The Cleavers they ain't. Mom is a screaming control freak, dad is a goofy human hairball, oldest son Francis is criminally disobedient, Reese is just criminal and youngest son Dewey is a space cadet. The middle kid, Malcolm (who delivers the narrative for the capers of this wacked-out clan) is a brainiac, who doesn't want to be burdened by his genius.
BRIEF HISTORY:
Basing the show on his own childhood, creator Linwood Boomer (whose writing credits include "3rd Rock From the Sun") thought all moms walked around the house with just a skirt and a smile.
Following the cancellation of "The X-Files," "Malcolm"
got to move up to the more adult hour of 9 p.m. ET in 2002.