When A Prank RUINS YOUR LIFE | Malcolm in the Middle

[@ryanstauffer119]

When Reese sees his reflection, that is definitely one of his best screaming moments on the show😂

[@SpudSpudoni]

I miss when shows and commercials used homes and sets that looked ‘lived-in’ like this. TV shows have these spotless, ultra modern and up-to-date look in almost every sitcom that always feels so out of touch to the characters represented and their income.

[@Kncperseus]

I miss days when you actually got shows like these. Nowadays, almost every comedy show/series is a sitcom.

[@offscreen6578]

To be fair, most sitcoms throughout all of time had those up-to-date clean houses. It was mostly just Roseanne and this show that managed to make a family home look the part.

[@yazoshaughnessy7429]

Yah, what off screen said. This show and Roseanne broke the mold around trying to create more realistic representations of American homes

[@SpudSpudoni]

@@ChallengerBanX Malcolm in the Middle is from the 2000s

[@SpudSpudoni]

@@ChallengerBanX I mean, you're not wrong in your definition, but I don't think it hits the point I was making. It's not about *where* they lived, but in the *way* they lived in these shows. In the 2000s there were plenty of more well-to-do casts of characters in shows, and their homes reflected that, sure. And Malcolm in the Middle certainly wasn't the first show depicting a family in a more "common" home. The Adventures of Pete and Pete is a show which arrived before that I think walked so Malcolm in the Middle could run, and 'The Middle' arrived after that punctuated that era. But there's more to that style of set direction than just the shows on television. Commercials also took a very similar approach in the late 90s, early 2000s. Plenty of cereal, toy, art commercials had a more lived-in look in those days. But it was also a sign of the times too. The 80s consumerism boom, with a real decade economic growth, allowed the 90s to be at the pinnacle of materialism. 80s was a decade that advertised to children more-so than any decade prior, but it wasn't until the 90s that toys really took over the shelves in grand scale. Families had more income to spend, and spending was the zeitgeist. Shows like Malcom in the Middle, commercials in that era, etc knew how to fill the frame with "stuff". "Cluttercore" as some might say today, to reinforce the filming location as a home well lived in. In the late 2010s, and now 2020s, we've shifted far more towards minimalism in our approach to products and spending habits, and our homes reflect that. So does our media. In might be a matter of opinion, but the way our media now, especially commercials, reflect this almost sterile living space with spotless counters and perfect lighting conditions through the windows, creates a very sterile and controlled environment that is the antithesis to the era I brought up.

[@joshuablount]

This is basically how countries with nuclear weapons are towards each other 😅

[@omarabdul-hafiz6467]

True! It's called Nuclear Deterrence! :)

[@yasaminkheradmand1243]

😂😂😂😂 so true

[@argentdawn]

@@omarabdul-hafiz6467 "mutually assured destruction" is more accurate for this episode.

[@KingKidGoku32794]

Malcolm: "I got an B on my History Mid term" Reese: "I fell asleep beating up a Kid" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kitty-vk8ic]

😂

[@KingKidGoku32794]

@@kitty-vk8ic That's how you know something is wrong with them

[@spacedive7700]

Should have shown the end when they glue themselves to the floor🤣

[@conor-_C]

be funny if they both fell asleep and Dewey got both of them

[@ladyfire44]

Originally, it was Hal who Malcolm and Reese were supposed to super glue to the ground and fall asleep despite him yelling at them about Lois grounding them.

[@carloz1536]

What was more epic is that it was stevie of all people

[@WhoisVinnie]

1:52 I love the bass slide making this funnier Edit: I realized it was a cello

[@SkepticalChris]

and a not so unpleasant view to wake up to

[@melissadehart9306]

I had a Polly pocket as a kid. Her leg broke off. My uncle attempted to use super glue to reattach her leg. He ended up super gluing her leg to his thumb.

[@soko4710]

did he have to rub vodka on his thumb

[@nagatouzumaki3492]

Why they didn't simply team up and glue Dewey? Both would achieve their objective pulling that prank on their sibling.

[@labinot1363]

Because they wouldn't be able to trust the other one after that. If one would fall asleep after that, the other one would also prank the other one.

[@nagatouzumaki3492]

@@labinot1363 They weren't able to trust each other anyway in this scenario. Not to mention, why? They wanted to see someones face glued to the floor, doing it to Dewey would fulfill the desire.

[@labinot1363]

@@nagatouzumaki3492 they are brothers. That's why. :D

[@nagatouzumaki3492]

@American chick Of course they would do it, they both tortured him through his childhood and it was shown in various episodes. In fact in one episode Dewey escapes to Francis because of it and complains how horrible childhood he had because Francis wasn't there (not knowing Francis did the same thing to Reese and Malcom). That said Dewey (especially later seasons Dewey) could get back at them, albeit that's no different than relationship between Malcolm and Reese which also had at 2 episodes where their conflict escalated because they kept getting back at each other. The only two reasons I could see is one which you've stated that they wanted a challenge. Another reason being perhaps they didn't trust themselves to team up against Dewey thinking that would turn against another either during or after gluing Dewey.

[@MJadeMcGregor]

Because lois

[@pauldavies8638]

Love this show

[@kappincupcakes]

Hal is a genuis XD

[@micahbush5397]

Or an idiot. But yeah, keeping Malcolm and Reese occupied for the week probably kept them from doing something a lot worse.

[@610Hobbies]

They should've just glued Dewey and get it out of their system.

[@a4channoob]

awww id didnt show the end with them gluing their own faces and stevie having fun

[@sierradepasqua7645]

Did anyone else notice at 1:25 Reese didn’t have the superglue in his hands or is it just me lol.

[@micahbush5397]

Honestly, considering the kind of trouble Malcolm and Reese normally get into, Hal probably prevented them from doing something much worse by telling them about the superglue prank.

[@BluthsBananas]

"I fell asleep beating up a kid" lol

[@sgtjohnson]

After 3 days without sleep apparently you do hallucinate

[@MoviesFreeGalore]

I went 90 hours an didn't even get to meet the shadow people.

[@torn5203]

@@MoviesFreeGalore 😂😂😂

[@Kaboomboo]

You legitimately do get drunk symptoms. You have dizzy spells and everything.

[@Epilogue_04]

​@@MoviesFreeGalorebruh 😂😂

[@waitwhat612]

I went 3 days, I started getting these random blackouts in memory, like I was doing a project in uni, at the cafeteria after I got the food It went dark for a while and somehow I was sitting at the table with the food.

[@revivesyourgolder3130]

i remember as a kid i had no idea what was happening at all in this episode, but i found it funny which led to my funny dumb 5 year old mind think that the plot of this substory was that stevie had somehow hypotized reese and malcolm and had them go insane as they threaten each other with toothpaste, this is so funny to think back, as i remember talking to my older sister about malcolm episodes and me just going, "what about that episode on where stevie hypnotizes reese and malcolm" and my older sister going like "wtf are you on about lol",

[@aidanfox8219]

1:55 His face OMG 😂

[@Number1SethRollinsFan]

The best early 2000's show ever! As a teenager, this show was the one I saw the most episodes of. Now, as an adult, I've been bingewatching Malcolm in the Middle on Disney+! I'm up to Season 7, now. I love Malcolm's panicking face! Frankie Muniz is a great actor!

[@mr.dudemanbro13]

It’s episode 14 by the way. Great show, thank you for putting it out here for us.

[@Not-an-Alien]

Did Hal intentionally set his boys up for all that so he could have some fun while his wife was out?

[@PinkMonkeyBird]

This is literally missing the conclusion. what a horribly don't clip video

[@metzitzabpeh]

1:54 😂

[@Quovius23]

That always got me too 😂😂. Wake up to your brother with that " I'm gonna fuck with you in your sleep" grin.

[@fabolousnature3873]

What the hell they completed forgot Dewey he is the one they loved to be tortured

[@ladyfire44]

Dewey was busy trying to get Ida's missing leg to give it a funeral.

[@adamhauskins6407]

They couldn't have given malcolm his own bed

[@PearDBD]

They were poor

[@adamhauskins6407]

@@PearDBD not that poor

[@whyisblue923taken]

@@adamhauskins6407 They acquire debt in a few episodes so the producers could make them poor. They were fine when they started, but Lois probably thought Dewey could fit in Malcolm's bed and then didn't want the added expense.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Not with expenses going to a new baby. Jamie took the place of money going to Francis' school

[@ladyfire44]

Hal and Lois couldn't afford the expenses to pay for another bed. With each boy in the house being destructive and reckless in their own way, the hospital and insurance bills piled up. Most of the time, the boys have shown to be the direct cause of Hal and Lois's financial issues due to the fact they couldn't resist fighting and pranking each other without some damages to the house or more likely themselves. Plus, a few episodes has also proven that Hal and Lois are terrible at money management and often fell behind on bills. Their priorities were often on their own romantic dates and sex.

[@featherton3381]

It’s a great prisoners dilemma joke!

[@visualnovelsfan7229]

Lol. Their bathroom has 3 doors.

[@ogsxl]

Like im gonna do something idiotic and irresponsible

[@EmilioReyes_97]

Someone should super impose the USA and USSR flags into this clip

[@mitchellbarnard4285]

A staining contest.

[@dannygreen5477]

Last generation that had good movies and tv shows, last generation of kids that actually had an imagination and played outside ect. So if you grew up with this show, know that your very lucky that you were from the LAST good generation.

[@stiwy7376]

80s to early 2000s. The best decades human kind have gone through. Unforgettable,. unbeatable times.

[@pedropinto5341]

How many doors are there in that bathroom???

[@elijahvigil7467]

3. One entering the boys room, one entering the parents room, and another entering from the hallway

[@pedropinto5341]

@@elijahvigil7467 is that architecture common in USA.

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

@@pedropinto5341 Ask the Bradys.

[@firstlast-fr1le]

@@pedropinto5341 No. Generally it is one bathroom off the master bedroom - with no access from rest of house. One full bathroom in a hallway with no access from any other room and maybe 1 half bath elsewhere depending on homes layout.

[@Fawkes42]

@@firstlast-fr1le Thing is the master bedroom does have its own bathroom. It's just hidden at the back of a closet

[@josephgutierrez473]

Maybe this is being a jerk, but why did both of them didn't super glue Dewey

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Maybe because they would like it better if they glued each other. They do have a sort of rivalry.

[@fernansanchez6331]

Because that would be too easy. Part of the fun is the challenge

[@ClassicTophatGaming]

2:46 Squid games in a nutshell

[@akai.61]

What episode??

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

look in the description.

[@ShyGuy129]

No it's season 6 episode 14

[@justinlang313]

😂

[@Everthingishere90]

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏

[@only257]

😅🤣

[@ZARUSI]

Walter white on the show!

[@jbishop7144]

Old Tv shows were great New TV sucks.

[@kirtonos]

yep and its not just tv

[@santosgonzalez3443]

Nah some of it still good

[@addkeifspsdcvl]

Did anyone notice Malcolm was barefoot? 1:03

[@quarterdocker]

He was at home and about to go to bed. Nothing unusual about being barefoot in these circumstances.

[@LucidLuci666]

@@quarterdocker this guy has a foot fetish or something

[@addkeifspsdcvl]

@@LucidLuci666 lol no just thought it was weird.

[@Jeeves_0]

@@addkeifspsdcvl why's it weird?

[@addkeifspsdcvl]

@@Jeeves_0 Reese is wearing socks. It's just weird seeing a dude walk barefoot like put some socks on weirdo lmao