TV Guide: Jane Kaczmarek

Reese Joins the Army

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 02:00 PM FX Part 1 of two. Lovelorn Reese secretly joins the Army and ships out to basic training; and hapless Hal combats charges of company fraud while under house arrest. Both situations drive Lois off the deep end. Dennis: Michael Chieffo.

The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 12:00 AM TNT Fiery friction erupts between Jerry and rigid Judge Farnsworth over Jerry's tardiness. Elsewhere, Roz and Richard join forces on a hate-crime case. And Marcus' well-connected girlfriend puts him in a tight spot with Balco.

Beating a Dead Horse

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 11:00 PM TNT Jerry faces off against Michelle when he defends a heroin-addled pregnant woman. Elsewhere, Roz advocates for a carriage driver accused of abusing a horse and attacking a cop, but surprising details surface in the case.

Evacuation

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 08:30 PM NIK A school gym becomes a hectic shelter for Hal's family and scores of others, relocated in the wake of a toxic-chemical spill caused by a derailed train. Seems it ran over a couch that fell off Hal's car on his way to the dump. Didi: Cristina Kernan. Dewey: Erik Per Sullivan. Reese: Justin Berfield.

Dewey's Special Class

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 02:30 PM FX School dazes Dewey, relegated to Special Ed thanks to a foul-up by Malcolm, who, while trying to help his brother, misrigs his IQ test. Still, the plucky lad strives to rise above his plight and rally his fellow disgruntled classmates.

Experiment

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 02:00 PM FX Sly Reese outfoxes Malcolm, stymied by a lab project solved by his brother (maybe), who gets credit in writing but can't recall what he did. Also, Dewey's a whiz selling candy for a school drive, thanks to a scheme that markets his innocence.

Polly in the Middle

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 07:30 AM FX The dating game peps up Polly (Julie Hagerty), encouraging the attentions of both Abe and Craig. Reggie Jackson appears as himself at a baseball-card convention, where Polly's suitors cause a melee. Abe: Gary Anthony Williams.

Kitty's Back

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 01:30 AM NIK A feud pits Lois against Kitty, the runaway wife back with her husband and irked by Lois's rebukes. Francis returns to haze Dewey via a humiliating “initiation into full brotherhood.” Kitty: Merrin Dungey. Abe: Gary Anthony Williams.

Buseys Run Away

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 01:00 AM NIK Dewey is mommy's dearest, now mellow and cut off from misbehaving classmates. Well, not quite. They've camped out in his yard. In a tree. Hal bonds with bodybuilders, dimwits who look upon him as a genius.

Malcolm Visits College

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:30:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 01:30 AM NIK Lois accompanies Malcolm on a college visit; Reese plays up to the school's new narc; Hal denies Dewey a piano, so he starts stealing. Christie: Stephanie Lemelin. Lelend: Andrew Reville. Andrea: Monique Coleman. Scott: Daniel Farber. Paula: Jamie Renee Smith. Doctor: Steve Kramer. Otto: Kenneth Mars. Reese: Justin Berfield. Hal: Bryan Cranston.

Pilot Episode

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 01:00 AM NIK Debut: The adventures of a kid (Frankie Muniz) with a very high IQ and a very odd family. The opener finds young Malcolm finally standing up to a school bully. Lois: Jane Kaczmarek. Hal: Bryan Cranston. Stevie: Craig Lamar Traylor. Francis: Christopher Kennedy Masterson. Reese: Justin Berfield. Dewey: Erik Per Sullivan. Caroline: Catherine Lloyd Burns. Dave Spath: Vincent Berry.

The Chamber

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:45:00 -0500

Sat Nov 14 05:45 PM MOMAXe

Softball

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 03:00 PM FX Softball challenges Malcolm, thanks to mom, who's at first a demanding coach then, as luck would have it, a sly competitor on the mound. Back home, Francis pays a surprise visit, determined to dispel childhood guilt feelings.

Reese's Apartment

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 08:30 PM NIK Disgruntled Reese moves out of the house and into a studio apartment, where he does very well on his own, much to his parents' chagrin. Elsewhere, disdainful Malcolm faces a crisis of conscience over his tutelage of a slow-witted jock.

Malcolm Dates a Family

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 08:00 PM NIK The dating game traps Malcolm with his new girlfriend's intellectual family; a pizza parlor's service charges anger Lois, who fights back; an eager-beaver ranch hand indulges Francis. Angela: Sara Paxton. Jordan: Eddie Shin.

Hot Tub

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 02:30 PM FX A hot-tub purchase buoys Hal; a learner's permit excites Malcolm, also driven to distraction by his baby brother's flighty sitter (Julie Hagerty); a new friendship delights Dewey, whose buddy begins to bond with manipulative Reese.

Dirty Magazine

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 07:30 AM FX Censorship galls Malcolm; as the editor of the school's literary magazine, he's anxious to publish a story suffused with profanity that the administration is equally anxious to quash. Also: a flirtatious boss ogles befuddled Hal.

Block Party

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 07:00 AM FX An eventful block party finds Lois and Hal in a kielbasa-eating contest; Reese paired with Dewey in a money-making scam; and Malcolm entangled in a burglary. Mort: Stephen Rockwell. Dottie: Margarita Franco.

Lois' Sister

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 11 08:30 PM NIK Growing-up memories reengage Lois and her visiting sister (Laurie Metcalf), who has a terminal disease and needs a kidney from her sib. Meanwhile, a wilderness trek humbles Francis, who's outsmarted by a troop of 11-year-old girls.

Ida's Boyfriend

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 11 08:00 PM NIK Cloris Leachman returns as Lois's mom, whose betrothal to a kindly Hong Kong businessman hasn't changed her conniving nastiness. At the ranch, a third-rate acting troupe hams it up while performing a “murder-mystery weekend” play.