Plot summary
Malcolm decides to take roller skating lessons from Hal, who enthusiastically takes it too seriously and is overly critical of Malcolm, leading Malcolm to yell "fuck you" at him. Meanwhile, Lois throws out her back by screaming too loud at Reese, and refuses to take painkillers, which Reese sneaks in her milk, leaving her unable both to scold the boys for their behavior, and to help Hal with his issue with Malcolm. At Marlin Academy, Francis fakes the same back injury to get out of a wilderness survival exercise at the academy, but is caught and thrown into the woods tied up with no supplies.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.