Graduation is the 22nd episode of the 7th season and 151st episode overall, as the final episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Hal schools his son on family dynamics, lecturing them on their ignorance. Hal donned several layers of coats to protect himself. Rightfully, the episode ends with Lois catching him in the act. 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 ensemble cast includes Jane Kaczmarek . Tried to make him take his regular bath and send him to bed, Have him chase Dewey around until he got tired. Lois' younger son. Serving Craig and Jellybean as their house guest. The production company replaced the . Berfield's birthday is February 26, 1986. It was at this point, she made a breakthrough and realized that her mother was the source of all her problems and that all the stress and anxiety in her childhood boiled down to her. She always takes things too far, and she constantly interferes with her kids' lives. Messing up with the steam cleaner and getting all foamed. Malcolm in the Middle . Found out he stole an expensive bottle of Cognac, Reese attempted to have Lois force Dewey to endure two hours of kneeling in front of the wall, but she ignored him. Stubborn and overbearing, Lois constantly battled throughout Malcolm in the Middle to keep her misbehaving, rambunctious boys in line. Hal had just came home as Santa to give out presents. This was after Malcolm discovered the undeleted emails and knew Ed neglected to clean out the hard drive before giving them his old laptop. Malcolm noted his abandoning Hal was worth it because he couldn't stop smiling at the cheerleaders. Reese took his anger out on Lloyd as he had no brothers, Messing up with the steam cleaner and getting all foamed, Kneeling in front of a wall, their hands behind their head, fingers interlocked, chin and elbows against the wall, for 2 hours. Yelling at Reese for wasting that money that the family needed to refurbish their home for the new baby by destroying the computer, Lamented how she regretted not heeding Malcolm's warning against Reese heading the garage sale. The kids had to suck it up for an hour or two a week and go to the stupid classes, it might have sucked, but life is unfair. When Lois gives the boys $10 each to buy her a present, they decide to get something for themselves, which causes her to have grief. Upon reaching a safe spot, Hal checks the bag only to realize that he stole the wrong bag. Jamie is a lot better at manipulating Lois than his brothers. This misbehavior earned Lois' wrath because of it. In a 2002 New York Post article, Kaczmarek was quoted as saying, Ive been told theyre going to work the pregnancy into the show. The cast of Malcolm in the Middle as of season 5, (from behind, left to right): Christopher Masterson as Francis, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey, and Justin Berfield as Reese. In Lois' past, Ida and Victor had been abusive to her and believing her to be weak all her life. Trying to help Ida sue their parents by claiming neglect and abuse, Reprimanding the boys and making them realize what could happen if Lois gives birth to another sibling in jail, The boys banded together offering Hal and Lois support, Fed up with Lois trying to force them to lead their lives in a manner she wanted. They were attempting to trap Dewey believing he told on them to Lois, Malcolm refuses, stating he doesn't want to lose his job. It was because of her being unable to finish college that lead to her not being able to fulfil her dream as a US President and thus she hoped Malcolm would find his successes as one, albeit being a much more harder path. Lois's Birthday: Directed by Ken Kwapis. She can't accept that she can be wrong at time because of her horrible childhood. Spouse Having to apologize to her dead body and stand in the corner at her funeral. Refused to help Reese with his snake suit, Pranking Malcolm by tampering Stevie's acceptance speech, Two weeks of cleaning the bathroom and eating off the floors, She also ordered Reese to get rid of his snake skin suit because everyone in the family finds it disgusting, This was after Lois was able to retake control of Jamie, Lying about his mother dying and being a fitness guru, Ordered his father to stay out of his life and let him live it as he likes, Malcolm convinced her to talk to Hal and apologize, Not being informed about Ditch Day and their party, When Reese and Malcolm confronted them, the students revealed their resentment with the boys for getting them arrested from a previous get together in, Discovered Hal took a pornographic picture of her on New Years Eve, Ordered Hal to surrender the photo of her at once. Lois' pregnancy brings newer storylines and renewed energy to the show. Hal goes completely madafter Lois visits Francis for a few days in military school. Pinter fired Lois out of spite because she was originally up for promotion at Lucky Aide. Lois refused and reminded Hal of his last failed attempts so this time she has a plan to make the boys behave. Hurting Lois' feelings and breaking her spirit, Rips up the Loan Papers and calls him out for being selfish, Hal advises him to take a long hard look at himself and take responsibility for his own screw ups. Malcolm is younger than Reese on the show by at least a few years. He rebelled against her wishes, which causes most of the fighting. Today,Malcolm In The Middle is best remembered for portraying the American working class, and family life that can get a bit out of hand. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, He had called home to tell them how's his time in school, getting arrested for arson and other crimes, Malcolm claimed he didn't do anything that bad, Hitting a wheelchair bound Stevie in the check causing him to "fall", Reprimanded as bullies aren't allowed to hit Stevie. As the boys were leaving, he returned to kick Hal in the stomach. #15. A corporate drone, Hal works in a gray office in a gray building, in a gray cubicle. Planned to ship Francis off to a work farm for troubled kids in Arizona. It was only after she caught him playing with lighter fluid and about to start a fire that she became assertive by burning his teddy bear in the fireplace right in front of him. Their 4th misbehavior came when Lois busted Malcolm and Reese tying a Christmas stocking on Dewey's head tightly and poking him with fire pokers. Malcolm was also responsible for this, but he ran off and supposedly put all the blame on Stevie. Lois was shown to be unwilling to yell at him or discipline him because she was scared of causing him emotional harm. Out of her sons, Lois hates Reese the most because he resembles Ida in causing trouble, being greedy and manipulative. Being spineless in forcing others to work while he lazes about, Beating him up and being stripped of his clothes, None, as she was appalled by his behavior. MITM_Fan. He later leaves with Amani to go to Richie's party. Even as a baby, he was able to constantly defy her and cause lots of trouble. Destroying Dewey's toy and attempting to bury it in Aunt Helen's coffin. They later discover that this is because the whole familymoved into a caravan while their house is being fumigated, leaving the couple no personal space to be with each other. Birthday Although they never seem to have any positive interactions with each other, Lois seems to still show some kind of care for her deep down. Lois' eldest son and one of her most problematic sons aside Reese and Jamie. Dewey confessing to his and Hal's involvement in causing the accident by losing the old sofa from the car and Lois being abusive to Malcolm, Spend the night outside the school on a bench. First appearance Reese was not phased by this so Hal attempted a different angle. Near the end, she started experiencing the negative side to having girls. Lois never caught him, but she said "We'll just see what fate has in store for Francis.". Alison broke up with Reese in revenge for trying to renege his promise. It did not change Francis, but made him worse why she was a terrible parent. Dave Abernathy, Sheryl Adams, James Allen, Humiliating them by exposing all there secrets. She refuses to take the medication because of needing the house to remain in order. After a while, the family head to the mall, where Hal searches aimlessly for a gift for his wife. Found out about Malcolm seeing Reese's former girlfriend, Beth, on the sly, This was at the time before Lois suffered a mental breakdown. Arguing over a stick of deodorant and yelling out their case, They ignored Lois' demand to be quiet while Hal was on the phone with his potential employer. She had earlier planned for Francis to take on a government job. She also understood it was her poor decisions that she and Hal both made in marrying too soon and being grossly unprepared to do finances that lead to the family's poor status. Beaten up senseless and putting him in the hospital. Though this was non-canonical, Lois realizes the difficulties of raising girls. With Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield. "Punching Dewey" (Dewey really just punched himself and got him blamed). Made him read the list of swear words and insults, Malcolm realizes the true meaning of swear words, Francis was the one who told on them to Lois in order to avoid being punished, To force his brothers to comply and give Richie the letter. Reese later found out that Lois is pregnant and is angry. When Hal also forgets her birthday, Lois decides that is Read allWhen Lois gives the boys $10 each to buy her a present, they decide to get something for themselves, which causes her to have grief. This was when she is bedridden after throwing her back. Season 1. They were all unaware that Malcom locked the door to Herkabe's office. In Victor's Other Family, Lois finally learns the truth about Ida's affair with Radu Gogorsky and that he is her birth father, not Victor who fathered Susan. Threatened to tell Lois about Dewey's misdeeds if he didn't cooperate. Destroying family prized possessions and a car, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey are locked in a stalemate with Lois, Found out Francis has been hustling pool at local bars by the Alabama State Sheriff, Forced Francis to play a fair game of pool. Telling him off she will go back to her old appearance whether he likes it or not, This was after Tom(Dave's brother-in-law) mistook her for a hooker, Found out he faked an injury to secretly continue improving his basketball skills. Breaking Marlin Academy's prized trophy case. This would soon be relieved before they were actually punished. Lois thoughtfully adds that Hal's hair can be used by birds to make a nest. 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Have you notice out of all boys, Lois seems to like controlling every aspect of Malcolm's life. Overpricing them to keep their uniforms fresh and soft. Abe confronted Lois, but she refused to yield. Currently pursuing a bachelors degree in journalism with a minor in sociology, hes held multiple positions with CBR since early 2020, including Associate Writer, Features Writer, and Junior Editor. Found out about Reese's unnamed infractions at school, Forced Reese to return the favor by being Ed's slave if he wants to avoid having Lois discover his infractions, Eating the dinner that Reese cooked for their anniversary. Lois gets angry when friends of her mother's criticize the tart she made. Why does Lois like to control Malcolm? Lois hesitates, butafter Hal encourages her, she admits that she dislikes her son, because he did not miss her as a baby when she was in hospital. This was before Hal found out Kevin's father was a minor at 15. As if raising kids wasn't a difficult enough job, Lois also worked at a drugstore to help the family make ends meet. She and Piama didn't get along originally in Hal's Birthday. Attempting to drink out of the milk carton, Orders him to get a glass and threatening to beat him blue once she is well from the intercom, Attempted to sneak the prescribed medication in her sandwich, Orders Hal to stop sneaking pills in her food. He was making unacceptable speeches about the government on his pirated radio, Craig did the right thing to pull over, not wanting any involvement with Hal, Picking a fight and making a mess in the living room, Lois would not uphold his punishment unless he took Alison to the dance, Plans to punish him by making demands until she's an old lady, After observing the same kid studying with a rival school, Malcolm decides to stay and let Lois punish him after he gets home, which she accepts, Found out that he was planning to injure his foot. Embarrassing him and the students by revealing everyone's secrets, Three weeks suspension and cleaning the cafeteria, Reese was having the time of his life pointing out the students' flaws. Lois has been arrested more times than Hal has. Outdoing Hal again for decorations on Pearl Harbor Day. The single camera sitcom centered a somewhat dysfunctional lower middle class family, the Wilkersons. Left Ida at the altar after confronting her for her despicable nature, Malcolm got his tongue pierced along with other bad deeds that Hal, Reese and Dewey did, Grounded(Malcolm, Reese and Dewey), yelled at(Hal), Lois also decreed no one will ever do drugs in the family again, A disgusting prank involving him attacking cats with a baseball bat(which was never specified), Francis found out and was quite annoyed by this, Argued with them against it because of what they did to him, Ripped up the written application essay and ordered him to do his own, Ira genuinely felt terrible for taking advantage of Malcolm, Malcolm mentions that Lois has spent a few days trying to find a proper punishment for Reese, Sabotaging Dewey's test to keep him out of the Krelboyne Class. This was when they caught Francis goofing around in his wheelchair, rather than remaining on bed rest. Stealing from the church and attempting to leave home, Tracking mud in the house and for Reese telling his parents "I wish you were dead.". Trying to get out of his responsibilities by wanting to hang out with his lowlife pals, Forced him to get a job at Lucky Aide for Spring Break, Refused to help Hal by climbing up the ladder, Flunking Reese out of spite for both his bullying and Lois' own apathy, Reprimanding and later forced him to re-shingle the roof with Francis, Violation of his bullying manual which forbids anyone hitting Stevie who is handicapped, The mini bullies continued resenting Malcolm and the Krelboynes for this, The manager ordered both the Kenarbans and the Wilkersons to leave. Whiney, boring, all this sadness for secondary character just doesnt do good for the show. Hal refused and got electrocuted, while the boys laughed. Thus, the neighbors see her as an overbearing and obnoxious control freak and celebrate the days she is sick. Pranking Reese into thinking he has a date with her by using a pig, Pranks her back by putting gum in her scooter helmet, Pranking Reese into thinking he has a date with Kirstin by using a pig, tormented Diane by amputating her dolls body parts, Pranking Reese into thinkin he has a date with Kirstin using a pig, Frames Heidi for drinking underage alongside her boyfriend Scott and makes it look like they were going to have sex in a hotel in front of her parents, Attacking her with Hal's pitching machine by loading it with paint balloons and firing them at her, Found out they were trying to hitchhike to Burning Man, With the exception of Lois and Reese, Malcolm, Dewey and Hal didn't enjoy themselves, Caught Hal attempting to fix the T.V. Yelling and threatening to ground him for the next month if he pull that stunt again, Malcolm was pleased in getting Reese into trouble, Not calling her when he needed help with the missing Jellybean, Stood both Reese and Malcolm up to go to a wrestling match with a girl, Framed Francis for driving without a license, stealing a car and kidnapping a tied up and gagged Reese and Malcolm in the trunk, Francis was arrested by the police officer and humiliated in front of his date, Carly, Unhappy to have to bail Francis, Reese and Malcolm out of jail. Reese took his anger out on Lloyd as he had no brothers. Piama fought back against Lois, making her the only Wilkerson daughter-in-law Lois can't win in a fight against due to their similar personalities. The lead clown insulting Lois for her ungrateful behavior along with the other clowns attempting to gang up on Hal in the resulting fight with the lead clown after the lead clown escalated the fight by punching Hal in the face instead of just apologizing to Lois and walking away. I know this is hard for you to understand, but you're just going to have to realize that your mom and Susan are crazy. He later regrets it afterwards, Although irritated, Lois reminded herself that she burned Craig's house down. Dejected, Hal weeps and screams at the same time. The Wilkerson Times. The following characters had significant roles in the American . He essentially sabotages his wife's health for his own pleasure. No. Falsely and wrongfully accusing Piama of cheating on him with another man. RELATED: 10 Best Episodes Of Malcolm In The Middle According To IMDb. Children The older boys later get their revenge on Dewey by beating him up and making him throw up in the toilet. She fought back claiming that she didn't know Francis was just sick and thought he was drinking like her dad was. again while the boys watched, Ordered Hal to stop being stubborn and call a TV repairman to properly do the repairs. Stevie flipped his wheelchair on the side to make it look like he fell from Spath's punch. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. It's stated that she and Ida have a terrible relationship. For more information, please see our Reese is another of Lois' problematic children. Dewey stealing an expensive bottle cognac from the Lucky Aide. This was supported in Garage Sale when she realized the kind of person he truly is and yelled at him for throwing away $1,300 the family needs to finish their expansion. This did not help Francis or the other boys to behave, and she made it worse. Rendall was so humiliated by this incident, Blamed Kitty for abandoning Abe and Stevie. In the series finale, Malcolm has been accepted into Harvard and is getting prepared for his graduation of North High School. He has sensitive skin. In the midst of his sleep-deprived, Lois-missing craziness, Hal decides to build Lois Number Two, a killerbot that attacks by shooting angry bees at an opponent. RELATED: That '70s Show Almost Starred Chuck Norris in a Key Role. Hal, on the other hand, likes his wife's new weight gain, because sheis thicker. Goodbye Kitty: Directed by James Simons. 15. Francis was actually congratulated by the other cadets this time as they hated Spangler's dog for his annoying barking. It is revealed that Ida has mistreated and abused Lois her entire life and saw her as inferior to her younger, more talented sister, Susan Welker and Lois has always wanted to be better for that reason. Although Hal is a big softie, he is tough on his children when he needs to be, backing Lois up in most of her punishments against the kids. During a poker episode with his boys, Hal is constantly bested by the other men, who each have bigger gadgets, nicer cars, and better careers than he does. Malcolm says he taught Dewey how to blame Reese for things he didn't do. She doesnt cut him any slack and punish him all the time with no apparent reason. Jamie has learned to hate Lois at a very young age and just shares the same opinions for her that his brothers do. Attempted to make her miss the concert for his "date". Lois is the wife of Hal and mother of six+ children, in the final episode we see Lois holding a positive pregnancy test, as well as the daughter of Ida and the half-sister of Susan Welker(Laurie Metcalf). This was brought up when Jamie began exhibiting similar behavior and was revealed as the root cause of Francis' emotional problems. Lois is objectively a terrible person. The outlandishly bad behavior of their sons and the fact they themselves aren't shaping up any better. Ida and Lois perform traditional dances from "the old country" (most likely Croatia). Jane KaczmarekDevin Sidell (teenager; flashback) Frenemies The popular early 2000s sitcom Malcolm in the Middle followed adolescent genius Malcolm Wilkerson (Frankie Muniz) and his dysfunctional, working-class family of six. Meanwhile, Francis brings home a beautiful African woman. On the basketball court Malcolm has KAMEHAMEHA on his shirt. While she treats the boys kindly and offers them gifts, Susan is resentful over Lois stealing Hal from her and lets her know how disappointed both of their families were in their choice to marry. Micah Yip is a freelance writer based in California on Earth-1218. Family & Friends Portrayed by The resentment escalated when Hal chose to marry her against everyone's wishes for him to marry Susan. Hal and Lois are the heart of Malcolm in the Middle, but sometimes their wonderful partnership is anything but healthy. She was given a chance to experience her life with them in her fantasy. Lois used to be a kind and caring mother while raising Francis, revealed in Clip Show 2. Sure enough, in Season 4, Episode 9, "Grandma Sues," Malcolm in the Middle revealed Lois was pregnant. Francis refused and yelled at her for being jealous over the fact he could make more money working at a logging company with Eric in Alaska. However it wasn't until his arrest in for burning the neighbor's car and having sex with his previous girlfriend, that she shipped him off to Marlin Academy. Their relationship hasn't improved in Graduation and Susan was implied to have given Ida her ticket because she is still mad at Lois for foiling her chances at death. RELATED:Early 2000s Sitcoms Which Defines That Era Of TV. This made Lois resentful towards her over the years. The actress disappeared briefly in Season 4 due to her real-life pregnancy. Reese was horrified to learn he was reading his mother's diary. Dewey gathered the presents and gave them to his older brothers. "Boys, please! However, the reason she toughened up is because of a petty and narcissistic reason of how unconcerned he was to her when she was at the hospital suffering from a Staph Infection caused by Reese's uncontrollable kicking. This was when he found out Piama was trying to reconcile with her estranged father. In Lois' past, Ida and Victor had been abusive to her and believing her to be weak all her life. He broke Lois' window when she refused to heed to a simple traffic rule to move her car further in the driveway, Police arrived at the scene implying that Lois will likely be arrested, Trying to kill him and Craig along with assaulting Hal. He is the one she favors the most since she believes he would finally fulfil the dreams that she never got to do. Forced the two to stand on their heads upside down with pails over their heads. Yet, even with a very tough financial situation, and four (later five) unruly sons causing them constant headaches, the couple stays together, and manages to love each other no matter what. Her immense regret at the very poor decisions she have made. Unlike the boys and Hal, she has shown no fear and often got into Lois' face when she goes on a screaming tirade. Being locked into their rooms and being interrogated until one of them comes clean. She has always told him what to get, and Hal panics, because she refuses to give him so much as a clue. He doesn't share her affections and hates Lois like all of his brothers Like them, Malcolm has blamed her for their miserable lives just because she and Hal couldn't take responsibility over their own mistakes. Marrying Piama without telling the family about her, telling him off, while explaining why Hal waited years for Lois, Francis actually apologized for his behavior, Stole Hal's credit card and moved into a hotel room, It was Malcolm who convinced her to listen to them, leading her to apologize for her behavior, Found out about Ed's affair with the women in their neighborhood, Forced Ed to do things for him as his slave if he wanted Reese to keep his mouth shut about his affairs to his wife.
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