The Best Episodes Written By Maggie Bandur

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(20 votes)

   #1 - Water Park (1)

   S1:E165/21/2000

   When the family goes to a water park for a day, Dewey is left home with an elderly, stern babysitter. Francis is hustled at pocket billiards by his military-school commandant.

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   7.9/10(23 votes)

   #2 - Malcolm Babysits

   S1:E52/13/2000

   Malcolm's cushy babysitting job provides relief from the trailer the family's using while their house is being fumigated, until Malcolm learns that the trust placed in him in his new position is strictly limited. Meanwhile, the military school's master key leads Francis to a corpse, for which he provides a proper send-off.

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   7.9/10(21 votes)

   #3 - Christmas

   S3:E712/16/2001

   When Malcolm and his brothers destroy their Christmas tree ornaments, Lois punishes them by canceling Christmas and moves all the presents into the garage. The only way she will reinstate the holiday is if the boys behave impeccably up to Christmas morning. Her plan works better than expected, and Lois is touched that her family responded so well to her challenge. Meanwhile, the boys decide that Lois could use this tactic for future holidays and retaliate by breaking into the garage and opening up all the presents. Elsewhere, Francis is forced to visit his Grandma Ida for Christmas.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Dewey's Special Class

   S5:E185/2/2004

   Malcolm convinces Dewey to do poorly on an I.Q. test, so that he won't become a ridiculed Krelboyne student. But Dewey does so badly that he is placed in a class for the emotionally disturbed. Hal and Craig compete in a dance competition.

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   7.7/10(22 votes)

   #5 - Funeral

   S1:E114/9/2000

   A relative's funeral conflicts with Malcolm's plans for his very first date, so he tries to figure out a way to skip the bereavement ceremony.

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   7.7/10(18 votes)

   #6 - Cynthia's Back

   S3:E142/17/2002

   The return of the smart and sassy Cynthia rattles Malcolm, who's astonished by her physical maturation. And so is drooling Reese.

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   7.7/10(15 votes)

   #7 - Malcolm's Job

   S5:E612/7/2003

   Malcolm gets a job working for Lois on the drugstore loading dock but is shocked to find that Lois smokes. She makes him promise not to tell, then turns her back on him and writes him up for a silly offense. Meanwhile, Dewey runs away to the Ranch to be with Francis because he says he is tired of Reese and Malcolm. Hal is also busy, secretly betting on and entering Jaime in baby competitions.

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   7.7/10(20 votes)

   #8 - New Neighbors

   S2:E131/21/2001

   New neighbors, who turn out to be even more awful than Malcolm's family, move in next door; the Marlin Academy cadets prepare for a visit from Oliver North.

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9. 

   7.5/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Bewitched, Bothered, and Belittled

   S2:E41/10/2016

   While continuing their quest to gather an army, King Richard discovers that he has a connection to Roberta, the beautiful warrior who volunteered to help. Galavant plays matchmaker. Madalena is invited to the Basikobitcz party - the "it" girls of the kingdom - and can't wait to be accepted into their group. The party is not what she expected, and, when she returns home, she discovers that she has feelings and does not like her new emotion. Gareth cheers her up with a present while Chef tries to convince Gwen that their lives are better in Hortencia. Under Wormwood's spell, Isabella is in full wedding-planning mode.

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10. 

    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #10 - Competitive Ecology

    S3:E310/6/2011

    The study group struggles to incorporate a fellow classmate while working on a project for Professor Kane's class.

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    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #11 - Heroic Origins

    S4:E125/2/2013

    Abed's research into the study group's history uncovers an overlooked series of chance encounters that led each of them to Greendale.

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    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #12 - High School Play

    S2:E912/10/2000

    Malcolm gets a role in the high school play and is so captivated by high school gossip that he forgets his lines. Lois discovers the joys of massage. Hal and Dewey build a society of model buildings in the living room. Francis tries to show his individualism at school when the commandant cracks down on personal belongings.

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13. 

    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Forwards Backwards

    S4:E512/1/2002

    Brotherly love is lost on Malcolm and Reese, now out to sabotage his sibling's birthday in devilish strikes met with crafty counterattacks.

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14. 

    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Surgery

    S2:E172/25/2001

    A hospital stay unsettles Malcolm, who's stuck in a kids ward with what may be appendicitis. Meanwhile, at military school, Francis leads a hunger strike.

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15. 

    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Garage Sale

    S4:E154/6/2003

    A garage sale that's entrusted to Reese (yikes!) yields treasures near and dear, like Hal's old radio transmitter, which he makes operational. And a PC dating back to 1976 that Malcolm plans to sell to Craig for $1300.

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    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #16 - Conventions of Space and Time

    S4:E32/21/2013

    Troy worries about losing Abed to a fellow Inspector Spacetime fan at a convention for the show, while Annie fantasizes about being married to Jeff.

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    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Stigmata Martyr

    S1:E62/20/2019

    Marcus and Maria, now dating in secret, have to deal with the ramifications of Chico's death.

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    6.1/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Underneath

    S1:E810/16/2020

    Relationships deepen as stakes increase. To save a life, Hastings and Ana must do the unthinkable. Gabriella and Daimon journey to his childhood home in search of an old relic. A mother loses a son but gains an heir.

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    5.9/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Clip Show 2

    S4:E174/20/2003

    Hal and Lois are penning their will, and think back to all the trouble their sons put them through. It is there that Lois' problems with Francis are finally revealed and how her inability to admit when she is wrong lead to a lot of the problems the family has been dealing with.

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