It wasn't a surround sound system, we were watching on the built-in app on a Fire TV from the TV's speakers.
replyAlso just Google "malcolm in the middle missing audio" and you'll find a ton of people with the issue
https://www.reddit.com/r/malcolminthemiddle/comments/1kggg7d...
This also reminded me of another issue - the show was filmed to be broadcast in 4:3 but apparently someone along the line decided 16:9 is inherently better, so they put out the show in widescreen and now there's a ton of shots where you can see things you're not supposed to see. Someone else standing in for an actor that wasn't there when they filmed, or a toy doll in place of a real baby because they filmed on a day the baby actor wasn't there.
this wouldn't be HN if there wasn't someone with zero knowledge confidently telling you you're wrong
replyYup. That’s your issue. Disney+ outputting Dolby 5.1 and your speakers are stereo.
replyThat's not what the link says. In fact it is specifically saying it should be working in stereo but tdolby surround has missing channels.
replyWell it's still their fault for not making sure their audio works on a normal, non-surround setup
replyAlso worth noting that we switched the audio track to Spanish and you can hear it just fine.