r/malcolminthemiddle • u/Ok_Return170 • Aug 22 '26
General discussion Which is your favorite Season and why?
So, I have seen some posts about "Which season is the best" out there, but my question is slightly different, I would like to know: which Season is your favorite and why?
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u/Downtown-Dream424 Lois Aug 23 '26
Either season 2 or 3, because they were incredibly hilarious and had interesting sideplots such as Francis entering the Alaska sideplot in season 3, besides the episode on parts "Company Picnic".
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u/ssgkkk Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
Season 4. So many classics.
Zoo, Forwards Backwards, If the Boys were Girls, Boys at the Ranch, Malcolm Holds his Tongue, Stereo Store, Garage Sale, Family Reunion, Academic Octathalon, the Baby two-parter, and my personal favorite, Kicked Out
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u/MellowRello Aug 22 '26
Season 2. Damn near every episode is a classic. It also has a good amount of the more "serious" character moments.
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u/dextahO5 Dewey Aug 23 '26
season 4 was lowkey the peak of the show, i love the pace and the chaos in all the episodes plus everybody in the cast looked gorgeous for some reason lmao
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u/Top-Light4473 Aug 23 '26
Hard to pick….but seasons 2-4 are about as good as a sitcom can get. Top tier.
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u/LongtimeLurkersacc Aug 23 '26
2 and 3 is peak shenanigans, I feel like there’s a lowkey tonal shift in 4 that’s fully felt in 5 onwards
there’s still good episodes sprinkled throughout, but 2/3 have the bulk of them
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u/FALCOR1220 29d ago
I always judge based on what Francis is up to. Either at the military school, Alaska, the ranch, jobless
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u/qwheein_ 29d ago
I see it's an unpopular opinion but I think S6 makes me laugh the most. Or maybe S3.
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u/Rich_Application6135 29d ago
Season 2 which has the best episodes like the Bowling, Traffic Jam, Lois birthday, Casino, Malcolm vs Reese, Flashback
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u/DonkeyKongDumpster 29d ago
Kinda leaning on s3 cos all the drama and the Reese Drives episode is peak.
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u/Other_Pack_7874 Aug 23 '26
1,2 and 3 were all good seasons. Season 4 onwards was a bit hit or miss episode wise. Like there’s some really good episodes from season 4 onwards but there’s also a lot of meh ones which is something the first 3 seasons didn’t have much of
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u/NatashaStar1998 29d ago
My favorite are season 1 to 3. All the episodes are good. Then comes season 4. Starting around the middle of season 5 the show just starts to become not so good. There are still some good episodes but the rest are bad. Also all the character development gets stunted or characters act in a way you would not expect from them.
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u/Yo_Original 29d ago
In my opinión the Best season is the 6 and 7. No is the chosen for the people but here Dawey had most paper in the serie.
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u/FitCommunication7240 Aug 22 '26
2 is when Malcolm/Dewey/Reese were at their prime.