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* In the Clip Show, Hal takes his sons to a therapist because he believes Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey took a joyride on one of his cars and destroyed it. When the therapist asks the boys what role they think they have in the family, Malcolm reveals that he doesn't believe he doesn't fit in with his family. As flawed as Malcolm is as a character, and he does bring some of his problems onto himself because of his arrogance, it's heartbreaking to see his self-loathing so strong that he doesn't consider himself a part of his family and doesn't think he does anything to help his family despite all the times he did help them. The only good thing about this is that Reese and Dewey, with no hesitation, state that Malcolm is the one who gets them all out of trouble and that he is the leader, no matter how strained the brother's relationship is and how dysfunctional they are, those two never considered Malcolm an outcast and never considered him worthless to his family.

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* In the Clip Show, Hal takes his sons to a therapist because he believes Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey took a joyride on one of his cars and destroyed it. When the therapist asks the boys what role they think they have in the family, Malcolm reveals that he doesn't believe he doesn't fit in with his family. As flawed as Malcolm is as a character, and he does bring some of his problems onto himself because of his arrogance, it's heartbreaking to see his self-loathing so strong that he doesn't consider himself a part of his family and doesn't think he does anything to help his family despite all the times he did help them. The only good thing about this is that Reese and Dewey, with no hesitation, state that Malcolm is the one who gets them all out of trouble and that he is the leader, no matter how strained the brother's relationship is and how dysfunctional they are, those two never considered Malcolm an outcast and never considered him worthless to his family.family.
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* In the Clip Show, Hal takes his sons to a therapist because he believes Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey took a joyride on one of his cars and destroyed it. When the therapist asks the boys what role they think they have in the family, Malcolm reveals that he considers himself the outcast who doesn't belong. As flawed as Malcolm is as a character, and he does bring some of his problems onto himself because of his arrogance, it's heartbreaking to see his self-loathing so strong that he doesn't consider himself a part of his family and doesn't think he does anything to help his family despite all the times he did help them. The only good thing about this is that Reese and Dewey, with no hesitation, state that Malcolm is the one who gets them all out of trouble; no matter how strained the brother's relationship is and how dysfunctional they are, those two never considered Malcolm an outcast and never considered him worthless to his family.

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* In the Clip Show, Hal takes his sons to a therapist because he believes Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey took a joyride on one of his cars and destroyed it. When the therapist asks the boys what role they think they have in the family, Malcolm reveals that he considers himself the outcast who doesn't belong.believe he doesn't fit in with his family. As flawed as Malcolm is as a character, and he does bring some of his problems onto himself because of his arrogance, it's heartbreaking to see his self-loathing so strong that he doesn't consider himself a part of his family and doesn't think he does anything to help his family despite all the times he did help them. The only good thing about this is that Reese and Dewey, with no hesitation, state that Malcolm is the one who gets them all out of trouble; trouble and that he is the leader, no matter how strained the brother's relationship is and how dysfunctional they are, those two never considered Malcolm an outcast and never considered him worthless to his family.
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* "Hal Grieves": Watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get him to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.

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* "Hal Grieves": Watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get him to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.him.
* In the Clip Show, Hal takes his sons to a therapist because he believes Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey took a joyride on one of his cars and destroyed it. When the therapist asks the boys what role they think they have in the family, Malcolm reveals that he considers himself the outcast who doesn't belong. As flawed as Malcolm is as a character, and he does bring some of his problems onto himself because of his arrogance, it's heartbreaking to see his self-loathing so strong that he doesn't consider himself a part of his family and doesn't think he does anything to help his family despite all the times he did help them. The only good thing about this is that Reese and Dewey, with no hesitation, state that Malcolm is the one who gets them all out of trouble; no matter how strained the brother's relationship is and how dysfunctional they are, those two never considered Malcolm an outcast and never considered him worthless to his family.
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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill''. Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel if your own mother did all that to you during what could very well be the end of your life...

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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill''. Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal gall to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel if your own mother did all that to you during what could very well be the end of your life...
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** And while all four girls [[AssholeVictim absolutely deserved it]], some of Lois's revenge results in this.
*** Diane finds her stuffed animals and dolls beheaded and mutilated and stuffed into her locker. According to Malcolm, she had to be wrapped in blankets and taken to the nurse's office.
*** Kirsten starts freaking out when she realises someone lined her motorcycle helmet with gum. Her friends later have NoSympathy for her.
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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill''. Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel to have all that happen to you during what might be the end of your life...

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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill''. Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel to have feel if your own mother did all that happen to you during what might could very well be the end of your life...
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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill". Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel to have all that happen to you during what might be the end of your life...

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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill".spill''. Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel to have all that happen to you during what might be the end of your life...
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* In "Evacuation", Lois decides that Malcolm should remain grounded ''even though they are in a school gymnasium being used as an emergency shelter from a lethal chemical spill". Malcolm points out to her that they could all potentially die, to which she jokingly responds, "If that happens, you're off the hook" clearly [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missing his point of how he'd be forced to spend what might be the last few days of his life confined to a cot...not the most meaningful way to spend your final time still alive]]. Making matters worse, Lois greatly humiliates Malcolm by shooing away everyone who tries to talk to him, even a ''news reporters on national television'' by saying "You can't talk to him. He's grounded". And then has the gal to ''announce this to everyone in the gym'' to ensure no one speaks to Malcolm while he's still punished. Imagine how it would feel to have all that happen to you during what might be the end of your life...
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* In "Minibike," when Hal goes to visit Francis at the MilitarySchool for a Father-Son event, Hal sees the other boys get award after award for behavior and academics, while Francis didn't earn anything, and after a conversation with Spangler that concluded with him telling Hal that Francis does nothing but cause trouble, Hal tells Francis how embarrassed he is of him, because while he and Lois have been trying to get him to become a better person, Francis does whatever he wants with no regards to whatever happens to anyone else.
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* "Hal Grieves": Watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get them to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.

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* "Hal Grieves": Watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get them him to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.
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* "Hal Grieves" watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get them to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.

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* "Hal Grieves" watching Grieves": Watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get them to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal is scared of having the same distant relationship his dad had with him.
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* Hal grew up with a distant father.

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* "Hal Grieves" watching Reese, Malcolm and Dewey exploit Hal's grief over losing his father to get them to spoil them is sad, especially when Hal grew up with a is scared of having the same distant father.relationship his dad had with him.
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** He hates how "stupid" he is with episodes such as "The Experiment" highlighting this (having 2 genius younger brothers doesn't help).

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** He hates how "stupid" he is with episodes such as "The Experiment" "Experiment" highlighting this (having 2 genius younger brothers doesn't help).
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** Before the Buseys were introduced, Dewey didn't have any friends.


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* Multiple episodes have shown how sensitive and self-loathing Reese actually is:
** He hates how "stupid" he is with episodes such as "The Experiment" highlighting this (having 2 genius younger brothers doesn't help).
** He's sensitive over the fact that he has no friends ("Mom says you're not supposed to talk about that").
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* "Francis Escapes": It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.

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* "Francis Escapes": It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz TheDitz with Sticky Fingers, StickyFingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.
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** Francis, the only older brother who is nice to him no longer lives at home. Thankfully, he appears to have a good relationship with Jamie and plans on being a good big brother to him.

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** Francis, the only older brother who is nice to him no longer lives at home. Thankfully, he appears to have a good relationship with Jamie and plans on being a good big brother to him.him.
* Lois's childhood:
** Her mother and father were abusive.
** They preferred her sister over her.
** She does not have a good relationship with said sister due to stealing Hal from her.
* Hal grew up with a distant father.

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* "Lois Strikes Back": Reese is devastated when his date turns out to be a bunch of girls pranking him. He spends most of the episode broken.



** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboyne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys" instead.).

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** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging sabotages Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboyne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys" instead.).instead).
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* "Malcolm Films Reese": Reese is clearly hurt and betrayed when his deepest thoughts are broadcasted all over the school after opening up to Malcolm.
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** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboyne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys" instead.)

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** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboyne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys" instead.)).
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* Dewey's life.

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* Dewey's life. life:
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** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboylne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys".)

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** Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboylne" "Krelboyne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys"."Buseys" instead.)
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** The stress of everything causes Lois to lose her job and have a breakdown.

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** The stress of everything causes Lois to lose her job and have a breakdown.breakdown.
* Dewey's life.
**Gets neglected by his parents constantly which worsens once Jamie is born. "Morp" reveals that they don't have any pictures of him growing up.
**Reese and Malcolm have been torturing him for his entire life and left him out a lot in the earlier seasons. Even when they try to help him it goes wrong (Malcolm sabotaging Dewey's test scores to stop him from being a "Krelboylne" which gets him placed with the "Buseys".)
**Francis, the only older brother who is nice to him no longer lives at home. Thankfully, he appears to have a good relationship with Jamie and plans on being a good big brother to him.

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* "Francis Escapes"
** It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.

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* "Francis Escapes"
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Escapes": It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.

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* It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.
* Reese Joins the Army has a bunch of them:

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* It's "Francis Escapes"
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mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.
* Reese "Family Reunion": Seeing how Hal's family treats Lois despite her trying to make an effort with them. It gets too much for Lois, which causes her to lock herself in a bathroom and cry.
* "Reese
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* It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.

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* It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.better.
* Reese Joins the Army has a bunch of them:
** Reese's heartbreak over his girlfriend cheating on him with Malcolm, his brother causes him to enlist in the army.
** Hal gets arrested for a crime he didn't commit and is his company's fall guy.
** The stress of everything causes Lois to lose her job and have a breakdown.
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*It's mostly played for laughs, but Francis is utterly heartbroken when his girlfriend Beebee breaks up with him. He spends all his phone privileges and quarters calling her and writing her poetry, but it's revealed she's The Ditz with Sticky Fingers, making his little brother an accomplice in shoplifting. Then he runs away from military school to elope with her and starts to wax eloquent about his love. Beebee says she didn't love him, only the attention he showered on her, and walks away callously. You can't blame Francis for curling up on the ground and moaning, not just from the food he ate earlier. When his dad drives him back to military school, Hal expresses sympathy and says Francis deserved better.

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