BUSEYS TAKE A HOSTAGE Air Date 5/08/05
Chapter 621

Dewey is fed up with the Buseys coming to him with all their problems, and he tells them to leave him alone. Without Dewey’s guidance, the Buseys become involved in a hostage situation. Francis convinces Dewey to help them by saying, “You don’t get to pick the people who need you.” Yet again, Dewey helps the Buseys by convincing them to release their hostages.

Malcolm figures out a way to usurp the current president of the homeowners association so that Hal can become temporary president. Malcolm acts as a puppet-master with Hal, telling him to use neighborhood funds for things he would like. When others try to bring up some good ideas for the association, Malcolm convinces Hal to ignore them. Hal agrees, but it backfires for Malcolm when Hal comes up with his own plan to make it a fascist state. Angry homeowners storm the house as Hal excitedly goes to greet them.

Reese has finals coming up and studies very diligently. He's concerned, and realizes that it's finally time to take control of his life. When he finds out that he flunked every class and must repeat his senior year, Reese is ecstatic. His real goal was to study enough to ensure that he would flunk completely and not even make it up in summer school. Now he gets to stay at home for another year without getting a job.