Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series)

Shame (2000)

Bryan Cranston: Hal

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• [Malcolm has just beaten up a seven-year-old] 

  Malcolm : I did something horrible. Don't you even care?

  Hal : Well, it's nothing to be proud of son, but you told us the whole story and he didn't give you much choice. It was an honest beating mistake.

  Reese : Besides it sends a good message to our enemies.

  Malcolm : What are you talking about? What enemies?

  Reese : Oh, they're out there. And once they know we're capable of this they'll know were capable of anything.

• Ed : That tree was older than your house. You had no right to cut it down. We're a neighborhood, and removing trees is a neighborhood decision.

  Lois : Oh, yeah - you people! For fifteen years you've mowed your lawns in the middle of the night so you don't have to talk to us. Now, what, all of a sudden we're a neighborhood?

  Hal : What's going on here?

  Ed : You've caused a blight on our street by cutting down that tree.

  Hal : How is cutting down a tree a blight?

  Ed : Because now we can see your house.