Landry Allbright

After his eldest brother is sent away to a military school, nine-year-old middle child Malcom is enrolled in a class for gifted children.

Exasperated with nonstop complaints, Lois throws in the towel, which leads to the rapid breakdown of family life.

Lois loses her job at the pharmacy after Malcolm and his brothers blow up the store's steam cleaner. Meanwhile, Francis is chooen to be part of the colour guard at a beauty pageant.

Jack convinces Grace to accompany his young son to his school dance, rekindling memories of Grace's own unhappy school dance days, and Karen takes great pleasure in taking advantage of her lawyer, Will.

Jack goes bonkers when he finds out he missed his son's first kiss, and Grace teaches a design class full of slackers.