Malcolm in the Middle Fat Feeding Wife

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Remember the Malcolm in the Middle Episode where Hal was fattening Lois/his wife up

• Thread starter DragonSJG
• Start date Jan 24, 2021

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• #1

One episode of Malcolm in the Middle had Hal develop a fat fetish, so he started making his wife, Lois gain weight without her knowledge

and yeah, this was very bizzare and weird

• #5

It's weird this happened in a show meant for the whole family.

• #6

My wife and I love this episode. I mean his grimacing alone is pure comedy gold.

• #7

First post nails it. That video is hilarious.

• #8

It's weird this happened in a show meant for the whole family.

Uh, this show aired on Fox at Prime Time right after (or before) The Simpsons. It was NOT some family-friendly show...

• #9

Uh, this show aired on Fox at Prime Time right after (or before) The Simpsons. It was NOT some family-friendly show...

Huh. I guess you could be right, but I definitely remember watching it as a kid. And it being the middle kid's POV definitely makes it relatable to someone of that age.

• #10

There was also that time Lois was having awful feet pain from standing on them all day at work, and Hal stepped up to give Lois foot rubs, foot baths, and general soothing after work every day.
And then Lois got amazingly comfortable orthopedic shoes that completely cured her pain, and Hal got extremely upset because he enjoyed pampering Lois so much, so much so that he secretly tampered with Lois's orthopedic shoes so that they would cause her even more pain, leading to re-doubled Lois-healing opportunities for Hal.

Dude was a straight up freak.

• #11

One episode of Malcolm in the Middle had Hal develop a fat fetish, so he started making his wife, Lois gain weight without her knowledge

and yeah, this was very bizzare and weird

Hal is real life Homer Simpson, when you put it that way, it isn't that weird or bizarre.

• #12

It kinda blew my mind when I found out Jane Kaczmarek was once married to Bradley Whitford. Their characters in respective shows (Malcolm and West Wing) were quite the opposite.

• #13

Uh, this show aired on Fox at Prime Time right after (or before) The Simpsons. It was NOT some family-friendly show...

If i remember correctly, and its been a very long while, in The Netherlands it aired somewhere between 15.00 and 17.30.

• #15

Haha that ending was perfect.,

• #16

What's up with all the MitM lately?

• #19

The acting on this show is just leagues ahead of other sitcoms lmao

• #22

What do you think of Home Alone?

• #23

What's up with all the MitM lately?

Yeah I noticed that as well but I am not complaining because it's one of my favorite shows haha.

• #24

Been watching it recently (It's all free in the UK on 4OD); awesome show but there is a ton of homophobic jokes and jokes which are of the era I suppose which stand out now.

• #25

Come on... it's effing goofy. If you go by this then this show is full of child abuse too and Lois would be a prime example of psychological abuse toward Hal. She belittles him all the time and he is completly submisive.
Idk, I think it's funny, it's suppose to depict a disfuncional family.
The characters are all caritcatures.

• #26

It's "holy fuck if you know someone who does this to you/your family/friends, please just run the fuck away from them".

It's manipulative as fuck, and I definitely won't stay anywhere near anyone who pull this shit in real life.

PS: It's allowed for one to enjoy a work of fiction and laugh at it while also recognizing the outright toxicity displayed in it and wanting to name it correctly.
Lots of characters in TV shows/movies are toxic or have toxic behaviors, that's often serving the purpose and interest of the show, creating tensions and narrative arcs. Enjoying a show does not mean you have to dismiss, diminish or excuse the toxic shit it displays though.

• #27

In the context of the show, not really.

In real life, yeah.

• #28

What's up with all the MitM lately?

I don't know about everyone else but Malcom in the middle is now available to stream in the UK through the channel 4 app for the first time. I've been rewatching them with the family.

• #29

Yep, damn western media!

/s

• #30

Op must be fun to talk about series and movies inside his circle of friends.

• #31

I think about this episode in particular a lot

• #32

Op must be fun to talk about series and movies inside his circle of friends.

Thank you,

• #33

Malcolm in the Middle continues to prove why it's one of the best sitcoms ever made. I'm so happy for all the clips and everything to resurface, I've not seen it in years! MitM in universe is just batshit insane, all the characters are just way over the top, but the way it's all framed and the crazy things they all do it makes it hilarious.

• #34

Enjoying a show does not mean you have to dismiss, diminish or excuse the toxic shit it displays though.

Well said. To actively remove or omit harmful, toxic, or outright evil aspects of humanity in fiction to make it more palatable or approachable in an increasingly socially aware world is potentially more harmful in the long run. It's akin to ignoring or glorifying human nature itself. Those things will likely always exist in reality to some degree, so I'd argue that the inability to portray such things in fiction and media makes people less aware of such behavior being common and potentially normalizes it as a hidden, or "behind closed doors," sort of issue.

• #35

OP you should watch the Seinfeld episode where Jerry drugs his girlfriend just to play with her valuable toys.

• #36

if you think Hal force-feeding his wife is messed up you should see Homer strangle his son

• #37

Cooking butter in a spoon to inject into English muffins lol.

• #39

Yes, and the show clearly portrays it as such. Not only does the representation delve into comic absurdity to distance itself from normalising a more realistic depiction of abuse (e.g. injecting rice crackers with butter as if it's heroin, putting maple syrup in coffee, etc. far beyond what would be 'realistic') particularly in a show which regularly delved into comic absurdity, but it's also very clearly portrayed (e.g. from Hal's discretion, from Lois' reaction, from how it's framed) that it's wrong.

This allows the content to be portrayed as humorous rather than reinforcing an acceptability of this in reality. Similar examples include Homer's strangling of Bart, or comic violence in Looney Tunes. These are very different than (for example) sexualisation of children in some anime (e.g. '1000 year old dragon'), or the reinforcement of racist stereotypes in some shows. This is what makes this storyline palatable for an audience/funny rather than being off-putting to the majority.

Last edited: Jan 24, 2021

• #40

Jesse, we have to cook... with more butter!

• #41

Heating up butter and injecting it like heroin is an incredible gag

• #42

malcolm in the middle needs to get cancelled.

• #43

Only watched MitM a few times, but the roller skates episode where Hal does the roller disco routine always cracks me up.

• #44

Man I loved Hal, should rewatch this sooner or later.

• #45

Him torching the butter on a spoon to put into a needle is some daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark shit. But also genius comedy.

• #46

Wait is the entire "pay-off" for this fuckery her just giving a grumpy "oh you" face to him? Lmao what the hell.

• #47

Yes, and the show clearly portrays it as such. Not only does the representation delve into comic absurdity to distance itself from normalising a more realistic depiction of abuse (e.g. injecting rice crackers with butter as if it's heroin, putting maple syrup in coffee, etc. far beyond what would be 'realistic') particularly in a show which regularly delved into comic absurdity, but it's also very clearly portrayed (e.g. from Hal's discretion, from Lois' reaction, from how it's framed) that it's wrong.

This allows the content to be portrayed as humorous rather than reinforcing an acceptability of this in reality. Similar examples include Homer's strangling of Bart, or comic violence in Looney Tunes. These are very different than (for example) sexualisation of children in some anime (e.g. '1000 year old dragon'), or the reinforcement of racist stereotypes in some shows. This is what makes this storyline palatable for an audience/funny rather than being off-putting to the majority.

Well said.

• #48

Lol, the butter in the syringe killed me!

• #49

Wait is the entire "pay-off" for this fuckery her just giving a grumpy "oh you" face to him? Lmao what the hell.

it's implicitly understood that Lois murdered Hal off-screen

• #50

What's up with all the MitM lately?

It's awesome. That's what.

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