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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Anybody remember the Malcolm in the Middle episode where Reese joined a dog pack and started acting like a dog? The mailman showed up and Reese went to the window and started shouting, "Who are you? You don't live here?! Go away! Go! Go! Go!" Exactly like a barking dog. I think all those kids were underappreciated as actors. Although they're each worth like $10 million now. So okay, happy ending.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Thanks! I was remembering it wrong as "Go!" but 'What!" is a lot better.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

I have a dog and a five year old. The dog will, indeed, engage with the mail person; he won't bark, but he'll stand at the window and kind of huff.

One time, he did so and my child also ran over to the window, asking something like "who is that?!" I jokingly suggested that the kid could help the dog to defend the property.

Since then, whenever the kid notices anyone unexpected on the porch, they run to the window going "huff! Huff!" I haven't seen any delivery people react yet, but I have to wonder what they think.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee -4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Malcolm's actor had to quit acting because all the drugs he did fucked him up. He literally doesn't remember Malcolm in The Middle. So yeah...

UPDATE: Apparently he now claims his memory loss is unrelated to drugs and just like happened for no reason. I remain doubtful: https://www.looper.com/985780/the-real-reason-frankie-muniz-doesnt-remember-malcolm-in-the-middle/

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Wat?

Frankie Muniz quit acting to become a race car driver, after winning a celebrity racing event while still doing Malcolm in the Middle. The series of concussions and mini-strokes he's had since then are well known. Where did you get the idea that he's ever had a drug problem?

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He's refuted this multiple times but this rumor refuses to die

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"I just think it's the fact I did so [expletive] much in that timeframe that, of course I don't remember all of it," he said

Read More: https://www.looper.com/985780/the-real-reason-frankie-muniz-doesnt-remember-malcolm-in-the-middle/

Literally in the article you shared

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago

Literally what I said in my comment. He claims it's not drugs. I find that difficult to believe.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It is 100% possible that brain injuries can cause memory loss. On top of that the extremely stressful lifestyle of being a child actor and I'm sure trauma that came along with it. Hell I barely remember my teens.

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee -2 points 3 days ago

Googled it and apparently now he claims it's not rated to drugs