3/24/2023 0 Comments Cast of malcolm in the middle![]() But, against all better judgment, he kept his family ties unsevered, although his appearances did dwindle. Then there was Otto Mannkusser, the hospitable but mostly clueless dude-ranch owner, played by Kenneth Mars, with the funny German accent Mars has been saddled with since his role as the Nazi playwright in the original film version of “The Producers.” The prodigal son’s travels also allowed for more appearances by Cloris Leachman’s hilariously obnoxious Grandma Iva, and to the credit of Christopher Kennedy Masterson, the young actor who played Francis, he held his own with all of these veteran scene-stealers.Įmancipation proclamationWhen Francis got himself “legally emancipated,” fans feared it would be the last they’d ever see of the rebellious brother. The Commandant’s hook-for-a-hand proved a valuable comic device long before “Arrested Development” recycled it. Take the very military Commandant Spangler (Daniel Von Bargen), a worthy adversary for the rebellious Francis and a device to compare and contrast with Lois. "Malcolm" was always a show that reveled in its oddball secondary characters, and some of the most unusual would not have been possible without Francis. The undersized family dwelling would’ve seemed even more claustrophobic without the opportunity to zing to a Francis side plot somewhere else. Still, the premise of having one family member away from home, experiencing adventures totally apart from the rest of the credited cast served the show well. At the end of the fifth season, Reese lied about his age to join the army, and Lois, the same mother who kicked Francis out on multiple occasions, went to extreme lengths to get Reese back. It’s rather surprising that Francis was the only one punished thusly, considering the ever-mounting toll of physical destruction caused by all of the brothers, especially second-born Reese, over the course of the series’ seven year run. ![]()
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