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Old 02-10-03 | 02:19 AM
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Was that actually Christopher Masterson dressed up as a woman? Couldn't really tell.
Yep, that looked like him, except, they dubbed over his voice with a woman's.

I was expecting all the boys to be in drag as I think that would have been funny as well but maybe they couldn't do that because they would be underaged???

Good episode nevertheless.
Old 02-10-03 | 02:51 AM
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Underage? No, no. That's not it. It would have gone against the premise of the show, what's life like with girls. The girls made a great contrast with the boys, and seeing Lois' face go from pure joy to disbelief was classic. Having it be boys would have made it impossible to believe Lois' reaction to her own fantasy (it is her imagination afterall). I think the Christopher Masterson crossdress at the end was just a great gag. The breasts looked very real!
Old 02-10-03 | 04:07 AM
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Another brilliant episode.. I'm glad the fantasy sequences were blended in seemlessly rather than the basis for the whole episode.. the contract in Lois's expressions going from daughters to sons

And Hal was hillarious.. Good stuff.
Old 02-10-03 | 06:21 AM
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I used to watch it, but the past couple seasons I havent been watching, I don't really know why...I just don't.
Old 02-10-03 | 06:52 AM
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We pretty much watch Fox on Sundays from King of the Hill to Malcom in the Middle.

Last night's show was good as has the rest of the season so far.
Old 02-10-03 | 07:39 AM
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Yep, still watch it (and love it).

The first few eps of this season were a little spotty, but as of late it as good as it ever was.
Old 02-10-03 | 08:23 AM
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Originally posted by chowderhead
Yep, that looked like him, except, they dubbed over his voice with a woman's.
It was absolutely his voice as well - the tones and inflections were definitely him. It sounded like the modulated his voice up a register and dubbed it back.

I could not stop laughing when Lois flashed back from the dream with the girls in the food court b/c she got the chili burger in the puss.
Old 02-10-03 | 08:36 AM
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Too bad they spoiled two of the funnier visual jokes (Fat Hal and Frances) in the ads.

The A-plot was hilarious, but I'll admit that I liked the B-plot with Hal and the foot massager even more (even though it was a direct rip from "Seinfeld").
Old 02-10-03 | 08:51 AM
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great episode last night! hal gets better and better IMO. he cracks me up!
Old 02-10-03 | 10:06 AM
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Great episode.
The sequence in the store where Hal buys the makeup for Malary and then she and female Reese start arguing was hilarious
It was nice to blend in the fantasy sequences directly into the real sequences.
Old 02-10-03 | 11:25 AM
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"Teenage marriage? That's awesome!"

Old 02-10-03 | 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by Groucho
Too bad they spoiled two of the funnier visual jokes (Fat Hal and Frances) in the ads.

The A-plot was hilarious, but I'll admit that I liked the B-plot with Hal and the foot massager even more (even though it was a direct rip from "Seinfeld").
Any show that I know I'll wanna watch I automatically flip the channel or turn away when I see the commercial, keeps the epsiode a lot fresher that way. Fox is terrible about showing entire episodes on commercials for their sunday lineup.
Old 02-10-03 | 03:31 PM
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I'm not sure which are the funnier TV parents, Malcom in the Middle or That 70's Show. They are both definitely all-time classics. Brian Cranston is overdue for an Emmy. He hasn't won yet has he? I know Jane won pretty much right out of the gates. I think he just doesn't get as much camera time.
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When he stole the bag the second time I was dying.
I dont think I have ever laughed so hard!

Watching him huff and puff like a little girl running thru the mall was hilarious
Old 02-11-03 | 10:35 AM
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Bryan Cranston and Erik Per Sullivan are hands down the most underrated comedic actors working today.

And yes the girl Reese WAS pretty smokin'.
Old 03-02-03 | 05:31 PM
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Malcolm In The Middle 3/2/03

Great episode of this tonight. I will spoiler it, just in case anyone cares:

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Even though they jammed four different storylines in it, I really liked all of them (the weakest one was the Francis one, IMO). My favorite line of the night:You're Killing The Baby! The Malcolm/Lois sex talk was great, especially when they cut to it only enough so you would pick up only one line of the conversation. Hal's singing group was great as well. The jailhouse thing with Reese, and Francis' branding accident were okay, but the other two storylines were my favorite.
Old 03-02-03 | 08:33 PM
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Terry Tate made cameo appearance in tonights episode.
Old 03-02-03 | 10:36 PM
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Great episode!!

I would watch this episode again over any of the new friends episode this season!!
Old 03-02-03 | 10:44 PM
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not too bad..i'm still mad at myself for mising the one where they are girls
Old 03-03-03 | 12:41 AM
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Good episode. I just started watching again a couple episodes ago, having watched on and off since the beginning. Has Francis always had so much screen time? Seems like he used to just make quick appearances, but he had as much time as everyone else. Just seems kind of odd with him having his completely unrelated subplots by himself each episode.
Old 03-03-03 | 02:44 AM
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I thought this one was not that funny. Other then the opening, which is usually always good, the Lois talk with Malcolm, and Resse at the end I thought it was pretty average.
Old 03-03-03 | 09:19 AM
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I thought it was great, as usual. Hal's band was too great w/ the sweaters. Reese yelling at the prison guy at the end that he will never find him was classic.
Old 03-04-03 | 07:18 AM
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Hal's "solo" cowbell performance at the end was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.......
Old 03-04-03 | 08:04 AM
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Originally posted by 12thmonkey
Hal's "solo" cowbell performance at the end was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.......
especially where he paused and sang 'Play that banjo, *name*'
ah, poor guy, but a heck of a lot braver than I would be.

I think Malcolm, when it's good, has the 'real-family' feel that Married with Children did at its best, but actually with some heart--Hal trying to unite the band back together, Lois and Malcolm actually connecting in their talk; I thought that was a good, 'feelgood' but not sappy, ending. While I normally at least kind of enjoy Francis and Otto's interaction, his subplot was entirely trite [come on, it's a tweak of Standard Sitcom Plot #43, 'Petsitter Loses/Kills Pet'.] Actually, thinking back, I guess 'The Sex Talk' is a standard plot [with newer shows, anyway], but something about MitM makes it different, somewhat fresh. I guess the fact that I can see their family as being 'real,' , the neighbours down the street, more than I can see the Friends clan or the majority of TV family/friend sets. Lack of a laugh track helps a lot.

Although I'm still on the line with whether Dewey is purposefully rabblerousing, or if his "childish innocence" is opening the adult's eyes and thus causing trouble....
Old 03-09-03 | 09:31 PM
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Malcolm In the Middle 3/9/03

I thought it was good.

Hal was great. His dream was hilarious. "ZERO TOLERANCE"

Malcolm's part was ok.

The Reece stunt at the end was . When Craig went through the window I was dying.


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