Episode guide
Malcolm in the Middle: Season 1
16 episodes · first aired Jan 9, 2000
Malcolm, a gifted 11-year-old with an IQ of 165, navigates life in a chaotic household with his overbearing mother Lois, quirky father Hal, and mischievous brothers Reese, Dewey, and Francis. As he adjusts to being placed in a class for gifted students, Malcolm deals with the typical trials of adolescence amidst his family’s antics.
- 1 Pilot Jan 9, 2000 · 22m · TMDB 7.5 Malcolm finds his life as the middle brother in an eccentric family made even more difficult by his being placed in a class for gifted students at school where he reluctantly befriends…
- 2 Red Dress Jan 16, 2000 · 22m · TMDB 7.7 Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.
- 3 Home Alone 4 Jan 23, 2000 · 22m · TMDB 7.6 Lois and Hal leave the boys alone for the weekend with Francis. the boys assume that if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school.
- 4 Shame Feb 6, 2000 · 22m · TMDB 7.4 Parallel stories pit Malcolm against a bullying, obnoxious new kid and Francis vies with his intimidating, military-school commandant, who's presenting sex-education lectures. Meanwhile…
- 5 Malcolm Babysits Feb 13, 2000 · 22m Malcolm's cushy babysitting job provides relief from the trailer the family's using while their house is being fumigated, until Malcolm learns that the trust placed in him in his new…
- 6 Sleepover Feb 20, 2000 · 22m Malcolm sleeps over at Stevie's house and, appalled at his over-protected lifestyle, persuades him to sneak out to a strange, late-night escapade. Francis deals with hazing at military…
- 7 Francis Escapes Feb 27, 2000 · 22m Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.
- 8 Krelboyne Picnic Mar 12, 2000 · 22m The whole family attends a Krelboyne family picnic, and Malcolm dreads his performance in the event's Academic Circus will make him look like a freak. Disasters abound as stage acts bomb…
- 9 Lois vs. Evil Mar 19, 2000 · 22m Lois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his honor-guard duty—at a teenage beauty pageant.
- 10 Stock Car Races Apr 2, 2000 · 22m While Hal secretly takes the boys to the stock car races, Lois desperately searches for her missing paycheck. Francis at military school is keeping a boa constrictor as a pet.
- 11 Funeral Apr 9, 2000 · 22m A relative's funeral conflicts with Malcolm's plans for his very first date, so he tries to figure out a way to skip the bereavement ceremony.
- 12 Cheerleader Apr 16, 2000 · 22m A spiffy cheerleader attracts slovenly Reese, who cleans up his act—best as he can—to woo her. He even joins her rah-rah squad. Dewey tries to convince Lois and Hal to buy him a new toy…
- 13 Rollerskates Apr 30, 2000 · 22m Roller-skating lessons from Hal bug Malcolm, who rebels against dad's discipline while mom agonizes in bed from a backache she blames on Reese. Francis avoids his squad's survival weekend.
- 14 The Bots and the Bees May 7, 2000 · 22m Malcolm and his Krelboyne classmates enlist the help of Hal for a school project, which involves a robot, and an enormous swarm of bees. Lois visits Francis at his school after he becomes…
- 15 Smunday May 14, 2000 · 22m The boys stay home from school when their mother thinks it's Sunday instead of Monday. Malcolm thinks of a plan to get Francis out of trouble once again. Hal gets sucked in by a Porsche…
- 16 Water Park (1) May 21, 2000 · 22m When the family goes to a water park for a day, Dewey is left home with an elderly, stern babysitter. Francis is hustled at pocket billiards by his military-school commandant.