1. Burning Man
Air date: 2005-09-30 · 30 min
When the family goes to the Burning Man Festival Malcolm falls in love with a healer; Reese falls in love with the festival; and festival goers mistake Hal's suburban attitudes as a performance.
Open episode 1 ↗2. Health Insurance
Air date: 2005-10-07 · 30 min
When Hal's health insurance lapses for a weekend, he tries hard to keep everyone safe without letting them know why; and Lois thinks Craig is the anti-union snitch at the Lucky Aide.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Reese vs. Stevie
Air date: 2005-10-21 · 30 min
Reese's simmering dislike for Stevie finally comes to head; Hal tries to get Dewey to quit smoking by kicking his own addiction to coffee; and Lois tries to get Jamie to talk.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Halloween
Air date: 2005-10-28 · 30 min
On Halloween Hal freaks out when he learns the family's house was once the site of a murder-suicide; Reese and Dewey run from an old man in a walker after egging him.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Jessica Stays Over
Air date: 2005-11-04 · 30 min
When Jessica stays with the family for few days, she shows Malcolm how to use emotional intimacy to manipulate Lois; Reese tries to mail himself to China; and Hal battles an angry bee.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Secret Boyfriend
Air date: 2005-11-11 · 30 min
Malcolm dates a popular girl who refuses to be seen in public with him; Lois tries to force Reese to get a job; and Hal gets upset when Dewey doesn't get upset after being denied a free game.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Blackout
Air date: 2005-11-18 · 30 min
During a blackout, events are seen from three different perspectives; Reese cooks steaks for Hal; Malcolm tries to sneak three Dutch girls into the house; and Francis tries to steal a stuffed marlin.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Army Buddy
Air date: 2005-12-02 · 30 min
When Reese's female army buddy comes to visit, Reese struggles to understand his attraction to someone he considers his best friend; Hal becomes jealous of Lois' orthotic shoe inserts.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Malcolm Defends Reese
Air date: 2005-12-16 · 30 min
To preserve an academic title he once won, Herkabe tries to get Malcolm to sabotage his grade point average; a clingy neighbor attaches herself to Lois.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Malcolm's Money
Air date: 2006-01-06 · 30 min
While Malcolm battles a yearbook photographer to get a good photo, Hal,Lois, and Dewey intercept a scholarship check addressed to Malcolm and try to rationalize spending the money.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Bride of Ida
Air date: 2006-01-13 · 30 min
While Lois and Hal accompany Dewey on a mishap-plagued trip to a piano competition, Ida brings a girl from her home country to stay with Malcolm and Reese.
Open episode 11 ↗12. College Recruiters
Air date: 2006-01-29 · 30 min
When Malcolm dodges advances from college recruiters, Hal is happy to be wooed instead; Reese flourishes in his new marriage, but misses a big warning sign.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Mono
Air date: 2006-02-12 · 30 min
When Lois and Malcolm are sidelines with mono, they're forced to share a bedroom; Hal gets to know his neighbors.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Hal Grieves
Air date: 2006-02-19 · 30 min
After Hal's father dies, he refuses to grieve but indulges his sons, hoping they'll remember him more fondly than he does his father.
Open episode 14 ↗15. A.A.
Air date: 2006-03-05 · 30 min
Hal and Lois accompany Francis to his 1-year AA "birthday" party; left home alone, Malcolm, Reese, and Dewey argue about where to go when Dewey finds the spare key to Hal's car.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Lois Strikes Back
Air date: 2006-03-19 · 30 min
After Reese is severely humiliated by four girls at school, Lois exacts revenge on them; and Hal builds a pitching machine while hiding out from Lois in the garage.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Hal's Dentist
Air date: 2006-03-26 · 30 min
Hal feels betrayed when he friend Trey charges $2,000 to fix Hal's teeth; Malcolm and Dewey find a new mattress; and Reese teaches Lois how to ride a bike.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Bomb Shelter
Air date: 2006-04-02 · 30 min
A dance competition teaches Malcolm that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Lois is determined to outlast her competition for a new truck.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Stevie in the Hospital
Air date: 2006-04-09 · 30 min
Malcolm's afraid to visit his best friend Stevie in the hospital; Reese becomes a master telemarketer; and someone secretly tries to drive Lois crazy.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Cattle Court
Air date: 2006-04-16 · 30 min
Reese pretends to be a vegetarian; Hal decides to teach Dewey a lesson about the game of "Life;" and Malcolm talks Craig into standing up to Lois...and then regrets it.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Morp
Air date: 2006-04-23 · 30 min
Malcolm organizes the outcast kids at school for an anti-prom; Reese is transformed into the perfect prom date...for a price; and Dewey holds Hal's wallet hostage for the attention he was denied.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Graduation
Air date: 2006-05-14 · 30 min
Malcolm and his folks realize his scholarships will still leave them five-thousand dollars short for his Harvard tuition. Hal promises he'll find the extra money somehow.
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