Malcolm in the Middle: Season 1

Malcolm's cushy babysitting job provides relief from the trailer the... More family's using while their house is being fumigated, until Malcolm learns that the trust placed in him in his new position is strictly limited. Meanwhile, the military school's master key leads Francis to a corpse, for which he provides a proper send-off.

Malcolm sleeps over at Stevie's house and, appalled at his... More over-protected lifestyle, persuades him to sneak out to a strange, late-night escapade. Francis deals with hazing at military school. Reese tries to prove he's man enough to watch a scary movie.

Francis goes AWOL from military school to link up with... More his girlfriend, a ditsy doozy who's made him gaga.

The whole family attends a Krelboyne family picnic, and Malcolm... More dreads his performance in the event's Academic Circus will make him look like a freak. Disasters abound as stage acts bomb, families feud, and Malcolm's dad serves meat to vegetarians.

Lois's firing prompts household economizing. Meanwhile, Francis delights in his... More honor-guard duty—at a teenage beauty pageant.

While Hal secretly takes the boys to the stock car... More races, Lois desperately searches for her missing paycheck. Francis at military school is keeping a boa constrictor as a pet.

A relative's funeral conflicts with Malcolm's plans for his very... More first date, so he tries to figure out a way to skip the bereavement ceremony.

A spiffy cheerleader attracts slovenly Reese, who cleans up his... More act—best as he can—to woo her. He even joins her rah-rah squad. Dewey tries to convince Lois and Hal to buy him a new toy. Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler.

Roller-skating lessons from Hal bug Malcolm, who rebels against dad's... More discipline while mom agonizes in bed from a backache she blames on Reese. Francis avoids his squad's survival weekend.

Malcolm and his Krelboyne classmates enlist the help of Hal... More for a school project, which involves a robot, and an enormous swarm of bees. Lois visits Francis at his school after he becomes injured and soon clashes with Spangler.

The boys stay home from school when their mother thinks... More it's Sunday instead of Monday. Malcolm thinks of a plan to get Francis out of trouble once again. Hal gets sucked in by a Porsche dealership.

When the family goes to a water park for a... More day, Dewey is left home with an elderly, stern babysitter. Francis is hustled at pocket billiards by his military-school commandant.