
Brotherly love is lost on Malcolm and Reese, now out to sabotage his sibling’s birthday in devilish strikes met with crafty counterattacks.
Acting dumb like Reese eases Malcolm’s stress and lands him a date with the new light of his life, an attractive girl who’s really a dim bulb.
Christopher Lloyd adds to his gallery of eccentric characters, playing Hal’s quirky, cranky and very wealthy father, Walter, in this rollicking episode. The occasion is a birthday celebration for the old man, but the ...
High school’s first day vexes Malcolm, who acquires an unfortunate nickname; and Hal, a parental « volunteer » running afoul of authority.
Malcolm, whose frenetic home life is a kind of zoo, begins the fourth season by accompanying his family to the real thing. A visit to the zoo offers close encounters with creatures great and small. But Hal wishes he could ...
New monkey business occupies Reese, now a self-appointed law enforcer; a capuchin monkey has it in for Lois’s co-worker, Craig.
Back in the general school population, the Krelboyne whiz kids wind up in cliques with jocks, skateboarders and brooding « Goths. »
Lois gets jury duty and Hal tries to figure out what case she’s working on. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese saw Stevie’s mom naked and brag about it, they also take Dewey to the sewers and get lost.
An embattled psychiatrist probes the boys’ naughty behavior patterns in a session framed by flashbacks to past episodes.
Girls in the house spell trouble for the boys, who are on their own while Dad’s hosting a poker game that’s more about one-upmanship than cards.
Dewey rules, thanks to his new dog that intimidates Malcolm and Reese; Hal and Lois hit the town with big plans—and flu symptoms.
Clever Hal invigorates Dewey’s soccer team; sly Reese blackmails a philandering neighbor; obsessed Malcolm battles a computer program.
The arrival of Francis’s new bride on Hal’s birthday sparks a fray that drives the younger siblings out—and into a posh hotel.
The return of the smart and sassy Cynthia rattles Malcolm, who’s astonished by her physical maturation. And so is drooling Reese.
Highway horror: Reese gets a learner’s permit, which he promptly proceeds to abuse by commandeering a driving-school vehicle.
After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy’s boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt with the girl he likes, but becomes upset after he confesses he likes her, and she says she likes ...
Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal’s company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife and her beleaguered ...
A negative job-performance review riles Lois; hoops play with the boys energizes Hal; a vermin infestation busies rat-killer Francis.
Trouble finds Reese at his new fast-food job; a new Krelboyne tutors Malcolm; Hal and Lois sabotage Dewey’s plan to get a dog.
Poker showdowns with Abe give Hal a flush; dance lessons turn Lois awhirl; an Alaskan blizzard entraps and rattles Francis. (TV Guide)
When Malcolm and his brothers destroy their Christmas tree ornaments, Lois punishes them by canceling Christmas and moves all the presents into the garage. The only way she will reinstate the holiday is if the boys behave ...
When Hal’s doctor discovers something suspicious during his routine check-up, Lois and Hal become frantic, nervous wrecks as they wait for the test results. As a result of her anticipation, Lois becomes even stricter ...
In an effort to contribute to society and to make her boys useful at the same time, Lois « volunteers » Malcolm, Reese and Dewey for charity work at a local church. The boys are assigned to sort giant piles of donated ...
Francis has to stay a couple of days in a small county jail and enjoys it more then he expected. Malcolm finds himself with a girlfriend, which add to his usual social anxiety. Dewey makes friend with a new kid in the area, ...