Will Jennings

When a school counsellor discovers that nine-year-old Malcolm has a genius IQ, he is forced into a gifted class.

Lois and Hal leave the boys with Francis for the weekend, promising that, if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school. However, mayhem ensues and Malcolm requires hospitalisation.

Malcolm talks the family out of going to a relative's funeral, so he can go on a first date instead.

The whole family attends a Krelboyne family picnic and Malcolm dreads his performance in the Academic Circus will make him look like a freak.

While Lois is out of town visiting Francis after his appendectomy, Malcolm and his friends build a robot, but Hal reverts to his pre-marriage wild man persona and takes over the project.

Malcolm helps Reese become a male cheerleader in the hope of attracting a girl and Francis has a heart-to-heart conversation with headmaster Spangler.