Skip to main content

Why you loved it

Shows like Malcolm in the Middle

Not everyone loves Malcolm in the Middle for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 2 reasons people love Malcolm in the Middle

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything.

  2. You like a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Young Sheldon2017

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything
    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like Mary, George, Missy and Georgie loving Sheldon in their own way.

  • The Simpsons1989

    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, a family that fights and sticks together.

  • American Dad!2005

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything

    Good for you if you like Roger the alien and his endless disguises.

  • Modern Family2009

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything
    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like Phil Dunphy's terrible jokes and Cam's dramatic entrances.

  • Drake & Josh2004

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything
    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like slapstick between a cool kid and a nerdy one.

  • The Amazing World of Gumball2011

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything

    Good for you if you like Gumball and Darwin turning a small problem into a disaster.

  • Shameless2011

    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like six Gallagher kids looking after each other because their father won't.

  • Family Guy1999

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything

    Good for you if you like cutaway gags that have nothing to do with the plot.

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything
    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like Will teasing Carlton and Geoffrey the butler's dry replies.

  • Two and a Half Men2003

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything
    • a loud, broke family that still sticks together, with Lois in charge

    Good for you if you like Charlie and Alan trading insults across the kitchen.

  • Back to the Future1985

    • Malcolm talking straight to the camera while his brothers wreck everything

    Good for you if you like a comedy where your mother has a crush on you.

Reasons taken from Malcolm in the Middle's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

That's one show.

Ipsomap does this with everything you watch. Write a few honest lines after each one, and it works out which reasons are yours, then finds picks that share them.

Find your reasons

Should you watch Malcolm in the Middle?More titles, by reasonWhy we don't do top-ten lists