Cattle Court
🎞️ S7 E20 🤔 Gray area

Malcolm in the Middle

Is Malcolm in the Middle S7 E20 OK for kids?

Cattle Court

Reese pretends to be a vegetarian; Hal decides to teach Dewey a lesson about the game of "Life;" and Malcolm talks Craig into standing up to Lois...and then regrets it.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

Malcolm in the Middle S7 E20, “Cattle Court”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Reese pretends to be a vegetarian; Hal decides to teach Dewey a lesson about the game of "Life;" and Malcolm talks Craig into standing up to Lois...and then regrets it.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Malcolm in the Middle S7 E20:

  • No, it's just that I couldn't sit and watch kids eating the flesh of murdered animals.
  • That's him! -He's the murderer! What?! No! He ate my husband! He deep-fried my parents! Order! Order in my court.
  • Your Honor, the defendant is charged with 63,428 counts of murder! What?! Each count is by the slice! It's not my fault you're all so delicious! This isn't fair.
  • What? You can't have blood sausage without the blood, can you? You'd better get moving.

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Malcolm in the Middle S7 E20:

  • Unless, of course, you pull the "Suicide" card.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.