List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes
Season 7 (2005–06)

List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes

Section Title: Season 7 (2005–06)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code

130	1	"Burning Man"	Peter Lauer	Michael Glouberman	September 30, 2005	06-05-701

Malcolm and Reese attempt to hitch their way to the annual Burning Man festival, but are caught. When Hal and Lois demand an explanation, Malcolm makes the event sound so interesting that they decide to make the trip as well and turn it into a family vacation borrowing a RV from Hal's boss.

131	2	"Health Insurance"	Steve Welch	Rob Ulin	October 7, 2005	06-05-702

Hal finds out that the family has been without health insurance for six months and tries to safeguard the house until Monday (when the insurance is put back into effect), and his over protection of the house and the boys (who planned a disaster scheme of their own) ends up when he accidentally breaks his leg, which brings him in tears.

132	3	"Reese vs. Stevie"	Linwood Boomer	Alex Reid	October 21, 2005	06-05-703

An angry Reese threatens Stevie, who dreads a retaliation. Dewey gets hooked on cigarettes, thanks to ex-smoker Hal's many stashes around the house, forcing him to find ways to try to get Dewey to quit.

133	4	"Halloween"	David D'Ovidio	Andy Bobrow	October 28, 2005	06-05-704

Hal freaks out when Malcolm gives him the details of a grisly mass murder that occurred in the house years ago.

134	5	"Jessica Stays Over"	Alex Reid	Matthew Carlson	November 4, 2005	06-05-705

Jessica (Hayden Panettiere) moves in on a temporary basis and teaches Malcolm how to manipulate others, but when he uses her tricks on Lois he feels something he has never felt before, empathy.

135	6	"Secret Boyfriend"	Peter Lauer	Gary Murphy	November 11, 2005	06-05-706

Malcolm's in love with a hot and secretly brainy teen named Vicki (Sarah Wright) who fears ruining her image by seeing him publicly.

136	7	"Blackout"	Steve Welch	Eric Kaplan	November 18, 2005	06-05-707

A power outage caused by Jamie's balloon disrupts Lois and Hal's anniversary and reveals Malcolm's trysts with young European women, while Reese tries to cook Kobe beef for Hal and Francis tries to steal a fish he and Hal caught years ago, and Dewey is upset he won't pick dinner.

137	8	"Army Buddy"	Peter Lauer	Neil Thompson	December 2, 2005	06-05-708

Reese's old army buddy Abby (Larisa Oleynik) visits, and she has feelings for Lois. Reese takes it the totally wrong way, believing he has a shot at her, after Malcolm suggests this to Reese.

138	9	"Malcolm Defends Reese"	Bryan Cranston	Matthew Carlson	December 16, 2005	06-05-709

Malcolm and Reese end up in the same class since Reese failed the previous year. Mr.

139	10	"Malcolm's Money"	Steve Love	Michael Glouberman	January 6, 2006	06-05-710

Malcolm begins to fuss about his high school yearbook photo. Meanwhile, he also receives a $10,000 education reward unknown for him, and when Hal and Lois find out, they want to spend it on themselves.

140	11	"Bride of Ida"	Linwood Boomer	Rob Ulin	January 13, 2006	06-05-711

Dewey, Lois and Hal go out of town to St. Louis for a piano competition and, as punishment for an earlier prank, Lois gets Grandma Ida to watch Malcolm and Reese (while letting them believe they'd have the house to themselves right up until the last second).

141	12	"College Recruiters"	Peter Lauer	Jay Kogen	January 29, 2006	06-05-712

A broke Francis gets talked into getting a real job by Dewey. Back home, Hal takes over the college recruiters, which Malcolm refuses to meet with, and treats each one as a suitor.

142	13	"Mono"	David D'Ovidio	Andy Bobrow	February 12, 2006	06-05-713

Lois discovers she has mono after a visit to the doctor. She then ends up giving it to Malcolm after her maternal instincts begin.

143	14	"Hal Grieves"	Christopher Kennedy Masterson	Eric Kaplan	February 19, 2006	06-05-714

Hal gets a devastating phone call that his father has died, but because he never knew his father well and the way he and the rest of his relatives mistreat Lois, he does not shed a tear.

144	15	"A.A."	Steve Welch	Al Higgins	March 5, 2006	06-05-715

Lois and Hal visit Francis to help him celebrate one year of sobriety, but when they attend his A.A. meeting, they find out that he never really was an alcoholic; he blamed his psychological problems on nonexistent drinking, which he has blamed Lois for.

145	16	"Lois Strikes Back"	Alex Reid	Gary Murphy	March 19, 2006	06-05-716

When four popular high school girls play an evil prank on Reese by pretending he has a secret admirer and then dropping a pig off at his front door, he falls into a huge depression.

146	17	"Hal's Dentist"	Steve Love	Jay Kogen	March 26, 2006	06-05-717

Hal's friend Trey tells him to come to his dental office when he cracks a tooth during a poker game, but their friendship goes into jeopardy when Hal's faced with a $2,000 bill and causes a fight between them.

147	18	"Bomb Shelter"	Matthew Carlson	Rob Ulin	April 2, 2006	06-05-719

Malcolm joins a local dance class to meet a cute girl, but after discovering she is a poor dancer, he realizes that he must accept Danielle (Lynsey Bartilson), the unattractive but most talented partner, in order to win the competition.

148	19	"Stevie in the Hospital"	Steve Welch	Dave Ihlenfeld & David Wright	April 9, 2006	06-05-720

When Stevie goes to the hospital, Malcolm tries making up every excuse he can think of to not go because he can't face the truth about his illness.

149	20	"Cattle Court"	Peter Lauer	Michael Glouberman	April 16, 2006	06-05-718

Reese meets a cute vegetarian named Carrie (Tara Lipinski) when he goes back to work at the meat plant. He goes along with her politics talk at first, but she catches him with a pork chop.

150	21	"Morp"	David D'Ovidio	Gary Murphy	April 23, 2006	06-05-721

For the senior prom, Reese gets paid to take Janine, a studious girl in class, but only after she gives him a makeover and sends him to finishing school.

151	22	"Graduation"	Linwood Boomer	Michael Glouberman	May 14, 2006	06-05-722

In the series finale, as Malcolm struggles with his valedictorian speech, Hal finds out that the family may not have enough money to send Malcolm to college.

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Malcolm in the Middle is a Fox sitcom that ran for seven seasons until May 14, 2006 with 151 episodes.

final_sentence: Malcolm in the Middle is a Fox sitcom that ran for seven seasons until May 14, 2006 with 151 episodes.