Where to watch Malcolm in the Middle Season 1
Malcolm in the Middle season 1 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). Season 1 was released on 9 January 2000.
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Malcolm in the Middle Season 1 air dates
- Premiered
- Final episode aired
Air dates: TMDB.
About Malcolm in the Middle Season 1
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.
Season summary: TMDB.
Malcolm in the Middle Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Pilot
25 mins · Sun, 9 Jan 2000
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.
S01 E02
Red Dress
25 mins · Sun, 16 Jan 2000
Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.
S01 E03
Home Alone 4
25 mins · Sun, 23 Jan 2000
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.
S01 E04
Shame
25 mins · Sun, 6 Feb 2000
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.
S01 E05
Malcolm Babysits
25 mins · Sun, 13 Feb 2000
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.
S01 E06
Sleepover
25 mins · Sun, 20 Feb 2000
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.
S01 E07
Francis Escapes
25 mins · Sun, 27 Feb 2000
Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.
S01 E08
Krelboyne Picnic
25 mins · Sun, 12 Mar 2000
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.
S01 E09
Lois vs. Evil
25 mins · Sun, 19 Mar 2000
Lois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his honor-guard duty-at a teenage beauty pageant.
S01 E10
Stock Car Races
25 mins · Sun, 2 Apr 2000
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.
S01 E11
Funeral
25 mins · Sun, 9 Apr 2000
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.
S01 E12
Cheerleader
25 mins · Sun, 16 Apr 2000
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.
S01 E13
Rollerskates
25 mins · Sun, 30 Apr 2000
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.
S01 E14
The Bots and the Bees
25 mins · Sun, 7 May 2000
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.
S01 E15
Smunday
25 mins · Sun, 14 May 2000
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.
S01 E16
Water Park (1)
25 mins · Sun, 21 May 2000
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.