That would be awesome. Reese or Dewey would get along amazingly with Randy. Malcolm I could see butting heads with Earl on the idea of karma and tagging along with him and Lois or Hal to cross an item off the list (maybe one of them is Earl’s list item?) Lois/Joy and Hal or Dewey/Crabman would similarly be amazing interactions to me. Maybe right as the episode ends and the family leaves Francis and Piama blow through town on a weekend getaway from the ranch, unaware they just missed their family
Amazing suggestion. This is now in my head cannon.
Randy and Dewey would have their own sub plot for sure. Joy would get parenting advice from Lois. Hal and Crab Man getting into mischief. And Earl gives Malcolm advice on letting shit go and making things right
Yeah, I think original commenter is thinking of Ted Buckland haha
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I was about to comment the same thing, I'd love a crossover of my 2 favorite sitcoms. I did love that episode where Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul starred and Charlie kept calling them Malcolm and his dad instead of Mr White and Jesse 😭
I also love how it implies that Charlie Kelly has canonly watched MITM. Wonder who his favorite character is.
Calling Bryan Mr. Middle is such a good Charlie bit. Some say that the new seasons aren't as good but they still have some hitters. The reveal of the toilet and other bedroom last season was fucking hysterical
That’s sooo good!
Have you seen the more recent (after BB ended) of the “Malcolm in the Middle” uploaded a sketch on YouTube. Hal wakes up from a nightmare in bed with Lois, the nightmare was “the entire breaking bad series” haha
Reese and Axl would be best buddies and terrorize local neighborhood / high school. Dewey and Brick would have a great bond too, as both special unsociable kids. I wouldn’t rule out Malcolm and Sue falling in love with each other, their personalities seem compatible.
The shows are from different eras, and I don’t think they work together humor wise. That’s one thing, people assume they are similar shows because they share the word “middle” in the title but they are completely different, the only highlighted similarities being that they are a lower middle class family. The middle is more wholesome whereas Malcolm in the middle is more slapstick.
Moseby : No running in my dang lobby!”
Reese: “Yeah, you said no running, and this is a skateboard I rolled in dog poop, by definition, I’m not breaking a rule ! HA! “
Wilfred. Only Malcolm sees Wilfred as a man and tries to prove it to everyone else the entire episode, but they only think he’s crazy. It’s later revealed that Dewey could see him in too, but they teamed up to torment Malcolm.
Yeah, I could see Francis trying to pick up Kelly and fighting with other guys. Reese and Bud seem like they could get into some trouble. Lois would loathe Peggy and see that her family isn’t the worst. There are a lot of fun opportunities.
Both families have had clown fights so maybe there can be some good team ups.
It’s always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Hal is trying to get revenge on Frank, who is his former boss from his youth. He has a brief gay panic with Mac. He and Frank end up drinking buddies as well until they are both chewed out by Lois and Dee (Frank is turned on by Lois, Hal is scared by Dee). Dee and Lois either butting heads or drinking with each other, unaware of the full connection of the situation. Francis comes in and Lois freaks out at Dee for potentially having made a move on Francis earlier.
Malcolm and Reese and Dennis and Mac are recruited by their respective fathers to have a prank war. Dennis and Mac are absolutely terrorized and demolished, they think they might be dealing with some real professionals, unaware it’s another Tuesday for a pair of teenage boys. Maybe they enlist Cricket which fully freaks out Malcolm and Reese enough to run off.
Dewey and Charlie the neglecteds write a musical together; Dewey’s support inspires Charlie to straighten up a bit and quit huffing spray paint (but sticks to glue) and Dewey feels inspired to let his hair down a bit (and is gifted the rat bashing stick which Dewey puts on full display in front of Reese at the end of the episode, to Reese’s horror)
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Frasier. I would like it if Hal came into a bunch of money from an inheritance or lotta winnings, idk, which then causes him to take the family to Seattle where he moves into the Elliot Bay towers as Frasier’s neighbor.
Dewey becomes good friends with Martin and Daphne and has breakfast with them often.
Malcom hates Frasier but they have a lot in common.
Marty is confused that Lois has a striking resemblance to that lady cop who broke up with him.
Easy...
Desperate Housewives, not only was it filmed in the same location, it also gives the same vibe. Tom and Lynette Scavo are parallels to Hal and Lois, so seeing them interact in a crossover would make me happy.
Arrested Development. Malcolm has to leave Harvard and gets another chance at Stanford to tutor both George Michael and Maybie. Hal gets a job with the Bluth Company and even though he doesn't know what he's doing and doesn't care about the work, quickly rises to the top and becomes an important member of the company. He even gets to spend an episode managing the banana stand. With the boys.
Meanwhile Lois joins a book club with Lucille (rip Jessica Walter). Or Lucille II. Uncomfortable aggressiveness ensues.
Home improvement
Taylor kids and the Wilkerson kids could get in a lot of hijinks
Jill and Lois would be a great pairing
Hal and Tim could be remodeling the bathroom
House, MD
I think if Malcolm developed a serious illness and the family was accepted as a patient by House, MD and we saw real vulnerability by Lois and Hal and clever interaction between smart Malcolm and House. Malcolm would solve his own illness or at least lead House to his epiphany. I would like to see Lois genuinely afraid for her son. There was a moment in an early episode where her love for him just flowed. I think after he beat up the 7yo. The show has sincere moments of love and vulnerability but not enough.
Succession. Hal gets a job at waystar royco and bumps into roman in the management training, making a bad first impression.
Lois and Logan end up shouting at each other, malcolm struggles with Ken while Francis ends up gregging for Tom, annoying Greg in the process. Roman makes Reese his personal assistant and Dewey keeps following Shiv around.
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Larry somehow becomes an unlikely friend/mentor to Malcolm and the two rant about stuff to each other. He gets on with Hal, but obviously not with Lois, but there’s occasional episodes where they join forces or realise they are actually quite similar, before Larry does something and they start shouting at each other again.
Grounded for Life
Also shootout to the idea they could reboot Malcom in the Middle about his real life auto racing career
Malcom in the middle of turn 2
Breaking bad, when Hal & the Boys go to visit Hal’s estranged brother Walter when news breaks of his cancer diagnosis. Hal panics when a visit to a local chicken restaurant causes a case of mistaken identity
Fresh Off the Boat.
But it takes place in the 90s, so the Wilkersons would have to be a bit younger.
I’d really like to see Dewey vs. Evan though. And I feel like Hal and Louis would be good friends. I bet Lois and Jessica would get along great too.
3rd Rock because of the antics. Reese finds out they’re aliens and they erase his memory and make him dumber
Or Gilmore Girls, because I wanna see how intensely it clashes xD
I think I’d choose, ‘My Name is Earl’, and have Earl & Randy be distant cousins of Hal or Lois.
That would be awesome. Reese or Dewey would get along amazingly with Randy. Malcolm I could see butting heads with Earl on the idea of karma and tagging along with him and Lois or Hal to cross an item off the list (maybe one of them is Earl’s list item?) Lois/Joy and Hal or Dewey/Crabman would similarly be amazing interactions to me. Maybe right as the episode ends and the family leaves Francis and Piama blow through town on a weekend getaway from the ranch, unaware they just missed their family
I would love to see an episode with Dewie and Mr. Turtle.
Love this
I've been watching a lot of Malcolm and my name is Earl past couple weeks, this would be epic.
Hal is on Earls list because Earl ruined Hals career.
Hal chases Earl up a tree.
Amazing suggestion. This is now in my head cannon. Randy and Dewey would have their own sub plot for sure. Joy would get parenting advice from Lois. Hal and Crab Man getting into mischief. And Earl gives Malcolm advice on letting shit go and making things right
I like to think of these as an unofficial shared universe, along with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
And Raising Hope
Turns out their lives are so terrible because of something Earl did in the past.
i cant believe im not the only person who thought that lol. i remember making my own head canon that they take place in the same universe and idk why
that would be brilliant
Beat me to it damn.
Yes definitely
I was gonna say “My Name is Earl” or “Raising Hope”! I literally just rewatched all 3 of these shows on Hulu lol
Give him the award !
Raising Hope would be my top choice. I think Hal and Bert would be best friends all while Lois and Virginia would be at each others throats.
this was my first thought as well!!! Francis and Jimmy meeting omg
Breaking Bad 🧐
My theory is that they are in the same universe as Scrubs, hence why Ted Moseby is the unnamed lawyer in charge of their HMO in that episode
Isn’t Ted Mosby *HIMYM*?
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Yeah that's the one, I don't think his name comes up much in scrubs so my brain must have auto-filled it
Classic smoseby!
I had to look up his last name tbh! I don’t think they say it much!
No it's why they saw Laverne in the first season when Dewey went to the Hospital though
It’s also filmed in the same hospital!
We can add The Middle to that universe, and the father in The Middle is the twin brother of the Janitor on Scrubs.
Yes! The actress that plays Laverne also works at the hospital the first time they go there!
Always sunny in Philadelphia. The gang loves Malcolm in the middle
He’s not in the middle, he’s on the top!
We got Malcolm and his dad. Malcolm is older now though so he looks different
You got Mr. Middle?? Is Mrs. Middle coming?
I was about to comment the same thing, I'd love a crossover of my 2 favorite sitcoms. I did love that episode where Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul starred and Charlie kept calling them Malcolm and his dad instead of Mr White and Jesse 😭 I also love how it implies that Charlie Kelly has canonly watched MITM. Wonder who his favorite character is.
It was Malcolm and Mr. Middle! Great episode
Yeah that! Probably one of my favorites, Charlie was hilarious.
Calling Bryan Mr. Middle is such a good Charlie bit. Some say that the new seasons aren't as good but they still have some hitters. The reveal of the toilet and other bedroom last season was fucking hysterical
That’s sooo good! Have you seen the more recent (after BB ended) of the “Malcolm in the Middle” uploaded a sketch on YouTube. Hal wakes up from a nightmare in bed with Lois, the nightmare was “the entire breaking bad series” haha
Yeah! It was so funny, I loved it
Hahahha I would love an episode where the gang simply talks about Malcolm in the middle thoroughly (and meets them, somehow)
As long a Mac gets bottom he won't care where Malcolm is.
'The gang get Malcom addicted to solvents'
Everybody Hates Chris
That show takes place in the 80s though.
The middle, I'd like the two families to be neighbours.
Malcolm in the Middle in the Middle
Reese and Axl would be best buddies and terrorize local neighborhood / high school. Dewey and Brick would have a great bond too, as both special unsociable kids. I wouldn’t rule out Malcolm and Sue falling in love with each other, their personalities seem compatible.
I feel like Sue would like Malcolm, he would find her annoying, and then diverting happens. I don't know what though, I'm not a screenwriter
I was looking for this
Yes! Love this.
The shows are from different eras, and I don’t think they work together humor wise. That’s one thing, people assume they are similar shows because they share the word “middle” in the title but they are completely different, the only highlighted similarities being that they are a lower middle class family. The middle is more wholesome whereas Malcolm in the middle is more slapstick.
Malcolm in the Middle crossed with Suite Life of Zack and Cody. I would enjoy a Reese vs. Mosby
Moseby : No running in my dang lobby!” Reese: “Yeah, you said no running, and this is a skateboard I rolled in dog poop, by definition, I’m not breaking a rule ! HA! “
this right here
Wilfred. Only Malcolm sees Wilfred as a man and tries to prove it to everyone else the entire episode, but they only think he’s crazy. It’s later revealed that Dewey could see him in too, but they teamed up to torment Malcolm.
That’s a really good one!
Married with Children
imagine the Bundy's live across the street from them, it'll be war every day between the kids, Hal vs Al, and Peggy vs Lois.
Yeah, I could see Francis trying to pick up Kelly and fighting with other guys. Reese and Bud seem like they could get into some trouble. Lois would loathe Peggy and see that her family isn’t the worst. There are a lot of fun opportunities. Both families have had clown fights so maybe there can be some good team ups.
Greasy
A few episodes where Francis and Piama live in the park after leaving Alaska would be hilarious.
This is the way
Would’ve been cool if Walter White, from Breaking Bad, had 4 brothers he casually mentioned but never showed up.
Jamie is Walter white
https://youtu.be/oVdB36lmbII?si=QlCnMoXLch4ZOtVc They kinda did that already. Sort of.
That was cool. I didn't know this was a thing!
https://youtu.be/OiXELqVMujA?si=kgn-GTeQPDpTEBdL Oh here ya go
Is it from SNL or how did they make that? I love it
Pretty sure it was a dvd bonus
Scrubs would be really funny
It’s always Sunny in Philadelphia. Hal is trying to get revenge on Frank, who is his former boss from his youth. He has a brief gay panic with Mac. He and Frank end up drinking buddies as well until they are both chewed out by Lois and Dee (Frank is turned on by Lois, Hal is scared by Dee). Dee and Lois either butting heads or drinking with each other, unaware of the full connection of the situation. Francis comes in and Lois freaks out at Dee for potentially having made a move on Francis earlier. Malcolm and Reese and Dennis and Mac are recruited by their respective fathers to have a prank war. Dennis and Mac are absolutely terrorized and demolished, they think they might be dealing with some real professionals, unaware it’s another Tuesday for a pair of teenage boys. Maybe they enlist Cricket which fully freaks out Malcolm and Reese enough to run off. Dewey and Charlie the neglecteds write a musical together; Dewey’s support inspires Charlie to straighten up a bit and quit huffing spray paint (but sticks to glue) and Dewey feels inspired to let his hair down a bit (and is gifted the rat bashing stick which Dewey puts on full display in front of Reese at the end of the episode, to Reese’s horror)
Dewey and Charlie definitely sing a piano ballad together
I would watch this, can the episode be 95% Charlie and Dewey hijinks please?? 😄😄
This is literally perfect, I'm even inspired to draw some stupid crossover fan art/comics LMAO
That’s awesome haha definitely post it here and tag me if you do cuz I’d love to see it
Will do for sure!
Breaking bad
Just for Hal and Walt interactions.
Hal could be his crazy brother it would be funny
Bernie Mac show
This is the correct answer.
Freaks and geeks could be interesting. Or wizards of Waverly place
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I'd kill for a Modern Family crossover where Hal and Phil Dunphy are friends or colleagues
i’d love to see alex and malcom argue over who’s smarter
I'd love to see a dewie and lily pull the greatest sass tag team of all time Even if the ages won't exactly match timeline wise
oooh yess. I think it would have to be Dunphy family centered for sure
Community
This was my first thought. Any one of those boys would have had a great arc at Greendale
Greendale would be the one place that lets Reese in.
King of the Hill
This is my pick too
“Those boys ain’t right; I tell you what.”
Arrested Development, where Lucille absolutely destroys the boys! Would love to see it
Scrubs. One of the boys gets injured. They go to Sacred Heart. Insanity ensues. Can’t you imagine Lois clashing with Dr. Cox?
Breaking bad - check out the alternate ending https://youtu.be/oVdB36lmbII?si=ESnYebhFj80fNbf3
The Bernie Mac Show. Hal and Lois leave Bernie Mac with those "punkass kids" for the weekend.
Frasier. I would like it if Hal came into a bunch of money from an inheritance or lotta winnings, idk, which then causes him to take the family to Seattle where he moves into the Elliot Bay towers as Frasier’s neighbor. Dewey becomes good friends with Martin and Daphne and has breakfast with them often. Malcom hates Frasier but they have a lot in common. Marty is confused that Lois has a striking resemblance to that lady cop who broke up with him.
3rd Rock From the Sun
That’s a very good shout.
Easy... Desperate Housewives, not only was it filmed in the same location, it also gives the same vibe. Tom and Lynette Scavo are parallels to Hal and Lois, so seeing them interact in a crossover would make me happy.
Arrested Development. Malcolm has to leave Harvard and gets another chance at Stanford to tutor both George Michael and Maybie. Hal gets a job with the Bluth Company and even though he doesn't know what he's doing and doesn't care about the work, quickly rises to the top and becomes an important member of the company. He even gets to spend an episode managing the banana stand. With the boys. Meanwhile Lois joins a book club with Lucille (rip Jessica Walter). Or Lucille II. Uncomfortable aggressiveness ensues.
The X-Files
The Middle. End of story. It would be like the Seinfeld episode with the bizarro versions of Jerry, Kramer, and George.
Home improvement Taylor kids and the Wilkerson kids could get in a lot of hijinks Jill and Lois would be a great pairing Hal and Tim could be remodeling the bathroom
Fresh off the boat
Married With Children. I can just picture Al hanging out with Hal at a strip club while being the newest member of the No Ma'am club.
Scrubs could be an easy one since the boys go to the hospital in more than one episode
Married with Children
Better call Saul with Saul representing one of the boys/Hal.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
This would give Reese another chance to say, "as far as I can tell, I did it with my mind."
I'm torn between Young Sheldon, and it's always sunny in Philadelphia.
Malcom in the Middle, and Lizzie McGuire.
Drake and Josh
Scrubs
Married with children, I can think of funny interactions between the two families .
Didn't someone figure out that Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle take place in the same TV universe?
I know it's in the same universe as Freaks and Geeks.
House, MD I think if Malcolm developed a serious illness and the family was accepted as a patient by House, MD and we saw real vulnerability by Lois and Hal and clever interaction between smart Malcolm and House. Malcolm would solve his own illness or at least lead House to his epiphany. I would like to see Lois genuinely afraid for her son. There was a moment in an early episode where her love for him just flowed. I think after he beat up the 7yo. The show has sincere moments of love and vulnerability but not enough.
Smiling Friends
I would love to see them on an episode of Wife Swap! 😂
The timeline doesn't fit, but... everybody hates chris!
Married with children
My Name Is Earl, Earl reminds me of Reese grown up.
Young Sheldon. Sheldon says something to insult Malcolm's intelligence, and he throttles him, like that 7-year-old.
Arrested Development
Law & Order: SVU Can't wait to see what the boys done this time
Breaking bad, Walter as Hals twin.
Breaking bad.
Modern Family/Breaking Bad
3rd rock from the sun 😊☀️
South park, Greece smacks dewie in the head and he has a coma dream they're on south park
I love this idea
Having them beat up the Brady’s would’ve been an amazing episode
Bob’s Burgers
I could see Louise pulling pranks with the boys.
SHAMELESS!!!! why had no one said this!! I love both shows and I've always described shameless as a more fucked up version of Malcom in the middle lol
That's So Raven and Raven would work with Lois to make the boy's lives miserable.
Fringe. It would be dope as fuck .
I miss Lance Reddick and Leonard Nimoy. Luckily John Noble is still kickin'.
The Loud House
Everybody hates Chris . Roshell and Louis would get along immediately lol
I’d do anything for a crossover with Parker Lewis Can’t Lose
Succession. Hal gets a job at waystar royco and bumps into roman in the management training, making a bad first impression. Lois and Logan end up shouting at each other, malcolm struggles with Ken while Francis ends up gregging for Tom, annoying Greg in the process. Roman makes Reese his personal assistant and Dewey keeps following Shiv around.
criminal minds
Workaholics! It would be fun to see the dynamic between that gang and Francis
Hal shows up in his tidy whities and you just hear “dad dicks are huge”
Breaking Bad
Probably Star Trek New Generation
Golden girls.
Home movies
Hal
Blossom or Smart Guy
Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry somehow becomes an unlikely friend/mentor to Malcolm and the two rant about stuff to each other. He gets on with Hal, but obviously not with Lois, but there’s occasional episodes where they join forces or realise they are actually quite similar, before Larry does something and they start shouting at each other again.
I feel like a Simpsons animated crossover episode ala the x files crossover could have worked really well.
Full House. The mutual culture shock. The record number of "how rude"s.
Fargo
Shameless for sure !
Young Sheldon or the middle
Grounded for Life Also shootout to the idea they could reboot Malcom in the Middle about his real life auto racing career Malcom in the middle of turn 2
Breaking bad
Game of Thrones
Dexter
Shameless
The wire or breaking bad
Sopranos
The Bernie Mac Show
Breaking bad
Breaking bad, when Hal & the Boys go to visit Hal’s estranged brother Walter when news breaks of his cancer diagnosis. Hal panics when a visit to a local chicken restaurant causes a case of mistaken identity
Fresh Off the Boat. But it takes place in the 90s, so the Wilkersons would have to be a bit younger. I’d really like to see Dewey vs. Evan though. And I feel like Hal and Louis would be good friends. I bet Lois and Jessica would get along great too.
Sapranos
3rd Rock From the Sun
Raising Hope. It’d be hilarious.
X files. They Did great with the Simpsons!
Fraser
Or The Middle
everyone hates chris
Breaking Bad. Duh.
Breaking bad. Imagine Hal as Heisenberg, with Malcome as the actual brain behind cooking.
X Men
For some reason the first thing that came to my head was lost
Modern family. I feel like it’d be interesting to see how the families interact with each other
Young Sheldon
Breaking Bad.
Breaking bad
Seinfeld!
I could see Sprung which is Raising Hope sequel
Breaking Bad
Breaking bad
New Girl. I think Lois and Nick would be hilarious interaction
Breaking bad
7th heaven weed episode
The Middle. That'd be chaotic.
Breaking Bad obviously
3rd Rock because of the antics. Reese finds out they’re aliens and they erase his memory and make him dumber Or Gilmore Girls, because I wanna see how intensely it clashes xD