Episode 52 of "Malcolm in the Middle"
s03e11 Company Picnic (1/2)
Title: Company Picnic (1/2)
Original Air Date: 02/03/2002 on Fox
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Alan J. Higgins
Guest Stars: Joey Hiott (Crying Kid), Stephen Root (Mr. Pratt), Howie Long (Himself), Lauren Storm (Laurie), Patrick Warburton (Mr. Landon), Susan Sarandon (Meg), Tom Green (Steve), Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (Hockey Player), Terry Bradshaw (Coach Clarence), Heidi Klum (Toothless Hockey Player), Michael Kostroff (Toadie), Aaron Hill (George), Nicholas E. Barb (Boy)
Plot Outline:
Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal's company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife (Susan Sarandon) and her beleaguered spouse (Kaczmarek's real-life husband, Bradley Whitford)... and Hal runs afoul of his new boss (Stephen Root) and the big cheese (Patrick Warburton). In Alaska, Francis's scheme to win a bet involves rigging a hockey game that pits loggers vs. a fearsome women's squad led by a blowhard coach (Terry Bradshaw).
