malcolm in the middle lois as a highschooler

[@lonelychameleon3595]

I don't know why but the lighting in their house always looks like its late afternoon.

[@jaden_bricker]

*C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y*

[@GIJoegaming]

@@jaden_bricker Probably cause most of it is after school.

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

That's because lighting is best at dusk, which is late afternoon.

[@twdjt6245]

That’s probably more realistic for lower/upper lower middle class families tbh. Only wealthier folks can afford to be carefree enough about the electric bill to leave a bunch of bright lights on everywhere in the house on all the time.

[@carlosjuarez9576]

So they can save a lot of money in electricy

[@ImmortalChaos]

The actress that plays Young Lois nailed the voice and mannerism, even looks like her too. Somebody did their homework.

[@marduk_zth9974]

Jane Kaczmarek the actress of louis isreally great actor she might've gave her a tip or two lol

[@astwas]

Who's the actress though? Like her real name

[@rabiroden]

@@astwas Devin Sidell

[@astwas]

@@rabiroden ayyy thanks! I've seen her before in other shows without even realizing it haha

[@alovette5755]

@@rabiroden she was on Brooklyn 99!

[@gabet3754]

“The principal is just trying to fit in” is such subtle comedic gold.

[@mariotaz]

Loved it

[@hansdado]

they really do that too

[@ButterflyQueene07]

It's true. There are teachers who do try to fit in with the in-crowd at schools.

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

Brooooo! FOR REAL. I was just thinking that when I saw this comment!

[@rorironan4840]

Seriously 😂

[@Sylvia-lb8dw]

This young Lois actress did such a great job. I feel like actors nowadays hold back for fear of looking weird.

[@alanabanana752]

@GordoScarface actor has kind of become a gender neutral term. Also I’m surprised about how recent your comment is!

[@alanabanana752]

@J H yeah but I was just saying that the word ‘actress’ isn’t necessarily needed since actor has become kind of a gender neutral term, but either way is fine

[@g.w.k.y6869]

That's... Absolutely idiotic, it's acting, it requires you to play a character depending on the script, do you think actors get to act how they want to? No, they don't, they act based on the character and thus the script. There's no holding back, you're just holding onto the past based on non existent comparisons.

[@rorironan4840]

Well, that's dumb of you to say. It's acting. It wouldn't look weird

[@Licw-Luxus]

@@g.w.k.y6869 read the new Amazon guidelines

[@xtlm]

Gotta love how Reese reading "Hal" at the beginning meant nothing to him lol

[@pottytheparrot310]

“Some idiot named Hal.”

[@dylanwesley3964]

I'd like to pretend that reese forgets his name from time to time haha

[@DerWaidmann_]

Well his dad isn't the only person named Hal

[@TheEtherny]

​@@dylanwesley3964Right, like he is dad, who's this Hal? What a dumb name

[@jimbobbby]

Hahahaha yeah

[@donovanweeks5050]

“Burt Reynolds hot or Sting hot” Hal is a king among men 😂

[@12inter88]

I love how most shows at the time (even shows today) would have made a joke about the dad being worried the son may be gay...but Hal processes it and accepts it lmao and asks his own (theoretically) gay son how hot is this guy

[@dreamsprayanimation]

@@12inter88 that's what makes Hal a good father. He asks the important questions.

[@jopolniaczek5375]

@Some annoying person He helped dig Bart Simpson out of a well once. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKiyY3yQm7KGq6c

[@SUP-BITCHES]

@Some annoying person thought they were talking about the wrestler sting

[@mileskeesey983]

Like 666 baby.

[@elriane94]

It's so cute how Reese was rooting for her. He's a sweet guy deep down

[@Lone_Wolf91]

I think that was only because the girl seemed similar to him.

[@123darkelf]

@@Lone_Wolf91 Hence why when he found out it was his mom's old diary, he screamed in absolute horror.

[@burt591]

@@123darkelf I'm kinda confused, who did he think it was?

[@123darkelf]

burt591 some girl in a fictional book. Which is why when he found out it was his mom it made him scream like that.

[@brielaf2656]

@@burt591 when he first finds the diary, he looks at girls around him, so probably thought it was one of those girls' diary.

[@Nogli]

EXCUSE ME! ARE YOU GONNA PICK THAT UP? The high school Lois actress is amazing.

[@alanguillermo3145]

She did her homework for sure.

[@romang.l.2306]

Whats her name?

[@dynamic223]

Nick Pollard the second I read that comment it happened 😂

[@thorever2140]

She looks *and* acts the part, perfect casting!

[@HistoricallyPsychological]

I was your 1000th like

[@pathendlem]

When teen Lois snarls “the second I graduate!!” she sounds exactly like Lois

[@Joe_Parmesan]

And the way she says 'charming'. That's Midwest all day (Jane Kaczmarek is from Wisconsin)

[@masterzombie161]

The Irony is that Reese is more like Lois than anyone else in her family.

[@xcaluhbration]

I'd argue Francis is. Wait .. I don't know now. Francis seems to have Lois' strong sense of justice and urge to be right mixed with Hal's reckless idiocy and over sensitivity. Shoot maybe you are right.

[@MrSpookyLover]

@@xcaluhbration my favourite Hal is the severe mood swings reminds me of a funny moment in the SIMPSONS too where Homer alludes to something he and Bart have in common - Bart: 'you mean the mood swings?' hahahahahahahaha

[@xcaluhbration]

@@MrSpookyLover YES EXACTLY! 🤣 Hal is my favorite on the show and that's saying a LOT.

[@bigt100]

I'd say malcom

[@alysssabear]

I think Francis is more like Lois but then again, him, Malcolm AND Reese have most of her traits

[@ReallyUnexplainable]

The fact that Hal, instead of being weirded out by Reese's weird question, asked, "Burt Reynolds hot or Sting hot?" is why he is the best dad in tv history.

[@RingsideSumo]

KZbin dad?

[@annak9646]

He’s not a KZbin dad

[@gabenewell1691]

"KZbin dad" you are a lgbt and Biden's fan?

[@intello8953]

@@gabenewell1691 what?

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Fox shows had the best TV dads - Hal, Sandy Cohen (The OC), Homer Simpson, Al Bundy, Red Forman, and Bernie Mac (he was an uncle, but served as a father figure to his nieces and nephew). Kevin Finnerty (from Grounded for Life) started on Fox too

[@93307jackpot]

The principal just wants to fit in 😂😂😂

[@tinazivk]

THE BEST LINE XD DDD AND so truthful as well

[@loreaver3882]

Even the Staff talks shit about the students

[@Kairi1416]

@@loreaver3882 Oh, they do. Trust me, my mom was a teacher and now a principal.

[@rodrigobarra6952]

@@loreaver3882 the staff totally talk shit about students more than the students...

[@asiaoharasbutterflies9425]

That’s true tho lol they are suck ups at the end of the day

[@neildaniels9021]

"And the principal, he's just trying to fit in" you know it's bad when the principal is ragging on you

[@RexTheDinosaur1]

Or he's just an immature jerk that never grew up. Because I went to a high school where all of the adults acted like teenagers. Like anybody that kiss up to them and basically became their best friend they would give them special treatment. Or if anybody was friends with their kids than they would give them special treatment. They would gossip with the other kids and that caddy like teenagers. It was honestly so disturbing. like it's pretty bad when I was like 14 and I acted more of an adult than they were. And that's why I never really spoke to any of my teachers or anything or principal or superintendent because you couldn't trust them at all because they would go and run tell all the other kids in school. They never believed that bullying was a thing because they were friends with the kid that was bullying you so. But honestly that's cool just reminds me of my own.

[@cyanhawkk3642]

@DJHart People like you are the reason I'm moving to Paris THE SECOND I GRADUATE!

[@DarkFaeCosplay]

@@RexTheDinosaur1 I had teachers like that at high school but at the same time they were serious about education well the ones I had classes with

[@natekinch]

I hear ya. At least we’re done with them now!

[@Doctor4077]

-Got married to “that idiot Hal” -Had kids (all unplanned) -All of them boys -Became a suburban mom working at a dead end job with no future prospects except those her kids might achieve Imagine if teenage Lois could actually see into her future. She’d probably get super depressed.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

Plans to move to Paris got bumped up.

[@antithoughtpolice7497]

... Maybe join the army instead. Use her "unloading" skills for good... or attempted good. Not sure how wars went at this point in America.

[@zaggaona]

Wouldn't we all...

[@jjava.bean5]

or actually move to Paris snd this show would be VERY different.

[@Dan_1022]

Maybe she moved to Paris Texas.

[@Crazy-vb9oz]

I love Reese, when he gets going he’s actually very motivated, artistic, and emotionally sensitive- he’s just as dysfunctional as the rest of his family is 😂.

[@juanitamorgan5475]

The way he screamed after realizing he was reading his mom's diary and then finding out that he was crushing on her

[@jayanths1221]

1:28 - How did Lois not notice the diary? I mean, it's Reese, READING A BOOK! She should've immediately suspected something was wrong..

[@Bloombaby99]

Exactly. She was so lost in her fury that she missed it entirely.

[@RexTheDinosaur1]

Yeah I'm pretty sure the only thing that he's ever really read we're comic books. And like the TV Guide or something. But other than that I don't think I've ever seen him read anything.

[@Lone_Wolf91]

Bloombaby99 That’s 100% true. In fact Malcom mentions in a different episode her rage is the source of her power. When she’s angry she can’t focus on anything else.

[@SJ-sh9vh]

im surprised reese can read XD

[@Lone_Wolf91]

carnal fang 999 Just because someone is an idiot doesn’t mean they can’t read

[@joshuafoote5144]

I guess Reese inherited his personality from his mother.

[@syamimsalleh3519]

Joshua Foote But not her streetsmartness

[@bobmeyer854]

She even mentions that to him late in season 7 when they both go on a mission together to get revenge on the girls who play a prank on Reese.

[@syamimsalleh3519]

Bob Meyer Yeah but she's the one who planning it.So I can safely say he didn't exactly inherited her streetsmartness.

[@pablosanchez5294]

He got her personality but got his father brain which is why he isn’t that smart but Malcolm got his mother brain and Dewey his father talent of creativity. Then there’s Francis who has his father reckless behavior and has issues with his mom just like Lois did and Hal with his father.

[@MoskHotel]

Joshua Foote Nope. Malcolm. Close enough, though.

[@pippilongstocking78hateads31]

Who didnt love it when Reese shed a tear it was just beautiful and sweet

[@fabioalvesshow]

True

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Astrid Lindgrens Pippi Långstrump i love that show!

[@Kickingit06]

Reese loving his mom for throwing something at the boy and then being utterly annoyed when his mom throws something in his face for the very same reason.

[@blondie9422]

It’s different when he’s imagining a hot young girl doing it 😂😂

[@gdhuertas07]

“Let me ask you a question: were you born 45?” is an awesome comeback.

[@geraldpreston7706]

Take me back to the early 00's. Please.

[@AnonURnot]

Gerald Preston I second that

[@mr.peanutbutter6969]

I won't tell you what happens on September 11th 2001

[@crasher1in]

Mr. Peanutbutter what is this , a crossover episode?

[@doabrad1850]

Gerald Preston Yes, I totally agree. The early 00's were awesome. Sadly I was just a little kid in the early 00's; so I was never able to experience the early 00's to the fullest. However, what I did experience from the early 00's was awesome. I'd love to go back to the years of 2004 - 2006. I was between the ages of 3 - 6 years old back in the years of 2004 - 2006.

[@javierganzarain4559]

Really, the 00's? With the endless boybands? With Nickelback and pop-punk bands at the crest of their popularity? And the massive reality TV shows coming out? Hell no. I'm not going back to the 00's.

[@mikelee-pw2cy]

You see so much of Reese and Malcolm in young Lois seriously Love it tho( Thanks you guys so much for the likes) ☺️

[@campfortson4387]

Dude code lyoko pic and Malcom’s in the middle, it’s a 2000s nostalgia fest

[@mikelee-pw2cy]

Ned Rostram i see Malcolm's desire to leave for better life to escape his family and nitwits around him and totally Reese's agressiveness but also the ability to do things their not supposed to they get that from Hal

[@mikelee-pw2cy]

Camp Fortson thanks both early 2000s magic shows

[@MoskHotel]

Lois is actually the female version of Malcolm. Hal is more like Reese, except he’s smarter. In the show, Malcolm even stated that he when he gets married and starts having a family, he’d treat them just like Lois does. Like Mother, like Son.

[@mikelee-pw2cy]

LaBoo T2609 Eh I don't think Malcolm's agressive enough to be Lois .Resse has Totally got that Hal's irresponsibility and risk taker and he's got Lois agression . And Dewey the sweet one with all the talent and potential Im pretty sure Dewey gets his creativeness from Hal

[@georgeliapes8365]

This is what happens when you read other people’s diaries.

[@treymcclure3243]

remember how squdward red spongebob diary

[@Ayveh]

lol

[@MissNayNay]

I remember, lol.

[@selenagarcia393]

Ok

[@tylerdenaro639]

I remembered that episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.

[@menasvaritimidis4292]

" Some idiot named Hal streaked our Gym class" lol

[@pottytheparrot310]

menas varitimidis And she married that idiot

[@brianaguilar8283]

That implies that they met in high school

[@erikapavedtheway]

@@brianaguilar8283 yes they've said multiple times that they knew each other since then

[@matthew8153]

@@erikapavedtheway And that Hal was originally dating her sister.

[@Angie_bae]

“This idiot named Hal was hauled off in a stretcher” 5 years later, she has her first child with well HAL

[@pottytheparrot310]

And no Girls

[@michaelcollins2030]

After stealing him from her sister

[@KeiserSoze16]

"Do you think it's right to totally change who you are, and turn your back on everything you believe in just to impress a hot guy?" I love how Reese really got emotionally invested in the diary 😆😆😆

[@carultch]

I was expecting Hal to think Reese is gay, when he said that.

[@Xerxes855]

The actor who played Reese is gay, so it fits!

[@maliaferry8212]

I Love how Hall dident care if Rese is gay

[@carultch]

@ThePark 627 In this scene, Reese unwittingly hinted he was gay without realizing it. Reese is asking about a male love interest on behalf of the girl who owns the diary, and Hal thinks he is asking for himself.

[@oxymrn7038]

@@Xerxes855 Where did you even get this from

[@robertcarldecker]

Reese's scream at the end is priceless!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TyMarshall007]

still makes me laugh

[@adriannadevega5274]

LMAO

[@sisud5439]

Go Stevie go!!! LMAOROF!

[@ezioauditore6371]

That shit killed me😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@bailmccabe9089]

Love this show

[@RaulAPinto]

I just want to point out how an amazing actress Jane Kaczmarek is. I saw an episode of Law & Order SVU where she played a lawyer and she KILLED it. It's impressive how somehow I quickly forget she was Lois. I wish she could get a recurrent role in a serie or movie. She deserves to be recognized just as much as Bryan Cranston.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Lois is the mean, hateful character so she's not going to garner as much respect. She was just as good as Bryan Cranston, but didnt get to display fun like Hal and his goofy hijinks

[@Bloombaby99]

@@Joe_Parmesan Because Lois' character was there to establish order. Hal is like a kid himself and couldn't keep those boys reined in on his own.

[@bandito241]

@@Joe_Parmesan nah, she just didn’t have the chance to portray an iconic character like Walter White. That was the character that put Cranston on the map

[@thepoke-catcher5971]

She’s also really good as Judge Harm on The Simpsons

[@briv2403]

And she was great in This Is Us even if it was one episode

[@andrewphuck9795]

Love how Hal was immediately supportive of Reese

[@Ramonerdna]

“Burt Reynolds hot or Sting hot” Hal 10/10 best dad

[@HasufelyArod]

He has his flaws just like he has his virtues.

I love how they put in the extra effort of having them dress up like they’re from the 70’s. No wonder this is the best anime of all time.

[@AxeIRad]

I never noticed that

[@hadihatab3126]

The early 2000s had a revival of 70s fashion so it wouldn’t have been hard.

[@jimtim8805]

True..early 2000's fashion was a lot like the 70's fashion. My mum was really shocked to see how simillar things my sister was buying as a teenager in 2000's..hoops, bell bottom type jeans, lip gloss and said she used to buy the same things in the 70's as a teenage or early 20's girl.

[@FireStormBaller]

The manga was better

[@phoebemead339]

The live adaptation sucked though

[@Naturalista91]

How I loved this show

[@t.e.burgos3263]

I still haven't gotten over the fact that we have no more Ugly Betty or Malcom in the Middle. :-(

[@t.e.burgos3263]

I still haven't gotten over the fact that we have no more Ugly Betty or Malcom in the Middle. :-(

[@dylangilbert4347]

I wish I forgot everything of the serie so that I could rewatch it

[@lolarivera2697]

*love

[@Wolagio]

Dylan Gilbert lucky me had a stroke and forgot a Heck of a lot of shit

[@crocs_n_socks]

That young actress nailed Lois perfectly. Even down to the facial expressions.

[@xochitlbk]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Hal’s response to Reese’s hot guy question.

[@jessewest2894]

No

[@AdamB12]

That face Lois makes at 4:12 is so damn hilarious

[@destroyerblackdragon]

I still can't believe Brian Cranston became so famous.

[@MegaKhas]

Pelcogo As much as I don't wanna be that "I knew about him before" u guy, I feel the same way. I didn't have cable growing up so Malcolm In the Middle would play most nights and would watch it thinking it's hilarious, while other kids would watch Nickelodeon and whatever other channels and shows came with cable. It shocked me years later finding out that people knew who he was only because of Breaking Bad and never knew about Hal in Malcolm In the Middle. Anyways he's a super talented actor, glad he got the fame he deserved. (Random useless story over)

[@destroyerblackdragon]

IKR who knew. It's like if the dad from Drake and Josh became a famous actor. I just didn't see it coming.

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Frankie Muniz disappeared and Bryan Cranston became one of the greatest actors.

[@gredangeo]

It amazes me that some people only know him as Walter White. The time span from Malcolm ending to BB was only 2 years. He didn't drop off the radar that fast did he?

[@destroyerblackdragon]

I'm only 25 and I remember Malcolm in the Middle. Although it came out when I was a kid and at the time I only liked cartoons.

[@RickyHadou]

Young Lois was pretty damn cute

[@rozy.b5199]

No wonder why he likes her

[@holisticpsychologybyobrien]

Jane Kaczmarek herself isn’t too bad either.

[@EmmyV2002]

And too ugly

[@lolarivera2697]

Yes she's gerougus!

[@gregorycastorena7697]

@@EmmyV2002 hey you were on the Hooters video

[@spencerbowden2979]

I can’t look at Hal the same way after breaking bad.

[@deadquaithe143]

Spencer Bowden I know right

[@Deathpool_04]

I can't look at Walter White the same way after watching Malcolm in the middle. Lol

[@bwill123]

Spencer Bowden Am I the only one who can separate actors from past roles? Lol

[@CommanderChronicles]

u do realize Malcolm in the middle is the prequel to breaking bad.

[@CertifiedDoc]

The first time we see Hal, he's naked in the kitchen. The first time we see Walter, he's in his underpants in a meth kitchen.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

“And the principal: he’s just trying to fit in” 😂

[@75flash]

Hear me out; a prequel series about Young Lois, but there is a premise of Lois is the narrator doing an autobiography called “Living the American Dream”. A future where Malcolm actually did manage to become president, Dewey becomes a composer who writes music scores for Hollywood, and Reese becomes a brilliant chef with his own restaurant. Lois and Hal have retired and Lois is writing her stories and also telling them to their grandchildren. I think it’d be fun…just sayin

[@okamijubei]

Kinda strange that Reese is rooting for his mother even though he's unaware of that.

[@htdtr]

Okami Jubei that's the joke

[@okamijubei]

htdtr I know as I'm pointing out the irony

[@tacodog767]

It would be funnier if he wasn't, that way even if he doesn't know who she is, he still hates her.

[@Yetoob8lWuxUQnpAahSqEpYkyZ]

+Tacodog 76 Where's the contrast to the rest of the display of his character then? That's not funny to have an angry Reese be angry again. We also know who the diary belongs to already so it's pointless unless you would change the plot so that we don't know who the diary belongs to.

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

Okami Jubei Nope, I think he is aware.

[@Rock-iw7ov]

Wow the teenage actor casted for Lois was perfect.

[@eyeyamjstn628]

@J H uhhhh

[@mertdkaraca]

Damn, I forgot about this anime.

[@ojm1943]

Mert Karaca What is with that joke? So gay

[@mertdkaraca]

O J M You okay, buddy?

[@d.n.3652]

Mert Karaca funny how they actually use anime clips in the opening

[@AdamasutojrAJR]

Cartoon*

[@redragon88]

It's called Cory in the House.

[@nikitakuznetsov3449]

They seriously had the most perfect cast for this show!

[@hnyg1ld075]

"some idiot named hal" 😂😂😂

[@hazyglazed8677]

“Burt Ronald’s hot or Sting hot?” Hal knows the right questions

[@whyisblue923taken]

Burt Ronald? lol

[@detroitandclevelandfan5503]

Lol I lost it.

[@jammin2575]

Burt Ronald McDonald?

[@MrGahbage1]

2:47 LMAO Bryan Cranston isn't even concerned about his son talking about "hot guy" but rather if he's Burt Reynolds or Sting hot 😂

[@robotikempire]

why should he be concerned?

[@ravenevermore7338]

Because most dads at that time would be.

[@Wurmo]

No grand kids and higher suicide rates.

[@edwarddeguzman3258]

@@Wurmo he wouldn't be worried about that, he's got 4 boys, one of which is already married by this time, so he'll have the grand kids

[@tonysnowtexas8906]

@@robotikempire because there are morals

[@fireflyeclipse]

What’s really interesting to me is how into it Reese was. I mean it’s pretty rare to see him show empathy much less cry over someone else’s feelings being hurt.

[@saulspeaks2557]

This actress absolutely nailed this role. Wow, I mean she NAILED it 😮

[@SuperKinahead]

That scream is the same one he did when he opend the playboy with louis face glued to all the models lmao

[@lovelylychee2255]

Both slightly disturbing, and incredibly hilarious, all at the same time 🤣

[@OneGaurdian]

It just speaks to the saying that all boys fall for their mothers.

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

@@OneGaurdian My mom asked me once why the two women I dated weren't anything like her. "Mom, women like you don't go with guys like me." :/

[@FlameOfUdun96]

This show in a nutshell lmao

[@hari-xo2fm]

@@OneGaurdian well men love their mama's more than anything.

[@eboooo]

Burt Reynolds or Sting😂

[@Seahawkfan1108]

Obviously Burt Reynolds, dat sexy stache too OP

[@datman2433]

not gonna lie, if i was to try the gaiety, it would be with a Burt Reynolds looking type

[@Figs3]

I mean the man has got a point there's different levels of hotness.

[@mgrah3723]

That line killed me.

[@whathell6t]

Oh, man! Now the joke escalated into a debate about which dude is the hottest

[@ryanzurafa963]

Hal is such a good dad. He just went into that with no context and didn’t ask questions and just tried to help which is both hilarious and funny.

[@ManMonkey600]

The reveal on the diary with Reese was great. This show is a hidden gem. Not many people go back to rewatch it.

[@NikoliBearcrusher]

She's actually incredibly good at channeling Jane Kaczmarek. Like unbelievably convincing

[@pastelguts6182]

I always loved Lois, she never took shit from anyone

[@RexTheDinosaur1]

Yep I loved her too. But the boys they were afraid of her because they like girls that they could walk all over. And I didn't like Lois because they knew that she would kick their ass.

[@IN-tm8mw]

@DJHart true but as an adult now i can just tell she was always too mature for her age. most of the stuff she bitched about i bitch about now. Dirty Socks on the eating table? oh that's a paddling LOL.

[@antithoughtpolice7497]

She should just work on how she doesn't take it sometimes. Like when she did handle the gum on the locker vs the milk as a teenager. She gets good at how she handles the kids, but plenty of times it's questionable.

[@Bloombaby99]

@pepega clapper Yeah and not enough ass whoopings.

[@Bloombaby99]

Me too. She's my favorite.

[@MichaelJohnson-ut2tq]

"Burt Reynolds hot or Sting hot?'"😂😂 Hal is a legend.

[@SommerPopstar]

The actress who played high school Lois portrayed her so well!

[@paulofernandes9134]

This sitcom was a stroke of genius! So many clever episodes! I miss this show badly! Modern Family doesn't cut it for me :(

[@needles1987]

I love how Hal wasn't even phased by the fact that Reese said "hot guy."

[@yelladude6969]

W Hal

[@deathhzrd]

Hal really just accepted his son as talking about hot guys like it’s ducking nothing, Malcom and the middle was super progressive “Burt Reynolds hot or Sting hot”

[@majorfanboy2005]

Is it The Wrestler Sting, Or Is it a different celebrity that has the same name Sting?

[@miniaturenote2806]

@@majorfanboy2005 singer

[@majorfanboy2005]

@@miniaturenote2806 Okay, Thanks.

[@kmk900___]

Hal didn't accept Dewey playing with dolls😂

[@ussocom3644]

How exactly is that "progressive"?

[@hassanshah9336]

"Do you think it's right to totally change who you are and turn your back on everything you believe in, just to impress a hot guy?" "Burt Reynolds or Sting hot?" 😂😂😂

[@irottaalfurinn2539]

hal is the best

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Cool bit of continuity with this as Malcolm also has the need to criticize the wrongs of the world and refrained from doing so to fit in as well. Of course his silence resulted in a peptic ulcer.

[@DeathComesQuick666]

Malcolm in the Middle was one of the best t.v. shows of all time, and easily the best sitcom. It was not just amazing writing and comedic gold, but it was something the whole family could watch together. You can't find too many shows like that anymore.

[@ghosthost100]

Agreed, this show was very relatable. Let's be real, more families in America can relate to the Bundys and the Connors.

[@Mitters]

"Burt Reynolds hot or Sting Hot?" Hal is such a good Dad. No judgement ❤️❤️

[@masonallen3961]

Young Lois looks like Hilary Swank.

[@snicker12]

TRUE!

[@fabioalvesshow]

So true

[@migy7955]

True!

[@MrLyosea]

Her real names Devin Sidell.

[@1badjesus]

God....this show had AMAZING WRITING!!

[@dan_hitchman007]

One of the writers for Malcolm now writes for The Orville.

[@RubixCube747]

Love that Hal just accepts that Reece may like boys...I remember watching this and I couldn't stop laughing

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

You'd think he's pausing because he's not sure how to feel about it, but he's really just thinking up two hot guys to compare.

[@TheGarnerjustin73]

This was such a great show, we all learned a lot from this sitcom as kids.

[@fjpz]

I love that Lois wanted to live in Paris yet she hated people with terrible manner's

[@HasufelyArod]

Paris was probably different in the past.

[@DanielBMaximoff]

Marty Mcfly meets his mother!

[@serlokbrixe425]

Daniel J Maximoff Yes! I love that movie! Good comparrison!

[@tatianapellegrinelli]

I think although this is meant for comedy, it really has a deeper meaning. We only ever see our parents as how they are after becoming parents for some time. Chances are if we could meet out parents when they were our age, or even just know them as an older friend, we'd find them to be really cool people and totally get along! It just sucks that they have to grow us up, which takes most of the fun out of it.

[@youthoughtaboutit6946]

Personally, knowing my own personality, and from what I know what my parents were like when they were young, I’m fairly certain we’d hate each other.

[@tatianapellegrinelli]

@@youthoughtaboutit6946 Ok that is possible too 😅

[@filippians413]

*_Were you, like, born 45?_*

[@johnlilly3498]

1:06

[@gigi4266]

i fucking HOWLED.

[@godsfleet112]

That's actually my uncle Brett Gilbert. He's done alone of silly one liner gigs for tv.

[@jaydrich8115]

Ryan Corrigan 🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Should use that on the next woman that nags me.😆

[@AtlasBlizzard]

One of those cases where the twist is revealed immediately to the audience, but only eventually to the characters - even though Reese gets a lot of hints, lol.

[@gatfatf]

"And the Principal, he's just trying to fit in" GET THIS WOMAN TO THE BURN UNIT

[@kaufmanbaby]

Reese thinks that this diary belongs to someone in his school, but did it ever occur to him that he doesn't recall any of these bigger events happening? Like surely he would have heard if some kid named Hal got carried off in a stretcher or if this girl got really mad at a guy for littering

[@serlokbrixe425]

Eliana K Reese isn't the brightest. Then again, he may have thought that it was a new girl from a different school, or that all of this happened when he might have been absent/skipped school.

[@ladyfire44]

Yep. Imagine his shock when he realized in horror that the diary belonged to his mom, Lois. I bet Reese was traumatized after that and was put off girls.

[@naught_.]

@@serlokbrixe425 Not only that, but Reese (and Malcolm to a greater extent) is one of the least popular students in school, so he probably gets thrown out of the loop a lot in terms of drama and gossip.

[@Galiant2010]

Could have also been from an older girl writing about something that happened before he got into high school, himself.

[@RexTheDinosaur1]

Not really like other people have mentioned it could have in his mind have been long to a new girl or a girl that was older than him.

[@allthingslexi6046]

Wow you can see how much Malcolm is like his mother.

[@atrainofthought99]

Alexis and Reese lol

[@gogobootgogoboot8048]

I always thought the actress who played young Lois was so talented and amazing

[@brianaguilar8283]

Devin Sidell

[@Plasticplas1]

I love when Reese finds something to be passionate about

[@joehuber252]

His face when he realized he was visualizing kissing his mother! One-hundred percent accurate reaction! 😂😂😂

[@Kabkabmbujimayi]

The young actress really looks like Lois

[@QuangTran27]

I literally snort out juice after drinking from a juice box when I was young and watching this episode. Good times!!!!!

[@babosanders5223]

What episode was this

[@erickmejia4602]

That's some Oedipus type shit right there

[@yamakbats]

lol except Reese didn't poke his eyes out

[@michaelsyvret3964]

I love how accepting Hal is of Reece’s comment lol

[@lisalove991]

This was amazing to watch! I remember seeing the first episode of Malcolm in the middle when I was like 6 with my dad. This was so cool lol I love how they found like the perfect actress to play young Lois.

[@thefirebreather487]

I watched this show 10 years ago not knowing that Malcolm’s dad would become a drug kingpin legend

[@matthew8153]

Well when the woman who’s been controlling you and suppressing your genius finally dies you get to be your true self.

[@massivegat5087]

Oh, I remember watching this awesome show with my Dad at 6pm back in 2007 to 2008 when I was a kid free of responsibility. I miss it tho ^_^

[@frankiemueller6576]

In case anyone was wondering, The Actress who portrays Teenage Lois is Devin Sidell :)

[@amethysth.1913]

Kevin Olson what abt the young teenage actor ? ;)

[@impofstpete727]

This was a great move in dramatic irony. The audience is fully aware of what is happening but Reese is oblivious. Even when the parallels are right in front of him, he fails to notice. For anyone else it should have been an opportunity to empathize with who his mom is upon realizing the identity of the writer. However with Reese it's all about his horror at being attracted to the personality of his mom. And this was the B or C plot of the episode too.

[@Starburst514]

Fun fact; the actress who is young lois is also the lady in the Brooklyn 99 open where the criminals sing i want it that way

[@eblizzard2842]

Fav comedy show ever, started watching Breaking Bad years after it started because "Oh, Brian Cranston is in this, should be good." Whoa Daddy, still my favorite crime drama show. Brian can do anything.

[@FirstWorldProblemz]

“And the Principal he’s just trying to fit it” 😂

[@newguy90]

Fun fact: Normally, you are attracted to people who look the most similar to you. However, there is a type of imprinting called the Westermarck Effect that kicks in when you've grown up around someone. It prevents you from lusting after your siblings. This is why you hear real life horror stories about long lost siblings separated at birth reuniting as adults and having to deal with the sexual tension between each other.

[@joanthemad5894]

newguy90 Well guess I'm not normal. I've never been attracted to people that look like me

[@Xxsorafan]

It’s common that heterosexual people are attracted to partners similar to them while heterosexual are attracted to those more opposite.

[@preettyE]

No wonder I see so many couples that look alike

[@T0mN7]

"Horror stories" That's not what I've seen people call them on certain internet sites...

[@fieldy409]

So whats up with interacial couples then?

[@room.beer.controller3032]

Freud would have a field day with this one.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

What's great about this is you can see how Malcolm takes after his mom but the other boys take from their dad (being strange).

[@germanpujol6189]

This show was so good lol

[@jaidsalgado]

German Alfonso Pujol Nava so damn good lol

[@vinesauceobscurities]

That ending. This show was and still is a hidden gem.

[@whac1c]

The comedy that came from the irony in this scene is great. Like, this is A+ writing.

[@planetbob6703]

"I keep telling you, I'm only going to have girls." About that...

[@HasufelyArod]

You know it's the man who determines the gender of the baby? Plus, it's a coin tossing. One or the other, and gender disappointment is true, but as long as it's only a momentary thing, let it be. Not everything goes according to plan.

[@Acemancello]

Remember when malcom tried not saying what he really felt lol