Sitcom about a gifted boy growing up in a chaotic family. Lois tags along when Malcolm goes on a college visit, and when she learns that the dorm he is staying in is shared between boys and girls she decides to camp out for the night just to keep an eye on him. Meanwhile, Dewey begins stealing objects from around the house to drive Hal crazy in revenge for being refused a piano. Reese meets a girl who he thinks is a drug addict, and pretends he is a dealer to attract her attention - but the plan backfires. And the ever-affable Otto decides to set up a creche at the ranch, but gets some important details terribly wrong.