dentist appointment. The licensing issue alone seems crazy, has anyone noticed this? I'm a huge fan of both but it seems this went under the radar at the time.