A gifted younger teen tries to outlive life along with his dimwitted, dysfunctional household.

Malcolm struggles with his speech when he’s elected valedictorian of his graduating class at school. However, Lois refuses to listen to any of his complaints and reveals that she wants…

Lois, Hal, and Dewey go out of town for a piano competition, so they get Ida to watch over Malcolm and Reese while they’re gone. Since Ida thinks Reese needs…

When Hal catches Dewey smoking, he makes a deal with him that he will stop drinking coffee if Dewey quits smoking.

After Lois and Hal are reminded of the tight budget they must uphold, Hal discovers one of his boys has been dialing a 900 number. His attempt to explain the…

When Lois buys a brand-new king-sized bed, Hal thinks that her motive is to put more distance between them and refuses to sleep in it. Moved to tears by an…