The recently released reboot of Malcolm In The Middle has been warmly embraced by fans, who have compared it favourably to the recent revival of Scrubs.

The original series starred Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, the intelligent middle child of a chaotic family dealing with the issues of everyday life. It ran from 2000-2006 and made Bryan Cranston a household name prior to his success with Breaking Bad, playing eccentric father Hal.

Two decades on from its end, the show has been revived as a four-episode miniseries titled Malcolm In The Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Muniz returns as Malcolm, now a father desperately avoiding his family until he is forced back into the mix with an invitation to his parents’ 40th wedding anniversary.

All main cast members returned for the series with the exception of Erik Per Sullivan, who played Dewey in the original show, and declined to return after retiring from acting. Caleb Ellsworth-Clark took over the role.

Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their reactions to the show, which have mostly been positive. “The Malcolm in the Middle reunion has me in tears,” wrote one viewer, while others aligned it with the new series of fellow 2000s sitcom Scrubs.

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