Krelboyne Picnic: The whole family attends a picnic organised for the school's gifted kids. Malcolm dreads his performance in the event's 'Academic Circus'. (S1 Ep8) [AD,S]
Lois vs Evil: The family suffers financially after Lois gets fired from the grocery store. Francis loves his new assignment as part of an honour guard at a beauty pageant. (S1 Ep9) [AD,S]
Cheerleader: Malcolm helps Reese to become a cheerleader in the hope that it will help him attract a girl. Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler. (S1 Ep12) [AD,S]
The Bots and the Bees: While Lois goes out of town to visit Francis after his appendicectomy, Malcolm and his friends build a robot - but the project gets hijacked by Hal. (S1 Ep14) [AD,S]
Waterpark: Malcolm and Reese spend the day fighting at a water park, Francis gets into a different kind of pool match with Spangler, and Dewey stays home with an odd babysitter. (S1 Ep16) [AD,S]
Thanksgiving: As Thanksgiving approaches, Malcolm catches the eye of a girl from school, Reese prepares a fabulous Thanksgiving meal, and Francis and Piama consider divorce. (S5 Ep4) [S]
Goodbye Kitty: Stevie goes into shock when he's told that his parents are getting divorced. Reese gets caught up in a diary's steamy entries, unaware that it belongs to Lois. (S5 Ep3) [S]
Watching the Baby: Hal is branded a shoplifter when he leaves a tired Lois to rest and goes out to buy nappies. Dewey tells the baby a fantastical tale to keep him from crying. (S5 Ep2)
Vegas: When the family travels to Las Vegas, Hal dreams about hitting the jackpot, and Lois gets to meet her favourite singer backstage at a show. (S5 Ep1) [S]
Day Care: As the family joins a church to get free day care for baby Jamie, Francis tries to help the ranch cash in on a local UFO craze. (S4 Ep22) [S]
Baby (Part 2): While Lois goes into labour at home, Hal winds up hallucinating in an emergency room and the boys wander into a hospital parenting class. (S4 Ep21) [S]
Baby (Part 1): Hal takes the boys to a bridal show, Lois's mother decides she wants to move in with the family, and Malcolm gets an offer to enrol in a prestigious private school. (S4 Ep20) [S]
Future Malcolm: Malcolm meets a chess-playing layabout who could be him in 30 years, and Francis objects to Piama posing nude in an art class. (S4 Ep19) [S]
Reese's Party: With Hal and Lois away on a less-than-romantic trip, Reese throws a party. But the night soon goes off the rails when Francis's delinquent friends crash it. (S4 Ep18) [S]
Clip Show #2: As Lois and Hal write their wills in preparation for the baby's birth, they recall various colourful incidents with their four current children. (S4 Ep17) [S]
Academic Octathlon: Malcolm competes in an academic octathlon, but can't stand the intensity of the other competitors. And Hal fights to regain Dewey's love. (S4 Ep16) [S]
Garage Sale: Hal and Lois allow Reese to take charge of the garage sale, hoping he will rise to the challenge if they give him more responsibility. (S4 Ep15) [S]
Hal's Friend: Hal spends a wild night with an old high school buddy, Malcolm tries to liberate Dabney from his mother's control, and Francis spends a night hanging out with Otto. (S4 Ep14) [S]
Kicked Out: When Hal kicks Malcolm out of the house for misbehaviour, Reese tries to take advantage of the situation by coming up with a truly terrible stunt of his own. (S4 Ep12) [S]
Long Drive: Lois uses a drive with Malcolm to further his sex education. Meanwhile, Reese spends a day in prison and Francis has an accident when he brands Otto's favourite cow. (S4 Ep11) [S]
Grandma Sues: When Lois's mother visits, she trips on a leaf and decides to sue Hal and Lois - just as Lois finds out that she's pregnant again. (S4 Ep9)
Boys at Ranch: On a family visit to Francis's ranch, Hal is disappointed in Francis's success, while Reese and Malcolm fear Francis has turned into an overly responsible grown-up. (S4 Ep8)
Malcolm Holds His Tongue: Malcolm tries to not speak his mind. Hal takes up race-walking. Reese goes on a date with his girlfriend - and Craig. (S4 Ep7) [S]
Forbidden Girlfriend: Malcolm sneaks around to date a girl whose father hates him. Dewey has an evil twin. Hal and Lois become more productive when they can't have sex for a week. (S4 Ep6) [S]
Forwards Backwards: As Malcolm and Reese fight an escalating battle of revenge, they flash back to the chain of events that led to the war. Francis and Otto fear an evil cow. (S4 Ep5) [S]
Stupid Girl: Malcolm tries to 'dumb down' to attract a cute girl who he thinks is unintelligent. Meanwhile, Hal rents a steamroller and becomes addicted to crushing things. (S4 Ep4) [S]
Family Reunion: When Lois is repeatedly insulted at Hal's family reunion, the boys plot revenge and Hal decides to finally stand up to his father. (S4 Ep3) [S]
Humilithon: Malcolm endures extreme humiliation during his first week at high school. Dewey revels in returning to an empty house after school when he becomes a latchkey kid. (S4 Ep2) [S]
Cliques: To their horror, Malcolm and the Krelboynes have to join the regular student body. Hal itches to knock down Dewey's elaborate domino set-up. (S3 Ep21) [S]
Jury Duty: While Lois is on jury duty, Hal tries to solve the murder case that he thinks she's assigned to. Meanwhile, the boys get lost in a sewer. (S3 Ep20) [S]
Poker #2: While Hal starts contests with his poker buddies, Reese sets Stevie up with a player's daughter. Malcolm discovers the daughter of another player has a gun in her bag. (S3 Ep18) [S]
Dewey's Dog: Dewey hides a dog from his parents, who are trying to have a romantic date - despite both of them being sick. Spangler finds Francis at the logging camp. (S3 Ep17) [S]
Hal Coaches: Much to Dewey's horror, Hal becomes coach of Dewey's football team. Malcolm gets unexpected results when he programs his computer to act out the lives of his family. (S3 Ep16) [S]
Hal's Birthday: Lois and Hal are angry when Francis arrives at Hal's birthday with his new wife. Malcolm, Reese and Dewey run away from home because of all the yelling. (S3 Ep15) [S]
Cynthia's Back: Malcolm reveals Cynthia's big secret to Reese. Dewey helps Hal overcome his fear of kites. And Francis becomes enchanted with a totem pole. (S3 Ep14) [S]
Reese Drives: Reese gets into trouble during his first driving lesson. Malcolm helps Craig install a new stereo. And Francis barters an endless chain of favours to pay off a debt. (S3 Ep13) [S]
Company Picnic - Part 2: As the picnic continues, Hal suffers a case of mistaken identity, Malcolm further humiliates himself, and Reese bonds with his scavenger hunt partner. (S3 Ep12) [S]
Company Picnic - Part 1: At a company picnic, Hal anxiously tries to avoid his new boss. And Lois forbids Dewey from eating sweets to avoid a hyperactive incident. (S3 Ep11) [S]
Lois's Makeover: A scathing review from a customer leads to a makeover for Lois. And while the boys take on Hal at basketball, Francis becomes a rat catcher. (S3 Ep10) [S]
Reese's Job: Reese is accused of stealing at his new job, Dewey tries to convince his parents that he can keep a goldfish alive, and Malcolm gets irritated with a class genius. (S3 Ep9) [S]
Christmas: While Lois tries to get the boys to behave until Christmas by holding their presents hostage, Francis spends the holiday with his mean-spirited grandmother. (S3 Ep7) [S]
Health Scare: Hal's worried when he finds a lump and awaits the biopsy results. Dewey babysits the class hamster, and Francis is challenged to a fight at the logging camp. (S3 Ep6) [S]
Malcolm's Girlfriend: Malcolm gets his first official girlfriend, Francis watches a real-life soap opera unfold from a jail cell, and Dewey makes a friend - who isn't imaginary. (S3 Ep4)
Book Club: When Lois joins a book club, Hal worries about how he'll get the boys to behave while she's away. Francis is tested by a trucker who he's hitchhiking with. (S3 Ep3)
Emancipation: Malcolm and the Krelboynes do battle with a tough new teacher. Francis tries to get Lois to talk to him after his self-emancipation. (S3 Ep2) [S]
Flashback: When Lois thinks she might be pregnant again, she and Hal think back to how their lives changed with the births of each of their sons. (S2 Ep25) [S]
Evacuation: Hal inadvertently causes a toxic chemical spill that forces a neighbourhood evacuation. Malcolm deals with being grounded in an emergency shelter. (S2 Ep24) [S]
Carnival: When Malcolm, Reese, Dewey and Stevie sneak out to a county fair, they get locked inside after hours with a drunk and belligerent security guard. (S2 Ep23) [S]