8.0/106 votes#1 - Goodbye Kitty
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2003
No one wants to tell Stevie his parents are getting a divorce, until Reese spills the beans.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Neil Thompson
8.0/106 votes#2 - Hot Tub
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2004
Jamie's babysitter coerces Malcolm into doing a "small" task for her; Dewey finds a friend, only to lose him to Reese; Francis persuades Otto to confront an old adversary that once courted Gretchen.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Andy Bobrow
7.9/107 votes#3 - Baby (1)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2003
Lois goes into labor while Hal and the boys are at a bridal exposition. Ida moves in after her apartment burns down and she refuses to stay with Susan.Dewey reveals the date his parents chose for the baby's planned delivery is his birthday in an announcement at the exposition to humiliate Hal.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Rob Hanning
7.6/108 votes#4 - Grandma Sues
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2003
Grandma Ida is even nastier than usual (if that's possible) because of a tumble down the front steps that resulted in a broken collarbone, prompting her to sue her daughter and son-in-law for pain and suffering. And there's more momentous news on the home front: Lois is pregnant.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Michael Glouberman
7.4/107 votes#5 - Emancipation
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2001
Being fed up with military school, Francis gets himself legally emancipated so he can go north to Alaska with his friend Eric and become a logger. This does not sit well at all with the family.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Alan J. Higgins
7.4/105 votes#6 - No Motorcycles
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2005
When Francis and Piama choose to celebrate Francis' 21st birthday at the house, Hal is reminded of a promise he made to his son as a young child, involving a motorcycle trip that Lois quickly forbids. Hal and Francis have no choice but to sneak off for their wild adventure, leaving their women behind. Meanwhile Malcolm, Dewey and Reese are held captive in their own home by a bully.
Director: James Simons
Writer: Andy Bobrow
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"Goodbye Kitty" is the best rated episode directed by James Simons. It scored 8/10 based on 6 votes. It was written by Neil Thompson. It aired on 11/16/2003 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hot Tub".