FOX | Release Date: January 9, 2000
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Universal acclaim based on 26 Critic Reviews
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Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: It plays as fresh and funny as anything on TV. [5 Jan 2000]
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Houston ChronicleMike McDanielJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The funniest comedy since The Simpsons. [9 Jan 2000]
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New York Daily NewsEric MinkJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: But at the true core of this strange and wonderful series - wackiness notwithstanding - are the often strange and, ideally, wonderful relationships among members of a family. [7 Jan 2000]
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Boston HeraldMonica CollinsJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: A wonderful comedy that twists the family sitcom genre to a screwball turn. [6 Jan 2000]
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Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Malcolm" is an instantly likable series, as it takes conventional TV-family material and gives it a good old-fashioned goose. [7 Jan 2000]
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Cleveland Plain DealerTom FeranJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: So funny that you might not notice it doesn't have a laugh track. [8 Jan 2000]
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Denver PostJoanne OstrowJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Innovative camera work and occasional sound effects throughout add distinctive elements to the series. [9 Jan 2000]
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Newark Star-LedgerJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The funniest new comedy in several seasons. ... "Malcolm in the Middle" is as fast and strange as any cartoon but occasionally has a depth you can't find without flesh-and-blood actors. [7 Jan 2000]
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NewsdayMarvin KitmanJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: A wildly funny family sitcom. ... I am in love with all of them after the first half hour. [5 Jan 2000]
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Philadelphia InquirerJonathan StormJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The sweetest, funniest and most original family sitcom that has come to TV in a long time. [6 Jan 2000]
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) John DoyleJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Marvellous, goofy fun. [8 Jan 2000]
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VarietyRamin ZahedJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Wonderfully irreverent. [6 Jan 2000]
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Washington PostTom ShalesJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Malcolm" immediately, instantly, explosively achieves an identity all its own--a little bit like a live-action "Simpsons," but with a Bart who's a genius, not an underachiever. [8 Jan 2000]
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USA TodayRobert BiancoJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Malcolm recalls Roseanne's maternal drive, The Simpsons' cartoon exaggerations, and a blue-collar sensibility and emotional honesty common to both. And if tonight's outstanding premiere tries too hard for its own good to stand out, even that flaw subsides in later episodes. [7 Jan 2000]
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Dallas Morning NewsEd BarkJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Malcolm is much more than mega-jolts of Fox "attitude." It's both quirky and charming, edgy and reaffirming. [9 Jan 2000]
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Deseret NewsScott D. PierceJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The show is a laugh-out-loud funny, skewed look at the American family that rings surprisingly true. But the pilot goes more than a bit over the top at times. [6 Jan 2000]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: The irreverent comedy manages to be affectionate, thanks largely to Kaczmarek, who plays the mother with wisdom and sass. [9 Jan 2000]
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The New York TimesCaryn JamesJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: An inventive, likable comedy. [7 Jan 2000]
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Chicago Sun-TimesPhil RosenthalJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: While the tendency might be to overpraise this oddball but smart and keenly observed family comedy about the ordinary life of an extraordinary child simply because it arrives square in the middle of a TV season in which most TV comedies have been simply awful, it is nonetheless one of the better shows to come down the pike. [6 Jan 2000]
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Detroit Free PressMike DuffyJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Colorfully plucky but inconsistent. [9 Jan 2000]
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New York PostLinda StasiJul 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Malcolm" is kind of a "Wonder Years" for the millennium. Or maybe it's just a weird sitcom about a semi-functional family. Either way, it's funny. [6 Jan 2000]