Complete story — includes the ending
Malcolm is hospitalized with diagnosed appendicitis. He begins feeling better and struggles to prove the diagnosis wrong before the surgery. The rest of the family obsesses over a board game called March and Conquer, which they usually don't play since Malcolm always quickly beats them. Francis and the cadets go on a hunger strike after Spangler takes away their television, but due to their lack of clear thought when hungry, they finally agree to settle for the promise of negligible improvements.
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Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 2. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license