Home Alone 4 

While Hal and Lois are away for the weekend, Francis, visiting home from military school, is in charge of the house. Right away his friends come over and mess it up, so Francis and the boys... See full summary »

Director:

Todd Holland

Writers:

Linwood Boomer (created by), Michael Glouberman

Stars:

Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Lois
Bryan Cranston	...	Hal
Christopher Masterson	...	Francis (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
Justin Berfield	...	Reese
Erik Per Sullivan	...	Dewey
Catherine Lloyd Burns	...	Caroline Miller
Frankie Muniz	...	Malcolm Wilkerson
Craig Lamar Traylor	...	Stevie Kenarban
Todd Giebenhain	...	Richie
Aloma Wright	...	Nurse
Justin Pierce	...	Justin
Parker Mills	...	Circus
Scott Haven	...	Groom
Tom Virtue	...	Priest
Richard Penn	...	Doctor

Storyline

While Hal and Lois are away for the weekend, Francis, visiting home from military school, is in charge of the house. Right away his friends come over and mess it up, so Francis and the boys clean it up to show Francis is responsible and might be allowed to leave military school and come home. All goes well...until a shelf falls on Malcolm, injuring him.

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Plot Keywords:

evil in laws | marriage | emergency | babysitter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the episode is likely a reference to two different things: the first is the Home Alone movies (there were three of them out at the time of the episode's airing, although a fourth would be made after the episode aired); the other is the fact that the four boys are home alone, hence the term "Home Alone Four"

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Goofs

Richie and friends are taken away from the house then Malcolm & Francis walk back into the house. Dewey is on Reese's right. When they walk across the room and the camera changes, Dewey is on Reese's left.

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Quotes

Francis: Did you guys see Circus break that cinder block with his head? That's a good lesson for you guys: it didn't break the first six times, but did he quit trying? No sir...

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Connections

References The Graduate (1967)

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Soundtracks

Clap Your Hands
by They Might Be Giants

User Reviews

Lois Common Denominator

It's a nice episode but not as funny as the first two.

The opening sequence is a really memorable one with that food precariously poised on the spoon.

Unfortunately we see in this episode that Per Sullivan's acting skills aren't up to the standard of the other actors. I know he's just a little kid, but still, his acting here is pretty awful. It's like they just picked a kid off the street to play this part.

I really do like the twist of how Lois gets her way no matter what. It's clever and a realistic representation of a mom character.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Satin City Productions, New Regency Productions, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1