Episode 1
Aired Nov 7, 2004
Reese Comes Home
Reese parachutes into Afghanistan, and then, posing as an Afghan woman, he deserts the Army.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 14, 2004
Buseys Run Away
The Buseys disappear after Dewey leaves the special-needs class; Hal becomes the leader of a group of brainless bodybuilders.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 21, 2004
Standee
When Hal and the garbageman get into a trash-dumping war, Hal enlists Reese's help.
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Episode 4
Aired Dec 5, 2004
Pearl Harbor
Malcolm and Reese plot revenge after they realize their teenage neighbor, Jessica, has tricked each of them into believing the other is gay.
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Episode 5
Aired Dec 12, 2004
Kitty's Back
Kitty returns and asks Lois for help getting Kitty's estranged husband back; Francis comes home and puts Dewey through the torturous "Brotherhood Initiation."
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Episode 6
Aired Dec 19, 2004
Hal's Christmas Gift
Hal, jealous that Lois and the boys have made bigger and better Christmas gifts than he has, lies about the fabulous present he has in store for the family.
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Episode 7
Aired Jan 16, 2005
Hal Sleepwalks
Hal agonizes over his anniversary and begins sleepwalking; Reese catches him and learns he is programmable.
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 23, 2005
Lois Battles Jamie
Lois becomes convinced that Jamie is out to get her when Jamie knocks over a cabinet and nearly crushes her.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 30, 2005
Malcolm's Car
Malcolm's dream of owning a classic car turns into a nightmare when he realizes he has purchased a lemon; Lois begs Hal to fix her horrible haircut and unearths his hidden talent with hair, making him popular in the neighborhood.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 13, 2005
Billboard
The boys spark a media frenzy by vandalizing a suggestive billboard and then turning it into a women's rights protest.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 20, 2005
Opera
Moved to tears by an opera he sees on television, Dewey is inspired to write his own masterpiece; it is based on his parents argument over their new king-sized divan.
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Episode 12
Aired Mar 6, 2005
Living Will
As executor of a neighbor's living will, Hal must decide whether to keep him on life support or pull the plug.
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Episode 13
Aired Mar 13, 2005
Tiki Lounge
When Hal and Lois realize how little time they spend together, Hal turns the garage into a private tiki lounge where he and Lois can retreat.
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Episode 14
Aired Mar 20, 2005
Ida Loses a Leg
When Dewey's grandmother (Cloris Leachman) loses a leg saving him from a truck, guilt consumes him, and he vows to find the leg and give it a proper burial.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 27, 2005
Chad's Sleepover
Hal forbids Dewey from inviting Chad for a sleepover; Malcolm and Reese learn that they are not as popular as they thought they were.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 3, 2005
No Motorcycles
Hal makes good on an old promise to take Francis on a motorcycle trip, during which the two bond over a bottle of 21-year-old scotch.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 10, 2005
Butterflies
When Malcolm discovers a man living in the Lucky Aide, he agrees to keep his secret in exchange for information on his new crush, another employee.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 17, 2005
Ida's Dance
Malcolm expects his music appreciation course to be easy but when he fails his first assignment, he turns to Dewey for tutoring to salvage his grade point average.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 24, 2005
Motivational Speaker
Both Dewey and Reese get a lesson in loyalty after one finds joy in the homemade treats and fabric softener of another mother, while the other bonds with neighborhood dogs.
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Episode 20
Aired May 1, 2005
Stilts
When Hal finds that one of his sons has been dialing a 900 number, he tries to explain the error to the hotline and afterward forgets to hang up the phone, incurring an $800 charge.
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Episode 21
Aired May 8, 2005
Buseys Take a Hostage
When Hal is encouraged to become the president of the neighborhood association, Malcolm sees it as an opportunity to add some excitement to the community.
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Episode 22
Aired May 15, 2005
Mrs. Tri-County
The boys secretly enter Lois in a beauty pageant as a joke, but when it becomes serious, they plot to help her win the crown.
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