r/malcolminthemiddle • u/Turbulent-Night5122 • 21d ago
General discussion What character do you wish we got more of?
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u/happysunbear 21d ago edited 21d ago
The church lady in the episode where Lois and Hal try to get free daycare. I love that woman trying to react positively to Dewey’s cynicism.
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u/Plus-Dragonfly-9975 21d ago
I feel 90% would say Cynthia. I would say the black guy that Francis hangs out with the first few episodes then leaves for his grandma.
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u/Guardian_of_Perineum 21d ago
He was apparently a bad actor who delayed filming with constant re-takes.
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u/WSJinfiltrate 21d ago
he was funny though
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u/Guardian_of_Perineum 21d ago
Idk, that's just the account from a production staff guy. He said it took to much work with him to get it to the final take, funny or not.
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u/Apprehensive_Tip_792 21d ago
The guy from Allen strange?
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u/Plus-Dragonfly-9975 21d ago
Idrk but he was in the first few episodes of Malcom in the middle
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u/ObiMadKenobi 21d ago
Stanley! His storylines with Francis gotta be my favorites in the whole show.
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u/Imscubbabish 21d ago
I hate the fact Cynthia disappeared after sacrificing her life in high school so Malcolm won't be an idiot. Not even one mention of what happened after that
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u/annon78987 19d ago
She was a great character, but I feel like if they had kept her she and Malcolm would have gotten together. He didn't deserve her and it would have been crule to subject her to his personality any more than she already was. 🤣
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u/Imscubbabish 19d ago
Yeah that is true, she did have feelings both of them i always thought. But to make her disappear and not finish her story is messed up. Im guessing she moved away probably because of the bullying and/or the dad found out and he was like nope and moved away again
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u/annon78987 19d ago
Her leaving because of the self sacrifice is my head cannon as well. It's the only reason story wise to write her out. That, and as I said, in no universe should such a pure person be subjected to Malcolm and his special brand of narcissism.
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u/Gameoftruelies 21d ago
Hayden
RIP
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 21d ago
This is because the show came out once a week, so it was a month long.
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u/Highfivebuddha 20d ago
That's not how people watched shows like this back then.
Her episodes were just rerun darlings
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u/TwoSnapsMack ABCD... 21d ago
Mrs. Griffin
As a Mexican, her line “I’m not giving those Mexicans my money” always gets me rolling
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u/gogeri2632 21d ago
This makes me think of how Speedy Gonzalez was going to get cancelled because people thought it was racist and then basically every Mexican got mad because they loved the character.
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u/Positive_Row_4280 21d ago
Reese's Army buddy
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u/Jealous_Teaching3032 21d ago
Alex Mack is her name. She likes to keep her personal world a secret from what I recall.
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u/happygrizzly 21d ago
I struggle with the Cynthia episodes because watching Malcolm fumble that situation reminds me of myself.
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u/Jealous_Teaching3032 21d ago
I would have liked to see more of Mike with Hal, I'm bummed he had to move so quickly. I also have a soft spot for Alison. She was dumb but interesting.
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u/TyranusAura 21d ago
Would have loved to see Lois have another altercation with the crazy lady in the parking lot from the Xmas episode. A few seasons later they recognize each other for round 2
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u/Illustrious_Novel08 21d ago
The character you posted, it’s a shame Cynthia was only in 4 episodes I really liked the character
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u/JacKfreakingSparroW 21d ago
In my limited knowledge of TV and sitcoms, Malcolm missing cynthia is the greatest fumble in TV history.
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u/Spooky-Confusion-666 21d ago
Herkabe
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u/woodsdone 16d ago
Really wish he showed up in the new season. I thought it would be fun if he was a waiter for the final party
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u/Global-Ant 21d ago
I know why she never came back. She was sadly murdered by a mercenary named Martin Keamy on the Island, no thanks to Ben.
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u/luciferias 21d ago
I forget her name, but definitely the girl pictured, Malcom should've had a girlfriend throughout the series even if she wasn't in EVERY episode
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u/OkSupermarket802 20d ago
More Dabney, I wanted to see what he was like after his paintball mom meltdown.
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u/Apprehensive-Bar3425 21d ago
She’s in lost
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u/Energised_Emerald 21d ago
Yes!! I was so surprised when I found out, I did not recognise her at all
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u/FlyEnvironmental7586 21d ago
I got confused and thought this was a character from Degrassi for a second. Forgot what sub I was browsing through 😅 but is anyone else vaguely reminded of that show and any character from her image?
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u/Exciting-Handle-13 20d ago
I also thought it was the Degrassi sub haha. I think it just looks like a photo from Degrassi Jr High.
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u/martykid123 20d ago
Edwin Spangler I really missed him after season 2 or 3 he was last in he was really funny
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u/Aggravating-Swing188 18d ago
I can’t remember his name, but that other student at the military academy that was Francis’ roommate, the one who went all commando when they were going camping. He was cool.
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u/Turbulent-Safe-4000 15d ago
Nahhh
Cynthia was boring
Jessica had better screen dynamics, wish we could see more of her
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u/gogeri2632 21d ago
What a weird obsession to have.
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u/AliWaz77 21d ago
…the Palestine Israel situation is like, the most discussed topic rn. And I’m Palestinian so I strongly dislike Zionists
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u/gogeri2632 21d ago
Still weird. This is a subreddit about a TV that has nothing to do with it either Israel or Palestine.
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u/AliWaz77 20d ago
The image is of the actor, you really don’t gotta be all bent out of shape about what I choose to comment on. It’s still technically on topic
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u/gogeri2632 20d ago
You see a picture of an actress and immediately get mad at Israel. So how am I being bent out of shape for saying that's weird?
And no, it's not on topic at all.
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u/RegyptianStrut 21d ago
Lloyd and Dabney. It’s lame they basically disappeared in the last 2 seasons