Personal Top 10 Episodes

admin

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We haven't had one of these kinds of threads in a while, and some of you might have changed your top 10 since season 6 finished, I certainly have added 1 episode to my list.

  1. Red Dress - personally still my favourite episode
  2. The Pilot - a very close second
  3. Bully
  4. Bowling - one of the best pieces of television I've ever seen
  5. Funeral - it doesn't seem that popular over at the main VC but I really enjoyed this episode
  6. Cliques - a legendary episode here, especially the dominos! :D
  7. Family Reunion - Chris Lloyd makes this episode worth the watch, and the most outrageous MITM scene to date with the catering dinner, golf cart and swimming pool.
  8. Forwards Backwards - a unique and excellent why of creating an episode.
  9. If Boys Were Girls - especially Chris Masterson playing his female counterpart!
  10. Dewey's Special Class - for the dance dance jump party machine :D
I know I said 10 but I still have a few other favourites

  • Grandma Sues
  • Reese Joins the Army (2)
  • Stilts
  • Busey's Run Away
  • Experiment.
What your personal top 10 episodes and why do you like them? Specific scenes, characters and guest stars can all make episodes worth re watching! Which ones do you recommend! :D
 

yardgames

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This is really tough, because I love a heck of a lot more than ten episodes.

1. If Boys Were Girls: hilarious; great storyline, brilliant acting, wonderful episode
2. Waterpark: a classic; Reese and Malcolm don't fight too often anymore--this was one of the best
3: Hal's Christmas Gift: I've raved about this ep before; it seems I'm never laughing out loud anymore, but I did it with this one. Doesn't matter whether it's December or June.
4. Stilts: what a great way to tie together so many episodes in this funny and entertaining ep
5: Pilot
6. Grandma Sues: at the time, we hadn't seen much of Leachman, and her brilliant acting, along with the creative writing make this episode fantastic
7. Forwards Backwards: creative, entertaining way to create an episode
8. Butterflies
9. Malcolm Films Reese
10. Charity: since Waterpark, I missed the original airing of two episodes. One was Clip Show; the other was Charity. I stumbled across it on the Internet, and was surprised to have never seen it; maybe this is why it left such a lasting impression on me, but I definitely enjoyed it.
 

Garbage Kills Megan

parties with your mom
Not in order:

-Family Reunion
-Lois's birthday
-Experiment
-Pearl Harbor
-Thanksgiving
-If Boys Were Girls
-Bowling
-Flashback
-Forwards Backwards

That's only nine, because after that there are a bunch that I can't decide between.
 

Squeaky Yugi

New member
I can't think of ten, but....

8) Bully
7) Malcolm Holds His Tongue
6) Stock Cars
5) Cynthia's Back
4) Evacuation
3) Zoo
2) Monkey
1) Yard Sale
 

Garbage Kills Megan

parties with your mom
Well, for me, Forwards Backwards, Flashback, If Boys were Girls, and Bowling were all shows with different and interesting formats that I enjoyed.

Lois's Birthday, Family Reunion, and Pearl Harbor all had parts that showed how much the Wilkersons care for each other, and I always think that's very sweet.

I liked Experiment because it cracks me up, it shows another side of Reese, and it contains a few inside jokes I have with some friends.

And I like Thanksgiving because it was very in-your-face and shocking. When was the last time you saw a comedy that showed it's teenage characters, it's "hero", if you will, getting drunk and acting stupid? It happens, and I thought it was very daring of them to show it. It was almost hard to watch, and I like that.
 

Squeaky Yugi

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Squeaky Yugi said:
I can't think of ten, but....

8) Bully
7) Malcolm Holds His Tongue
6) Stock Cars
5) Cynthia's Back
4) Evacuation
3) Zoo
2) Monkey
1) Yard Sale
I like the Francis plot of "Bully"

"Malcolm Holds his tongue" was scary, but hillarious, not to mention the Reese plot

"Stock Cars" had a good amount of laughs

"Cyntia's Back" was funny, even though it was more mature than usual. For those of you who don't like this episode, there are no morals in Malcolm in the Middle. The lesson isn't that girls are only liked for physical appearance, it's that Reese is a perverted idiot, which is funny to the rest of us.

I liked "Evacuation" because I like all episodes where things turn out good for Malcolm, especially if he did nothing wrong. This episode was funny as well

In "Zoo" we meet Otto, who makes some of the best Francis plots we've seen

"Monkey" had a VERY funny Reese plot

"Yard Sale" tops the charts because it's a victory for Malcolm. The whole family is actively involved, including Francis, whoose plot is genuinely heartwarming. I also like Francis plots that involve Otto and Gretchen, she doesn't have nearly enough appearances.
 

Ryebeach

Moderator
My faves:

1. The Pilot - The originality of the show had me in awe then and still does today.
2. Waterpark - The first episode I ever saw. You really got to know the characters in this one, especially the relationship between the boys and Hal and Lois. I'm glad this was the first episode I saw.
3. If Boys were Girls - My favorite Lois episode. She really shined in this one. The storylne was out there for sure but they pulled it off beautifully and I like how Lois in the end, realized just how good she had it.
4. Forwards Backwards - Anohter creative plot device, starting at the end and going back to the beginning to see what really happened between Malcolm and Reese.
5. Malcolm films Reese - It showed the depth to the character of Reese and that he wasn't simply a bully. He really wanted Malcolm to talk with him about deep thoughts. And this episode also showed Malcolm's remorse for the filming of an unsuspecting Reese. In the end, he realized what he'd done was wrong and that shows me that Malcolm was growing up too.
6. Pearl Harbor - The funniest episode I'd seen in a long time. The dancing of Reese and Malcolm stole the show. An overall solid episode.
7 Reese comes Home - Great scenes with Lois and Reese. Lois would stop at nothing to get Reese home. She was more crazy than normal in this episode but her determination only showed the audience how much she wanted her son home. Reese's storyline was too funny. And the ending was so sweet. The scenes when Malcolm and Dewey thought Reese had died and were carrying on a prank but weren't really ejoying it were heartbreaking. And then when Reese showed up, they were so happy to see them. A powerful moment which enforces the strong bond between the brothers. That whole sequence was funny and sad at the same time. Not an easy feat for a show to pull off believably but MITM did it beautifully. This was my 2nd favorite season premiere behind.....
8 Zoo - This was my favorite season premiere. Some of my favorite episodes are when the family is all together and each character had a substantial storyline in this episode and they were paired up very well. Hal and Lois, Malcolm and Dewey and Reese and the goat.:D A very funny episode.
9. The Grandparents - The character of Grandma Ida never ceases to make me laugh out loud. Her quips make for such fun viewing and since this is the first time we meet her, it is included in my top 10 although any episode with Ida is a Top 10 to me.:)
10. Hal Sleepwalks - This episode seemed so simple at first viewing but when you look deeper you realize it's essentially a look at the relationship between a father and son, in this case, Hal and Reese. At first Reese seems mean making his father cook and make him things while he's sleepwalking but in the end you realize Reese feels bad about what he's done. He really enjoys spending time with his father and shows remorse by confessing to Lois as to what's been happening. I think it made the audience respect Reese even more and realize he too is growing up.
 

yardgames

Retired Administrator
Excellent job there. I tend to agree that it's nearly impossible to fit them into ten episodes. I always have problems choosing which one to watch, so I created a list in Excel, and then had it put all of the episodes in a random order. Now, whenever I want to watch one, I simply look at the list, and it seems like every time I watch one, I'm saying, this is one of the best episodes!
 

prettyburd

New member
so funny

i love the show where the go to the company picnic for hal and hal is worried that he's going to screw up in front of his new boss, and susan sarandan is a guest star and she's like crazy, it's so funny when she is following the mom to the parking lot. HILARIOUS!! WHAT'S YOUR FAV. FUNNY EPISODE???(even though they're all hilarious.
 

yardgames

Retired Administrator
Re: so funny

I've moved this thread to the guest favorite ep thread. Prettyburd, this isn't instant messenger, let's try and spruce up the grammar a bit, to make it easier to understand for our non-native English speakers. Thanks.
 
Re: so funny

My top ten are:
1) Waterpark (a classic)
2) Pearl Harbor
3) Butterflies
4) Mini Bike
5) Hal Sleepwalks
6) Family Reunion
7) Reese Comes Home
8) Dewey's Special Class
9) Vegas
10) Thanksgiving
 

willdubbs

New member
I would say:

1.02-Red dress. I loved everything in that episode, especially Lois torturing the boys.
1.03-Home alone 4. Dewey is so great in this one, he was hilarious when he was on the phone with Lois and touching when Francis hurt him on purpose.
1.06-Poquito Cabeza. For Francis telling the other cadets about Lois and Reese when he must catch Dewey.
1.16-Water-park. The pool story was great, Dewey dancing in the kitchen was cute and Lois was so hysterical, when she yelled at the Malcolm and Reese in front of everybody.
2.01-Traffic jam. Dewey's travel was entairtening. Lois was hilarious on the phone (Lois used to be one my favourite character at first). Francis and the candy dukes was a bit revolting but very funny.
2.04-Dinner out. My favourite part was when Kitty started to yell at everybody.
2.06-Convention. For Malcolm and Reese who try to seduce Patty, but she only cares of Dewey, he was so cute in this on; And smart when he locks Malcolm and Reese outside. Well done!
2.21-Malcolm vs Reese. For Malcolm and Reese trying to get grounded each other. Dewey was so funny when he put cat's medecine in his ear and so was Hal when he kissed the phone whereas he was supposed to be the cat.
4.20-Baby 1. For evil Ida, especcially when she makes believe the cops that her house, Dewey's speech and Reese trying to escape with the smoking.
6.07-Hal sleepwalks. I loved Dewey and the Buseys. It was great to see Reese more mature and Malcolm has never been so funny with his guitare.

I also enjoyed: Malcolm babysits, Krelboyne picnic, Pom pom boy, Halloween, Bowling, evacuation, Dewey's special class and Stilts.

I know it's not the subject but my bottom 10 are:

3.13-Reese drives. Craig and Malcolm were totally boring, and we only see Reese driving slowly all the episode long. The cops who tells Reese "your mother loves you", instead of repeating Lois' threat wasn't very original and the episode was really predictable.
3.17-Poker 2. A very bad taste, Dewey was too bullied and Reese and Malcolm who tell the girls that Stevie is dying was gross and not funny at all.
3.20-Jury duty. The boys were very annoying with their stories about girls. And this episode is really too predictable, especially the woman who screams when she sees Hal and Abe recreating the scene of murder.
4.06-Forbidden girlfriend. The story of the boy who looks like Dewey wasn't original at all, so was Malcolm who must hide everytime he sees the father, I've already seen that a lots of time.
4.17-Clip show 2. A totally useless episode! I liked the fight between the boys in the first clip show, but I din't like absolutely anything in this one. Too focused on the parents, where were the boys.
5.06-Malcolm's job. I really can't stand this episode. Lois was just piteful, absolutely nothing was funny in this episode. The storyline of Hal and the babies was too silly. I really hate this episode.
5.09-Dirty magazine, Malcolm as usual is totally boring and Dewey who regresses to the naive little boy was ridiculous.
5.15-Reese's appartment. Malcolm and the stupid footballer was totally boring. And this episode is really too long, especially Hal and Lois when they are with the psychologist. This episode is interesting for Reese otherwise personally I really don't understand why this episode is so much liked by the fans.
6.09-Malcolm's car. It was good to see Reese more mature but Malcolm and his car is annoying (once again). And Hal becomes hair stylist, it's pathetic (why not cosmonaut?). Alex Reid used to do better than this creepy episode.
6.22-Miss tri county. This episode was really too focused on the parents (like the sixth season). Reese's narcissism is a bit silly. Dewey who is thought to be a girl was piteful. First we see Lois singing (Dewey's opéra), and then dancing (Ida's dance) and now she whistles! That's becoming ridiculous, what next? A trapeze artist?

I hate all these episodes.

 

packer-backer

New member
here they are:

10. traffic jam: this one is in the bottom 25 but i love it when dewey asks the scarecrow for help because he saw the wizard of oz and when the vicious dog jumps up and kills the bird.
9.lois vs. evil
8.red dress
7.block party
6.stilts
5.bully
4.water park
3.grandma sues
2.casino: another one thats not very popular but i think its absolutely hilarious
1.rollerskates: when hal skates to we are the champions it is hilarious
 

packer-backer

New member
oh and i will also say my bottom ten:

10.high school play: not that funny

9.boys at ranch

8.if boys were girls: everybody says this one was funny. i dont think so

7.academic octathalon: not very original

6.francis escapes: bbbooorrriiinnnggg!the only funny part is when dewey throws rocks at francis.

5.minibike: i turned it off halfway through

4.clip shows 1 and 2 : i hate flashback episodes

3.houseboat: dirty dirty dirty

2.shame: i love the part where francis is in the sex class but besides that this episode is plain old boring

1.forbidden girlfriend: boring: nuff said
 

allison

New member
Ryebeach said:
6. Pearl Harbor - The funniest episode I'd seen in a long time. The dancing of Reese and Malcolm stole the show. An overall solid episode.
7 Reese comes Home - Great scenes with Lois and Reese. Lois would stop at nothing to get Reese home. She was more crazy than normal in this episode but her determination only showed the audience how much she wanted her son home. Reese's storyline was too funny. And the ending was so sweet. The scenes when Malcolm and Dewey thought Reese had died and were carrying on a prank but weren't really ejoying it were heartbreaking. And then when Reese showed up, they were so happy to see them. A powerful moment which enforces the strong bond between the brothers. That whole sequence was funny and sad at the same time. Not an easy feat for a show to pull off believably but MITM did it beautifully. This was my 2nd favorite season premiere behind.....
I totally agree with you. That´s why I liked these 2 episodes very much. But it´s hard to tell my absolutely favourite episodes.
But some episodes I maybe even liked a bit better than the others were:
(There´s no special order)

1. Lois birthday:
Really funny and the end was sweet

2. Carnival:
That episode was really cool. I liked the plot about the crazy security guard and also how their parents tried to find them.

3.The bully:
Great episode. It was very funny and I like episodes in which Reese turns into a nice person.:p This episode was interesting from the first scene until the end. I even liked the Francis plot.
(Lois: What do they expect him to do? Beat up a girl?
Reese: I get to beat up a girl. Cool!):D lol

4.Dewey´s dog:
Very funny! Dewey finally got a chance of taking revenge on his brothers and I also liked Hal and Lois´plot.

5. Hal sleepwalks:
This episode was really sweet. Again we could see that Reese actually is a pretty nice person.

6. If boys were girls:
Very original idea. A classic episode.

7. Old mrs Old:
I think this was one of the first episodes I have seen after a long MITM break and this episode really made me like the show. Dewey´s purse story was really fun and the end was great. A pretty memorable scene in my opinion.

8. Waterpark:
Dewey´s story with the old (golden girls) babysitter was really good and so was Malcolm and Reese´s fight at the Waterpark.

9. Malcolm vs Reese:
Every plot in this episode was funny. I liked Malcolm and Reese´s fight, but Dewey and Hal´s plot made this episode classic.

10. Tutoring Reese:
I love that episode. It wasn´t predictable at all and I thought the end with Francis begging his mother to let him come in just in the right moment was just great.

But as I said, I just have way too many favourite episodes.
 

CJman327

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Here are my top ten.:D :

#1:New Neighbors
#2:Red Dress
#3:Company Picnic 2
#4:Company Picnic 1
#5:Malcolm Vs. Reese
#6:Reese Drives
#7:Clip Show 2
#8:Clip Show
#9:Rollerskates
#10:Smunday
(Extra!):The Pilot

I'll do my bottom ten soon!:)
 

Ears

New member
I couldn't really decide what my favorite episodes were, so instead i made a list of my favorite scenes, because some episode had a good scene but the rest was lousy:

10: Christmas: I love the line Ida says at the start about singing jingle
bells while they threw the dead into the fire...
9: Block Party: I just love the kielbasa-eating contest, it's great!
8: If Boys Were Girls: I don't know exactly what it is about this episode,
but i found the whole thing was really great, especially the very last
line, where Lois still hopes for a girl.
7: Rollerskates: Everybody knows what I'm talking about.
6: Lois's Birthday: Obviously it's the clown fight, I love when the whole
family shows how much they really are close.
5: Emancipation: I really like Herkabe, and pretty much everything that
Lloyd and Dabney say cracks me up, in any episode!
4: Ida Loses a Leg: The part with Dewey's new dog and the leg is really
funny! (but kind of gross)
3: Reese vs. Stevie: The part with Stevie and Reese at the end (i won't
say what happens in case you haven't seen it) but it is hilarious!
2: Flashback: As I said before, i really love the parts where it shows how
how happy they can be together, at the end of this episode with
Lois and Hal.
1: Tutoring Reese: The part at the end where Francis is crying outside the
window has to be the funniest thing i've seen in my life!
 
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