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Malcolm in the Middle
S3.E14
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Cynthia's Back

  • Episode aired Feb 17, 2002
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
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Tania Raymonde in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
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Malcolm is shocked when he finds a major difference in Cynthia's physical appearance after her semester in Europe, and tries to save her from being the victim of Reese's selfish, evil plan a... Read allMalcolm is shocked when he finds a major difference in Cynthia's physical appearance after her semester in Europe, and tries to save her from being the victim of Reese's selfish, evil plan after he accidently finds out.Malcolm is shocked when he finds a major difference in Cynthia's physical appearance after her semester in Europe, and tries to save her from being the victim of Reese's selfish, evil plan after he accidently finds out.

  • Director
    • Ken Kwapis
  • Writers
    • Linwood Boomer
    • Maggie Bandur
    • Pang-Ni Landrum
  • Stars
    • Jane Kaczmarek
    • Bryan Cranston
    • Christopher Masterson
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    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Ken Kwapis
    • Writers
      • Linwood Boomer
      • Maggie Bandur
      • Pang-Ni Landrum
    • Stars
      • Jane Kaczmarek
      • Bryan Cranston
      • Christopher Masterson
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    Jane Kaczmarek
    Jane Kaczmarek
    • Lois
    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Hal
    Christopher Masterson
    Christopher Masterson
    • Francis
    • (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
    Justin Berfield
    Justin Berfield
    • Reese
    Erik Per Sullivan
    Erik Per Sullivan
    • Dewey
    Frankie Muniz
    Frankie Muniz
    • Malcolm
    Eric Nenninger
    Eric Nenninger
    • Eric Hansen
    Craig Lamar Traylor
    Craig Lamar Traylor
    • Stevie Kenarban
    Sandy Ward
    Sandy Ward
    • Pete
    John Ennis
    John Ennis
    • Artie
    Amy Farrington
    Amy Farrington
    • Karen
    Evan Matthew Cohen
    • Lloyd
    Kyle Sullivan
    Kyle Sullivan
    • Dabney Hooper
    Tania Raymonde
    Tania Raymonde
    • Cynthia Sanders
    Ivan Naranjo
    • Native American Man
    Robert Thomas Preston
    Robert Thomas Preston
    • Young Hal
    • (as Bobby Preston)
    • Director
      • Ken Kwapis
    • Writers
      • Linwood Boomer
      • Maggie Bandur
      • Pang-Ni Landrum
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    • Trivia
      Originally this was called Cynthia's Front but it was quickly changed to Cynthia's Back due to the early title sounding very inappropriate.
    • Goofs
      When Hal is sitting on the couch when Dewey comes to talk to him he is holding his glasses in his left hand and a newspaper in his right hand, but in the next scene he is only holding his glasses.
    • Quotes

      Dabney: If I wanted this kind of abuse, I'd have a conversation with my oboe teacher.

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Satin City Productions
      • New Regency Productions
      • Fox Television Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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