Writer:	Michael Glouberman, Andrew Orenstein
Director:	Todd Holland
Star:	Jane Kaczmarek (Lois Wilkerson),  Bryan Cranston (Hal Wilkerson),  Christopher Masterson (Francis Wilkerson),  Justin Berfield (Reese Wilkerson),  Erik Per Sullivan (Dewey Wilkerson),  Frankie Muniz (Malcolm Wikerson)
Recurring Role:	Meagen Fay (Gretchen),  Emy Coligado (Piama),  Kenneth Mars (Otto)
Guest Star:	Daniel Roebuck (Zoo Worker Randy),  James Henriksen (Zoo Worker Pete),  Teddy Lane Jr. (Zoo Worker Mel),  Jeremy Forte (Clown),  Angela Sargeant (Lady),  Rocky McMurray (Zele),  Patrick O'Connor (Suit #1),  Rhomeyn Johnson (Suit #2),  Ken Daly (Meter Reader),  Tim DeKay (Matt),  David Ury (Mechanic)

Reese unknowingly saves his brothers from the tigers by tossing the goat he fought into the den. The fate is of goat isn't seen, but it's not hard to figure out what happens. (edit) This episode marks the first appearances of Otto (Kenneth Mars), and Gretchen (Meagen Fay). (edit) The show's opening theme is modified, replacing some of the season one scenes with scenes from seasons 2 and 3. This opening is used for the remainder of the series for the most part (some episodes just show the end part with "Life Is Unfair"). (edit) Cold Open: Malcolm and Reese play catch just to see what Lois can yell at them about next. "Don't throw the ball IN/ON/THROUGH the house!" "This isn't even fun!" "That stopped being the point a long time ago." (edit) Daniel Roebuck would later play Frankie Muniz's father in "Agent Cody Banks" and "Agent Cody Banks 2". (edit)

Malcolm: My life sucks. I'm going back to bed. (edit) Lois: Everything turned out fine. We agreed not to sue them, and they agreed not to throw Reese in jail. (edit) Reese: Big mistake, pal!! You wanna go, we'll go.
Zoo Worker: Whoa, whoa, whoa!! What are you doing?
Reese He started it!
Zoo Worker: Goats don't start it. Get out!
(Reese walks off and looks at the goat)
Reese: Guess what I get to do? Leave! (edit) Reese: I'm going to go hit the monkeys... I mean, go see the monkeys. (edit) Malcolm: Give it up, Dewey! Superman isn't going to fly in here and save us!!!
(Goat is thrown in by Reese and drops into the pen as the tigers run to it)
Reese: In your face, goat! Who's laughing? (Screams and runs away when the tigers start mauling it) (edit)

When Reese is wrestling the goat while Hal and Lois are talking, you can clearly see that the goat is a stuffed animal. (edit) When Reese is hiding in the bathroom from the goat, he opens the stall door and sees the goat and both his hands are away from the door, but in the next shot, his left hand is on the stall door. (edit) Whilst standing in the tiger enclosure, Malcolm's shirt changes several times from scene to scene. (edit)

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