Todd Giebenhain

Lois and Hal leave the boys with Francis for the weekend, promising that, if all goes well, Francis may not have to go back to military school. However, mayhem ensues and Malcolm requires hospitalisation.

On Monday morning, Malcolm and his brothers convince their ailing mother that it's Sunday.

Leonard's mother is finally nice to him.

When Hope is recruited as an actress on Yo Zappa Do, Jimmy signs on as an extra to help her through her scenes. But the show's star, Trevor, is making his life miserable on set.

When Burt and Virginia discover that their storage locker is up for auction, they also realise they have misplaced a personal and incriminating home video that has fallen into the hands of another couple.

When the family has a holiday to a casino, Hal is banned from gambling and takes Malcolm and Reese on an ill-fated trek into the desert. Meanwhile, Lois and Dewey win a free day of spa pampering and Francis spends a lonely weekend at home.