Plot summary
After breaking her arm, Malcolm must help care for a cranky old woman, Mrs. Griffin ( Florence Stanley ). When Lois catches him on a joyride in her car, she covers for him, but he must continue to help her daily. Francis' slacker friend Richie is sent to the military academy, and Commandant Spangler acts nice to him to lure him into doing something that can allow him to be kicked out. The cadets beat Richie up in an attempt to make him see Spangler for who he is. Reese tries to convince Dewey to use a regular backpack instead of a purse, but soon sees Dewey use to beat bullies with a purse holding a brick.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 2. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.