Malcolm in the Middle - Dewey's Opera

[@Tiagotaf]

The two most expensive minutes ever recorded in this show!

[@DAM89]

Tiago Feitosa Money well spent

[@elizabethrosebell9017]

Yes and very entertaining

[@FATE522]

Pretty sure there are more expensive moments than a theater set from this show. Namely the car races episode, Hal's dad's home and it's extras, with the stunts in it and civil war outfits. I bet even the dude ranch Francis works at is pricier.

[@Top-Scandal]

@@FATE522 True, and thinking back, I would think the Burning Man episode had a pretty high budget as well. Looking back, it’s amazing how much detail/money was put into a sitcom for moments like this.

[@FATE522]

@@Top-Scandal It definitely broke barriers of typical sitcoms :)

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Malcolm is academically smart, Dewey is musically talented, and Reese is a good at the culinary arts. Wow, that's awesome.

[@kingdollop-head743]

Trinity Livingston Reese is a car-driving genius

[@trinitylivingston1286]

@@kingdollop-head743 that too, but what's Francis good at?

[@kingdollop-head743]

Well, he is good at making trouble, that's for sure. He's also creative, and smart in the way that he can easily manipulate people's views, shifting the situation to his perspective, whether on purpose or not -well, except for Louis of course.@@trinitylivingston1286

[@trinitylivingston1286]

@@kingdollop-head743 oh, ok.

[@angelvan1052]

What about Jamie and Francis? What their good at?

[@rogertully8571]

Everyone knows Malcolm is annoyingly intelligent, but Dewey, Dewey is masterfully and musically gifted.

[@user-ot4rc9jh8e]

And reese is talented in culinary crafts and precision

[@ladyfire44]

And yet out of the boys, the only son who Lois didn't plan for his future was Reese.

[@themonkeyhand]

She knew the US Justice System wold take care of Reese.

[@trinitylivingston1286]

What was Francis good at though?

[@ajallen9674]

@@trinitylivingston1286 Really good at being average, actually. At the end of the series, he gets an office job hawking insurance.

[@PhilipJackson03]

I can only imagine how much fun Jane and Bryan had filming this scene. It’s also insane how the shows viewership took such a drop in the later seasons despite a quality episode like Opera.

[@nsam85]

If there was ever a blooper reel I'm positive this would've been shown.

[@eagleangel5568]

Idk why there was a drop this show is still good after all these years and I'm curious if the actress and actor of hal and Lois Sang this cause that be kinda sick lol

[@tealmacfarlane]

I want to look at the ratings charts for all the shows on TV at the time. It's hard to believe but the last few seasons of Malcolm was when it was easier to watch videos online and I wonder if part of that ratings decline was people changing the way they watched TV.

[@CroissantFromarsch]

@@eagleangel5568 According to this website malcolminthemiddle.tktv.net/Episodes6/11.html#:~:text=%22It's%20huge%2C%22%20marvels%20Cranston,own%20vocals%20(ditto%20Kaczmarek). , both Cranston and Kaczmarek sang their respective parts. I guess they must have heavily edited some parts in post production tho, but still very impressive!!

[@eagleangel5568]

@@CroissantFromarsch okay lol

[@emilysgottalent4806]

It’s a very clever way to cope when Parents argue in real life

[@stevejeffrey11]

maybe inspired by Mozart who wrote amazing operas, his father also manipulated and controlled him his whole life, using him to perform for crowds since he was 4 years old. After his father died, Mozart wrote Requiem which is one of the darkest, best operas of all time!

[@glykera]

@@stevejeffrey11 The Requiem is not an opera, though. It's literally a requiem, a mass for the dead.

[@justanobadi6655]

@@glykera and his requiem was for himself, as any other composer does (like verdi or Beethoven)

[@tylergavin9341]

Should have done that when my Parents would Fight

[@jigsaw2642]

Genius. This show was a masterpiece!

[@nora4981]

Back when comedy shows had geniuses behind them...

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yep, miss that time!

[@abthedragon4921]

I wouldn't say that, we have shows like Fresh off the Boat and Family Reunion (on Netflix).

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

When the live action ones did, the cartoon ones still do

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@abthedragon4921 and F is for Family is pretty raunchy lol

[@brandonhaygood5286]

@@abthedragon4921 I've seen enough of those shows to know that they don't hold a candle to Malcolm in the middle

[@J.Trimboli]

The line "Its called having feelings you should know, you're an expert at faking them" unironically goes hard

[@sammyeagleson5352]

"How long have you found me hideous?!" always cracks me up everytime😂

[@arregull]

Hal (Singing): And ... You lied? Lois: Don't be hysterical. You always get hysterical. Hal: It's called having feelings. You should know. You're an expert at faking them. At least mine are real. Lois: Hal, don't make a thing out of this. Hal: What should a man do when he knows that he'll never be happy again? Sing a song? Lois: Just get a grip, Hal. Don't overreact. Hal: Overreact? I feel horrible! I feel lousy! Hal: I'm having a stroke. Hal (Speaking): Seriously, Lois. Hal (Singing): It feels just like one. Hal's Backup Singers: We think it's one too. We're sure it's one too. Lois: It's a panic attack like that time in the laundromat. Breathe into a pillow. Lois' Backup Singers: Good idea. Hal's Backup Singers: A pillow? How cruel! How callous! Poor Hal! Lois' Backup Singers: This "stroke" is the worst case of emotional blackmail she's ever seen! Lois: And ... I've seen plenty! Hal's Backup Singers: Call 911! Hal: Tell them a blood vessel just burst in my brain just halfway between my neck and my nose. That's only if you care. If not, feel free to sit by while I die and watch Leno! Lois' Backup Singers: Blackmail! Hal's Backup Singers: Stroke! Lois' Backup Singers: Blackmail! Hal's Backup Singers: Stroke! Lois' Backup Singers: What a big baby! All: What a giant stroke!

[@emmanueldiazdelangel4402]

Thanks!

[@emmaali8526]

This is far funnier when you follow it with the lyrics...thanks

[@baldponyta7940]

2:40 Dewey: *flips page*

[@minihodong]

I thank thee

[@jonathancruz5932]

That’s a funniest lyrics that I ever known

[@o.h.9870]

"it's a panic attack like that time in the laundromat breathe into a pillow" This is relatable.

[@JosephDutra]

This is one of the many reason why I love Malcolm in the Middle, they always went all out with their gags, whether it be big or small, they did it with commitment.

[@fredtheinfredible9646]

I wish they would’ve extended this episode of the show so that we could see the reaction everyone in the audience had to Dewey’s opera.

[@nsam85]

Absolutely. Me too. Would've been the cherry on top to see their faces.

[@professorhulk8259]

Hal and Lois especially, since they’ll realize Dewey based his opera on their arguments.

[@ShakeyHorse7788]

Wow, big budget that season

[@marduk_zth9974]

not in usa, baby

[@maggsmarineverdancy7262]

So glad you uploaded this. I never watched this show very often but I distinctly remember seeing this episode and absolutely crying with laughter

[@bigblobofnothing5727]

Setting the record straight- Malcolm is good with numbers and school smarts Dewey is good in the musical arts Reese is a genius cook and fighter Jaimie is a sneak attack artist Francis stands up for what’s right no matter what and he’s stubborn

[@davincent98]

Well, Francis is related to Hyde and Ryan

[@meltedcheese7798]

Honestly this is the only accurate one

[@ankihansen2489]

Francis is a natural leader

[@noriyakigumble3011]

Francis isn’t just a leader imo, he’s an adaptive conqueror. Every bad or weird circumstance Francis has found himself in, he’s always making the most of it and coming out relatively ok. Military school has him forming a tight knit community where he adapts into a more disciplined and calculating man while still having enough of a rebellious streak to not have it break him. When he becomes an indentured servant in Alaska, he not only sticks it to his boss, but he also gets married to a loving wife and becomes more connected to the native Alaskan community. At the dude ranch, Francis becomes an immensely capable rancher who finds contentment in the authority of otto

[@LamiNalchor]

The Opera, especially the first part, is actually quite fantastic.

[@connormartin1618]

Every musical sequence in this show is amazingly well done. This, the casets singing candyman, the Gentlemen Callers were all fantastic

[@C.C.369]

*"this stroke is the worst case of emotional blackmail that she's ever seen"* - *"AND I'VE SEEN PLEEEENTYYYYY"* BLACKMAIL - STROKE BLACKMAIL - STROKE SUCH A BIG BAAAABY - SUCH A GIAAANT STROOOOKE 😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂 GEEEEEEENIIIIIIIIIIOOOUSSSSS

[@basedokadaizo]

Hal dressed as Henry VIII will always give me the heebie jeebies, ngl.

[@fatimaquddus5037]

Wow Dewey got woken up in the middle of the night by his parents yelling and instead of just getting annoyed, he did something productive with it. Honestly we should all be Dewey. Dewey should have been the main character of the show, what a role model. Of course, I'm not sure if the show would be as funny. It's funny how Malcolm exaggerates and bitch lol.

[@ladyfire44]

He even had the entire Buseys class perform with Hanson(no relations to Eric) playing Hal and Zoe as Lois in the Marriage Bed.

[@fatimaquddus5037]

@@ladyfire44 That show was hilarious. I really wonder how Hal and Lois reacted after watching the show. xD Though seriously I would never think of creating something out of my parent's arguments. Much less pushing through and completing it. Dewey is amazing.

[@mhail7874]

Not to be rude or anything, but that's really just your opinion. It wouldn't be Malcolm in the Middle if Dewey was to be the main character.

[@ss.2727]

I still think Dewey is the main character. Malcolm Annoys me after a point.

[@Black_Goreinu]

@@ss.2727 Malcolm annoys everyone after a point. It's actually a main theme for the later seasons, where he becomes more and more of a jerk and is mostly aware of it. All main 6 family members, namely Lois, Hal, Malcom, Dewey, Reese and Francis are main characters that appear across all seasons, although some of them, such as Francis, have more absences than others. I don't understand what these X or Y is/should have been the main character comments are about lately on a lot of clips.

[@EWil313]

Bryan is so talented. He sings, too?

[@dancingdan1994]

Daily Story apparently so. He is so good they are making a Breaking bad musical called I'm blue

[@luissosa9785]

Al we are actors we sing It's part of our career

[@lewisfraser3312]

luis sosa some of us are worse than others 😂

[@luissosa9785]

@@lewisfraser3312 well I think you're right but almost all we as actors we know the bases of manage of our own voice that's why It's not difficult to sing of this way

[@AlexOrozco-Social-Pariah]

@@luissosa9785 "this way" it's still not proper operatic singing or proper singing, just faking it. Opera is not the same as acting, although opera requires acting skills. You can be an actor, and still not get how singing to the uttermost levels work.

[@IamTheaveragegamer]

Seriously the Hal's lines at 2:09 were amazing.

[@leonelisaacflores]

I never realized the fact that Mattress King was probably sponsoring this episode, hence their "everyday low prices" XD

[@jonathanbarrios6672]

I like how they’re all talented in their own ways: Malcolm is a genious, Reese is a great cook, and Dewey is a natural at music.

[@RAJOHN-ke7mc]

Francis; great emotional intelligence

[@GlossyCandle]

Can we just stop for a second to appreciate how much effort was put into this cutaway gag?

[@iasimov5960]

The entire run of Malcomb in the Middle was hilarious but Dewey's Opera and the show's finale were particularly brilliant.

[@nsam85]

Hals shift to costume at 1:17 made me whoop with laughter the most out of the entire series...the leggings and rosy cheeks sells it

[@elirosen1391]

Cranston is a bass and Kaczmarek is a mezzo soprano.

[@stevejeffrey11]

is that his real voice? wow damn !

[@AlexOrozco-Social-Pariah]

No, he's a light baritone (at best, possibly a dark colour tenor) and she's a contralto. Basses sound way thicker than Cranston (he's faking a lower pitch too) and mezzos got much more substance in the high register than Kaczmerk (who lightened the high note to reach it easier).

[@SailorYue]

Ok but the fact that his parents actually got Dewey manuscript paper (the sheet music paper) shows while they can't afford to let him go for his dreams of music, they still want him to focus it. It's very subtext!

[@Zzzk23]

Whenever I start having a panic attack I think of her signing this

[@James_Dolensky]

This episode is one of the greatest in the history of television.

[@limesebastian]

Hal: It's just interesting to learn how it starts. First you buy the king size bed, (the largest bed made), but then of course at some point even the giant bed doesn't put enough distance between you and the hideous monster, so you start sleeping in another room and soon we're barely exchanging pleasantries, and then one day you say, "Hal, let's just say what we're both thinking," and then I end up eating alone at a formica table under a swinging light bulb while you are on a beach in Ibiza being rubbed with cocoa butter by your new lover who you can never get to close to!!

[@JR-vt7rb]

This is the greates (and only) Opera i've ever seen

[@ericmurphy447]

That pickup into the singing, aaaaaaaaand... you lied. Perfect

[@Taycashew]

Creator of DeathNote: Seems like a good idea

[@CsarMiguel]

This episode gave me a different perspective about operas. Now, I looks it so funny.

[@rainbowkiss100]

The thing about the show is that each kid is talented but because they don’t have the opportunities that somebody who wasn’t as lower class has they have to work so much harder

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I love the idea of cutting to them as adults and Malcolm is an astronaut, Reese has a 3 Michelin star restaurant in New York and Dewey is a Tony award winning theater director.

[@Max-ud2vy]

Bryan Cranston made this show. Has to be my favorite character on any tv show or movie.

[@rave400v6]

Peak TV moment of all time.

[@twocorgimom]

Cue the swan boat! Gotta have one of those in a production number such as this. Love, love, love this show.

[@alterboy999]

HOLY SHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT THAT WAS SO GOOD AND WTF IN THE SAME TIME

[@FATE522]

Everyone says Dewey is gifted. But consider the length the writers went to their comedy genius

[@vsgfilmgroup]

If more operas had pyrotechnics and the phrase "emotional blackmail," maybe more people would go to see them.

[@firestar4430]

Most operas have very heavy themes in them! They're usually just in other languages. In most American opera houses (and their streaming services), they now have live English subtitles to let the uninitiated follow along. Most of Mozart's operas are actually very R rated 😂

[@DAM89]

Please someone commission a new series of this show, i miss it so much.

[@ryanstauffer119]

According to the trivia section on the episode's wiki page, it says that Malcolm would have wrote about Malcolm and Reese illegal street luging with Steve. We were supposed to see Malcolm and Reese sing. Just imagine what kind of ridiculous outfits they would be wearing. I wonder if Steve would sing too while having his breathing problem.

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

The should actually apart this into a Broadway Musical

[@kalebdaynes]

I forgot about this scene. This is hilarious! 😂😂

[@nateperry]

This show did all the brothers wrong Francis could've made a great life for himself with Otto and the ranch Malcom could've had a better carrer path for himself with his intelligence Reese could've been a professional chef And Dewy although was still with Hal and Lois could've finished the show as him playing piano all around and getting scholarships for his musical talents

[@handrikj1284]

No matter what I think Dewey will ultimately get a scholarship, he have participated in many competitions even goes as far to international level, while it is true he not always win many of that competitions but the fact he have participated in many competitions that should prove his ability in playing piano and also compose music, it should enough to got him so sort of scholarship beside at the end of final season Dewey still at early high school he should be able to participate more in many more competition in his junior and senior years, and maybe win some of it, and thus making his resume even better beside we know that Dewey may not be as smart as Malcolm in academic but he is still exceptionally smart at his academic so he should also able to get a good grade that will boost his resume even more. Gonna be honest if one day they make some sort continuation of this series I hope they make Dewey get a scholarship to music school in Austria and then be music composer and pianist that work in Austria, I don't know that scenario just sound fitting for someone like Dewey.

[@nicolasneal204]

To be fair the writers could no longer use the Ranch has a storyline for Francis the actor who played Otto Kenneth Mars was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had to retire from acting

[@moneylover318]

@@nicolasneal204 I feel like they still could have done something with it maybe him and Gretchen have to leave America to go back home to help him and give the ranch to Francis. It would be a great story Line to actually use his leadership skills. He thinks he can't do it at 1st until Louis actually stopped by and tells him he can thus giving him the confidence he actually needs

[@scruz067]

Best musical episode ever

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

The opera singing is so fitting with Hal and Lois’s histrionics.

[@FlashEarth89]

"While I die and watch Lenooooooo (Watch Leno!)🎼🎵🎶 (What a big babyyyyy!) (GIANT STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! 🎵🎵🎼🔥🔥

[@AngelFlayme]

If Malcolm in the Middle was a musical, I'd consider watching it tbh

[@adamharris7775]

Lois told Hal to calm down during the argument.

[@elirosen1391]

Do Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmerek perform their own singing?

[@FAJW99]

yep, both their own vocals

[@elirosen1391]

Incredible!

[@JamaicanRain]

Incredifreakinedible!!!!!!!! They sound so amazing!!!!

[@C.C.369]

Do they?!????????? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@1sydsong]

@@C.C.369 it's a combination of mostly Bryan and Jane with some help in spots from pro singers.

[@elizabethrosebell9017]

And this is why Dewey is my favourite gets wakes up because Hal and Louis are fighting and makes a opera out of it

[@ArtisticHH57]

I didn’t know Bryan Cranston could sing……they should hire him as a role in a Hamilton sequel, or greatest showman sequel with dogs!

[@KyoushinKensei]

When you have a structured settlement and need cash now...

[@proctorritter5176]

This is what Walter would hear if he tried Blue Sky

[@brandonhea4394]

Mr. White is in Opera clothes.

[@anaislekapene752]

the baroque outfits omg :D

[@anthonycavanagh3283]

LOL still makes me laugh years later

[@Myself-yf5do]

Imagine this family on Dr. Phil lol

[@ghoghzilla]

Oh what I would give to watch the opera they performed in the school

[@ezzy_bela]

Love Hal's childishness. Especially displayed by the line what a giant stroke. Very funny. I miss this show.

[@BiteMe5664]

Dewey really has a thing for the arts

[@kerencontreras2705]

I like how Lois say "breathe"

[@professorhulk8259]

Imagine the Loud sisters fighting opera style.

[@NCon-to5wn]

Help my dad is one of the men and I'm just now learning this

[@TheEddieStilson]

Oh my god this is terrible news indeed. You need to get out of the house immediately!

[@C.C.369]

My condolence. On the plus Side: it's good to know how to name the bahavior of a close fam member so U know how to handle it better. Maybe U show him the Video?^^ (But not the comments 😅) Idk man all the best for U. I hope it's not getting toxic at your house. But if it does the other dude is totally right: get your head out of there as fast as possible ✌️✌️✌️

[@foxbat1766]

Man, I really miss this show... why did they all have to grow up...? 😢

[@yungc9840]

Fr but Frankie an Bryan were talking about coming back

[@DiariosVideos]

0:35 what is that noise it sounded like it was playing irl in my room and it freaked me out

[@Zzzk23]

Her

[@capeck1993]

Jamie whimpering in his sleep.

[@tonypringles2285]

Each of the kids are good at their own things. Malcom is smart in general and a good dancer we've seen. Reese is a master cook, and Dewey is amazing at music. If they could behave for five minutes their lives would be set lol.

[@villainoftheweek]

This is my favorite episode and this just shows why

[@anaislekapene752]

Hal, dramatic as always

[@meliodas197]

Imagine how weird these actors must feel doing all this for a tv show 😂

[@paulinewarjri705]

I have never seen this show before. Dewey's opera is HILARIOUS.

[@jay-day]

Malcolm in the Middle was funny. But the absolutely best scenes were the musical ones.

[@TheTroystreet]

They only opera I want to see.

[@WhoisVinnie]

Heisenberg in an opera

[@FCXD_DEFENDER]

Fun fact: Did you know thats jane and bryan actually did the vocals and sang every line

[@Johnno9989]

Just when I read the description about Bryan Cranston's singing, I was like "that's so true". In fact, I just remembered in the episode Flashback when Hal was singing to the tune of 1812 Overture. Another source of proof and a skill that Bryan has kept rather quiet about.

[@ZakWolf]

Heh, this reminds me of the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Lab-retto", the way it has Dexter and his family singing an original opera in a similar manner.

[@Squirrel36]

Jane Kaczmarek could have been Christine in the Phantom of the Opera, if she wanted, with that high voice!

[@als510]

Does nobody get the Amadeus reference??

[@lexluthor3811]

They did this very well

[@Appleman-uz3ug]

0:09 Hal: AHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡

[@berniethecat8839]

0:37 you know Hal is seriously pissed off when he doesn’t even care that he’d have to take care of Jamie all night if he wakes him up arguing about his marital issues.

[@glenntimmermans8277]

Bravo! Encore!

[@brianshoman1723]

He even has the swan from "Lohengrin" speed across the stage at the end lol

[@Carolina-cb6hp]

The voice of Byran

[@FlashEarth89]

Awesome to see Heisenberg sing. Haha!🤣🤣

[@marduk_zth9974]

he is hal before he was Heisenberg to some >_>

[@gonestacmac]

It sounds kind of like Lois might actually be singing the first few bars. Does anyone know? I've looked for an hour, can't find anything.

[@SpyrotLaIguana]

This is one of the best scenes in the history of television. Being a popular family Sitcom, is surprising how they got away with all this incredible scenes and the themes they talked about in the whole show... It's sad to see how there doesn't seem to be a family Sitcom with this level of quality in writing and screenplay today. It seems today all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV really. Like they actually think the viewer isn't intellegint enough to appreciate a good political message, or a fabolous display of art like an opera suddenly carrying the narrative of the episode.

[@TheQuatchman]

Best part is they actually sang this number.

[@brandonhaygood5286]

I wonder what happened at the laundromat

[@AlexOrozco-Social-Pariah]

I am also like a giant radiator when sleeping according to my ex lmao #thestruggleisreal

[@fnafalie3664]

bryan cranston should be in a musical. he should be in a freaking musical.

[@monikamatas9340]

God, I love this show

[@tykamen5588]

1:21 I mean that's kind of what you're doing right now

[@sananto6896]

Lois is right.....some people prefer space when sleeping. Nothing wrong with that.

[@ladyfire44]

This is because later on she reveals that she has gas problems and warned Hal to keep his distance.