16. Hal Coaches

Complete story — includes the ending

Hal decides to coach Dewey's soccer team and turns them into monsters. When Malcolm and Reese get a computer from their neighbor Ed, they discover his big secret and Reese blackmails him into doing favors for him. However, Ed turns the situation against him when he learns of Reese's infractions at school and finally makes him return the favor. Malcolm starts playing a game called The Virts (a parody of The Sims ), where he recreates himself and his family, but gets obsessed when his virtual self repeatedly becomes obese and depressed while his family has more fortunate outcomes. In Alaska, Piama holds Lavernia's pet parakeet hostage and demands better treatment for Francis.