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4. Dinner Out

Malcolm's family goes out to dinner with the straight-laced Kenarbans, while Francis makes the mistake of inviting local girls to a party at Marlin Academy.

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The family has a dinner date with Malcolm's disabled friend Stevie's parents, the Kenarbans, a seemingly perfect family. Father Abe gets drunk with Hal, and Stevie, after playing a game with him and Malcolm, punches Reese. As a result of the punch and Lois telling her to let her emotions out more, Kitty yells at Stevie in front of everyone. Meanwhile, while Commandant Spangler is busy with a woman, the military academy is free for the day, and so Francis invites a group of local girls to a party. The girls trash the academy, and Francis asks Spangler what to do, and together they try to contain the damage and stop this from spreading.

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