Written
by MIKI TURNER and EMMA KIBBLE
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There are some eerie similarities between Malcolm
In The Middle and The Simpsons:
Homer (father, The Simpsons):
An authority figure, but generally
has no idea what's going on in the family.
Hal (father, Malcolm In The
Middle):
Has more of a clue about what's
going on than Homer but still leaves
most of the decision making to his
wife.
Marge (mother, The Simpsons):
The head of the family and long-suffering wife of Homer.
Lois (mother, Malcolm In The Middle):
Keeps the children on their ties although she does her
fair share to embarass the family.
Jimbo Jones (bad boy character, The
Simpsons):
One of the teen delinquents of the show whose gang Bart
would like to join.
Francis (eldest brother, Malcolm
In The Middle):
Sent away to military school after too many brushes with
the law. Francis is a hero to his three brothers.
Bart (brat child, The Simpsons):
Always getting into trouble with smart-alec comments, stunts,
and picking fights with others.
Reese (brat child, Malcolm
In The Middle):
More interested in making his parents life hell than doing
schoolwork.
Lisa (the brainy child, The
Simpsons):
Incredibly intelligent as opposed to the rest of her clan.
Malcolm (the genius, Malcolm In The Middle):
Unlike Lisa, Malcolm isn't happy about the level of his
IQ - "around here, being smart is exactly like being radioactive" -
and has elements of Bart in him.
Maggie (the baby, The Simpsons):
Doesn't say much but has her moments as the cute Simpson.
Dewey (the youngest, Malcolm In The Middle):
Very cute but says a lot more than Maggie. The constant
focus of his brother's acts of torment, but likes the attention.
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Disclaimer: The
following article is from "The
Advertiser" newspaper in South
Australia. It has been put up for
information purposes, and no money
is being made from it.
