# Malcolm in the Middle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005 "2003-02-10T02:48:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sauroposeidon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Sauroposeidon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauroposeidon)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005/1 "2003-02-10T02:48:08Z")

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How old are the characters in the current season? According to tonight’s episode, Dewey is now a teenager.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005/2 "2003-02-10T02:59:37Z")

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Well, Malcolm just started HS, so I’d figure he’s 14 or 15. Reese…I’d put him at 16 or 17, and I think Dewey is somewhere between 10-12.  
This is guesswork based on Malcolm starting HS. But I know that Reese got his driver’s license last season (?), so it seems about right.

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**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005/3 "2003-02-10T03:01:18Z")

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I think Reese is fifteen and Malcolm is fourteen (Reese is a sophmore I think, and Malcolm just entered high school). Frances (sp?) is probably nineteen or twenty. Even though they say Dewey is a teenager, I would guess he is either ten or eleven. These are just guesses, though.

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**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005/4 "2003-02-10T03:03:40Z")

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[Ahh, here we go](http://216.71.202.75/liu//faq.html#8)

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**Author:** ![cagiva650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cagiva650](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cagiva650)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-in-the-middle/154005/5 "2003-02-10T03:45:06Z")

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I watched that show for the first time tonight, and D and I were guffawing out loud - what a hoot - Its insane but soooo true!

What Madness sheer madness!