In an effort to contribute to society and to make her boys useful at the same time, Lois "volunteers" Malcolm, Reese and Dewey for charity work at a local church. The boys are assigned to sort giant piles of donated clothing, game, appliances etc. Initially irritated at their new task, they realize the donated stuff is a lot nicer than their own possessions, and they begin swapping out their old stuff with the second-hand items. The boys soon make a enterprise out of their charity assistance, going as far as to sell things to the neighborhood kids - that is until Hal finds out. Meanwhile, Francis must come to grips with the fact his fabulous job in Alaska is not quite what he expected.
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 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.