EVERY Episode of Malcolm in the Middle | RANKED! 

Season 1: 0:56 - Pilot 3:52 - Red Dress 6:12 - Home Alone 4 7:07 - Shame 7:46 - Malcolm Babysits 9:34 - Sleepover 10:41 - Francis Escapes 11:59 - Krelboyne Picnic 13:32 - Lois Vs. Evil 14:49 - Stock Car Races 16:08 - Funeral 17:21 - Cheerleader 18:18 - Roller Skates 18:41 - Bots and the Bees 19:45 - Smunday 20:22 - Waterpark (S1 Finale) Season 2: 23:16 - Traffic 27:56 - Approximately 29:53 - Lois' Birthday 32:33 - Dinner Out 33:52 - Vacation/Casino 34:55 - Convention 35:41 - Robbery 36:51 - Therapy 37:54 - High School Play 38:45 - The Bully 39:32 - Old Mrs Old [The Malcolm joyride episode] 42:20 - Krelboyne Girl 44:28 - New Neighbors 45:18 - Hal Quits 46:51 - Grandparents 48:27 - Traffic Ticket 50:29 - Surgery 51:16 - Reese Cooks 52:42 - Tutoring Reese 53:57 - Bowling 56:06 - Malcolm Vs Reese 57:31 - Mini-Bike 58:32 - Carnival 59:14 - Evacuation 1:01:12 - Flashback [Season 2 finale] Season 3: 1:02:16 - House Boat 1:03:24 - Emancipation 1:06:02 - Book Club 1:07:23 - Malcolm's Girlfriend 1:08:27 - Charity 1:10:47 - Health Scare 1:12:53 - Christmas [The Grandma Christmas Episode] 1:15:40 - Poker 1:16:46 - Reese's Job 1:17:48 - Lois' Makeover [The future is now, old man episode] 1:20:13 - Company Picnic Pt. 1 & 2 1:24:41 - Reese Drives 1:25:22 - Cynthia's Back 1:26:51 - Hal's Birthday 1:30:06 - Hal Coaches 1:31:28 - Dewey's Dog 1:33:50 - Poker #2 1:34:56 - Clip Show 1:35:32 - Jury Duty 1:36:35 - Cliques 1:38:07 - The Monkey [Season 3 Finale] Season 4: 1:40:07 - Zoo 1:42:16 - Humiliation 1:45:00 - Family Reunion 1:47:23 - Stupid Girl 1:49:09 - Forward Backwards 1:52:24 - Forbidden Girlfriend 1:54:02 - Malcolm Holds his Tongue 1:55:38 - Boys at Ranch 1:56:52 - Grandma Sues 1:58:22 - If Boys Were Girls 2:01:07 - Long Drive 2:02:37 - Kicked Out 2:04:21 - Stereo Store 2:06:56 - Hal's Friend 2:09:09 - Garage Sale 2:10:19 - Academic Octlathon 2:11:46 - Clip Show II 2:12:32 - Reese's Party 2:13:56 - Future Malcolm 2:15:18 - Baby (Part 1) 2:19:10 Baby (Part 2) 2:21:08 - Day Care [Season 4 Finale] Season 5: 2:22:49 - Vegas 2:24:30 - Baby 2:26:33 - Goodbye Kitty 2:28:20 -Thanksgiving 2:30:06 - Malcolm Films Reese 2:31:45 - Malcolm’s Job 2:33:24 - Christmas Tree (The Christmas episode where Hal buys a ton of Christmas Trees to sell for a profit) 2:35:31 - Block Party 2:36:54 - Dirty Magazine 2:39:20 - Hot Tub 2:41:05 - Ida’s Boyfriend 2:43:18 - Softball 2:44:23 - Lois’ Sister 2:46:06 - Malcolm Dates a Family 2:48:17 - Reese’s Apartment 2:50:44 - Malcolm Visits College 2:51:31 - Polly in the Middle 2:54:49 - Experiment 2:56:01 - Dewey’s Special Class 2:58:21 - Victor’s Other Family 2:59:46 - Reese Joins the Army [Pt. 1 & 2 - Season 5 Finale] Season 6: 3:02:26 - Reese Comes Home 3:04:38 - Busey’s Run Away 3:07:29 - Standee [The Malcolm vs Lois on the beer cardboard sign] 3:09:41 - Pearl Harbor 3:11:19 - Kitty’s Back 3:13:39 - Hal’s Christmas Gift (Depressing episode where they make gifts and Hal lies to the family and takes them on an overly long trip to conceal it. Lois Road Rage episode too) 3:15:28 - Hal Sleepwalks 3:17:40 - Lois Battles Jamie 3:19:30 - Malcolm’s Car 3:20:42 - Billboard 3:22:58 - Opera 3:24:44 - Living Will 3:26:08 - Tiki Lounge 3:28:11 - Chad’s Sleepover 3:30:19 - No Motorcycles [The Hal and Francis episode where they go on a trip] 3:33:07 - Butterflies 3:34:43 - Ida’s Dance 3:37:33 - Motivational Speaker 3:39:08 - Stilts 3:41:10 - Busey’s Take a Hostage 3:42:01 - Mrs Tri-County [The Lois contest episode - Season 6 Finale] Season 7: 3:44:27 - Burning Man 3:46:36 - Health Insurance 3:47:51 - Reese Vs Stevie 3:49:37 - Halloween 3:52:14 - Jessica Stays Over 3:55:24 - Secret Boyfriend 3:56:54 - Blackout 3:59:02 - Army Buddy 4:00:27 - Malcolm Defends Reese 4:02:03 - Malcolm’s Money 4:03:28 - Bride of Ida 4:05:33 - College Recruiters 4:07:21 - Mono 4:08:45 - Hal Grieves 4:10:37 - A.A. 4:12:30 - Lois Strikes Back 4:14:29 - Hal’s Dentist 4:16:33 - Bomb Shelter 4:18:46 - Stevie in the Hospital 4:20:43 - Cattle Court 4:23:07 - Morp 4:25:08 - Graduation [Series Finale]

One of my favourite jokes was in the mini bike episode where they first find the bike Malcolm and Reese both think about cool things they can do on the bike Meanwhile it shows us that Dewey is just thinking about having 6 arms so he can eat 6 cookies at the same time

I'm not sure if it's been commented yet, but there's a running gag with Bernard the hamster in season 3, as he randomly pops up in a few episodes, ultimately ending up in Alaska in the season finale.

"I really want to know if he really swallowed raw eggs and meat." Yes, he really did. There actually became a joke behind the scenes of "what won't Brian Cranston do?". There's no trickery with the episode where he gets covered head to toe in bees either.

I really have nothing better to do than watch a 4.5 hour review of every single Malcolm in the Middle episode in one sitting.

I really felt bad for Reese in the Thanksgiving episode. He worked so hard on that dinner but of course something has to ruin it. That’s the worst feeling ever. Knowing that you put your heart into something but it was all for nothing.

the fact that reese joined, got deployed and left the army in the span of 2 episodes is mind boggling

Growing up poor and having 2 older siblings who didn't get along with each other this show was so relatable. This show will always have a special place in my heart

3:14:20 The sudden removal of Gretchen and Otto from the show was apparently necessitated by Kenneth Mars's declining health (although the episode aired in late 2004, and Mars was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in 2006). The original storyline was supposed to involve the family spending Christmas at The Grotto, with Francis, Malcolm, and Dewey discovering that Otto was depositing his checks into a fake ATM. The ATM had been set up by a gang that included Francis's old friend Eric, who wanted revenge on Francis for leaving him in Alaska at the end of Season 4, and would be resolved by the boys getting the scammers arrested and Otto's money returned to him.

"What are you going to do" "We don't know. We never know" How have I watched the whole show twice and I never remembered how hard that line went

So, this project took near on a year to make and I really hope you have a good time with it! I'll be posting the full ranking list on a Reddit post on Monday. Have a chill weekend. - Howesenberg

Fun fact actually: Chad (that busey kid with the mittens) was played by Cameron Monaghan, who would later go to play Jerome in Gotham and Cal Kestis in Jedi: Fallen Order

As someone who has memorized every single episode of Malcolm in The Middle, I am extremely excited to see this tier list.

Francis feels more like a trustable older second cousin more than a bigger brother

Absolutely love this. MITM is a timeless show. Doesn’t matter your age or what year you’re watching, it’s truly aged like fine wine. Was listening to the first season at work and I couldn’t even see the video and was cracking up because I could just picture the scenes. Can’t wait to get deeper into the video

Francis really did prove himself right. He ran away from his parents and lived a happy, honest life.

1:39:47 Some brilliant acting from Frankie here, really showing that Malcom does love his brothers when he does his best to quickly calm down and reassure Dewey everything is ok, not getting angry at him

I absolutely love these kinda videos! I can only imagine the time and effort that went into this. I appreciate it!

I honestly think the ending is sad for Malcolm. He never had a choice on what to do with his life, and his family gave him unreasonably high expectations for him. Instead of having fun at college, they made him a janitor and will work hard for the rest of his life for the slimmest of chances to live up to his families expectations.

3:17:33 I believe the episode ends with Lois telling Hal that the student that dropped out of the program because of his sickness recovered, so Malcolm's spot was filled

One thing that always sticks out in my mind is that Hal told Francis that he had never been dumped. But then when talking to his dad he talks about when his first girlfriend dumped him

4 hours? And it's about one of my favorite shows of all time?? Sounds like a good time. Keep it up bro❤️

The fact that he dident just make these all into single episodes and just post one a week for the next year is crazy realy enjoyed it.

Malcom is probably one of the most relatable and outright funny familly-style comedy ever, as i remember it to be, tbh. Good job you did there, with that massive video !

So happy to see long-form MitM content! We disagree on many rankings but it was fun hearing your perspective. One note about Lois’s Makeover - the “creepy” look you pointed out actually happens twice, once after the makeover and once while Lois is mid housecleaning. Basically it’s supposed to show that Hal is always obsessed with her regardless of how she looks and she read too much into it after the makeover.

I love these kinds of videos! I realize as an editor myself how much work goes into these, not just in post-production, but in voiceover, collecting the clips, and everything else. I just want to say that I thoroughly enjoy these and you deserve significantly more recognition than you get and I hope you keep making this kind of content in the future. Thank you for all the entertainment you’ve provided!

A few issues I have Malcolm’s ego kind of got annoying as the show went on really making it difficult to root for him at times. I really hate how they ended the whole Francis at the ranch arc as it just felt contrived. I understand that Kenneth Mars who played Otto was ill and therefore unable to continue but I feel like they could have gone a different route like Otto dies and Francis takes over. Instead we have Francis regress back to his immature self discarding his development and I really hate when stories do that. I mean at least he got a happy ending but still:

Aw, I really love the plot line of Hal trying to solve the murder he thinks Lois is jurying; that alone would have bumped it into the top 25%

The chemical spill due to a derailing has never been more real. It seemed implausible but it's now just relatable.

My personal Top 10 1. Reese Joins The Army Part 1 & 2 - (I love the balance of humor, absurdity, and drama) 2. Long Drive - (One of the only episodes where I loved every single story and subplot in it) 3. Pearl Harbor - (I think it's hilarious yet touching, and has surprisingly aged well) 4. Watching The Baby - (Such a simple, yet hilarious episode. I love the store Phil Collins uprising) 5. Malcolm's Girlfriend - (A hilarious yet pretty spot on portrayal of insecure, adolescent love) 6. Forwards Backwards - (Love how the story shows how petty both Malcolm & Reese can be) 7. Bowling - (A classic episode) 8. Grandma Sues - (I love the family dynamics and how the drama just builds to the inevitable blowup) 9. Block Party (The concept alone is hilarious, but the execution is top notch) 10. Butterflies ( Tough choice, but I think this episode is very clever with it's story and how Malcolm manages to even screw that up) Honorable Mentions (There's a lot since I love so many episodes) A.A Reese's Apartment Health Scare Standee Cynthia's Back Poker II Hal's Birthday Boys at Ranch Garage Sale Malcolm Holds His Tongue Ida's Boyfriend Bilboard Hal's Christmas Gift Malcolm's Money

The fact you covered all this and were able to creatively remix the monkfish is delightful. OMG I had to do the bar selling thing!!

That was a really great ranking to watch. I really liked how you edited a different bumper for each season and episode. I recognized three actors which surprised me: 1:02:50 That's Eric Nenninger who plays Captain Dave "Captain America" McGraw in Generation Kill 1:58:37 That's Jennette McCurdy 3:12:54 That's Henry Gibson who plays the Nazi leader in the Blue's Brothers I used to love watching this show as a kid when it was airing, there were so many scenes which I remembered. I tried rewatching it before but now the yelling in it makes me literally sick to my stomach, so thank you for the recap of the series.

I absolutely adored this show as a kid and I would watch the dvds nonstop You can imagine how happy I was to see this in my recommended! Amazing work man!!

Thank you for keeping me entertained for several days! Was a definite nostalgia trip by watching all of this while you gave a review of each episode made it fresh. The added humor was great too, loved it.

You absolute madman. Really looking forward to working through this. Thank you so much for the entertainment, I know this must've been a monumental effort!

it's weird to see you not point out that as the series goes on Lois gets crueler, in Bride of Ida she says prously that she'll always try to get in the way of the accomplishments of her children and admits in the 2nd clip show that she resented Francis as a baby because when she left him alone with Hal for the first time she felt betrayed that he wasn't constantly throwing a tantrum.

This is a crazy in-depth video over the malcolm in the middle series, cheers for making this!

I've always loved Malcolm in the middle and I cannot imagine a better channel to make this video. I cant imagine how much work this took. Thanks!

This has been hell of a wait. Will watch it now. Thank you for the hard work and passion you put in this video howesenberg!

This is probably my favorite RU-vid video ever because it is entertaining all the way through and is very rewatchable. Howesenberg Films deserves way, way more subscribers.

I havnt watched this show since I was a kid but this was a great way for me to revisit the show. Thanks for the probably insane amount of work you put in

Holy shit, what an undertaking that this must have been. 4 and a half hours of this is no small feat. I remember watching this every once in a while, but never watched the entire thing. Glad to have this recap to work through to watch the series and have your brilliant recap all throughout it.

I absolutely love this trend of videos reviewing the entirety of great old shows! Also, great way of doing this one.

This was really fun! Malcom in the Middle was my favorite show, and its great to see someone rank all the episodes. Keep up the great work!

Been looking forward to this for ages 😁. Thanks for the dedication 👍🏻.

Seeing this in my feed made my eyes bright up, Having loved watching Malcom In The Middle when I was younger and even now I'd occasionally watch an episode every now and then. Thanks Howesenberg for your time and effort making this

The satiric intros for each episode are worth a watch alone (especially the komodo 3000). That said, there was an insane amount of love and work put into this video. This is one of my favorite yt videos EVER.

new thumbnail? Love it! watched this video 3 times now and will most likely watch it again

this video made me rewatch the show after a long time and while i dont agree with all your opinions on some episodes i still appreciate the work that went into watching and reviewing such a lengthy show.

I watched this from start to end and each time I stopped I put a time stamp in a notes page. Absolutely great vid

I want to thank you for creating this. I can't believe I was so determined to finish the full video, all because of your clever editing, and narration. I Love your other videos too bro.

i just re-watched the series like 2 weeks ago, enjoyed it alot. i cant wait for your breakdown, and humor.... thanks for the effort in putting this together, took me a good bit watching 3-4 episodes a night..... i can only imagine getting clips/script ect., together. thanks for uploading this. have a wonderful day!!!!!

Thank you so much for the effort you put into this video. I love this series and getting this huge video on it means so much. Thanks!❤

Thanks for making these kind of videos I have watch all of it after watching all the 8 hours of the TWD one. Thanks again for being such a gentle voice for people who doesn't have that much time watching these old TV shows. I too understand how hard it is to work 8 hours into a career but I can't fathom how you can get to work on and with your family too. you definitely have a lot o passion for youtube and it shows, I love your videos. Thanks again.

I didn't grow up in the early 2000's when this show first aired but growing up on a farm in my early years meant that me and my family didn't have a lot of money but we had a DVD player and a TV so we were able to rent movies and shows from our local library a lot one day we decided to check out this little thing called Malcolm in the Middle thinking you know maybe we'll give it a shot we ended up absolutely loving that first season that we had rented and before we knew it we had moved away and we kind of forgotten about this show moving away from a farm into the city was weird but one of the benefits of moving into the city was that my parents had gotten a raise in there paychecks which meant that we just had nicer things in general but streaming was a big upgrade from a DVD player we looked for something to watch for about a half an hour or so then sudden;y we stumble across Malcolm in the Middle and we finished the series over the course of spring break that year and those are some of my best memories with my family so thank you for covering this series that was a special part of my life your a legend and you have earned a sub from me

What a journey...huge props for the effort this would've taken, I loved it! 3:44:23 You're a good boy.

I love and miss this show sm, thanks for bringing back all the memories. Great work man!

Absolutely love these types of videos and I can't even imagine how much time it took to just watch all of the episodes.

That was great! Thanks for keeping me busy. My brother and I love the show. We can recite every episode word for word 😂

"Have you ever been milked so hard, you started crying???" Iconic line, I never wanna hear it again.

Man you’re a real one for posting something like this. I never watched a video for a whole week before now 😂

I think the names for the classes (the Buseys and the Krelboynes) are not suppose to be in universe references to Gary Busey and Seymour Krelboyne, but are more likely just named after someone else in that universe that just happens to have these similar names. In the Krelboyne fair episode, they actually have that name stylized on a banner, so they are definitely not just derogatory names for these groups in universe, they are just loathsome programs to be involved with, in universe.

I love how it perfectly balanced three storylines per episode! Such a great show!

My GF is moving, it's election time in my country and my dog ate bees again. A 4 hour Malcolm in the Middle is exactly what I need it. Thanks, in better days I will be your patron.

just started the video and already appreciate all the effort this musta taken

Fantastic List. Even though I Disagree with how your Ranked many Episodes, the Time and Effort you put on This Video is Admirable.

I somehow missed this series so thank you for your work

The two-parter with Hal going to court is my choice for the best episode of the show, and only because I love Hal, and it’s one of the more emotional episodes involving him. Plus it’s so outlandish that it’s incredibly entertaining

Usually I watch videos like this and completely disagree with the rankings but you got it spot on my chap! Cheerio! Although I think the stock car episode where Hal ends up kicking the security guy in the knee was one of the funniest moments in the series

Can’t believe I just watched this 4 hour video in a single sitting…but it was well worth it. Excellent video!

⁠ also appreciate the time you put into I love in every season you put a clip from the season and every time you introduce a new episode you edit that clip to match the episode I love your dedication and how watched an entire show to rank it for our entertainment we don’t deserve you but you provide anyway I’m sad at the fact that you don’t get enough attention than you do but I understand the people who watch love your content and appreciate you and your dedication so I hope you know that you may not have millions of subscribers (surprisingly) but the subscribers you do have love you and your content so I hope you know that ❤

Walter White

Wow! This was really well done! Malcolm in the Middle is one of my favorite shows because I can really relate to it because I also grew up in a big dysfunctional lower class family. I found your rankings very fair and agree with most of your placements.

Love your videos they really help me get through the long hours at work

S2E25- Flashback is honestly one of my favorite episodes. It is a hilarious episode with comedy bits landing in every scene. And I dont think there is any other episodes that gives us so much "lore" for Wilkerson family. Not just individually, because they show a great job doing that. They show the kind of people Hal and Lois are before the kids. And how the individual kids came to be their unique selves, with and without the influences with each other. This episode also shows how their interactions with each other also helped them develop into who they are as individuals. But most importantly, the thing that really gets me is that this episode may be the first, and arguably the most intimate, look at the relationship between Hal and Lois. Like as a kid, of course I laughed and identified with the kids. But as an adult I'm starting to connect more with the sub plots between the parents. I will argue that Hal and Lois are the perfect TV couple, and even parents, till the day I die. And this episode is the episode to prove that. Sure they're not perfect, but in this episode shows how far they will go to not only make the relationship work, but also keep the family together. The little smile that Dewey gives at the end before its interrupted by the other brothers fighting perfectly sums it up. Deep down they all love each other, deep down there is happiness. The fighting they go through isn't even a fight with each other, it's symbolic of what they would go through TO BE THEIR FOR EACH OTHER! EVEN WHEN ITS HARD ON THEMSELVES! Yeah. Oneof my favorite episodes

I appreciate the effort in this video, very high-quality!

I really enjoyed this, especially the part where you covered Malcolm in the Middle. I love that show

Spending my day off watching this from start to finish! Thanks lol

Fun fact. in the German dub gretchen and Otto are from sweden

I Love this show, & I still watch the Reruns on television everyday, I also remember the Where's Dewey Contest??? This show was just AWESOME!!! (& still is)

I finally made it through, took me a few days to watch the entirety but I guess, you went through much more to make this video. You've earned my sub my friend. Great timing cause I started watching the cold intros of Malcolm in the middle on RU-vid literally days before I saw this was uploaded. You understand exactly the themes of the show, "life isn't fair" and your ending statement was perfect. I look forward to watching your backlog for the next few days!

this is just the cherry on top, I'm so happy you covered one of my favorites.

With all the time and effort you put into these videos I’m confused why you aren’t more popular.

i love this series that you do, such great work and so digestable- didnt even feel like 4hrs. And the title cards for each ep, easily couldve been boring just pictures but you made them fun and unique each time which showcases your talent and dedication to making something truly expectional. kudos to you :D

Recently started watching this show again and remembering how much I loved it, even showing to my mom who loves it as well. I made this show my whole identity 12 years ago, even going to school everyday with gel in my hair to spike it up like Reese lol. Great video man!

So I was watching your video and I now that I’m already on season 7, this is a very nice video!

I do often go back to this show even now. This video is fantastic, keep it up. My favourite episode is where Dewey is left with the babysitter who ends up dying and he goes running after a balloon. xD A B C D...A B C D...'It goes E...E... I know xD That 'Hi daddy' clip was fantastic.

I never watched Malcolm in the middle but I appreciate you making this video!

These long videos are so amazing keep it up I’m a huge fan

AMAZING VIDEO! Ive been watching this video as i finish up the series. Great work.

It's such a shame that Howesenberg is such an underrated channel. There's so much effort put into these videos

I always loved this show because it reminded me so much of my dysfunctional and weird family. It’s just such a good example of a real family to me

Currently 1 hour 52 minutes into it after 3 days, taking it a season a day. Love this, Howesenberg!

This was an awesome video. Malcom in the the middle is a legendary show and I love all the meme you edited between the segments

This is the moment where malcom met heisenberg idk i never watched malcolm in the middle anyway what a madlad thats an amazing amount of work put into that video i never myself watched this show sadly (maybe bc i never knew it existed and only know the existance of it from the breaking bad memes) and now i think i missed out on so much lol Respect and thanks for making this masterpiece Howesenberg

Out of the top of my head, the scenes that had me laughing the most were Dewey's perspectives from The Cheerleader, the dog eating the pigeon in Traffic Jam, and the special needs kid swearing up his presidential speech.

Jesus the patience and dedication is amazing

i can't believe the effort that went into this video, fantastic

Mate that Todd scene at 24:48 completely caught me off guard that was f****g brilliant

24:41 I laughed so hard. Thank you Howesenberg