{"id":233809,"date":"2026-04-10T22:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/frankie-muniz-recalls-bizarre-first-encounter-with-bryan-cranston\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:15:07","slug":"frankie-muniz-recalls-bizarre-first-encounter-with-bryan-cranston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/frankie-muniz-recalls-bizarre-first-encounter-with-bryan-cranston\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Muniz recalls bizarre first encounter with Bryan Cranston"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bryan Cranston was wearing a “skin-coloured Speedo” when he first met Frankie Muniz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bryan Cranston starred in the hit sitcom<\/p>\n

The 70-year-old actor played Hal in Malcolm in the Middle, the hit TV sitcom, between 2000 and 2006, and Frankie has recalled his bizarre first encounter with his co-star.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old actor told People: “A memory I definitely have is the day I met Bryan Cranston<\/a>, which was the first day of filming.<\/p>\n

“He was the last person to be cast. I think it was even that morning. They finalised it and brought him in.”<\/p>\n

The first scene they filmed together was from the pilot episode, in which Lois shaves Hal’s back.<\/p>\n

\nFrankie said: “He came in, like, a skin-coloured Speedo and was like, ‘Hey, boys, I’m going to be your dad.’ Obviously pretty awkward.”<\/p>\n

\nDespite this, Bryan quickly proved himself to be an indispensable part of the show.<\/p>\n

\nFrankie said: “Hal originally was supposed to be such a small character \u2026 kind of like an afterthought. But Bryan is such an incredible actor and made the show, I think.”<\/p>\n

\nFrankie also recalled developing a family-like bond with his co-stars.<\/p>\n

\nThe actor shared: “We were always running [around] behind the scenes kind of trying to prank people. We had clothespins and we\u2019d pin them on everybody\u2019s backs \u2026 see how many you can get on before people realised.”<\/p>\n

\nMalcolm in the Middle was cancelled at short notice back in 2006, but Frankie only became emotional on the last day of filming.<\/p>\n

\nHe recalled: “It didn\u2019t have any effect on me like I thought it would until literally the last shot of the last day.<\/p>\n

\n“I looked around at all the cast \u2026 and two or three hundred crew members from over the seven years had come in. Everyone was there.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI remember starting [to cry] when they started rolling \u2014 and it wasn\u2019t for the scene, but it worked really well for the moment. It was really hard to say goodbye.”<\/p>\n

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