Episode guide
Malcolm in the Middle: Season 2
25 episodes · premiered Nov 5, 2000
The family’s misadventures continue as Malcolm faces new challenges at school and home. Reese explores his culinary talents, Dewey’s imagination runs wild, and Francis’s escapades at military school add to the family’s chaos.
- Episode 1: Traffic Jam (2) Nov 5, 2000 · 22m Hal, Lois, Malcolm, and Reese are trapped in a horrendous traffic jam. Francis enters himself in a bet that recalls the egg-eating wager in "Cool Hand Luke." Malcolm becomes smitten over a…
- Episode 2: Halloween Approximately Nov 8, 2000 · 22m Francis visits the week after Halloween and helps his brothers in a trick that involves a giant slingshot with icky ammo. Hal tries to catch a mysterious hot-rodder.
- Episode 3: Lois's Birthday Nov 12, 2000 · 22m Crummy gifts rile birthday gal Lois, who suddenly splits from home, leaving confusion, anxiety and desperation in her wake.
- Episode 4: Dinner Out Nov 15, 2000 · 22m Shenanigans abound at the fancy spot where the family's dining with the Kenarbans, and at Francis' school, where rowdy teenage girls are partying.
- Episode 5: Casino Nov 19, 2000 · 22m A family weekend vacation to a casino turns into an ordeal in the desert for Hal, Reese and Malcolm, who wander onto an artillery range. Francis sneaks home, but has no one to play with.
- Episode 6: Convention Nov 22, 2000 · 22m Hal and Lois heads off to a convention while the boys stays home for the babysitter. Malcolm, Reese and Dewey assumed it's just another old woman, their parents hired to watch them. They…
- Episode 7: Robbery Nov 26, 2000 · 22m The night shift at Lucky Aide is held hostage by two robbers, since Craig does not want to give up the combination for the store's safe. Francis tries to help a heartbroken friend at the…
- Episode 8: Therapy Nov 29, 2000 · 22m Malcolm's humiliation as a Krelboyne drives him crazy, so he fakes his way into seeing the school's shrink, with whom the con continues.
- Episode 9: High School Play Dec 10, 2000 · 22m Malcolm gets a role in the high school play and is so captivated by high school gossip that he forgets his lines. Lois discovers the joys of massage. Hal and Dewey build a society of model…
- Episode 10: The Bully Dec 17, 2000 · 22m Reese, promising champion of his school's wrestling team, gets beaten by a girl, completely demoralizing him. So he gives up his school-bully carrier, which destabilizes the natural order…
- Episode 11: Old Mrs. Old Jan 7, 2001 · 22m Dewey starts carrying a purse to school. Francis's friend Richie joins him at military school. Malcolm becomes a slave to an old woman in the neighborhood.
- Episode 12: Krelboyne Girl Jan 14, 2001 · 22m Lois and Hal try to end Dewey's dependence on his stuffed animal Domingo by convincing him that it is too dirty. Strangely attracted, Malcolm finds himself in emotional confusion about the…
- Episode 13: New Neighbors Jan 21, 2001 · 22m New neighbors, who turn out to be even more awful than Malcolm's family, move in next door; the Marlin Academy cadets prepare for a visit from Oliver North.
- Episode 14: Hal Quits Feb 4, 2001 · 22m Hal feels like his job is a piece of c* after going to Dewey's class for parent job day. So he decides to take a "kidney failure" weeks off. While Francis is forced to work at the lucky…
- Episode 15: The Grandparents Feb 11, 2001 · 22m Lois' estranged parents, Ida and Victor, pay the family a visit. Right away, trouble starts brewing. Victor bonds with Reese, Ida gets Malcolm into a fight, and Dewey is haunted by…
- Episode 16: Traffic Ticket Feb 18, 2001 · 22m Lois gets a traffic ticket and immediately blames Francis and makes him get the money to her. To do this, Francis stages a stunt for the other cadets' amusement. Malcolm finds evidence…
- Episode 17: Surgery Feb 25, 2001 · 22m A hospital stay unsettles Malcolm, who's stuck in a kids ward with what may be appendicitis. Meanwhile, at military school, Francis leads a hunger strike.
- Episode 18: Reese Cooks Mar 4, 2001 · 22m A cooking class energizes Reese; a planned party irks Malcolm, whose brutal honesty hurts the hostess, Krelboyne Cynthia.
- Episode 19: Tutoring Reese Mar 11, 2001 · 22m Malcolm and the Krelboynes tutor Reese, and uncover the real reason behind his failing grades.
- Episode 20: Bowling Apr 1, 2001 · 22m Malcolm and Reese go to a bowling party where they vie for the attention of a cute girl.
- Episode 21: Malcolm vs. Reese Apr 22, 2001 · 22m Francis has an extra ticket for a wrestling event and it is the prize pitting Malcolm vs. Reese in a one-upmanship war; caring for Craig's cat is troublesome for Dewey.
- Episode 22: Mini-Bike Apr 29, 2001 · 22m Lois forbids the boys to ride a motorbike they found, but Reese disobeys and breaks a leg.
- Episode 23: Carnival May 6, 2001 · 22m Malcolm, Dewey, Stevie, and Reese hide out at a traveling carnival after hours and run afoul of a determined security guard and several members of the freak show.
- Episode 24: Evacuation May 13, 2001 · 22m Hal is inadvertently responsible for a toxic chemical spill that forces a neighborhood evacuation; Malcolm deals with being grounded even in the emergency shelter; Francis suffers through…
- Episode 25: Flashback May 20, 2001 · 22m Lois is two weeks late with her period, causing her and Hal to panic and start a big fight, while trying to keep it from the boys. And while Dewey is scared that his parents may split up…