Sitcom familiar que aborda los divertidos problemas y situaciones de una familia americana de clase media en la que el hijo Malcolm parece ser el único sensato... o al menos el único que da señales de cordura. La familia está compuesta por sus neuróticos padres Hal y Lois, el hermano mayor Francis y sus otros dos hermanos, Reese y Dewey.
Pilot (Episodio 1) 7.5
Guionista: Linwood Boomer
Fecha de emisión: 2000-01-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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 another boy with a high IQ and stands up to a bully.
Red Dress (Episodio 2) 7.6
Guionista: Alan J. Higgins
Fecha de emisión: 2000-01-16
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.
Home Alone 4 (Episodio 3) 7.6
Guionista: Michael Glouberman
Fecha de emisión: 2000-01-23
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Shame (Episodio 4) 7.6
Guionista: Dave Richardson
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-06
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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, Hal takes heat after cutting down a tree.
Malcolm Babysits (Episodio 5) 8.1
Guionista: Maggie Bandur
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-13
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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 position is strictly limited. Meanwhile, the military school's master key leads Francis to a corpse, for which he provides a proper send-off.
Sleepover (Episodio 6) 7.8
Guionista: Dan Kopelman
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-20
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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 school. Reese tries to prove he's man enough to watch a scary movie.
Francis Escapes (Episodio 7) 7.4
Guionista: Linwood Boomer
Fecha de emisión: 2000-02-27
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.
Krelboyne Picnic (Episodio 8) 8.3
Guionista: Michael Glouberman
Fecha de emisión: 2000-03-12
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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, families feud, and Malcolm's dad serves meat to vegetarians.
Lois vs. Evil (Episodio 9) 8.1
Guionista: Michael Begler
Fecha de emisión: 2000-03-19
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Lois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his honor-guard duty—at a teenage beauty pageant.
Stock Car Races (Episodio 10) 7.4
Guionista: Dave Richardson
Fecha de emisión: 2000-04-02
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Funeral (Episodio 11) 7.8
Guionista: Maggie Bandur
Fecha de emisión: 2000-04-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Cheerleader (Episodio 12) 7.6
Guionista: Dan Kopelman
Fecha de emisión: 2000-04-16
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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. Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler.
Rollerskates (Episodio 13) 8.4
Guionista: Alan J. Higgins
Fecha de emisión: 2000-04-30
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Bots and the Bees (Episodio 14) 7.6
Guionista: Alan J. Higgins
Fecha de emisión: 2000-05-07
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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 injured and soon clashes with Spangler.
Smunday (Episodio 15) 8.0
Guionista: Michael Glouberman
Fecha de emisión: 2000-05-14
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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 dealership.
Water Park (1) (Episodio 16) 8.3
Guionista: Maggie Bandur
Fecha de emisión: 2000-05-21
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: 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.