In the episode "Malcolm's Job", Lois lectured Malcolm about having to do what one is told over doing what is right. In this episode, she contradicts that statement by enforcing principles over instructions by the boss.
Lois regains her job at the Lucky Aide on probationary status, and it is revealed Malcolm still works there as well.
(Malcolm sees an embarrassing picture of himself dressed like a hula dancer complete with a fruit hat, coconut bra, and grass skirt at Lois' station at the Lucky Aide) Malcolm: What's that? Lois: Hmmm? Malcolm: I threw that picture away! Lois: Oh, we still have the negative. It reminds me of the old you, back when you still knew right from wrong. Malcolm: Just because I'm not doing what you want doesn't mean you can humiliate me! Lois: Humiliate you? You mean there's an offensive image on display in the store? Customer: My son used to love to play dress-up just like that. Give him a call. (She hands Malcolm a paper with his phone number and winks at him) Malcolm: Take that down! Lois: Gee, I'm not doing what you want. You're not doing what I want. Maybe we should bring Mr. Kushell into this, since he's the only one whose opinion you seem to care about. (Several minutes later, Lois is forced to remove the picture as Malcolm reads the store's rule book with Kushell standing beside him) Malcolm: No employee may display personal items at his or her workspace. Don't worry, Mom. It only added a day to your probation. Shirley: (Another employee forced to remove her cross) I'm sorry, God. You're against the rules here.
Cold Open: Reese tries to get Dewey to open a drawer to get him a sock. Dewey sees that it is a trick so he keeps bumbling about until Reese goes and does it himself and gets attacked by a crab.
Francis Wilkerson (Christopher Kennedy Masterson) does not appear in this episode
This episode was aired in all time zones in its entirty on December 26, 2004
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