Rollerskates 

Malcolm 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. ... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Linwood Boomer (created by), Alan J. Higgins

Stars:

Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
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 (credit only)
Frankie Muniz	...	Malcolm
Karim Prince	...	Stanley
Craig Lamar Traylor	...	Stevie Kenarban
Drew Powell	...	Cadet Drew
José Espinoza	...	Cadet Jose (as Jose Espinosa)

Storyline

Malcolm 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.

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Plot Keywords:

survival training | roller skating | lesson | dancing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Satin City Productions,Regency Television,Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Surprisingly, Bryan Cranston did most of the skating in this episode. In an interview with IFC Cranston says, "I did most of it. There were just two parts I didn't do, which is when I left my feet. There was a cartwheel and a handstand, which I did not do, but everything else I did. It was fun we had a week and a half to learn the routine and start skating. It's fantastic what you can do with practice."

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Goofs

Lois emerges from her drug-induced sleep. Hal looks at her over his right shoulder then his left then his right.

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Quotes

Malcolm: My dad's like a total fanatic about skating. He doesn't even call it skating, he calls it the brotherhood of the wheel.

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Soundtracks

A Fifth of Beethoven
(uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven and Walter Murphy
Performed by Walter Murphy

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