Hal and Lois' bed=2
Reese and Dewey's bed=2
Malcom's bed=2
2 couches=2
Interesting, though that's 8 sleeping spaces, now isn't it.
I think it was shown that Ida took Hal and Lois room so everyone else shuffled around. I envision:
Ida in 1 bed
Lois and Hal in Malcolm bed
Reese in his own bed, its only a twin
Dewey on 1 couch
Piama on 1 couch with Francis in the TV recliner
PBUNDY Maybe when he lived at home Dewey was still in a crib or something? I don't know. I always thought it was really sad that Malcolm and Dewey had to share a bed. What high school kid wants to share his bed with his younger brother?
I actually have cousins who were in almost this situation in which the house is wierd that it is pretty big and yet not enough bedrooms. The result was half the time they didnt sleep in thier bedroom, just on a couch or whatever. I guess Lois is kinda strict to allow that though and they were territorial about it. Malcom told Dewey not to sleep on his side even if he wasnt there.
Plus did you guys actually notice in the episode where they get the new bed how gross the old one looked? The prop department paid attention to detail. I sure wouldn't want to lay on that thing!
Where did Francis sleep when he lived at home? I'm guessing he shared a bed with Reese.
When Jamie is born Malcolm and Reese say they can share a bed
again. Reese would have got his own bed when Francis was shipped out. Malcolm may hate sharing with Dewey but it is probably still an upgrade from Reese!