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- CreatorLinwood BoomerMichael GloubermanGary MurphyStarsFrankie MunizBryan CranstonJustin BerfieldA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Lois finds her red anniversary dress burnt and in the toilet, she immediately suspects Reese, Dewey and Malcolm of foul play, and chases them all over the house to try and make them fess up, while Hal waits all night at the restaurant alone.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonBecause of Dewey always leaving food in the crawlspace under the house, the whole family is forced to live in a trailer owned by Lois' coworker, Craig, while their house is being fumigated. However, Malcolm ends up spending more time at the home of an upper-middle-class family who has hired him as their babysitter, but he learns that they were secretly videotaping him. He later blackmails the family to leave him alone and quits the job, also revealing a horrible secret about the family's wife. Meanwhile at the academy, Francis finds the corpse of a former janitor in the basement of the military school, who was missing for 16 years, and teams up with his friends to give the forgotten custodian a proper burial by sending him down the lake in a burned boat and performing a burial at sea, which turns into a disaster.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWaiting in Lucky Aide for Lois to end her shift, Reese and Malcolm cause trouble, which leaves Dewey unobserved and able to nick something expensive from the store. Lois tries to make a point about "doing the right thing" and loses her job in the process. It also leaves the family with less income, bad food and Malcolm stressed out, especially because he already is in emotional despair over Julie Houlerman. Malcolm gets caught in an awkward social situation and Lois struggles between standing up to the man and providing for her family. Meanwhile Francis gets a break from the academy as honor guard for a beauty pageant. Every cadets dream come true?
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm sucks at street-hockey, frankly because he has no skates. So he turns to his father, who trains all his sons in the secrets of skating before he allows them to have their own pair. Neither of his bigger brother tell him about his fathers training and Malcolm gets even more anxious as Hal gets very mysterious about it all, but nothing can prepare either one of them for what is to come. Lois hurt her back terribly and has to stay in bed, which does not keep her from tyrannizing Reese and constantly trying to avoid being drugged with pain medication by her loving husband Hal. At the military academy everybody is preparing for a weekend of survival training without any comfort, except for Francis who tries to ditch his comrades.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonThe boys were grounded for a while for losing Dewey's bike and can't wait for their release, but Lois is sick in bed and mistakes Monday for Sunday. But the boys appreciate the opportunity to ditch school. A letter from the academy arrives, which would cause some trouble for Francis and the boys decide to hide it, until they find out that it was Francis that sold them out about the bike. While the boys turn against Francis, Hal is at a Porsche shop and gets tempted to buy a car he can not possibly afford.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Lois gives the boys $10 each to buy her a present, they decide to get something for themselves, which causes her to have grief. When Hal also forgets her birthday, Lois decides that is enough, so she escapes until the family finally decides that they need her. Meanwhile, Francis brings home a beautiful African woman.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonReese, promising champion of his school's wrestling team, gets beaten by a girl, completely demoralizing him. So he gives up his school-bully carrier, which destabilizes the natural order of things at school. Francis tries to get out of academy at his birthday in an attempt to avoid academy-birthday-traditions.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonIn an attempt to change the usual punishment pattern for Reese, Hal signs them both up for cooking classes, which turns out to be Reese's area of genius. Meanwhile Francis gets Eric into trouble because he did not yet finish his part of their co-op history assignment. Malcolm has the best intentions when he tries to explain to Cynthia that her planned party might end up with less then expected attendance.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonIn this special episode, we see what would happen if Lois took the kids bowling and what would happen if Hal took them bowling. Lois keeps the kids under tight watch, making Malcolm's night miserable, since he's the worst bowler in the group; Hal is on the verge of a perfect game, Reese ticks off the wrong guy and runs for his life, and Malcolm finds a girl who is attracted to him.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen the family gets a new couch, Hal loses the old one on the way to the dump, causing a train accident with dire consequences for the whole neighborhood. While Hal tries to make it up to society, Dewey makes people believe he is an orphan. Reese starts a black market, while Malcolm is grounded and confined to the bunk in the emergency camp. Meanwhile Eric takes Francis on a somewhat different double-date.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois is two weeks late with her period, causing her and Hal to panic and start a big fight, while trying to keep it from the boys. And while Dewey is scared that his parents may split up, Hal and Lois remember the troubles of getting their previous four sons.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonReese goes on a high-speed car chase during drivers'-ed class.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonHal thinks that Malcolm, Reese and Dewey took a joyride and wrecked the cars, so he takes them to see a therapist.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm and the rest of the Krelboynes are forced to re-join the rest of the school with disastrous results. Dewey is stuck at home with chicken pox and builds a dominoes masterpiece, which Hal wants to knock down.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonCraig hires an evil helper monkey. Reese catches a burglar and decides that he would like to try being in law enforcement. Francis and Piama are forced to leave Alaska.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonThe family goes to the zoo. Malcolm is going through a crisis, and he and Dewey find themselves in a unfortunate situation. Reese angers an animal at the zoo. Hal is jealous of a former flame of Lois's who works at the zoo.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm and his family goes to Hals father's house for a reunion. The family doesn't like Lois. Reese and Dewey try to get in their grandfathers will. Malcolm's grandfather takes a special interest in him, while the young cousins love Francis.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm sneaks around to date a girl whose father hates him; Hal and Lois become more productive when they can't have sex for a week; Dewey discovers he's an "evil twin"; Francis mediates a dispute between Otto and his cowboy neighbors.
- 2000–200623mTV-PG8.1 (862)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm is fed up with the fact that every time he complains, something wrong happens. He has recently got kicked off the basketball team and vows not to complain anymore. He receives good results by not complaining - he gets back on the team, negates Lois' anger by not talking back to her, and gains the respect of his girlfriend, Nicki, who shares a kiss with him. Next, Hal decides to be a speed waker and soon gets competitive with a local walker. Meanwhile, Reese wants to take Alison to a concert and the only driver he can find is Craig Feldspar. However, Craig has plans of his own for his two passengers - a hay ride and a bonfire dinner. Alison is fed up and pepper sprays him and threatens to give Reese the same treatment if he doesn't let her go her own way. He's pissed off as Craig plays his ukulele and sings a song from Air Supply.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois fantasies what her life would be like if she'd had girls instead of boys.
- DirectorLevie IsaacksStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois uses a long drive with Malcolm to further his sex education; Reese spends a day in prison; Dewey plants seeds of discontent in Hal's vocal group; Francis has an accident branding Otto's favorite cow.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Hal kicks Malcolm out of the house for misbehaving, Reese tries to take advantage of Hal's distraction to come up with a truly bad stunt of his own, and Francis takes offense when Otto's musician nephew plays a musical accompaniment to Francis' every move.
- DirectorBryan CranstonStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonHal lands a second job at an electronics store, while Malcolm is dumbfounded by their new babysitter, who's the same age as himself.
- DirectorLevie IsaacksStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonAs Lois and Hal write their wills in preparation for the baby's birth, they recall various colorful incidents with their four current children.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois continues with her strenuous labor, as friends and family all panic around her.
- DirectorSteve LoveStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonThe family joins a church in order to take advantage of the free day care; Francis concocts a UFO story to help the dude ranch.
- DirectorJames SimonsStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonStevie goes into shock when he's told Kitty divorced Abe; Reese gets caught up in the hot-and-heavy entries in a diary, unaware it belongs to Lois; Otto and Francis have to put down an old horse; Dewey finds he likes the taste of baby food.
- DirectorLevie IsaacksStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm's teacher forces him to secretly record Reese as he divulges his innermost secrets; Francis strikes back after a critic writes a scathing review about the hotel; Dewey starts his own novelty act at an outdoor mall; Hal's bosses are placed under arrest.
- DirectorSteve WelchStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois gets Malcolm a job at the store, exposing Lois's well-kept secret; Hal and some other fathers start betting on babies; and sick of the way his brothers treat him, Dewey travels to the farm to visit Francis.
- DirectorSteve LoveStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonHal and the boys enter the season of goodwill in a competitive spirit when the local church starts to undercut them on Christmas tree prices.
- DirectorJames SimonsStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois and Hal clash after Hal purchases a hot tub; Malcolm gets his driver's permit, only to get mixed up in a dispute between Polly and her ex-boyfriend; and Reese steals Dewey's friend.
- DirectorDavid D'OvidioStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois' younger sister, Susan, makes a surprise visit to the Wilkerson house. Immediately, she treats Malcolm, Reese, and Dewey like the sons she wishes she had with Hal instead of being single and alone. She also treats Lois as a plague in her life and blames her for being unmarried status. She tells the boys that ever since she caught their mother having sex with their father, she has refused to accept their relationship. However, Susan is plagued with a kidney disease and Lois tries to offer hers for her sister.
- DirectorSteve WelchStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois has a dispute with Hal and the boys' favorite restaurant; Malcolm clicks with his girlfriend's family to the point where he forgets about his girlfriend; and Francis gets an assistant who tends to his every whim.
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois accompanies Malcolm to his first college visit, where she clashes with a resident advisor; Reese pretends he's a drug user to woo a pretty narcotics officer; Francis and Otto open their own childcare center; and Dewey constructs his own musical instrument.
- DirectorDavid D'OvidioStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Dewey is in danger of joining the Krelboynes, Malcolm interferes with disastrous results. Meanwhile Hal 'discovers' his latest mania when he sees Craig dancing in a family restaurant.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonLois has just found out that she has a half-sister named Roberta and brings Reese, Jamie and Malcolm with her to meet their aunt and cousins. Her step-mother, Sylvia comments that she looks exactly like Victor and gives her a warm welcome. Despite some nervous moments between them, they're getting along great. Lois thinks it's going to be nice, quality time with them until a furious and vengeful, Ida arrives at the house to spoil everything. She has lost the court case and demands for Victor's pension from his secret family. Meanwhile Hal and Dewey plan to go racing together, but things don't go as great as they'd expected.
- 2000–200622mTV-PG8.4 (773)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter LauerStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonHal's trial continues as the evidence pointing against him grows; Meanwhile, at training camp, Reese and his team are captured by enemies because of Reese.
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonMalcolm uses his illegal gambling profits to buy a junk car, which quickly takes over his life; Hal discovers a talent for hair styling; and Lois discovers Craig is having an affair with the boss' wife.
- DirectorBryan CranstonStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Lois comes out of the store and catches the boys vandalizing a suggestive billboard from a strip club, Malcolm decides to challenge her by changing the display to "I Want Respect", thus starting a protest against it. Everyone in the lot believes them and follows the ruse. However, Lois doesn't believe them and thinks they're just being hooligans as usual.
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhen Hal and Lois carve out some time for deep personal discussions, Hal is upset to learn Lois doesn't believe in an afterlife; Malcolm is roped into emceeing a silly charity auction at school, but can't help taking his responsibility seriously; and Reese feuds with Jamie.
- DirectorDavid D'OvidioStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonDewey invites a destructive friend for an overnight visit; Lois is on the hunt for a decade old blender warranty.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonIt's Spring break, and Malcolm is stuck working the graveyard shift with his mom, and Reese inherits a box of caterpillars from a shady pest controller. Malcolm investigates something weird at work.
- DirectorSteve LoveStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonThe neighborhood dog pack adopts Reese as their new best friend, and Dewey gets caught after spending time with a new, better mom. Hal becomes the company's motivational guru.
- DirectorDavid D'OvidioStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonThe boys, in an effort to prank their mother, enroll Lois in the Tri-County Mom Pageant, with Hal as her coach.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonJessica teaches Malcolm how to manipulate Lois, Reese prepares to mail himself to China, and Hal is terrorized by a bee.
- DirectorSteve WelchStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonOne fish, two kobe steaks, three girls, four sub-plots, and five brothers come together for an evening at home when the power goes out.
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonReese is visited by an Army buddy who develops a crush on Lois. Hal starts feeling useless when Lois buys orthotics and no longer needs his tender loving care.
- DirectorDavid D'OvidioStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonWhile Lois and Malcolm are laid up with mono, Hal discovers another side to the neighborhood; meanwhile, Dewey tries to introduce Reese to kinder, gentler ways of dealing with Jamie.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsJane KaczmarekBryan CranstonChristopher MastersonAfter Reese is severely humiliated by four girls at school, Lois exacts revenge on them; and Hal builds a pitching machine while hiding out from Lois in the garage.