Malcolm in the Middle: Season 2

S2·E1 Mytharc

Traffic Jam (2)

Nov 5, 2000

Hal, Loi, Malcolm and Reese are trapped in a horrendous traffic jam. Francis enters himself in a bet that recalls the egg-eating wager in "Cool Hand Luke." Malcolm becomes smitten

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Halloween Approximately

Nov 8, 2000

Francis visits the week after Halloween and helps his brothers in a trick that involves a giant slingshot with icky ammo. Hal tries to catch a mysterious hot-rodder.

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Lois's Birthday

Nov 12, 2000

Crummy gifts rile birthday gal Lois, who suddenly splits from home, leaving confusion, anxiety and desperation in her wake.

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Dinner Out

Nov 15, 2000

Shenanigans abound at the fancy spot where the family's dining with the Kenarbans, and at Francis' school, where rowdy teenage girls are partying.

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Casino

Nov 19, 2000

A family weekend vacation to a casino turns into an ordeal in the desert for Hal, Reese and Malcolm, who wander onto an artillery range. Francis sneaks home, but has no one to play

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Convention

Nov 22, 2000

Hal and Lois heads off to a convention while the boys stays home for the babysitter. Malcolm, Reese and Dewey assumed it's just another old woman, their parents hired to watch them

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Robbery

Nov 26, 2000

The night shift at Lucky Aide is held hostage by two robbers, since Craig does not want to give up the combination for the store's safe. Francis tries to help a heartbroken friend

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Therapy

Nov 29, 2000

Malcolm's humiliation as a Krelboyne drives him crazy, so he fakes his way into seeing the school's shrink, with whom the con continues.

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High School Play

Dec 10, 2000

Malcolm gets a role in the high school play and is so captivated by high school gossip that he forgets his lines. Lois discovers the joys of massage. Hal and Dewey build a society

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The Bully

Dec 17, 2000

Reese, promising champion of his school's wrestling team, gets beaten by a girl, completely demoralizing him. So he gives up his school-bully carrier, which destabilizes the natura

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Old Mrs. Old

Jan 7, 2001

Dewey starts carrying a purse to school. Francis's friend Richie joins him at military school. Malcolm becomes a slave to an old woman in the neighborhood.

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Krelboyne Girl

Jan 14, 2001

Lois and Hal try to end Dewey's dependence on his stuffed animal Domingo by convincing him that it is too dirty. Strangely attracted, Malcolm finds himself in emotional confusion a

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New Neighbors

Jan 21, 2001

New neighbors, who turn out to be even more awful than Malcolm's family, move in next door; the Marlin Academy cadets prepare for a visit from Oliver North.

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Hal Quits

Feb 4, 2001

Hal feels like his job is a piece of c* after going to Dewey's class for parent job day. So he decides to take a "kidney failure" weeks off. While Francis is forced to work at the

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The Grandparents

Feb 11, 2001

Lois' estranged parents, Ida and Victor, pay the family a visit. Right away, trouble starts brewing. Victor bonds with Reese, Ida gets Malcolm into a fight, and Dewey is haunted by

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Traffic Ticket

Feb 18, 2001

Lois gets a traffic ticket and immediately blames Francis and makes him get the money to her. To do this, Francis stages a stunt for the other cadets' amusement. Malcolm finds ev

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Surgery

Feb 25, 2001

A hospital stay unsettles Malcolm, who's stuck in a kids ward with what may be appendicitis. Meanwhile, at military school, Francis leads a hunger strike.

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Reese Cooks

Mar 4, 2001

A cooking class energizes Reese; a planned party irks Malcolm, whose brutal honesty hurts the hostess, Krelboyne Cynthia.

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Tutoring Reese

Mar 11, 2001

Malcolm and the Krelboynes tutor Reese, and uncover the real reason behind his failing grades.

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Bowling

Apr 1, 2001

Malcolm and Reese go to a bowling party where they vie for the attention of a cute girl.

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Malcolm vs. Reese

Apr 22, 2001

Francis has an extra ticket for a wrestling event and it is the prize pitting Malcolm vs. Reese in a one-upmanship war; caring for Craig's cat is troublesome for Dewey.

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Mini-Bike

Apr 29, 2001

Lois forbids the boys to ride a motorbike they found, but Reese disobeys and breaks a leg.

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Carnival

May 6, 2001

Malcolm, Dewey, Stevie, and Reese hide out at a traveling carnival after hours and run afoul of a determined security guard and several members of the freak show.

S2·E24 Mytharc

Evacuation

May 13, 2001

Hal is inadvertently responsible for a toxic chemical spill that forces a neighborhood evacuation; Malcolm deals with being grounded even in the emergency shelter; Francis suffers

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Flashback

May 20, 2001

Lois is two weeks late with her period, causing her and Hal to panic and start a big fight, while trying to keep it from the boys. And while Dewey is scared that his parents may sp