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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Rollerskates
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E13

    Roller-skating lessons from Hal bug Malcolm, who rebels against dad's discipline while mom agonizes in bed from a backache she blames on Reese. Francis avoids his squad's survival weekend.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Chapter 15. A Hand Job Is Forgiven
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E7

    An accident forces Sandy to come clean with Mindy. After visiting Eileen's grave, Phoebe tries to make amends with Norman, but it doesn't go well.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Chapter 16. A Thetan Arrives
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E8

    As Norman contemplates retiring, an unexpected visitor has him considering his spiritual life. Sandy dislikes changes Mindy is making at the studio.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode Four
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S1:E4

    "They've really created a mess. And they think that many people with that many different problems can be solved in one episode? There's no possible way. I'd like to see them try."

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Chapter 7. A String Is Attached
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S1:E7

    Norman contemplates a financial arrangement with Sandy. Sandy tries to smooth things over with Lisa. Mindy helps her father with his tax situation.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Chapter 8. A Widow Approaches
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    S1:E8

    Norman has lunch with a widowed friend of Eileen's. Sandy and Norman attend a Parkinson's fundraiser. Norman is haunted by women from his past.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - I See Love
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S6:E13

    Mike and Molly gather with family and friends for a momentous occasion and reminisce about everything that led to this point.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Chapter 6. A Daughter Detoxes
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    S1:E6

    Norman and Sandy drive Phoebe to rehab, then spend the night at a casino. Sandy faces a financial quandary and learns he's angered Lisa.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Red Dress
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S1:E2

    Lois must take drastic steps to discover which of her sons ruined the special dress she bought for an anniversary dinner with Hal.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Chapter 3. A Prostate Enlarges
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    S1:E3

    While Sandy contends with a worsening prostate problem and conflict between his students, Norman deals with his troubled daughter, Phoebe.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Bots and the Bees
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S1:E14

    Malcolm and his Krelboyne classmates enlist the help of Hal for a school project, which involves a robot, and an enormous swarm of bees. Lois visits Francis at his school after he becomes injured and soon clashes with Spangler.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Company Picnic (2)
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    S3:E12

    After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy's boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt with the girl he likes, but becomes upset after he confesses he likes her, and she says she likes another boy. Reese is also the the scavenger hunt, and at first doesn't like the big dumb bully he is with, but they grow to like each other when they bond over beating up the other contestants and stealing their items. Lois continues to balance keeping Dewey intact and dealing with the crazy woman, but now must talk to the husband as well. Francis continues to sabotage his own team, this time on the ice.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 7 - Weekend With Birdie
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S6:E7

    Mike brings home a stray puppy for the weekend but Molly has difficulty warming up to it.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Chapter 4. A Kegel Squeaks
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    S1:E4

    Sandy and Norman turn to each other for support as Sandy waits for his test results and tension between Norman and Phoebe ramps up.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Company Picnic (1)
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S3:E11

    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 and her beleaguered spouse; and Hal runs afoul of his new boss and the big cheese. 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.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Emancipation
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S3:E2

    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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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - The Wreck of the Vincent Moranto
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    S6:E8

    Mike is upset when Vince bails on finishing a Do-It-Yourself project they started together.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  18. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Curse of the Bambino
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    S6:E12

    Carl convinces Mike to go with him to see his psychic and Peggy drags Molly to her church to pray for something they’ve all been waiting for,

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Old Mrs. Old
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S2:E11

    Dewey starts carrying a purse to school. Francis's friend Richie joins him at military school. Malcolm becomes a slave to an old woman in the neighborhood.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Robbery
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S2:E7

    The night shift at Lucky Aide is held hostage by two robbers, since Craig does not want to give up the combination for the store's safe. Francis tries to help a heartbroken friend at the academy, while Hal and the boys fight nature at home.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - First Kiss
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E3

    Mike's ego takes a hit during a bowling date with Molly.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - A.A.
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S7:E15

    Francis receives a visit from Lois and Hal to celebrate his one-year anniversary of sobriety. However, when they attend one of his A.A. meetings, it's revealed that it was Lois who forced him to start drinking. Back home, Dewey finds Hal's spare key for his car and tries to get Malcolm and Reese to drive him to the arcade, but, of course, they refuse.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S5:E14

    Peggy makes Molly do chores in exchange for sharing tantalizing stories from her past for Molly’s second book.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Cops on the Rocks
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S6:E1

    Mike and Carl go to couples counseling to try to reconcile their partnership. Also, Molly decides to do a promotional radio interview on her own after Peggy decides not to participate.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Peg O' My Heart Attack
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S6:E3

    Mike blames Molly for Peg's heart attack following a heated argument and now Molly wants to make amends.

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    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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Alan J. Higgins Ratings Summary

"Rollerskates" is the best rated episode written by Alan J. Higgins. It scored 8.25/10 based on 24 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/30/2000 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Chapter 15. A Hand Job Is Forgiven".