Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2001)

Cast

Episodes

Houseboat poster

Houseboat 7.3

November 11, 2001

The family takes a vacation with the Kenarbans, sharing a houseboat. And while Steve's parents are caught in a fight, R…

Emancipation poster

Emancipation 7.4

November 14, 2001

Being fed up with military school, Francis gets himself legally emancipated so he can go north to Alaska with his frien…

Book Club poster

Book Club 7.0

November 18, 2001

Lois, in an attempt to get a break from the family, joins a book club that turns out to be a night off for frustrated h…

Malcolm's Girlfriend poster

Malcolm's Girlfriend 7.4

November 28, 2001

Francis has to stay a couple of days in a small county jail and enjoys it more then he expected. Malcolm finds himself …

Charity poster

Charity 7.4

December 2, 2001

In an effort to contribute to society and to make her boys useful at the same time, Lois "volunteers" Malcolm, Reese an…

Health Scare poster

Health Scare 7.6

December 9, 2001

When Hal's doctor discovers something suspicious during his routine check-up, Lois and Hal become frantic, nervous wrec…

Christmas poster

Christmas 7.7

December 16, 2001

When Malcolm and his brothers destroy their Christmas tree ornaments, Lois punishes them by canceling Christmas and mov…

Poker poster

Poker 7.9

January 6, 2002

Poker showdowns with Abe give Hal a flush; dance lessons turn Lois awhirl; an Alaskan blizzard entraps and rattles Fran…

Reese's Job poster

Reese's Job 7.7

January 20, 2002

Trouble finds Reese at his new fast-food job; a new Krelboyne tutors Malcolm; Hal and Lois sabotage Dewey's plan to get…

Lois's Makeover poster

Lois's Makeover 7.0

January 27, 2002

A negative job-performance review riles Lois; hoops play with the boys energizes Hal; a vermin infestation busies rat-k…

Company Picnic (1) poster

Company Picnic (1) 7.4

February 3, 2002

Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One …

Company Picnic (2) poster

Company Picnic (2) 7.4

February 3, 2002

After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy's boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt…

Reese Drives poster

Reese Drives 8.4

February 10, 2002

Highway horror: Reese gets a learner's permit, which he promptly proceeds to abuse by commandeering a driving-school ve…

Cynthia's Back poster

Cynthia's Back 7.4

February 17, 2002

The return of the smart and sassy Cynthia rattles Malcolm, who's astonished by her physical maturation. And so is drool…

Hal's Birthday poster

Hal's Birthday 7.1

March 3, 2002

The arrival of Francis's new bride on Hal's birthday sparks a fray that drives the younger siblings out---and into a po…

Hal Coaches poster

Hal Coaches 7.2

March 10, 2002

Clever Hal invigorates Dewey's soccer team; sly Reese blackmails a philandering neighbor; obsessed Malcolm battles a co…

Dewey's Dog poster

Dewey's Dog 7.9

April 7, 2002

Dewey rules, thanks to his new dog that intimidates Malcolm and Reese; Hal and Lois hit the town with big plans---and f…

Poker 2 poster

Poker 2 7.6

April 21, 2002

Girls in the house spell trouble for the boys, who are on their own while Dad's hosting a poker game that's more about …

Clip Show poster

Clip Show 7.0

April 28, 2002

An embattled psychiatrist probes the boys' naughty behavior patterns in a session framed by flashbacks to past episodes.

Jury Duty poster

Jury Duty 7.6

May 1, 2002

Lois gets jury duty and Hal tries to figure out what case she's working on. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Reese saw Stevie's m…

Cliques poster

Cliques 7.9

May 5, 2002

Back in the general school population, the Krelboyne whiz kids wind up in cliques with jocks, skateboarders and broodin…

Monkey poster

Monkey 7.9

May 12, 2002

New monkey business occupies Reese, now a self-appointed law enforcer; a capuchin monkey has it in for Lois's co-worker…