Malcolm: There's going to be other kids from school there. It's sort of like a party. I really want to go.
Lois: Well, your family is having sort of like a party, too. It's called Thanksgiving. Now, it's true we're not a bunch of friends you just met last week. We're only the people who have sacrificed our lives for years so that you could have a home.
Malcolm: I'll only be gone a couple hours, okay?
Lois: You mean like the couple of hours you were jammed half-in and half-out of me when you were being born?
Malcolm: Half an hour?
Lois: I just don't understand what is so horrible about our family.
Malcolm: [to camera] Yes, she does.
Lois: I mean, why on earth would you prefer to be somewhere else for Thanksgiving?