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Malcolm In The Middle S 1 E 2 Red Dress

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  • What Could Have Been: In the script's original scene before the ending, Lois finds a cigar pipe on the floor of the living room, a pack of tobacco and a lighter on the table. She immediately questions the boys about it. Malcolm, Reese and Dewey honestly tell Lois that they wouldn't dare smoke in front of her because they know she'll bust them. The boys know she'll end up yelling and punishing them harder. Accepting their answer, Lois lets them off the hook. This narrows her suspicions on Francis and Hal. Even though she can't entirely disregard Francis due to his rebellious nature and having busted him previously for smoking during the phone call home from Marlin, Lois also lets him off the hook mainly because he ended up quitting after she yelled at him. By process of elimination, she realizes that Hal burned her dress and tossed it in the toilet.
    • In the script's original ending, a drunken Hal comes home after hours and starts to light up his cigar pipe. However, the light turns on and revealing Lois with her burned dress. Hal tries to feign innocence and amateurishly get rid of the evidence. However, Lois had already busted him and proceeds to yell at him for what he done. This was dropped for unknown reasons, possibly due to how expensive it would've been. It would take six more seasons before Hal would finally be punished for smoking in the house and betraying his promise to Lois in Reese vs. Stevie.

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