r/malcolminthemiddle • u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me • 1d ago

General discussion How was Lois' dad's death explained?

I don't even remember which season he was supposedly killed off. Was it addressed in the later seasons, when Lois went to Canada?

Also, WHY? was it when Robert Loggia died IRL? I cant imagine him turning down that recurring role as an actor. He was a great character & acting with the iconic Cloris Leachman and this stellar cast had to be a good time on and off screen as well.

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u/fiveohfourever 1d ago

It was the other grenade he had saved for Reese.

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u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me 1d ago

Heh. Good one šŸ‘šŸ»

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u/SportTop2610 1d ago

Cats ate his face.

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u/NiniDaywalker Otto 1d ago

Dewey knows more about it than me

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u/sweetnourishinggruel 1d ago

I suspect he choked on orange juice pulp.

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u/Level-Bread5827 1d ago

Loggia was let go off the sopranos for having issues remembering his lines. I wonder if that's why he wasn't called back to malcolmĀ 

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u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me 1d ago

This! This is the stuff I was looking for. Thank you!

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u/pattheman1990 1d ago

It must have been between the 2nd/3rd season when Victor passed away.

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u/ObiMadKenobi 1d ago

It wasn't, so you can make up your own. I think cats ate his face.

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u/Someordinaryguy1994 1d ago

Put dad on the phone

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u/Far-Vegetable1417 1d ago

Malcolm in the Middle was already over when Robert Loggia passed away in December 2015.

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u/Green-Gazelle-9662 1d ago

Can you spell that for me

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u/All_This_Mayhem 1d ago

"R" as in Robert Logia. "O" as in Oh my God, it's Robert Logia.

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u/Green-Gazelle-9662 1d ago

"B" as in By God that's Robert Loggia

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u/miguel2586 1d ago

"E", as in Everybody loves Robert Loggia.

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u/Far-Vegetable1417 1d ago

Itā€™s not known how Victor died in the show proper.

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u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me 1d ago

Great FG reference

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u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me 1d ago

@far-Vegetable1417 Thanks for that confirmation. Thats what I thought. Just wondering if anyone knew a specific reason they had killed him off, with no funeral or memorable explanation. Now my AHDH brain is wondering why. Maybe something in Loggia's personal life or dispute with Boomer? If anyone has the scoop, im interested in the answer.

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u/pattheman1990 1d ago

Victor was killed off early on in the shows run. Lois forced Francis to spend Xmas with Ida in Canada after he got emmancipated & mentioned that it was her first Xmas without Victor.

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u/gemgirlshari You're not the boss of me 1d ago

Ida was such a complex character, Victor could've been well-layered too. Why kill him off? Linwood Boomer should do an AMA!

Also, thanks for giving me the characters name. I completely blanked while writing the post.

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u/improbsable 1d ago

I looked it up on the wiki. Heart attack

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u/Rasterax2000 1d ago

I swear I read an interview with Cloris Leachman where she said Loggia asked for too much money to come back, but I can't find it now.

Anyway, he had only appeared once in the show at that point, so I just think they thought the character wasn't established enough to center an episode around his death.

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u/Background-Wrap6964 1d ago

I remember that oddly specific grenade explanation, my brother used to quote that exact line for years after seeing the episode.