Malcolm in the Middle The Grandparents (Season 2, Episode 15)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Malcolm in the Middle

The Grandparents (Season 2, Episode 15)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Lois' estranged parents, Ida and Victor, pay the family a visit. Right away, trouble starts brewing. Victor bonds with Reese, Ida gets Malcolm into a fight, and Dewey is haunted by childhood memories of his inattentive grandparents.

Creator

Linwood Boomer (created by)

Showrunner

Matthew Carlson

Director

Todd Holland

Writers

Gary Murphy (written by) | Neil Thompson (written by) | Ian Busch (staff writer)

Producers

Alex Reid (producer) | James Simons (producer) (as Jimmy Simons)

Composer

They Might Be Giants

Cinematographer

Levie Isaacks (director of photography)

Editor

Barry L. Gold

Casting

Mary V. Buck (original casting director) | Susan Edelman (original casting director) | Ken Miller | Nikki Valko

Production Designer

Donald Lee Harris

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 11, 2001

Release date

Feb 11, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 39 wins & 120 nominations

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jane Kaczmarek Lois Lois See fewer	Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Bryan Cranston Hal Hal See fewer	Breaking Bad (2008)
Christopher Masterson Francis (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson) Francis (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson) See fewer	Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Justin Berfield Reese Reese See fewer	Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Erik Per Sullivan Dewey Dewey See fewer	Unfaithful (2002)
Frankie Muniz Malcolm Malcolm See fewer	Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Robert Loggia Victor Welker Victor Welker See fewer	Big (1988)
Cloris Leachman Ida Ida See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Eric Nenninger Eric Hansen Eric Hansen See fewer	One Day at a Time (2017)
Drew Powell Drew Drew See fewer	Gotham (2014)
Kasan Butcher Joe Joe See fewer	Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Joyce Fessides Maid Maid See fewer	Without a Trace (2002)
Bobby Brewer Boy Boy See fewer	Magnolia (1999)
Matthew Dunn Young Dewey Young Dewey See fewer	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)