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Malcolm in the Middle was a Fox network comedy about a dysfunctional middle class family whose middle child, Malcolm, had a genius' IQ, but wanted nothing more than to just be a “normal” kid. The show premiered on January 9, 2000 and ran for seven seasons and 151 episodes. It quickly became a staple in the Collins’ family tv viewing schedule. During it’s seven year run, the show garnered a Peabody Award, seven Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe nominations, and really gave Bryan Cranston’s acting career the boost it needed.
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The sitcom’s theme song was recorded by the quirky Brooklyn based duo They Might Be Giants, and in 2002 “Boss of Me” became the first TV theme to ever win a Grammy for Best Song Written for a Movie or TV Show. The song's bratty attitude and punky, stop-start beat perfectly propel a sentiment I think we can all relate to at various times in our life: “You’re not the boss of me now, and you’re not so big.”  For a long time the full-length version of the song was hard to come by, but it eventually showed up on the band’s brilliant 2005 compilation, A User’s Guide to They Might Be Giants, and nows it’s showing up on the Happy Medium Song of the Day. ​
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John Linnell and John Flansburgh - They Might Be Giants