Hal: All I'm saying is that we can do a lot with this kind of money.
Lois: But it's not ours, Hal; it's Malcolm's.
Hal: Of course, it's Malcolm's. But we have to take a moment to think about what a teenager is going to do with $10,000. Well, you know he's just going to blow it all on Legos and penny candy. Besides, it's not like Dr. Braniac isn't gonna get a free ride to whatever college he wants to go to, right?
Lois: I don't think I like where this is going, Hal.
Hal: Lois, all I'm thinking about is protecting Malcolm. I mean, sure, he's got that brilliant mind, but right now it is being held hostage by gallons of crazy teenage hormones. All I'm saying is maybe we should hold onto this for a little while, before we decide what to do with it.
Lois: Yeah, but Hal...
Malcolm: [enters] Thanks, Mom, for letting me go to picture day dressed like this. You made me look like a total jackass! It's not your picture; you don't care what I look like. Any mail for me?
Lois: No.