Malcolm: Oh, God I will be so glad when Christmas is over!
Reese: Yeah, then we'll be safe for another year.
Dewey: Mom's doing this next Christmas?!
Reese: Why wouldn't she? It worked, didn't it?
Malcolm: And what if it's not just Christmas!
Reese: What do you mean?
Malcolm: What if she does it for other things, like Halloween or Fourth of July or our birthdays?!
Reese: She can't do this!
Dewey: I can't take any more!
Malcolm: We have to do something to stop her! Something drastic.
Reese: I'm in.
Malcolm: Mom needs to know she can't take occasions hostage. She needs to know that we don't negotiate! She turned a beautiful family holiday into a nightmare. It's time we show her the true spirit of Christmas.