Plot summary
Richie gets Reese a job at a fast-food place, but Reese gets into trouble when his co-workers think he stole money from the cash register. Malcolm finds himself eclipsed by the newest, youngest Krelboyne, Barton, Herkabe's latest attempt to get rid of Malcolm. Barton, Malcolm, and Reese confront Richie about stealing the money, which he denies until his girlfriend walks into the room and reveals the truth not knowing the boys are there. Richie has to agree to several services in exchange for the boys' silence. The next day, Barton's father decides to transfer him to another school where he can be a normal child.
Francis helps one of his lodge friends prepare to marry a Russian mail-order bride, but what arrives is not what they expected. Dewey tries to prove himself trustworthy with a goldfish and his parents try to sabotage his efforts by switching the live fish with a dead one, but Dewey keeps switching the dead fish with live ones.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 3. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.