<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section may need to be rewritten entirely to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards . You can help . The discussion page may contain suggestions . (March 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Stevie Kenarban, played by Craig Lamar Traylor (56 episodes), is Malcolm's best friend and classmate . He is wheelchair - bound and is missing a lung, requiring him to speak slowly and take deep breaths after saying a word . Though Malcolm is initially upset when Lois arranges a "playdate" for him and Stevie in the pilot episode, the boys immediately find common ground, particularly their love of comic books, and become friends . His parents are very overprotective of him, although Stevie displays in many episodes that he lives very comfortably with his disability and even has a dark sense of humor about it . </Li> <Li> Craig Feldspar, portrayed by David Anthony Higgins (39 episodes), is Lois' co-worker at the Lucky Aide . He is a hopeless romantic, and has unrequited feelings for Lois . He is very childish and is a coward . He plays the ukulele and the banjo, and he sings in a countertenor voice . By the end of the series, Craig becomes Reese's roommate . </Li> <Li> Piama Tananahaakna, played by Emy Coligado (29 episodes), is Francis' wife whom he met and married off - screen during his year in Alaska . Piama is about a year older than Francis, and before him, Piama had previously been married briefly . Primarily due to her being brought home under volatile circumstances, in which Francis (while still a minor, although emancipated) shocked the family with news of the marriage and thus disrupting Hal's birthday party, Lois disliked Piama from her introduction in the third season and into the fourth . However, after an embarrassing encounter with her wealthy in - law's, Lois has been much more respectful of Piama . She originally started off against having children, but by Graduation, Piama got over it after Reese's prank went awry ("We may as well go ahead and have kids now, I'm not afraid of changing diapers any more .") </Li> <Li> Victor Welker and Ida Kenzel - Welker, played by Robert Loggia (1 episode) and Cloris Leachman (11 episodes) respectively, are Lois' parents of a Croatian background . Victor dies some time before the events of the season two episode "Christmas", in which Ida is widowed . Ida harbors a strong dislike for both Francis and Lois, evident for the way she has been treated by them . She favors Reese, which allows him to love her . Ida belittles Malcolm for being weak in not standing up against his mother and largely ignores Dewey (although she did, on one occasion, save him from being hit by a car, causing her to lose a leg). Ida harbored resentment towards Victor's secret other family for stealing what was rightfully hers, until Lois discovered that she isn't blood related to Victor (and possibly Susan as well) and abandoned Ida . Ida acknowledged that her life growing up in Croatia under the Ustaše was difficult, possibly due to the Ustaše's policies . </Li> <Li> Abraham "Abe" Kenarban, played by Gary Anthony Williams (19 episodes), is Stevie's father and Kitty's husband, and a close family friend of both Lois and particularly Hal . Abe is initially depicted as cowardly and dependent on Kitty's guidance (which he attributes to his upbringing, having been raised by his grandmother and four spinster aunts). However he ultimately becomes more self - reliant after Kitty's departure . Despite this, Abe is more than willing to take Kitty back after her return, going as far as to harbor resentment towards Lois after she criticized Kitty's decision to leave . </Li> <Li> Kitty Kenarban, played by Merrin Dungey (5 episodes), is Stevie's mother and Abe's wife . Because of actress Merrin Dungey's commitment to the ABC series Alias, Kitty remains unseen for much of the series before it is revealed that she abandoned her husband and son, briefly throwing Stevie into a deep depression . She returns briefly in the season six episode "Kitty's Back". </Li> <Li> Caroline Miller, played by Catherine Lloyd Burns (15 episodes), is the primary teacher of Malcolm's "Krelboyne" class in the first two seasons . She is shown to be overly - earnest as well as to adore Malcolm, who might possibly have been her favorite student . In season 1, she is included as part of the main cast, but in season 2, is a recurring character . In season 2, she is shown to be pregnant until she gives birth to her baby in the parking lot . After her baby was born, she quit teaching . She was never seen or mentioned again after season 2 . </Li> <Li> Cynthia Sanders, played by Tania Raymonde (4 episodes), is one of Malcolm's classmates . She has a very extensive vocabulary, but has a difficult time making friends . Depicted as relatively cheerful, Cynthia becomes one of Malcolm's earliest crushes on the show, although a relationship never develops . Cynthia is last seen claiming to never have sex with Malcolm again (which never happened in the first place) to snap him out of a recent funk and keep him from pulling a prank meant to get him sent away like Francis . </Li> <Li> Lloyd Jensen, played by Evan Matthew Cohen (25 episodes) is one of Malcolm's "Krelboyne" classmates who recurs throughout the series . He frequently worries about random small things, gets hurt, and falls victim to bullies . He also has an effeminate personality . </Li> <Li> Dabney Hooper, played by Kyle Sullivan (24 episodes) is one of Malcolm's "Krelboyne" classmates who recurs throughout the series . Often depicted as the weakest and most cowardly of the group, Dabney's life is almost completely controlled by his overbearing mother, although in his last appearance his ability to release his anger towards his mom results in him immediately developing a tougher persona . </Li> <Li> Flora Mayesh, played by Kristin Quick (15 episodes), is one of Malcolm's other "Krelboyne" classmates . Flora was mostly just a background character and rarely had dialogue and was therefore not in the credits for 12 of her episodes . </Li> <Li> Eraserhead, played by Will Jennings (12 episodes), is one of Malcolm's "Krelboyne" classmates who recurs throughout early episodes of the series . </Li> <Li> Kevin, played by Victor Z . Isaac (5 episodes) </Li> <Li> Jessica, played by Hayden Panettiere (4 episodes), is a classmate of Malcolm and Reese's . In one instance, she babysat Malcolm and Reese despite being younger than them, embarrassing the brothers . </Li> <Li> Mr. Herkabe (first name Lionel), played by Chris Eigeman (8 episodes), is introduced in Season 3 as the Krelboynes' teacher after Caroline leaves . A Krelboyne himself in middle school, he was forced into a teaching career after losing his millions in a failed dot - com company . He is portrayed as an evil and conniving man who thrives on psychological warfare and making children suffer . He is especially threatened by Malcolm and quickly becomes his nemesis at school, even blackmailing North High's principal, Block (before Hodges took over), into hiring him as vice principal when Malcolm enrolls there . For some reason Mr. Herkabe also intensely enjoys humiliating Reese to antagonize Malcolm more . However, Herkabe's arrogance in confessing that he had failed gym and lied about not taking the course, was brought to light that led to his GPA Award being revoked by Mr. Hodges . He was last seen being humiliated by Reese during dodgeball . </Li> <Li> Commandant Edwin Spangler, played by Daniel von Bargen (16 episodes), is the military veteran in charge of the cadets at Marlin Academy . He has a contentious relationship with the rebellious Francis throughout his entire stay at the Academy, although the two were shown at times to have a deep sympathy for the other's emotional scarring . After Spangler is fired from Marlin Academy and arrives in Alaska, Francis gets him a job at the Snow Haven Retirement Home where he has free rein to bully the elderly . </Li> <Li> Cadet Eric Hansen, played by Eric Nenninger (28 episodes), one of Francis' friends and classmates from Marlin Academy . Francis accompanies Eric in his plan to abandon the Academy to find well - paying labor work in Alaska . At the end of season three, Eric is seen for the final time being left by Francis to hitchhike home, possibly as revenge for even suggesting to find work in Alaska . </Li> <Li> Lavernia, played by Brenda Wehle (10 episodes), is Francis and Eric's malevolent boss who owns the logging site in Alaska . She has a debt book and presumably knows every dirty secret about her workers . Lavernia has a personal grudge towards Piama, who blackmailed her to be nice to Francis by holding her pet parakeet hostage . </Li> <Li> Otto Mankusser, played by Kenneth Mars (13 episodes), is Francis' friendly and cheerful boss at the dude ranch, albeit a bit naïve at times . </Li> <Li> Ed, played by Paul Wilson (5 episodes), is one of the many neighbors who despises Hal and Lois, along with Reese . He has shown some favoritism towards Malcolm for helping him set up his new computer . </Li> <Li> Ira Prescott, played by Jonny Acker (3 episodes), is a student of North High School . He is Billy's older brother and Reese's bully . Ira made his first appearance in "Forbidden Girlfriend" in which he owns a car which Reese ruins by using Dewey in pouring cement in it and letting Billy take the blame for the prank . With Dewey's help, Ira got his revenge on Reese for his prank and using Billy by simply beating him up . He returns briefly in Season 5's "Malcolm Films Reese" who is among the students in humiliation and in Reese's Apartment when Malcolm is tutoring Ira and help get him a passing grade in his classes so he can keep his spot on the North High School sports team (which is never specified). Unlike Reese, Ira has more respect for Malcolm . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Stevie Kenarban, played by Craig Lamar Traylor (56 episodes), is Malcolm's best friend and classmate . He is wheelchair - bound and is missing a lung, requiring him to speak slowly and take deep breaths after saying a word . Though Malcolm is initially upset when Lois arranges a "playdate" for him and Stevie in the pilot episode, the boys immediately find common ground, particularly their love of comic books, and become friends . His parents are very overprotective of him, although Stevie displays in many episodes that he lives very comfortably with his disability and even has a dark sense of humor about it . </Li> <Li> Craig Feldspar, portrayed by David Anthony Higgins (39 episodes), is Lois' co-worker at the Lucky Aide . He is a hopeless romantic, and has unrequited feelings for Lois . He is very childish and is a coward . He plays the ukulele and the banjo, and he sings in a countertenor voice . By the end of the series, Craig becomes Reese's roommate . </Li>

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