Ida's Dance

[@Xylarxcode]

'Ah, crap. I hate the knives.' *shrugs and does it anyway* Well, I guess we finally see where the boys get their reckless behaviour from.

[@eduardomiranda7094]

Xylarxcode that's not new news. There was an episode where Reese was dumped or was pranked( can't remember) and his mom went full on revenge mode. It was shown that Reese gets his personality from her.

[@JP-jj2og]

yeah but the dad is equally crazy in the episode where builds the robot.

[@yttis3257]

Dewey got his musical talent from her. Reese gets his cooking talent from her iron stomach. Malcolm got her strong opinions. Francis got her social skills.

[@valentinheredia5558]

No the reckless crazy one was Hal, they mention it so many times how hardcore he was until Lois changed him

[@deeya]

Actually the recklessness is from Hal, many episodes showing unrestrained Hal whenever Lois wasn't around to keep him in check. Lois does have her moments, but it's typically once a tipping point was reached. Hal spent lottery winnings on a steamroller that he used to flatten stuff in a parking lot, while their family struggles with finances. The boys got their extreme stubbornness from Lois, and together they merged their worst qualities into their kids.

[@DavidCalderonProgram]

RIP To Cloris Leachman. She will always be remembered.

[@CarlosMX666]

So sad :(

[@Ty-vj4wg]

She was a great actor. Rest In Peace.

[@julieirlbacher4430]

NOOOOO SHE DIED??? Today is a sad day for me

[@lonelyberg1316]

Did she die when they filmed the serie

[@xDamage69]

@@lonelyberg1316 she passed away this January

[@InsaneDrumer18]

This explains why Malcolm's family is so crazy. They're from the Balkans

[@tonycavanagh1929]

Very true, Slovenes or Croats

[@tinazivk]

Guys !!! ! They are Ukranians .. . . I remember one episode kt said that . . . . I am Croatian and it would be grear if they are BUT this is close enough .. . . Our Brothers Ukranians :D

[@silvio1894]

@@tinazivk Flag in background is Croatian and the picture in the background is showing Croatian coat of arms, you can trust me it is because I will always recognize chessboard emblem on my flag.

[@tinazivk]

@@silvio1894 da vidim da je nasa kad sam sluzila zastavu ALI nema veze s nasom nosnjom niti plesom OSIM MOZDA malo muski . .. . A sjecam se da je bila jedna epizoda gdje kazu da su Ukrajinci , mislim ona kad im dodu baka i djed .. . . So YEAH, I can recognize my flag as well when I actuallt notice there was one shown AND IT IS NOT advanced patriotism; more of it is TELLING the people it is made up and that they probably put OUR flag because some ody from the set is Croatian AND bad it .. .. DANCE nor outfit are Croatian and yes I remember an episode where they say that Louis's family is UkraniAN .. . .

[@silvio1894]

@@tinazivk Ukrajinci su slicni nama.

[@axisboise]

For those who are curious, the dance they did is called "Tinikling". Although it's presented in the show as Balkan, it's roots is actually from the Philippines and is one of the oldest form of dances my country has. It originated in Leyte, a province in the Visayan region of the country, said to be started by paddies worker and farmers at that time~

[@AflipKID91]

Dang. I was hoping another country had this dance instead of ours only haha

[@anouarkrassimovich7481]

i was wondering if the dance really existed, thanks for the info.

[@dragon67849]

Thanks for this, I find it amazingly fascinating to see the people performing something like this. It's beauty incarnate.

[@anouarkrassimovich7481]

@@dragon67849 skill maybe. beauty maybe. but also stupidity. As if their aren't enough ways to be injured in life, loose a foot or an arm. This is against survival instinct.

[@AflipKID91]

@@anouarkrassimovich7481 @Anouar Krassimovich uhh... this is a just show Anouar. We don't actually use.... sharp objects 🤣 Just long wooden sticks and moving to the beat.

[@FFIZeath]

Lois can't even dance with her dancing instructor and yet, she can do this with ease.

[@healers4life733]

Lol true

[@b1akn3ss93]

Probably because she learnt this dance her whole young life

[@zekeiwa5837]

Repeat after me: Malcolm has no continuity

[@healers4life733]

Zhake Ija nah I’m good

[@delusionalmilkshake]

@@zekeiwa5837 it is different type of dance, just because you are good at one dance that doesn't mean you will good at the other, also lois never had problem with following rhythm she was just to rough and not elegant

[@HokoraYinphine]

*so THATS what my neighbors are doing upstairs...*

[@FurensDavidEsparza]

Your comment deserves More likes jajajaja

[@Celisar1]

Hokora Yinphine MPP Great comment! 👍🏼😆

[@austinnsuff6576]

Best comment

[@sonnyroy497]

😆😆😆

[@nickhill8612]

@ Haha we must have the same upstairs neighbors.

[@gabriellamartinez9279]

I’m rewatching Malcolm in the middle and it just occurred to me. This is one of few tv shows without a laugh track. I love that!!

[@scott3222]

Everybody hates Chris

[@spyox2215]

@@scott3222 I don't hate him.

[@nouveauxcommencements3642]

That's because it's not a sitcom. Those are always filmed in front of a live audience and you watch as if you were watching a play in a theater. I know you probably don't enjoy them but i personally love them just as well

[@gabriellamartinez9279]

@@nouveauxcommencements3642 I don’t mind the laugh tracks on some sitcoms.

[@deeya]

It actually is a sitcom, but this is what's called a single camera sitcom. The camera moves around and incorporates real world sets and locations. The sitcoms that utilizes laugh tracks are multi camera sitcoms, typically shot on a sound stage and incorporates very few real world locations. Those cameras rarely move more than an sweeping shot, and they incorporate a sitting audience. Yes there really is an audience, it is not a Hollywood conspiracy about laugh tracks. Now, the reason laugh tracks are used is because you cannot sustain consistent audience reactions. Have you ever seen blooper reels? The jokes don't stay that funny after the 23rd take, and you have to compensate (with edited in laughs a.k.a laugh tracks) for when the audience is no longer responding properly. Inversely there are moments where the audience wont calm down, i.e. when Brad Pitt guest starred on Friends, the audience wouldn't settle down for a reported 2 entire minutes. The cast and crew can wait, but the show has to go on, TV commercials have their scheduled slots, the following TV programs too. Hence edited out laughter.

[@AngelSinger45]

And people would wonder why she's so tough.

[@Howyaduing]

She scares me after this…

[@yttis3257]

She can also out whistle or out eat anyone.

[@vukmilic3506]

Because she is from Balkans.

[@mattphoenix6007]

@@vukmilic3506 No such thing as ˝balkans˝.

[@arthurmorgan3243]

She's Croatian

[@zivotzivotic2190]

The man who is behind this episode mix a lot of Slavic traditions so that we dont acctualy know where is her mother from. All we know that she is from some Slavic country. And that dance is not related with any Slavic dances they just make him look Slavic because the dance look badass and cool. Greetings from Croatia :)

[@commecicommeca]

what is this dance called? i love it

[@commecicommeca]

JD thank you ~

[@Pulzlulz]

I think the producer of the show simply has no idea of slavic traditions and improvised something inside his stereotypes.

[@alexaez2946]

We actually don't care where she is from - let us enjoy the dance in peace

[@zivotzivotic2190]

@@alexaez2946 well alex that dance doesnt exist at us Slavs so enjoy ;)

[@theralhaljordan7337]

I used to watch reruns of this show after elementary school and middle school. so nostalgic to be watching clips again after all these years and bringing back old memories

[@Dragging_Knuckles]

Right

[@M_D93]

This entire series ran throughout my time in elementary school (Grade 1 to 7). Totally brings me back to the time where I thought my family was this dysfunctional.

[@greenaxeman25]

RIP Cloris Leachman. You gave us so many laughs over the years. One legged or two, may you dance your way across the Rainbow Bridge...

[@22espec]

Anyone that watched this without context would think that Ida lost her leg in this dance

[@ladyfire44]

She was wearing a prosthetic leg. Ida lost her leg in Ida Loses a Leg and Lois forced Francis to care for her.

[@davidhernendezd]

She lost it when she was saving dewy and then the hospital lost the leg

[@wolfmanhcc]

Yup. If someone was to watch this with no context, but whose going to watch it like that honestly?

[@blackjac5000]

Weell, it is called "The Dance Where Mistakes Are Long Remembered..."

[@bloodnivel70]

I think we all saw the series and know the brave backstory of her lost leg.

[@byou5157]

I love how when we think Lois is already a badass. That the writers rolled up their sleeves and topped it every season.

[@sodaandcookies1]

I remembered the time she dunked lol

[@ZiadAlobaid]

I think this the only episode that Ida was nice to Lois

[@mutenroshie]

Nah it's just tough love, her sacrificing her leg to save Dewey proofs it. By the way Lois is the same with her children.

[@kennie3634]

mutenroshie I don’t think suing your own kin is tough love lol..

[@ladyfire44]

No, you should look at Victor's Other Family when Lois was helping Ida with her case

[@jacksagrafsky4936]

You call that NICE? Oh well even hitler liked dogs.

[@fwobebe5164]

@@kennie3634 they got welfare

[@gregwilliams4926]

Rest in peace Cloris, you were the best TV grandma ever with your line delivery.

[@Dreamcatched]

Its just soothing to knoq that she died of natural causes at 94! With her loved ones at home...

[@hans-christianbauer5947]

The dance where mistakes are looong rrrememberred!

[@ch36799]

😂😂😂👍

[@Denizen-Unknown]

I remember seeing this years ago. Literally the coolest shit

[@GoLakers20111]

RIP Cloris Leachman 1926-2021 The Best Actor of all times 💔

[@philosofa6767]

WHY is it so satisfying to watch them dance?!

[@SailorYue]

The editing was really good here you can barely tell at all when the doubles come in

[@LordDaret]

I agree

[@tinoruiz8802]

I can't begin to explain how much and why I love this scene so much.

[@brorianszk]

One of the best scenes of one of the best episodes.

[@margaretthemagnificent]

I clicked on this with NO context. Comments say it's from a sitcom. Tbh, this scene is honestly more humorous and engaging than any movie/show I've watched in a long time.

[@freakda96]

Malcolm in the middle. A true masterpiece. All the humor is like this

[@HellScream107]

After all the Saint did for us, all the enemy churches he burned, no one remembers St Grotus.

[@VoluptuousB]

Lol she’s so casual about the knives! I love Lois!

[@iXShadow]

One of my favourite scenes from the entire show

[@giles852002]

So glad that we got a complete DVD set in the UK. Great show!

[@zxKAOS1]

Would've liked to seen the rest of the family's WTF face as they're watching Lois do all of that!

[@diasavia246]

@@JD-el9eo They werent there loll; I wish they were tho, specially Hal

[@diasavia246]

@@JD-el9eo LMAO like when Lois was pregnant; whole weirdooo

[@mrpurple11]

This reminds that Ida's actress Cloris Leachman also worked in American Gods as Zorya an Easter European slavic deity

[@NyxMewz]

And a woman in love with Victor Frankenstein ;) She's so awesome

[@chrishabrecht7431]

Eine der besten Serien aller Zeiten

[@bernardqblack]

RIP Cloris Leachman

[@isabelc7853]

The only thing I can say for sure is that when they are clinking the glasses they say “Noroc!” in Romanian language which can be translated like “Cheers!” in english, as for the dance it has only very few elements of a Romanian traditional dance called Calusarii and the costumes have some inspiration from the Hungarian traditional costumes.

[@jodane6186]

It's obviously a real mishmosh of Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and.....drumroll Filipino. With a Croatian flag for added confusion.

[@romanlp1275]

Absolut genial, ich liebe diese Serie 🙏👍❤

[@LamiNalchor]

I love Ida and her friends.

[@Terestrasz]

RIP Cloris Leachman.

[@spacewiz163]

Man if you can dance this you can dance anything.

[@javierreyna5321]

Also salsa?

[@bibsdosado7055]

Here in the philippines, we call it tinikling

[@roguesheep3083]

Yes, in my town we have this thing called the folklore festival, where everybody shares culture, dances and food (most people go there to eat, haha) and i saw this some years ago. When they started, the first thing i thought was that's just like that dance from the phillipines. 😄

[@axisboise]

Yeah it's Tinikling, the show used it for plot purpose.

[@ericaviolet3694]

Whoa, I havent watched this episode but I recognize that dance as tinikling, one of the cultural dances in the Philippines.

[@doriansz3130]

Well if you never were or know anything about east europe you would think that,but in east europe every country and even cities have their own folk dance . And that was the inspiration because of Idas herritage

[@oscarolivares7009]

lmao you pinoys are so annoying and cringey, always reaching and trying so hard to relate to other cultures, when it's not latin americans or spaniards, it's also apparently Balkan cultures, smh

[@janedoes5903]

@Char Char Binks omg same I keep saying it and had forgotten about it til I saw it on mitm school in the us has some cool parts

[@MirrorLuxOrune]

@@oscarolivares7009 wtf man chill

[@Carlo-nc9qw]

@@doriansz3130 The Philippines also holds that instance though, Most towns and barrios also has their own folk dances.

[@uptownric5316]

Crazy look on Lois face right before she starts running in a circle and waving her arms 😂😂😂😂😂

[@awakenhawk4056]

RIP GRANDMA IDA - CLORIS LEACHMAN (94) 04/30/1926 - 01/27/2021

[@ildrewvenire]

R.I.P Cloris Leachman

[@DanielBMaximoff]

RIP Cloris Leachman April 30, 1926 - January 26, 2021

[@FlashEarth89]

Rest in peace Ida. She was a hell of an actress and so funny.

[@ErasureBratt420]

Here I am again. I loved this scene so much, Lois is so bad ass 😂

[@diasavia246]

The show shldnt be done they shoulda made mo seasons fr lmao, but Malcolm lost his memory IRL so wldnt be possible to do a reboot ://

[@rainbowflashaj]

I adore this show.

[@xebatansis]

Now I know why she seemed to familiar to me: Ida' s actress was also on The Nanny.

[@Stalheim1990]

She was also in Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder and Frau Blucher

[@origamiandcats6873]

She has been acting for at least 70 years. She starred in movies, TV, plays, comedies, dramas ... Cloris Leachman is a legend and national treasure.

[@malfaroangel3896]

And on Raising Hope

[@daphneroland3628]

Stephan Stalheim Nanny Müeller ?

[@thewarnerchannel7285]

Out of context, this clip makes it look like Ida lost her leg to the knives

[@ironwarrer]

This explains many things... now it is understood why Malcolm's family is full of crazy people... they are Slavs! xD

[@rareram]

I still look up this scene. This and that teacher that tried to screw over Reese.

[@Honey26carat]

That show was crazy!!!

[@francescol5061]

Finding Ida in "American Gods" TV series reminded me of this :D

[@ch36799]

Louis family shows influence from Croatia, Poland Romania, Russia, Bulgaria etc. You can see that the family has an Eastern European background. Its not called in the series but its a mix of Slavic and romanian influence.

[@pablomp.3646]

QEPD Cloris Leachman, GRACIAS por tantas buenas actuaciones !!

[@puppetyoda4181]

Man, this slaps!

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

It knocks!

[@veljkobogdanovic609]

The dance and the costumes look like a mixture of all slavic costumes and dances combined into one Single kind of pan slavic nation that didn’t broke up

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

RIP Ms Leachman

[@tonycavanagh1929]

Mixture of Baltic and Balkens

[@vukmilic3506]

Mixture of Baltic and Balkans=Super race. And not that Nazi shit that Hitler supported.

[@BS-ry3pb]

Vuc Milik No

[@emilionava3328]

This is why Hal could not love another woman, Lois is unique and exceptional

[@BestOnThursdays]

That looks so ... Fun

[@jahdiellinton3890]

Rip we love you

[@Howyaduing]

After this dance I am truly terrified of Lois

[@vimtocat1741]

Looks like 3 people didn't make it to the knives

[@john03ification]

I had no idea that the actress who played Ida played Frau Blucher from Young Frankenstein.

[@mammamiaitalia43]

In the Philippines, there is the same dance its called, Tineckling

[@jessric5947]

In the Philippines we also have tinikling and another one i cant remember

[@jessric5947]

Singkil

[@fanfan-ni6cw]

So this is what my culture is.

[@sineupp]

I hope this dance is real, it's so badass. I replayed it a couple times before I realized that's Lois from Malcolm in the Middle.

[@mrpurple11]

Apparently it's a dance from Filipinas, the scrip writers decide to made an amalgamation of many cultures

[@nouveauxcommencements3642]

Even though her whistling was impressive Lois could have danced this way during the talent show

[@PrimoDraconis]

🎵 "Mamushka, MAMUSHKA !!!" 🎵

[@alanaceves1908]

¡Todos los que producieron Malcolm son unos putos genios! All the crew that produced Malcolm are bloody geniuses!

[@75flash]

This actually is a real kind of dance. I remember learning about this in elementary school, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was called or what culture it originates from. But I remember thinking how cool it was as a kid

[@Wh3atley]

RyanMantis it's called the Tinikling

[@prideofasia99]

Yeah it actually comes from the Philippines

[@liliumserrano9000]

Louis ...she's wonderful !

[@aldrincastillo9292]

I imagine This is what old people in the John Wich movie do after they are “retired” plus looks like they come from the same demographic area

[@obviouslytwo4u]

You know how this started, somebody was tapping wood trying to get mud off of it and somebody desides to dance underneath it.

[@channilemonhill7493]

That dude in the back struggling to clap to the beat

[@twhis9843]

I never heard the episode but someone commented that once and only once was it said she was from Croatia.

[@kevinblount7142]

I thought it was Braziromivakistan, like Tommy Wiseau.

[@twhis9843]

@@kevinblount7142 I don’t think they celebrate St. Grotius Day in Braziromivakistan. Maybe in the eastern district but in the western areas it is less orthodox

[@kevinblount7142]

@@twhis9843 My mistake. I was thinking of Gzagblech, which is closer to Mypos.

[@twhis9843]

@@kevinblount7142 may your apricots always be pointed in the right direction

[@alicegraham1571]

I know its probably not culture accurate but that looks like it would be kind a fun to learn

[@mirjanamarincic2393]

This folk costume is from Croatia, Bizovac. We dont dance like that and this is not our music. But Im glad that we are in Malcolm , my favourite show.

[@karolinaquintero4328]

So... my dummy self randomly remembered this and i thought it was on Disney so for a good 30 mins ive been looking and I finally found it now my mind is at peace

[@MadamFoogie]

When does the Mamushka begin?

[@Micho55]

body double? that's very impressive to do with only one leg

[@jonbilgutay2]

I really enjoyed this scene. I like how the musical instruments are part of the dance itself (I'm not including the instruments that are being played during it; that's non-diegetic.)

[@BellatorVindicta]

Wait, Malcoms grandma is Croatian? Thats soo cool!

[@ladyfire44]

She and Victor are both from Croatia. The reason they're both tough is because of the rough childhood they endured.

[@youtubeyoutube59]

I thought theyre polish

[@elmore707]

who cares? they're fictional characters lol

[@BlackChad792]

@@elmore707 yeah no shit dude every movie and series in existence is full of fictional characters. Yet we humans can enjoy them and talk about the characters as if they were real

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

Actually the writers put different information from different cultures so we can never pinpoint where they're from. All we can tell is they are of Slavic background, but we don't know for sure which nation specifically.

[@paulinalina6509]

I really love this moment the danse is wonderful 🤩😍

[@allenlivera1611]

Long live Cloris Leachman.

[@athosnogueira6755]

Anyone know the name of the accordion waltz/mazurka at the start (As well as other music)?

[@phantasmo9998]

We need more women like this.

[@ashh4929]

And my klutzy ass can't even walk and chew gum at the same time.

[@Michelpsp]

If you watch this episode with good resolution, you will notice that Lois isn't the one who's dancing in the hard parts, it is another woman ☹️

[@DisguisedMunkee]

Remember where hal's band broke up? And he did that song alone. I see where he got those dance moves from. Lol.

[@alexramirez1125ar]

Lois actress wasnt doing the dancing if u look closely that was a stand in ,diffrent face

[@gregorbaby4269]

It took at least 25 shots for that 20 second scene

[@alexandryan100]

Duh

[@starkiller007]

If I look closely all I see are blurred textures.

[@alkismexis3336]

Put Radio/Video by System of a Down playing while she is dancing. It makes the scene so much better.

[@mr.x8259]

What is the name of the music?

[@downyfabricsoftener8790]

Did Ida’s actress actually dance with only 1 leg? Damn she must be tough to be able to hop on one foot at her age.

[@TheGrmany69]

That explains so much of the family traits... fucking Malcom, the Latin American dubbing really is a watered down version of the original.

[@rr7firefly]

Lois, Lois, Lois --- I love you more than ever. MWAHH!

[@anaheimsown]

they low key lit

[@montanagior2848]

What do you call the background instrumentals

[@elmariusso1]

Is there even e dance style like this with bars? What is it called?

[@notahuman1993]

Tinikling, it's a Philippine dance. Sometimes they even do it blindfolded.

[@lr8719]

Mamushka! 🤺