Malcolm In The Middle

The family travels to Las Vegas when Hal experiences a dream about hitting the jackpot; Dewey and Reese enter an enormously obese rabbit in a contest; Lois gets to meet her favorite singer backstage; Otto and Francis get trapped in a well.

When an exhausted Lois falls asleep, Hal goes out for diapers, only to be branded a shoplifter; three beautiful girls use Malcolm, Reese, and Stevie to embarrass their prom dates; Dewey tells the baby a fantastic tale to keep him from crying.

Stevie 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.

As Thanksgiving approaches, Malcolm has a shot at getting lucky with a sexy friend from school; Reese prepares a fabulous Thanksgiving meal; and Francis and Piama want a divorce.

Malcolm’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.

Lois 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.

As Christmas approaches… a layoff at work prompts Hal to make money selling Christmas trees; Francis and Piama’s peaceful holiday comes to a crashing end when Otto’s German relatives show up at the ranch; and Lois tries to capture a squirrel that bit Craig.

Malcolm realizes the entire neighborhood has been throwing a block party when the family leaves town for an annual vacation; Hal and Lois participate in a kielbasa-eating contest; neighborhood kids pay money for a chance at beating up Reese; and Otto acquires a device for “extracting seed” from a bull.

When Malcolm becomes editor of the high school literary magazine, the principal instructs him to censor a well-written story; Lois encourages Hal to flirt with a new supervisor so he can keep his job; Francis teaches Otto how to waltz; and Reese pulls a prank on Dewey.

Lois 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.

Malcolm volunteers for the company’s softball team, only to realize that Lois is the coach; Francis sets out to prove he’s not lazy; and Hal interviews for a job at a company that might be recruiting secret agents.

Ida announces that she’s getting married to a man who lives in Hong Kong; Malcolm gets his tongue pierced; Dewey pretends Reese doesn’t exist; and Otto hires actors to stage a murder-mystery weekend at the ranch.

Lois’s sister Susan comes for a visit and begins lavishing the kids with expensive gifts, including a classic Mustang convertible; and Francis and a scout troop get lost in a remote area of the ranch.

Lois 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.

When Hal and Lois kick Reese out of the house, he ends up renting an apartment; and Malcolm helps a dumb jock write a personal essay so he can get into college.

Lois 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.

Polly begins dating Abe and Craig; Malcolm refuses to believe in the power of Dewey’s lucky shirt; the ranch hands make fun of Francis; and Lois takes the kids to a baseball convention.

Reese inadvertently perfects Malcolm and Stevie’s science experiment, but can’t remember how he did it; Dewey dreams up reasons for people to buy the candy he’s selling door-to-door; and Francis aids a piglet.

Malcolm tries to keep Dewey from scoring high on an I.Q. test so he doesn’t end up with the Krelboyne’s, but the scheme backfires and Dewey is diagnosed as mentally disturbed; and Hal and Craig practice their dance moves using an arcade game.

Lois drives to Canada to meet with her sister, Roberta, and her family; Ida vows to spend all her money to get Victor’s pension; and a temporarily blinded Hal participates in a 5K race with Dewey.

Reese joins the army after Malcolm causes his girlfriend to break up with him; and Hal is placed under house arrest when he refuses to cooperate with agents investigating his company.

During a simulated battle, Reese’s team of soldiers ends up getting captured because Reese has trained himself not to think; and in court, the evidence against Hal continues to mount.