An offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom about a bizarrely dysfunctional family, the center of which is Malcolm, the middle of the two brothers who still live at home. His eldest (and favorite) sibling, Francis, boards at military school because his parents believe it will reform him and keep him out of trouble. Malcolm often has a hard time coping with his family life, but he has more troubles to contend with when he starts receiving special treatment at school after being diagnosed as an intellectually advanced genius.

《马尔柯姆的一家》是美国福克斯广播公司的一部情景喜剧，由林伍德·布默原创，曾七次获得艾美奖、一次获得格莱美奖、7次获得金球奖提名。剧集在2000年1月9日开始播映，至2006年5月14日第7季播映完毕历时6年半。　　剧集的主人公是马金（Malcolm，弗朗基·穆尼斯饰），他在四兄弟中排行第三（第五季志明出生后共有五兄弟），父母分别是夏尔（Hal，布赖恩·克兰斯顿饰）和露丝（Lois，简·卡奇马雷克饰）。家中长子范斯（Francis，克里斯托弗·马斯特森饰）离家在军校就学，列斯（Reese，贾斯廷·贝菲尔德饰）、马金和杜尔（Dewey，埃里克·佩尔·沙利文饰）留在家中，马金在家里的三兄弟中排行中间，剧集也因以得名（Malcolm in the Middle直译为马尔科姆在中间）。剧集前期集中描述作为天才青少年的马金如何面对古怪的生活，后期则逐渐更深入地探讨剧中其他人物。

FoxhasgivenaSeason3pickuptoAlert:MissingPersonsUnit.Therenewaloftheproceduraldrama,starringScottCaanandDaniaRamirez,hasbeenexpected.Tomakefilmingmorecost-efficientforseriesproducersSonyPicturesTelevisionandFoxEntertainment,Alertwillremainincontinuousproduction,segueingfromtheabbreviated-by-the-strikessecondseasontoSeason3,whoseepisodecountisstillTBD,Ihear.ThereisanadditionalbenefittofilmingSeasons2and3back-to-back—FoxwillhavefreshepisodesoftheseriesincaseproductionisdisruptedbyanIATSEstrikethissummer.

该剧由Ryan Murphy执导，背景设定在同志天堂棕榈泉，剧情类似现代版《黄金女郎》，Matt和Nathan将饰演一对同志室友，角色设定类似于《黄金女郎》中的Rose和Dorothy。