Reese and Craig are at the table. The red and green oven mitts change position.
The boys are established to have an allowance in season 1. However, when Hal asks Malcolm how much they give him in allowance, Malcolm thinks "Allowance, what family do you live in?" as if to imply the boys don't get an allowance.
During Malcolm's monologue the coach first has his right hand high on the white board and is looking at Malcolm to his left. Then looks at Malcolm to his right then has his right hand high on the white board and looks to his left.