Fred Sanders

When a girl develops a crush on Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), he reciprocates by throwing a brick through her window. With Jane Kaczmarek.

Reese discovers a talent for cooking; Malcolm tries to convince a Krelboyne classmate not to have a party; Francis is forced to write a term paper.

Jack (Sean Hayes) convinces Will (Eric McCormack) that they need a change of scenery and should buy a vacation home in Loudon Falls, an up-and-coming gay community. After purchasing a new pad, the duo find out that it is not quite the gay getaway they had imagined. Instead, Jack landed the two in a blue-collar town just two hours away from the newest gay hotspot. Meanwhile, Karen (Megan Mullaly) befriends Ellen (guest star Leigh-Allyn Baker), Grace's (Debra Messing) friend who is having marital problems, and takes her out on the town to drink her problems away.

George worries over gaining the upper hand in his current romance.

Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.