Episode 71 of "Malcolm in the Middle"
s04e08 Boys At Ranch
Title: Boys At Ranch
Original Air Date: 01/12/2003 on Fox
Director: David D'Ovidio
Writer: Neil Thompson, Gary Murphy
Guest Stars: Andre Jamal Kinney (Teenage Son), Donald Sage MacKay (Man), Dale E. Turner (Father), Margie Loomis (Elderly Woman)
Plot Outline:
Hal and the boys visit Francis and Piama at the ranch. Malcolm and Reese assume that Francis will have a ton of mischief planned for them, and are crestfallen to discover that Francis has become serious and responsible—and is in no mood for childish antics. Undaunted, the boys set out to prove to Francis that he is still a troublemaker at heart.
