![]() The show received widespread acclaim from critics and proved a popular draw for Fox. Malcolm in the Middle was produced by Satin City and Regency Television in association with Fox 21 Television Studios (now known as Touchstone Television). The show was notable for its pop punk influences and portrayal of 2000s youth culture. Another brother, Jamie (James and Lukas Rodriguez), was introduced as the fifth son of Hal and Lois at the end of season four. Typical plots revolve around the family's dysfunctional relationships and inability to fit into society, with Malcolm regularly making asides to the camera to comment on their failures. Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield, and Erik Per Sullivan appear as Malcolm's brothers, Francis, Reese, and Dewey. The ensemble cast includes Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston as Malcolm's parents, Lois and Hal. The series is a dark humored family comedy that follows a dysfunctional lower-middle-class family and stars Frankie Muniz in the lead role as Malcolm, a child prodigy. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. As such, TV sitcom history is awash in very special Halloween episodes.Malcolm in the Middle is an American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. ![]() This means that the early episodes of any sitcom will line up with Halloween on October 31. While television is a 24/7 proposition now, traditionally the TV season began in the fall and concluded before the summer. While those Easter eggs is appreciated, the nature of this episode is another Easter egg entirely for fans of TV sitcoms. Halloween SpecialĪs episode 6’s name so helpfully suggests, this is WandaVision’s Halloween special, or “Spooktacular!” For the show this means getting to dress Wanda, Vision, and Quicksilver in the comic-appropriate versions of their costume. Still, in Wanda’s perfect sitcom world it’s helpful to put Pietro in a recognizable sitcom role like everyone else in town. He was also kind of grim, which is the sort of thing that’s bound to happen when you lose your parents and then spend your childhood being experimented on by HYDRA. ![]() Granted, our time with the former Quicksilver was brief, but when we saw him last, he was a dutiful, responsible brother intent on keeping his sister safe at all costs. The Pietro of Westview does not appear to be anything like the actual Pietro Maximoff of the MCU. but still being the hero to one’s younger siblings or nephews is very much a Francis move. Though Malcolm is a genius, his brothers Francis, Reese, and Dewey are all different manners of dysfunctional. The aforementioned Malcolm in the Middle is positively filled with wacky brothers. Pietro has wacky hair, a strangely personable East Coast accent, and sets a terrible example for his nephews by sleeping in until 4 p.m. What Wanda and Pietro seem to be experiencing is a kind of Goofus and Gallant-style dynamic, where one sibling is foolish and the other is responsible. Truthfully, there are many kinds of sibling archetypes within the TV sitcom world. Can you repeat the question?” That opening lyric from They Might Be Giants’ song “Boss of Me” was many early 2000s TV viewers heads up that they were about to be treated to an episode of one of the decades very best sitcoms: Malcolm in the Middle.Ī Tale of Two Pietros: Explaining the MCU X-Men Problem With a Mutant Speedster By Gavin Jasper Here are the many ways in which WandaVision episode 6 honors sitcom history. Fox’s superb Malcolm in the Middle is in the driver’s seat this time and both Tommy and Billy are our precocious protagonists. After honoring Family Ties, Full House, and other ‘80s and early ‘90s TV comedies in episode 5, this installment speeds ahead to the more experimental 2000s. The children are all allowed out of their homes for a Halloween celebration and the very boundaries of the town are expanded.įittingly for such an episode, the show’s sitcom homages experience quite a bump as well. WandaVision episode 6 “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” finds Wanda Maximoff accelerating the situation in Westview quite a bit.
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