‘Boys at Ranch’
Season 4, Episode 8 - Aired January 12, 2003
When Hal takes Malcolm, Reese and Dewey to visit Francis at Otto's ranch, the boys see a new side of their older brother when they can't resist getting into trouble. Meanwhile, Hal has mixed feelings about Francis's newfound sense of responsibility.
Quote from Hal
Otto: Oh, have you ever seen so many stars in the sky. Oh, look. Up there. There's Orion.
Hal: Where?
Otto: Right there. Those three stars are his belt. [gunfire and neighing]
Hal: What? There? [gunfire]
Otto: No. There. [neighing] And there is his spear. [neighing]
Hal: Oh, great. Something scared off the horses.
Quote from Hal
Otto: How far do you think we've gone?
Hal: Well, judging by that rock formation over there, about 12 feet.
Otto: Oh, if only Francis knew we were out here he would save us.
Hal: Oh, sure. Super Francis. He'd make a jetpack out of a cactus and fly us all home.
Quote from Hal
Hal: Does anything look familiar, Otto?
Otto: Just keep heading towards those mountains. Behind us is certain death.
[Fireworks go off in the distance behind them]
Otto: That's right, this way is certain death. I wonder what that is.
Hal: I'll tell you what that is. That is Francis showing us the way home. I told you he'd get us out of this.
Otto: Yes, of course. Come on, come on.