Summary:Malcolm finally meets his match in the form of an intriguing girl and Reese attempts to break into an ice-cream truck. Meanwhile, Francis makes a bold bet at military camp and Dewey wanders off into the countryside.
Summary:Malcolm and his brothers set about creating the ultimate stealth weapon with a little help from Francis, who is on leave from the military academy. Lois and Hal tackle a dangerous driver terrorizing the neighborhood by building their own speed ramp.
Summary:Lois runs away from home after the boys ruin her birthday, and it proves difficult to persuade her to return.
Summary:The family has an ill-advised dinner date with the Kenarbans and Francis regrets inviting local girls to a party at Marlin Academy.
Summary:Hal is banned from gambling at a casino during a family holiday, so he takes Malcolm and Reese on a disastrous trek into the desert instead.
Summary:Lois is amused when an old rival brings out Hal's fighting instincts. The boys get a shock when the new babysitter arrives - instead of being old and boring she's extremely attractive, and soon they're all rushing round the house vying for her attention.
Summary:Lois and Craig find themselves in a hostage situation when the Lucky Aide store is held up by robbers. Hal comes home with an old wardrobe, but soon discovers it isn't the anniversary present he planned when a swarm of bats fly out and invade the house.
Summary:Reese decides it would be a good idea to join his sibling when Malcolm attends therapy sessions in a bid to get out of schoolwork. Meanwhile, Hal and Lois try to clean out a closet stuffed with junk.
Summary:Hal and Dewey build a private Utopia from plastic blocks. Malcolm lands the lead role in the high-school play, but lets his new-found celebrity status go to his head.
Summary:When Reese relinquishes his position as school bully, Malcolm suffers at the hands of his successors. Meanwhile, Francis dreads his forthcoming birthday, fearing the traditional pranks that run rife through Marlin Academy on such occasions.
Summary:Dewey swaps his backpack for a purse, Malcolm finds himself in hot water with an elderly neighbor, and Francis's lazy friend enrolls at the academy.
Summary:Francis tries to avoid punishment for his latest prank, Dewey overreacts to Lois's lecture and Malcolm experiences his first crush as a confusing mixture of love and hate.
Summary:The neighbors from hell move in next door and Hal insists on making friends with them, while the Marlin Academy cadets prepare for a visit from `the last great hero', Oliver North.
Summary:Hal decides to quit his job to become an artist and Francis wades through a week's worth of inventory work at Lucky Aide, leaving Malcolm to question what his own future career might be.
Summary:Lois's disapproving parents come to stay, and initially make a generous offer - but then renege on the deal at the last moment. Meanwhile, Francis gets struck down by food poisoning at Mardi Gras.
Summary:Lois disputes an accusation of reckless driving, and orders Francis to pay off the $750 in motoring fines he has accumulated in her name.
Summary:Malcolm goes into hospital to have an operation for suspected appendicitis, while Francis stages a hunger strike at Marlin Academy.
Summary:Reese discovers he has a gift for cooking, Malcolm urges his classmate to call off a party and Francis is forced to write a term paper.
Summary:Malcolm helps Reese make the grade with his schoolwork, while Francis is banished to a friend's house for defying Lois's order to patch the roof.
Summary:Malcolm and Reese go to a bowling party where Hal and Lois watch them compete for the attentions of a cute girl.
Summary:Francis sets up a contest between Malcolm and Reese to win a coveted wrestling-match ticket, and Dewey loses Craig's cat while its owner is away at a comic-book convention.
Summary:Hal and Francis attend an enlightening father-and-son weekend at the military academy, while the younger boys put pressure on Lois in their quest for mini-bikes.
Summary:The boys sneak out to the county fair, but a drunken security guard locks them inside the grounds.
Summary:Hal accidentally causes a toxic chemical spill that forces the entire neighborhood to evacuate - and even within the confines of an emergency bunker, Malcolm has to deal with the eternal problem of being grounded.
Summary:Lois has a pregnancy scare which sparks tension in the household and reminds the couple how much their lives have been affected by their children.
