Plot summary
Reese joins the cheerleading squad to get closer to a girl he has a crush on; Malcolm is embarrassed to have a cheerleader brother, but he ends up helping Reese learn his routines anyway. Dewey desperately tries to talk Lois into buying him a new toy, and, upon getting it, decides to break it. Hal, seeing Reese cry and practice cheerleading routines with Malcolm, tries to give all the boys "the talk", but only upsets Reese more. After Francis gets in trouble, Spangler attempts to reach out to him by telling him a story of his youth, only for Francis to push Spangler into admitting he hates his mother, much like Francis does.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.