GRADUATION Air Date 5/14/06
Chapter 722

Malcolm is elected valedictorian of his graduating class and struggles with his speech, but Lois refuses to hear his complaints. As he prepares to go to Harvard, he becomes stressed about how he is going to pay for college tuition. He decides to work several jobs to cover everything. Hal feels bad about it and tries to cheer him up. Abe comes to the house with a proposition for Stevie and Malcolm to work at a company and earn an excellent salary. Lois forbids Malcolm to take the job, insisting that her plan is for him to someday become President of the United States. Malcolm is stunned and argues with her, but in the middle of his valedictorian speech he agrees to do it. Grandma Ida returns for the family festivities, and they all bid farewell to Malcolm when he leaves for college.

Reese and Craig move in together. Reese will do anything to get a permanent job as the high school janitor and he fights his way into the position. He concocts the most disgusting mess of all time, which explodes all over the family. Dewey tries to dispose of evidence of the worst thing the brothers ever did since they won’t be living together anymore.

Francis and Piama show up for graduation and Lois nags him to get a job. Yet Hal finds out that Francis has landed a “real” job working 9 to 5 in a cubicle and enjoys every minute of it. Francis is successful but won’t tell Lois.

Lois takes a pregnancy test and shows it to Hal, who screams.