5. Malcolm Films Reese

Malcolm films Reese for a school psychology assignment. He then discovers that he is an unwitting participant in one of Mr. Herkabe's experiments, which portrays him as a sadistic maniac, and he loses Reese's trust. In revenge, he breaks into Herkabe's office to reveal the other students' dirty secrets, including his own. Hal fears he will lose his job when top officials at his company are arrested for embezzlement. Lois' washer and dryer keep breaking down. When Dewey skips school, he starts earning big money working as a street magician.

Soon, Hal and Lois find his stash of money, but they assume it's theirs and end up using it to buy a new washer and dryer. A critic named Charles Cutter reviews the Grotto and insults every aspect of the compound, which devastates Otto. When Francis invites Cutter back, they discover his criticism is nothing but verbal abuse and he makes racist statements about Piama, leading Francis and Otto to beat him up. The newspapers trumpet the story, and the Grotto's business booms, because every venue in the state hates Cutter.