‘Hal's Christmas Gift’
Season 6, Episode 6 - Aired December 19, 2004
After Lois gets into a road rage incident, the family's Christmas budget is wrecked so they decide to make their own presents this year. After seeing the kid's great gifts, Hal can't bear to give them the presents he strung together.
Quote from Reese
Dewey: You know, you're a pretty good brother after all.
Malcolm: Thanks. You look cold. Take my jacket.
Reese: I think I could've handled those bikers, but with a baby and a chick around, you probably did the right thing, Malcolm.
Piama: Thanks for thinking of us, Reese.
Quote from Malcolm
Dewey: What's this?
Malcolm: Nothing. Give me that.
Dewey: It's a credit card receipt from The Clockworks. You bought those clocks?
Francis: You have a credit card? Since when?
Malcolm: They sent it to me in the mail a couple months ago. They must've thought I was old enough after I won that physics award.
Reese: So when I superglued my eyelids shut, and I was in the emergency room, we could've used your credit card instead of having to call Mom?!
Malcolm: I'm not going to let you jeopardize my credit rating. I want to buy a house someday.
Francis: Malcolm, you're a jerk.
Quote from Hal
Hal: Okay, everybody, listen up. I don't want this to ruin our trip. You wanna know where we're going?
All: Yeah!
Hal: [sees poster] Snow skiing on Mount Bundy! [all cheer]
Quote from Francis
Francis: You know, this just might be our best Christmas ever.
Piama: Francis, I want you to quit your job.
Francis: What?
Piama: Ever since we left on this trip, you've just seemed so... insanely happy. I can't let you go back to that job. You've got to find something else to do.
Francis: You're right. You know, in fact, let's not even go back to that ranch. I'll call Otto in the morning, and if he doesn't understand... tough.