‘Malcolm Defends Reese’
Season 7, Episode 9 - Aired December 16, 2005
Malcolm is outraged when Mr. Herkabe makes a point of humiliating Reese in class just to get Malcolm's attention. Meanwhile, Hal tries to help Dewey talk to a girl in his class, and Lois can't escape from an overly chatty babysitter, Claire (Kathryn Joosten), she hired to watch Jamie.
Quote from Lois
Hal: Hey, honey.
Lois: Hal, it's terrible.
Hal: Oh, what happened?
Lois: Claire died.
Hal: What?
Lois: Her sister just called. I guess no one really saw it coming. I feel so bad.
Hal: Are you baking cookies?
Lois: Snickerdoodles. Boy, life is so precarious, isn't it? You know, just yesterday, she was sitting right here, and then... Hal, you know what I just thought of? We never go dancing. Why don't we go dancing tonight? Doesn't that sound like fun?
Hal: Yeah, sure. I guess.
Quote from Hal
Hal: You okay? [Dewey sighs] Oh. You know, I've been thinking. Maybe she's not the right girl for you. She sure has made this hard on us.
Dewey: There's no "us," Dad. It's you. Every idea you have about girls is wrong. How was I ever born?!
Hal: Well, by that time, your mother was pretty much stuck in the relationship, and...
Dewey: Thanks a lot, Dad. I liked Gina. I really did.
Hal: I'm sorry, Dewey. I feel terrible. Maybe there's some way I can help you-
Dewey: No!
Hal: Okay, right. I will stay out of it.
Quote from Dewey
Gina: Hi.
Dewey: Hi.
Gina: Your dad's really weird.
Dewey: You have no idea.
Gina: You want to eat lunch together tomorrow?
Dewey: Okay.
Gina: Bye.
Dewey: Bye.