Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2

Red Dress

22m ·★ 8.5 ·United States · EN· FOX

Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.

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Episodes

S01E019 Jan 0022m

Pilot

Malcolm finds his life as the middle brother in an eccentric family made even more difficult by his being placed in a class for gifted students at school where he reluctantly befriends another boy with a high IQ and stands up to a bully.

S01E0216 Jan 0022m

Red Dress

Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.

S01E0323 Jan 0022m

Home Alone 4

Lois and Hal leave the boys alone for the weekend with Francis. the boys assume that if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school.

S01E046 Feb 0022m

Shame

Parallel stories pit Malcolm against a bullying, obnoxious new kid and Francis vies with his intimidating, military-school commandant, who's presenting sex-education lectures. Meanwhile, Hal takes heat after cutting down a tree.

S01E0513 Feb 0022m

Malcolm Babysits

Malcolm's cushy babysitting job provides relief from the trailer the 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.

S01E0620 Feb 0022m

Sleepover

Malcolm sleeps over at Stevie's house and, appalled at his 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.

S01E0727 Feb 0022m

Francis Escapes

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

S01E0812 Mar 0022m

Krelboyne Picnic

The whole family attends a Krelboyne family picnic, and Malcolm 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.

S01E0919 Mar 0022m

Lois vs. Evil

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

S01E102 Apr 0022m

Stock Car Races

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

S01E119 Apr 0022m

Funeral

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

S01E1216 Apr 0022m

Cheerleader

A spiffy cheerleader attracts slovenly Reese, who cleans up his 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.