Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal's company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife (Susan Sarandon) and her beleaguered spouse (Kaczmarek's real-life husband, Bradley Whitford); and Hal runs afoul of his new boss (Stephen Root) and the big cheese (Patrick Warburton). In Alaska, Francis's scheme to win a bet involves rigging a hockey game that pits loggers vs. a fearsome women's squad led by a blowhard coach (Terry Bradshaw).

Malcolm in the Middle Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Houseboat (1)
• s03e02 - Emancipation (2)
• s03e03 - Book Club
• s03e04 - Malcolm's Girlfriend
• s03e05 - Charity
• s03e06 - Health Scare
• s03e07 - Christmas
• s03e08 - Poker
• s03e09 - Reese's Job
• s03e10 - Lois's Makeover
• s03e11 - Company Picnic (1)
• s03e12 - Company Picnic (2)
• s03e13 - Reese Drives
• s03e14 - Cynthia's Back
• s03e15 - Hal's Birthday
• s03e16 - Hal Coaches
• s03e17 - Dewey's Dog
• s03e18 - Poker #2
• s03e19 - Clip Show
• s03e20 - Jury Duty
• s03e21 - Cliques
• s03e22 - Monkey

Malcolm in the Middle Show Summary

Malcolm is a regular high school kid trying to navigate his way through life despite the various obstacles thrown in his way a complete misunderstanding of girls, the constant burden of masterminding plans to get himself and his brothers into or out of trouble, and a miserable job at the Lucky Aide not to mention a severe case of teen angst.

Although Malcolm has a genius IQ, he can't seem to make sense of the opposite sex, much less his embarrassing family. Lois is the outspoken, opinionated mom, who still manages to rule the roost even though her boys are growing wise to her crafty ways. Hal, a dad who is just a bumbling, big kid at heart, often finds himself creating more chaos than his five boys combined.