Episode 42 of "Malcolm in the Middle"
s03e01 Houseboat (1/2)
Title: Houseboat (1/2)
Original Air Date: 11/11/2001 on Fox
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Bob Stevens
Guest Stars: Scott Adsit (Attorney), Lawrence Mandley (Security Guard), Matthew Morgan Scott (Sales Guy), Brooke Anne Smith (Tracey), Shannon Marie Woodward (Tammy), Whitney Laux (Girl), Stella Bach (Woman)
Plot Outline:
It's still summer-vacation time on the jaunty third-season opener, which finds Malcolm and his rowdy clan cruising on a lake in a houseboat with Stevie and his straitlaced parents, Abe and Kitty Kenarban. Some vacation. The vessel itself is a fright, a weathered heap that Dewey hates from the get-go because "There's no TV! There's no TV! There's no TV!" An equally distraught Malcolm is shanghaied by Hal for a fishing expedition, leaving lucky Reese the chance to trawl for bikini-clad beauties at a nearby camp. Back on board, the close quarters are slowly driving Abe off the deep end. Meanwhile Francis decides that he no longer wishes to attend Marlin Academy and goes to extraordinary measure to prove it.
