The Best Episodes Directed By James Simons

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(11 votes)

   #1 - Baby (1)

   S4:E205/11/2003

   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.

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #2 - No Motorcycles

   S6:E164/3/2005

   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.

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   7.5/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Grandma Sues

   S4:E92/2/2003

   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.

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4. 

   7.3/10(11 votes)

   #4 - Hot Tub

   S5:E101/25/2004

   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.

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   7.2/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Emancipation

   S3:E211/14/2001

   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.

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   7.2/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Goodbye Kitty

   S5:E311/16/2003

   No one wants to tell Stevie his parents are getting a divorce, until Reese spills the beans.

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