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18. Bomb Shelter

A dance competition teaches Malcolm that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Lois is determined to outlast her competition for a new truck.

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Malcolm joins a local dance class to meet a cute girl, but after discovering she is a poor dancer, he realizes that he must accept Danielle ( Lynsey Bartilson ), the unattractive but more talented partner, in order to win the competition. While trying to bury their father's broken trophy, Reese and Dewey discover an underground bomb shelter in the backyard and lock Hal in it. Although Hal is initially furious, he discovers the bomb shelter actually has a luxurious living space from the Cold War era. Lois tries to win a new truck at the shopping mall by keeping her hand on it.

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