Malcolm in the Middle - Characters in a Power Structure

[@Devil-Made]

In case anyone is wondering, this show holds up better than almost anything else on tv. I recently watched it (within the past few years), and plan to do so again soon. The humor still resonates. It’s a near perfect show.

[@dutchvanderlinde4965]

Damn right its near perfect thats why i've watched it at least 8 times 😂😂😂😂

[@bandjolyn]

I've rewatched several times and it's always worth it. Great writing, acting, character arcs. Also hilarious.

[@jonathanmcgraw3384]

Jane Kaczmarek should’ve won an Emmy.

[@robovac3557]

Did she not? That's a damn shame.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

​@@robovac3557 Seven consecutive nominations. Definitely should've won at least two IMO.

[@robovac3557]

@@RhaegarTargaryen1st She was fantastic. Somehow pulled of been loved by the audience in a character designed to be anything but.

[@Blossom44100]

Heck yeah!

[@Wallish-q3n]

She was nominated so many times :(

[@allthingshollywood2620]

If Lois was Walter White's wife, Breaking Bad would have only the pilot episode.

[@ladyfire44]

She would've made sure that Saul would never screw up when she asked for favors. Temper wise, Lois's rage exceeds that of Skyler's own when it comes to Hal/Walter.

[@ihatemywife1359]

She technically is

[@ihatemywife1359]

She technically is

[@kristinachaney7391]

Underrated comment

[@santos8146]

🤣🤣🤣

[@filmreviewer117]

The true beauty is all the character learnt from Lois about being moral and responsible people from her. About striking to your beliefs and doing the right thing. Case in point when they all team up and take revenge on Hal's family for insulting their mum.

[@fullsend4976]

I think that’s what makes Hal the best character, he’s the bond that keeps the family together! Love the critique of the whole family and show. Easily my favorite sitcom of all time. The writing and cast was like lightning in a bottle.

[@judywright4241]

It’s hard to find too!

[@ShubhamPatil-rl4jk]

Lol Lois is the glue, if you really focus on hal in the later season you find he's a bit psycho

[@SubjectiveFunny]

@@ShubhamPatil-rl4jk Yeah, Lois keeps everything (barely) under control. Without her they would devolve into primates lol Brilliant show!

[@TheEtherny]

Hal is lost if it wasnt for lois tho. There are many episodes about him trying to cobntrol the boys and he just cannot, theyd all be lost if Hal was their only authority

[@youmad7153]

Tbh this is probably the most perfect casting ever.

[@dmagwaza]

This made me think about the show in a much deeper way than before.

[@unfiltered8682]

It amazes me Bryan Cranston is this guy and Walter white!!!! So different

[@bennyblubman9476]

This was just him before he snapped

[@langwasserboys784]

That is him in wittnes protection

[@alexsm3882]

It's almost like he's an actor

[@smileyent.3055]

@@alexsm3882 🤣🤣🤣 cmon give him a break

[@howardron543]

He is actually kinda the same... In some ways

[@paigep9275]

Great essay! Never thought about the show like this before.

[@jmosher12]

just started rewatching this show, i forgot how amazing it is!! great video!

[@wolf-tw7ee]

Where is it?

[@DrifterOnTheSand43]

@@wolf-tw7ee it’s on Hulu my guy

[@Sly88Frye]

Your descriptions of these characters are perfect. I don't know why it's just not something I think about but it's definitely something I observed in the show.

[@no_peace]

I wish I had appreciated it more when I was younger. It's so so good, especially the parts with the "special" kids and krelboynes

[@no_peace]

And Hal with the bodybuilders

[@Doomedits10]

@@no_peace haha i loved that episode

[@Caesar_Himself]

An outstanding show and a timeless one, we'll not see its like again

[@dutchvanderlinde4965]

and that saddens tf out of me this show is so perfect in every way nothing will ever beat it in my opinion. I've watched it at least 8 times and definitely plan to watch it many more throughout my life. Its just so perfect I never get sick of any single episode.

[@WalkingthePlank28]

Dope video! Never thought about the dynamics to this degree, and I appreciate the thought you put into it. Loved Malcolm on that Sunday night fox lineup. Def one of classics for a 90s kid.

[@Baggydawg1]

how in the F have I watched 13 videos back-to-back - and had my mind blown in every video. Outstanding channel. 1m subscribers within the next 12 months

[@JustanObservation]

Thanks Tobias! Glad to have you here

[@kikofernandez1583]

Love your channel man keep it up!

[@Xjgrizzy]

Wow this analysis was so spot on. Great job! Thanks!

[@anthonymartinez1692]

This deserves more views

[@rj3519]

You have become my new favourite channel, keep up the great work!!

[@falcolebt-feinstewienerstr8724]

IF I could only watch one single series in my life ... It's MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE.

[@salvie5]

Made Malcolm in the middle feel like a Russian novel lmao

[@MisterTutor2010]

Lois is so scary that even Heisenberg fears her :)

[@ladyfire44]

Hal has a legitimate reason to fear Lois. She has come down on him for his immaturity and can be very indecisive

[@TheDawnTreader1]

I woulda taken 10 seasons- That mighta been too much but i will fight to death that seasons 6+ 7 were stale. ALSO The last episode and the first episode should be watched side by side.

[@Ancestrally-Guided]

Your break dowms are really good man

[@mirageoctane4871]

Just found ur channel definitely will have 100k Subs Soon

[@tony853]

Very nice and good quality content.

[@houndwillhvnt]

Stellar job dude!

[@russellpointer4731]

Thats a very good breakdown, i very much enjoyed it

[@alexisd6106]

Good 9channel and episode man:) proud of ya

[@MarielenaFeliciano]

Something worth mentioning is that Hal on occasion does stand up to Lois when it comes to Francis. When Francis is about to leave to Alaska Lois is reluctant to say goodbye and Hal tells her “I’ve lost a son and gained a baby” which causes her to put aside her anger and grief of Francis dropping out of military school to say goodbye to him.

[@epikgamerchad8056]

Francis has some power over Luis because she believes he is a product of her failure

[@ladyfire44]

More likely, he knew Lois's tactics very well and used them against her.

[@zildjiandrummer1]

This video didn't even get into the ideas, concepts, and philosophies this show explores. It shows the duality in life in every aspect by presenting the intricate small low-level problems of each situation balanced with the big picture ideas that permeate through each character in their own unique way. True goat sitcom.

[@SweetLotusDreams]

As the mother of three sons, I can totally relate to this show. Loved every minute of it.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

This was one of the greatest shows every made. Every episode has a few moments where I laugh out loud.. Its truly brilliant, and the acting from the entire cast is outstanding.

[@leoj37]

Great video!!!

[@samueljimenez4335]

Nice breakdown of character hierarchy

[@cherryazulmusic]

That clip at 8:00 is so funny lmao, Its too real 😆

[@MTTT19]

The best way I look at the characters is that they all have specific bad qualities that are cracked all the way to an 11. Lois is a control freak Hal is a man child Francis is impulsive Reese is an idiot Malcolm is cynical Dewey is optimistic

[@xlixity]

Dewey is just as cynical as Malcolm.

[@ladyfire44]

Right with Lois and Hal. Reese is more of a destructive bully Malcolm is egotistical and self-absorbed. Dewey is optimistic and cynical.

[@lukeskywalker9506]

Dewey became selfish in later seasons though especially in 7th one

[@ladyfire44]

Dewey was still nowhere near the selfish level of where Malcolm got. That reason was because Francis was able to give him the love and attention that he was lacking from both Hal and Lois. In some ways, he guided Dewey in the rough years of childhood.

[@arohpez]

@@lukeskywalker9506 dewey was never selfish, he even prepared a birthday party for baby jamie when he never had one himself and took care of a whole class of special kids

[@abrahamzubia5833]

Great video!!!! Such an amazing show

[@VeganRevolution]

Great observation! & because my life is like a British Malcolm in the middle this was also like free therapy ~ so Thankyou :)

[@onelife7247]

The writers and actors are the absolute best. LOL from start to finish of every single episode 💖🇺🇸

[@izbrandadon5257]

I see myself in every single character

[@Justfillintheblank]

Same haha. I always thought this myself.

[@londell528]

I saw that $1.58 for a gallon of gas and damn near shed a tear

[@rodricksbabyhippo3410]

Great video bro! Love Malcolm in the middle 👍

[@joelarsenault5824]

😮

[@ForeverSweetx3]

Sorry but I love that we got 7 season rather than 5. This show gets even funnier as I get older

[@Jray181818]

Francis and Malcom to me have always been the most like Lois.

[@veijiouuuu]

I´ve constantly learn of your keen eye!!! thanks!!

[@ElZilchoYo]

Great observation, hope you can do more on MitM

[@jonathansclafani4648]

So Hal was basically Walter White before he started cooking?

[@josephsolowyk7697]

Me and the misses love watching this in the Winter Palace.

[@pauljohnson271]

Pretty great! Keep it up!

[@lukaskluger6163]

Hey man Great video, keep it up :)

[@TeamCat1128]

Love your stuff!

[@johnbeltran2736]

1:38 Thank you!

[@SevuhnElevuhn]

i think lois has the highest power level. dewey has the 2nd highest power level. malcolm has the third.

[@lukeskywalker9506]

Dewey 😂😂😂 Malcolm is the second hal ,Dewey ,Reese fight for third

[@ladyfire44]

Don't forget Francis

[@gerroldmayfield3346]

Not sure I I totally agree with your acessment of Dewey. He was a pretty smart too.🤔

[@wildcardvideoswildcarddom3374]

Do you think it might be possible that Lois is kind of like a Karen in some ways 🤔 I’m Just Trying to understand

[@ladyfire44]

With having to deal with 5 boys and a man-child in Hal, Lois acted the way she did. As much as they hate her for being a control freak, Hal and the boys know they can't function without her because she the only one who can keep the family together.

[@wildcardvideoswildcarddom3374]

@@ladyfire44 Thank you for answering my query and I like your answer it really puts things in perspective for me

[@vectoralphaSec]

She is the definition of a Karen, but an actual likable one. I think shes likable because we all know shes just a fictional character on the screen. If she were a real person in real life no one would like her just as no one like "Karens"

[@zumabbar]

5:40 more like the tree wouldn't be far from the fallen apples lol

[@abn3r507]

You take that back about Heisenberg

[@slurmster]

It really was a masterpiece

[@jaygraham2405]

Man. Kinda sad the best kingpin in America gets brought down to just not respected dad once more

[@trvcxi]

The end of the world is eminent, choose your fighter; I pick Dewey.

[@superchamploo1155]

good stuff,

[@RunnerAdonisThunder]

great show

[@jpendleton4331]

Hal and Walter are one and the same, with only minor differences. They both feel as if they are trapped in the life they are told to live instead of ever having a choice.

[@epikgamerchad8056]

Tuco and Reese should be compared too, tuco is a tiny brained man who is very hostile, destructive and impulsive . Who’s supposed to run one of the most respected cartel’s through a history of family. He can’t run it through intellect like Gustavo so instead he used fear and that ruthlessness to take its place. Same with Reese, he can’t compete with the intellect of his family or control of his mother so he tries his best to keep up with his hostility and destructiveness. Think about it as that one dog Dewey used to get craig, Malcom and Reese to worship him. They didn’t know what the dog was gonna do, they were scared of it constantly. If Reese was at the most of his power in the household that’s how he would be treated. The only reason he isn’t successful is because he is around people who dominate in completely different areas which can contest his. He battles his mom a lot because in some way their tactic is similar. But he also is at his peak during school because he’s around people he can sheep so easily compared to his family( only middle school tho) another thing I like to compare with tuco is how they know they’re power is easy to take so they act out on what they think is someone trying to contest their power. Like how in the yard sale episode Reese broke Malcom’s machine that was worth thousand bucks because he felt Malcom with disrespecting his power and contesting him, tuco killed that man for saying “you better know who you working for” because he felt he was doing the same exact thing.

[@ladyfire44]

Lois got really pissed off with Reese and reasserted her control, reminding him that he had no right to break that old computer that was worth $1300 that Malcolm could've made from that sale to continue Hal's expansion plans for the baby. This made him upset and pointing out that when she put him in charge of the garage sale instead of Malcolm, he was promised the money and had a jet ski on order. Lois tells Reese off she wouldn't had let him buy it because the family needed the money and he was aghast to learn that she wasn't paying him. He demanded to know why she wanted him to head the garage sale and not Malcolm. Lois points out that she wanted Reese to head the garage sale because she thought she needed her help motivating him to be a better person and have self-esteem. She furiously mentions he's going to need it because he's an idiot for throwing away the $1300 in breaking that computer that the family needs to complete the expansion. Reese quickly became intimidated by Lois's yelling, which means it was the only thing he truly understood.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

14:08 Dabriel guitars? Never heard

[@izbrandadon5257]

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[@theruthmyster]

We didn’t have this show in the UK

[@marleneg7794]

This is my husband's family in all their crazy ass glory

[@wtfa2910]

Mother always rules

[@woodant1981]

Can't blame Lois for being how she is, the kids are horrible and selfish and her life is hard. I never hated her until the very last episode when she made Malcom lose that job, revealing she had this far fetched scheme for him all along. That was really awful. In life you take opportunities when you can, and I think if there's anyone who should have supported this mentality, it was lois, but I think that moment ruined it

[@tRav285]

Such an amazing show, makes me sad to see the current state of entertainment. hopefully a boom of authentic creativity is just around the corner

[@XanderShiller]

And if that heirchy is broken.. Better Call Saul!!! (Yes, sorry, I had to break bad)

[@The_Gallowglass]

Dewey is a lot more clever than people give him credit for.

[@Okaroshy]

If walter white moves out of Albaquerque

[@davemckagan635]

Lois's parenting is toxic as hell. In real life kids raised by mothers like that develop mental health issues that are no joke.

[@RollForFunDnD]

Saying that Malcolm has a decent moral compass might've been the wrongest thing said in this video lmao

[@no_peace]

She swore on their lives and she WAS right

[@XanderShiller]

Pre-Heisenberg era.

[@mathieuleader8601]

fun fact Malcolm's teacher Lionel Herkabe is implied to be Malcolm's uncle because he is Lois's half-brother

[@ladyfire44]

And Ida is his mom

[@masterzombie161]

Sad that Malcolm was destined to be miserable. He had the most potential out of all of them, yet Lois destroyed his self esteem and now is a janitor at his own college.

[@ladyfire44]

Worse because out of the boys, Dewey had the best chances of being a US president. He is a rare combination of both book and street smart, has good people skills and could lead the country very well.

[@epikgamerchad8056]

@@ladyfire44 yes Malcom has a higher chance of changing the entire world though, he wouldn’t stop for US history

[@ladyfire44]

Dewey had the best chances of changing the world period. Lois should've pooled her hopes and dreams on him instead of Malcolm.

[@mytruthismoreuseful]

@@ladyfire44 no but malcolm had the best chances of changing the galaxy tho

[@XXXMUXICISLIFEXXX]

Not really. Malcolm was smart but that's about it. He lacked in everything else. Malcolm was extremely selfish and felt he was superior to everyone. He deserved his ending because it humbled him. And it was not a college, it was HARVARD!!

[@andrej-i1k]

That Hal guy looks a lot like that infamous drug kingpin sry for the shitty joke

[@joelarsenault5824]

Only this be came on raccoon either.

[@brianban110]

Okay

[@doctordungus7774]

I used to hate Malcolm in the Middle. I still do, but I used to, too. The only thing that makes it unwatchable for me is how it takes hateful, horrible, evil characters and tries to say "Actually, THEY'RE right, and being nice is WRONG! The WORLD is cruel, so YOU have to be cruel too!" I've never found that to hold up in the real world, and I have successfully managed to stay away from every human being that reminds me of the mom in that show. If MY mom was like her, I would never talk to her again after I left home.

[@tohereknowswhen9728]

Reese was right

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