Episode
Malcolm in the Middle: Evacuation
Overview
Hal is inadvertently responsible for a toxic chemical spill that forces a neighborhood evacuation; Malcolm deals with being grounded even in the emergency shelter; Francis suffers through a date with a geeky 12-year-old.
Details
- Series
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 2001-05-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Evacuation is Episode 24 in Season 2 of Malcolm in the Middle. It aired on 2001-05-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 23: Carnival
Malcolm, Dewey, Stevie, and Reese hide out at a traveling carnival after hours and run afoul of a determined security guard and several members of the freak show.
Episode 25: Flashback
Lois is two weeks late with her period, causing her and Hal to panic and start a big fight, while trying to keep it from the boys. And while Dewey is scared that his parents may split up, Hal and Lois remember the troubles of getting their previous four sons.
More episodes from this season
Episode 22: Mini-Bike
Lois forbids the boys to ride a motorbike they found, but Reese disobeys and breaks a leg.
Episode 21: Malcolm vs. Reese
Francis has an extra ticket for a wrestling event and it is the prize pitting Malcolm vs. Reese in a one-upmanship war; caring for Craig's cat is troublesome for Dewey.
Episode 20: Bowling
Malcolm and Reese go to a bowling party where they vie for the attention of a cute girl.
Episode 19: Tutoring Reese
Malcolm and the Krelboynes tutor Reese, and uncover the real reason behind his failing grades.
Episode 18: Reese Cooks
A cooking class energizes Reese; a planned party irks Malcolm, whose brutal honesty hurts the hostess, Krelboyne Cynthia.
Episode 17: Surgery
A hospital stay unsettles Malcolm, who's stuck in a kids ward with what may be appendicitis. Meanwhile, at military school, Francis leads a hunger strike.
Episode 16: Traffic Ticket
Lois gets a traffic ticket and immediately blames Francis and makes him get the money to her. To do this, Francis stages a stunt for the other cadets' amusement. Malcolm finds evidence that Lois was wrong about the traffic ticket.
Episode 15: The Grandparents
Lois' estranged parents, Ida and Victor, pay the family a visit. Right away, trouble starts brewing. Victor bonds with Reese, Ida gets Malcolm into a fight, and Dewey is haunted by childhood memories of his inattentive grandparents.
Episode 14: Hal Quits
Hal feels like his job is a piece of c* after going to Dewey's class for parent job day. So he decides to take a "kidney failure" weeks off. While Francis is forced to work at the lucky aid over spring break.
Episode 13: New Neighbors
New neighbors, who turn out to be even more awful than Malcolm's family, move in next door; the Marlin Academy cadets prepare for a visit from Oliver North.