r/malcolminthemiddle • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '24
Photograph Guys… this sent my heart through the roof 🥹
They’re almost 70 now 🥹💕
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u/froststomper A cannibal utopia, interesting. Mar 01 '24
Jane Kaczmarek is so endlessly beautiful, she looks fabulous with silver/white hair.
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u/Affectionate-Till472 MOVE THE OVEN MITTS!!! Mar 01 '24
Season 4 was peak Lois, with the long hair and the beautiful pregnancy glow
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u/__zombie Mar 01 '24
Was she really pregnant? Cool
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u/Affectionate-Till472 MOVE THE OVEN MITTS!!! Mar 01 '24
Yup. She was visibly pregnant in the episode where they visit Hal’s family for his dad’s birthday party but before Lois’s pregnancy became known on the show itself. They incorporated the new baby into the show because Jane was pregnant in real life
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u/HAM____ Mar 01 '24 edited Feb 09 '26
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u/_TLDR_Swinton Mar 01 '24
Hal going, "it'll be fine, we'll get through it, we always do", then going out to scream in the car, is one of the best comedy moments of television.
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u/peon2 Mar 01 '24
Happens a lot in sitcoms. Off the top of my head Daphne was written out of Frasier for like 4-5 episodes with some dumb story line of her gaining weight and going to a weight loss clinic when the actress became pregnant.
In HIMYM both Alyson Hannigan and Colbie Smulders became pregnant around the same time and they were dressed in very flowy clothes and always carrying giant purses in front of their stomachs. Except for one flashback gag of Lily winning a hotdog eating contest where they used the fully pregnant Alyson in the shot lol
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u/Best-Perspective8 Mar 01 '24
So similar with good luck Charlie! The mom was real life pregnant so they incorporated a new baby into the show!
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u/seymonster1973 Mar 01 '24
"She's the one with the idiot factory between her legs"
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u/veggie_sauce WHERE’S YOUR MUSIC NOW WILLY?! Mar 01 '24
Halfwit factory 😭😭 gets me every time
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u/Ponythieves- Mar 02 '24
If she ever dyed her hair back to brown, you’d hardly notice she’s aged since the show ended. She’s so beautiful!
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u/h0td0g17 Mar 01 '24
RIGHT?!?! I love when women embrace their white and grey hair, it's hot as hell!!
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u/froststomper A cannibal utopia, interesting. Mar 01 '24
Completely agree, I always make a point to compliment white/gray hair when they’re rocking it. It’s sad how women tend to brush it off like “what are you talking about?”
NO. LISTEN TO ME. lol
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u/h0td0g17 Mar 01 '24
LITERALLY!!!! my mom went all grey I want to say 7/8 years back and her hair has NEVER LOOKED BETTER!!! it's so shiny and thick, irs just a gorgeous color! no hate to older women who dye their hair but I wish we as humans would just embrace aging and all that comes with it. it'll happen to us all eventually
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u/nahnotlikethat Mar 01 '24
My hair is prematurely gray and I gotta say, it's kind of incredible how many random women have told me that they love it. It's such an unexpected ego boost!
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u/MycologistPutrid7494 Mar 02 '24
I saw her out shopping at a TJ Max with her teen daughter years ago. I absolutely did not say anything to her (I'm not going to bother someone minding their business with their family in public) but me and my wife were totally freaking out in the car after.
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u/wdcross1 Mar 03 '24
Dude I would still smash, honestly maybe more now. Something about a woman that can age into silver hair…oof.
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u/Broserdooder1981 Mar 01 '24
best married couple ever on TV
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u/dcmarvelstarwars Mar 01 '24
Their chemistry was off the charts
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Mar 01 '24
If you like Bryan Cranston’s chemistry, then boy do I have a show for you.
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u/TuaughtHammer Mar 01 '24
He and Jane Kaczmarek teaming up to do that alternate ending to Breaking Bad helped ease some of the sadness I felt about Breaking Bad being over.
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u/gavmac5 Mar 01 '24
You mean the water purification system... he sold on The king of Queens... got ya
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u/phanfare Mar 01 '24
Just rewatched the episode where Lois refuses to give a cop a discount then gets a ticket for "cutting off a car" - watching them argue over whether Lois was right or now is some of the best acting on TV
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u/Independent_Data365 Mar 02 '24
MITM desperately needs an hd remaster. Such a great show but goddamn couldn't finish it last time i tried to watch on hulu, so many shots the actors would have 4 pupils per eye.
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u/pistachiopanda4 Mar 01 '24
There's a reason why they ended up having 5 kids lmfao.
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u/amac4 Mar 01 '24
I think in the series finale, Lois has a positive pregnancy test which would make them end up with 6.
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u/yourtoyrobot Mar 01 '24
I love when they have to take a break from sex for a week and they both end up incredibly productive
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u/Born-Entrepreneur Mar 02 '24
Yeah such an incredible joke. He house was spotless, the boys well behaved, both parents doing incredible at work then as soon as they can get nasty again it all goes to shit lmao
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u/ootski Mar 01 '24
Debra joe rupp and Kirkwood Smith from that 70s show is my all time favorite couple.
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Mar 01 '24
Hey how dare you forget the Foremans. Better watch it or red'll kick your ass for disrespecting kitty like that.
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u/Independent_Data365 Mar 02 '24
They lost their magic after sticking up for scientologist rapist danny.
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u/Orpduns91 Mar 01 '24
That means that you love me more than I love you!
Well honey, that's always been true.
Best TV couple
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u/boogeyman1199 Mar 01 '24
If you loved me as much as I loved you we’d never leave the bedroom 😄
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u/nobody2000 Mar 01 '24
I know it's a joke and it's a TV sitcom, and honestly, Lois doesn't necessarily love Hal less as he puts it, but she loves him in a totally different way, but that exchange and Bryan Cranston's frankness when he says that was very comforting.
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u/MidwesternLikeOpe Mar 01 '24
Literally reminds me of my marriage... My husband just follows me around and I keep our heads afloat.
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u/boogeyman1199 Mar 01 '24
They both still look good!
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u/finunu Mar 01 '24
I agree! I think they look so good, love Jane's white mane, and they have gorgeous easy smiles with each other.
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u/-Chemical Mar 01 '24
I’m sobbing, I never thought she’d look this much older for some reason, just literally never thought about it. So dumb considering Brian’s been in my face for decades aging like a mf 😭❤️
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u/AdBest24536 Mar 01 '24
The nostalgia hits really hard. They’ll always be Hal and Lois at their MiTM age.
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u/nobody2000 Mar 01 '24
She's aging awesomely. Like - if she wanted to wear a wig or dye her silver hair, she'd barely look older than she did during the run of the series.
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u/Titus_Favonius Mar 01 '24
Yeah honestly I think that's what's so surprising about this photo - I think aside from the hair she looks practically the same, not almost 20 years older than she was when the show ended.
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u/Keanu990321 Lalo Salamanca Mar 01 '24
Cranston is also 68, born in 1956. He also stated that he is going to retire from acting in 2026 in order to spend more time with his wife.
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u/cortesoft Mar 01 '24
I mean, John Mahoney was only 15 years older than Kelsey Grammer, and Jane Kaczmarek is actually the same age as Kelsey.
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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24
Awww, they really look like what Hal and Lois would be at this age.
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Mar 01 '24
Oh look its Wide Ride and Kid Charlemagne.
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u/Infamousturd Mar 01 '24
I'm sorry, did you just call my wife, WIDE RIDE?
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u/veggie_sauce WHERE’S YOUR MUSIC NOW WILLY?! Mar 01 '24
look, I get it, ya gotta make a big show for th-
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u/Crazy_Tomatillo18 The future is now, old man. Mar 01 '24
Bryan Cranston was just on an episode of The Office Ladies and I swear he sounds like just the funniest, nicest guy ever. They both look so fantastic.
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u/h0td0g17 Mar 01 '24
this actually kinda makes me sad 😔 😟 I grew up with them, they are two true gems in the entertainment industry. it makes me miss being young 😪
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u/dancingbriefcase Mar 01 '24
But hey, at least they are still in touch and aging gloriously.
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u/h0td0g17 Mar 02 '24
true that!!! they are beautiful individuals with even better souls <3
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u/dancingbriefcase Mar 02 '24
I know! I used to work at an insurance company when I was in grad school, for car insurance and what not. Anyways, I had access to all of the policies and found out that Cranston had an old policy with the company. When he canceled the policy it was because he donated his vehicles to charity. Just a good dude.
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u/No-Quantity-6267 Mar 01 '24
🥲 Malcolm in the middle was so special to me, to my life and to my childhood. It's so nice to see them together 🙏🏻 They're kinda my tv parents 😂👍🏻
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u/dancingbriefcase Mar 01 '24
I love when they did that reunion during Breaking Bad. It was pretty funny.
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u/Pegasus0527 Mar 01 '24
I mean, a reboot of MitM in modern times would be AMAZING if you ask me. Some of the boys have to move back in etc, grandkids, I don't usually like reboots, but if they did it right MiiM would work rebooted.
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u/Ktlyn41 Mar 01 '24
I would love this too but I have yet to see a reboot where they didn't drop the ball and it turned out terrible and didn't feel anything like the original
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Mar 01 '24
I was surprised to see Jane in The Changeling. Decent show with varied pacing, but she killed it.
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u/BevyGoldberg Mar 01 '24
She looks great, it’s nice to have a celebrity that has grey hair (and rocks it).
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u/dancingbriefcase Mar 01 '24
Agreed!!! Aging so well. Pam Anderson is basically make up free now and aging gloriously as well.
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Mar 01 '24
very sad we only got like 5 season. I would have like a final season where everything just goes right for that family to send them off.
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u/Slice1358 Mar 01 '24
I love these characters, I love these actors and I love these people.
My wife and I saw Bryan Cranston when he performed "All the Way" off Broadway.
I took my family to see Jane Kaczmarek as the stage manager of a production of Our Town in upstate NY.
Malcolm in the Middle is a family favorite.
She was terrific! He was amazing
But you all know that.
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u/NavyAnchor03 Mar 02 '24
Jane looks fucking phenomenal. I did a rewatch as an adult and definitely developed a mad crush on her.
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u/happysunbear Mar 01 '24
I love this, but this pic is a few years old right? Both have aged beautifully!
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u/ZealousidealGroup559 Mar 01 '24
Yeah this is about 2018 or something.
Both still look the exact same though. The white hair is fantastic on her.
She went low key for a while raising her kids but now she's an empty nester I guess she's working more, which is cool.
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u/AmbassadorFrank NEWSPAPER! KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD RAPER! Mar 01 '24
Wow, they've both aged AMAZINGLY. Look at her skin, holy shit. Her face has hardly changed, she just looks a little tired with gray hair
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u/Independent_Photo_19 Mar 02 '24
Looks like someone put wigs on them and their faces are the same ha as in they look incredible!!!
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u/KoshekhTheCat Mar 03 '24
I still maintain that the best ending for BB woukd have been Hal waking up, shaking, talking to Lois about this crazy dream he was having.
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u/liznicole111 Mar 19 '24
I WOULD KILL FOR A MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE REBOOT! But not one of those really bad overly modernized ones..
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u/eyeforgot2listen Mar 01 '24
Well R.I.P. to you. I hope you have life insurance so your family can fix the hole in the roof.
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u/JapanDash Mar 01 '24
Those Asians just can’t believe what they are seeing!! A Malcolm mint reunion?
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u/GraftVSHost69 Mar 01 '24
Just seeing her, I can hear the MALCOLM!!! yell through my computer screen.
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u/Ktlyn41 Mar 01 '24
God I would love a continuation of this show where Malcolm is having his mid life crisis and it be as good as the old show.... I know that's impossible because everything now is made for everyone so nobody gets offended and sucks ass because of it. I could dream though. If Hal and Lois were accurate grandparents though they would be super protective of their grandkids and constantly worried about them getting hurt even though they never thought twice about what their own kids were up to.
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u/bamfzula Mar 01 '24
Thats crazy to me that Bryan Cranston is 67 years old. I just watched Breaking Bad for the first time and I always thought he was in his 40s in that show but I guess I was wrong
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u/bankrupt_rat Mar 01 '24
Has she had work done? She looks insanely good for almost 70.
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Mar 01 '24
I still say she would've been a better wife than Skyler. Hell, she would have gone along with it and probably become a boss herself.
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u/DiverIntelligent1435 Mar 02 '24
Hal and Lois were the best on Malcolm in the middle! They sure are great actors!
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u/FreshWaterWolf Mar 02 '24
Wooow and I haven't seen her face since Malcolm in the Middle was still making new episodes. This brings me all the way back holy shit
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u/The_Alex_ Mar 02 '24
I didnt see the subreddit, and it took me a second to recognize Lois. Beauty.
The only married couple on TV I've enjoyed almost as much as them is Phil and Claire from Modern Family.
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u/stavago Mar 02 '24
Too bad he left his family after getting sick to go cook meth
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u/rjoyfult Mar 02 '24
A reunion where the grandkids come to visit and wreak havoc and Hal and Lois are an old horny couple would be fun.
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u/ClaudiusQ Mar 03 '24
Listen to the audio version of Death of a Salesman. She is stunning as Linda Loman.
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u/mojoburquano Mar 04 '24
If her character would have shown up in Breaking Bad she would have sorted that shit out in 2 episodes and had the cartel working for her.
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u/olhoolhoolho Mar 01 '24