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All member reviews for Malcolm in the Middle

Adult
April 9, 2008
 
funny, but needs parental guidance
We, as a family, watched the show a few years back and it wasn't quite so objectionable then. As the kids in the show have aged--and time has gone on, it has gotten more controversial. The subject matter is not, in my opinion, for kids under about age 12...Unless you want them exposed to drug references, sexual discussion and references, etc. The language isn't necessary either, to make the show funny.

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Kid, 12 years old
August 22, 2011
 
Really good show!
I don't see any problem with letting someone that is 10+ watch the show. Why are all you people in my age range acting like its extremely bad for kids? If this is violent to you, try watching Dexter instead. Your jaw will drop.

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Teen, 15 years old
February 2, 2011
 
One of the best!
I love this show, to bad they don't put it on tv anymore. Its really funny,and a great family tv show!

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Kid, 12 years old
November 19, 2011
 
Totally inapropriate!
This show is totally inappropriate!

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Adult
April 2, 2011
 
Thre is really nothing bad about this show
Watch every episode and it will be funny and There is really nothing bad about .

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Teen, 14 years old
December 22, 2010
 
i haven't that many episodes, but very funny and not that bad.

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Kid, 12 years old
October 23, 2010
 
Just Don't Talk to Anyone...If you want to go to common sense media...you don't have to, we all know better.
on CSM, If you search "Malcolm in the Middle","Family Matters","George Lopez","Roseanne","Home Improvement","Everybody Hates Crhis"... you'll be alright. If you search "!@#$%^&*()_+", maybe not. The Most Inappropriate Thing on CommonSense Media gets this a No 12th grade or Under Zone... just don't look for inappropriate words.

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Teen, 14 years old
January 23, 2010
 
Love it
Malcolm in the middle is a grate show but sometimes it gets a little crazy and viloent.But other than that it rocks for tweens and teenagers.But not for kids under nine.

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Parent of 10 and 14 year old
July 25, 2009
 
As an adult, I can appreciate the wit and humor, but I don't want my kids exposed. I was surprised Nick has included this show in it's lineup. There isn't one character that I would be okay letting my kids learn anything from.

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Kid, 12 years old
December 11, 2009
 
Rated MA, tvpg and tvadult
BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD ABD BAD BAD BAD BAD

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Teen, 15 years old
November 8, 2009
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIMES 10
I love this show. Started watching when it came on Nick At Night. It is like our family (seriously, My youngest brother is like Dewey, my other bother though is like Reese, I'm Malcom, my mom Lois, and my dad Hal). My brother 8 and 10 love this show along with my parents. It is halarious. The funnist episodes aare Halloween, If girls were boys, and flashback.

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Teen, 15 years old
November 1, 2010
 
This show is as funny as hell. I really love the humor in this show. But I wouldn't recommend it to a little child, because they use potty-mouth language.

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Kid, 12 years old
November 28, 2011
 
great theme song, even better show
A great, catchy theme song is the first part to a great family sitcom, and Malcolm in the Middle hit it off, believe me. Some implied nudity here and there, and some salty language, but there are actually good messages and role models, alongside one product-placing reference to Mortal Kombat (remember, guys? No one beats Sub-Zero?) but not much to worry about in this great TV show. Good for preteens and up, in my view.

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Adult
March 24, 2011
 
Awesome show
Best show ever

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Teen, 14 years old
November 29, 2010
 
i love this show, great actors and great episodes too.

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Kid, 13 years old
July 12, 2011
 
Not a "Kid's show" at all.
I have seen it and It is very inappropriate! I do not reccomend this a "kidz show".

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Parent of 7 and 13 year old
August 7, 2009
 
Funny
This show is so funny, last night it was just like, her sons turned to nice daughters. "And I know that making sex is wrong." "You got pregnant!" "And she was only dating him because I LIKED HIM!" Ha Ha and there is a lot of naked people and an occasoinal D**n ass crap etc. 10+

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Educator
July 15, 2009
 
It's tempting to watch this show because it is funny, but it promotes really bad behavior that could be copied by kids who don't know any better.

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Kid, 9 years old
July 28, 2011
 
cool
awsome

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Adult
March 20, 2010
 
It's hard to believe that Malcolm In The Middle first premiered on Fox ten years ago in 2000. Since then, it seems like many shows on TV have been influenced in some form by Malcolm. It's a great show for tweens and up, but it's an edgy family sitcom with some of the quirkiest characters ever created. Some episodes have inappropriate sexual content and language, but it can be overlooked through the show's sharp writing and great acting. I have to agree with other reviewers that the early seasons were the best. Malcolm was always a cartoony family sitcom with goofy situations, but later seasons of the show practically turn it into a satire with an overload of awkward humor and over-the-top wackiness that imitates The Office and Family Guy. This change in tone made its audience abandon the show and helped lead to its cancellation in 2006. Since the complete series has not been released on DVD, you can only watch Malcolm on Nick@Nite in primetime Sunday-Thursday starting at 8/7c (Monday at 8:30/7:30c) and FX in daytime.

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