Hal: Malcolm, you wouldn't happen to know the life expectancy of a bee, would you?
Malcolm: I don't know.
Hal: Great. What's the point of hauling around that giant head of yours if you can't retain a few simple facts?
Lois: Hal, he gets enough pressure from school without his family piling on.
Malcolm: [to camera] Did Mom just defend me? Wow, this vulnerability crap is more effective than I thought.