Bryan Cranston Reveals He Was Stung on His Scrotum After Being Covered in 60,000 Bees for “Malcolm in the Middle”
Bryan Cranston Reveals He Was Stung on His Scrotum After Being Covered in 60,000 Bees for “Malcolm in the Middle”
Adam EnglandFri, April 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC
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Bryan Cranston on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and on season 1 of 'Malcolm in the Middle'Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS; Fox/Disney -
Bryan Cranston looked back on the time he was covered in bees when filming Malcolm in the Middle
The actor told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show that he was covered in 60,000 bees for a classic season 1 scene and ended up getting stung in an intimate area
Cranston reprises his role of Hal on the revival show Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair, which premieres on Friday, April 10 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+
Bryan Cranston has revealed that he was stung by a bee in a rather delicate area while filming a classic Malcolm in the Middle episode.
The 70-year-old, who played patriarch Hal on the sitcom, was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, April 8, to discuss the Hulu revival Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair when he looked back on the original show.
Bryan Cranston and Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Wednesday, April 8Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS
In one of the season 1 episodes, Cranston's character was covered in bees by Malcolm and his friends, and he confirmed to Colbert, 61, that they were indeed real bees.
"I had 60,000 bees on me and I was stung twice," he shared. "And a couple things that you realize when you're wearing 60,000 bees, you should not be surprised if you get stung."
Bryan Cranston covered in bees as Hal in 'Malcolm in the Middle' season 1Credit: Fox/Disney
He continued, "I went, 'Oh, I think I got stung.' And the bee wrangler said he's ready to scrape it off, right? He goes, 'Where is it?' And I go, 'On my scrotum.' "
After laughter from Colbert and the audience, Cranston revealed that the bee wrangler told him, "You're on your own. I'm not going to help you."
The Breaking Bad star also explained how they got the bees on him in the first place. They took pheromones from the queen bee and put them all over him, aside from his face, which had insect repellent on it instead to keep them away.
Cranston, alongside his co-star Jane Kaczmarek, who plays Hal's wife Lois, recently spoke to PEOPLE about how they made their on-screen marriage work as they also opened up about the revival.
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"It was a good marriage," said Cranston. "They complemented each other because of the contrast to each other."
He added, "The thing that they really had in common was a deep, deep rooted love for each other. And you always felt no matter what was going on in that house, they would still be together. They'll be together until one of them—"
"Murders the other one!" joked Kaczmarek, 70.
Meanwhile, Frankie Muniz, who plays Malcolm himself, told PEOPLE that having his 4-year-old son, Mauz Mosley, alongside him at the Life's Still Unfair premiere on Tuesday, April 7, was "really cool."
The 40-year-old explained, "I don't know if it's weird to show your kid stuff that you did, but obviously I'm proud of it. I love that he got to experience being a part of it."
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Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair premieres Friday, April 10 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
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