Future Malcolm is the 19th episode of season 4 of Malcolm in the Middle.
Summary:[]
Malcolm meets a guy at the park just like him; Francis takes up nude modeling; Dewey is "Talking To The Baby"; Hal tries to fatten Lois up.
Plot[]
In The Cold Opening We See Malcolm And Reese's Trying To Get Record But Malcolm Is Just Doing This For Fun And We Cut To The Malcolm Arrived Back At Home He Talks To Reese's Dewey And Hal On The Coach Watching A Movie Malcolm Wants To Stay Up Watch A Shower But Everyone Refuse To Go Lois Thinks It's For School Malcolm Says It's Not We Cut To The Kitchen Seeing A Very Pregnant Lois Eating Cereal And Doctor Older To Not To Eat Much During This Pregnancy And Hal And Her Talk About It And She Doesn't Like It She Gain Weight Leonard a chess player is owed money. Malcolm takes Leonard to a job interview at Lucky aide with Craig. Craig states he never had a brother, after some time he preferred to be an only child and sulks in the Photo Booth. Malcolm and Stevie visit Leonard only to find out he moved away in a letter from his park friends. Francis and Piama do naked modeling for art class for Otto Francis is fed up when he is replaced and quits.
Characters[]
Leonard
Trivia[]
- Jason Alexander (Leonard) also played George Costanza in the hit television series Seinfeld (Bryan Cranston, who played Hal, had a recurring role on Seinfeld: Dr. Tim Whatley).
- Leonard's bully's name in the show is George. This is likely an nod to Jason Alexander's character on Seinfeld.
- The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center was once again used as a shooting location. The chess tables were set up at a pathway north of the center.[1]
- Leonard is presented as Malcolm's future if Lois hadn't controlled his life. However, the more probable candidate for that is his enemy and teacher Mr. Herkabe, due to their similar personalities.
- Leonard mentions he sells toner over the phone. On the show Friends, Jason Alexander guest starred in an episode where he met Phoebe who was selling toner over the phone.
- When Malcolm and Stevie are walking away from Leonard, the same pair of girls walk behind them twice.
- Like Clip Show #2, Reese didn't have much of a major appearance in this episode. only appearing in the cold open, a brief scene where He, Dewey and Hal were sitting on the couch and a scene in the middle of the episode where Dewey pulls a prank on him all because "The Baby" told Dewey to do so.
- Jason Alexander was also an Executive Producer on both Agent Cody Banks films with Frankie Muniz.
- Francis's storyline was originally written for "Malcolm Holds His Tongue".
Quotes[]
- Lois: Inside mister. Baby didn't tell you to drive the car.
- Dewey: It didn't say car. It was more like a go machine, but you know what I mean.
- [Lois notices Hal has a cooler and a cake.]
- Lois: What's this?
- Hal: Somebody had a birthday at the office and nobody ate it since it's fat free.
- Leonard: This is a terrible idea.
- Malcolm: No, this is just what you need. Remember? A job, people, a life?
- Leonard: But why here?
- Malcolm: Because this is the only guy I know that would trade a job interview for a Hong Kong Phooey lunchbox.
- Lois: I'm eating it because I have to stop gaining weight. I've turned into a gigantic fat cow.
- Hal: Oh, you have not.
- Lois: Even the doctor said so.
- Hal: That's ridiculous you're eating for two now! What kind of doctor doesn't know that?