Plot summary
Hal asks Lois what sex she would like her new baby to be, but they are interrupted by the boys fighting. Exasperated, Lois imagines life with daughters instead of sons, with Reese as Renee (Mimi Paley), Malcolm as Mallory ( Lisa Foiles ), and Dewey as Daisy ( Jennette McCurdy ). The fantasy also depicts Hal as an obese, weak-willed secret smoker who is easily manipulated by the girls. Though the fantasy starts pleasantly at home and at a local mall, Lois soon discovers the potential problems with raising girls: Renee is promiscuous and pregnant by Mallory's crush, Mallory is an egotist who secretly uses diet pills, and Daisy excels at manipulation.
Francis's counterpart Frances (Christopher Kennedy Masterson in drag with a modulated voice) then arrives, having rebelled against Lois, left college, and married a middle-aged deadbeat. The girls gang up and blame Lois for their problems, as the boys had done earlier, making Lois realize that girls are as difficult to raise as boys are. In the real world, Hal desperately searches the mall for the perfect Valentine's Day present for Lois and settles for a baby's outfit. Though the boys thoughtfully buy a heart-shaped candy box, Lois still wishes for the new baby to be a girl.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.