<Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Cheerleader" </Td> <Td> Todd Holland </Td> <Td> Dan Kopelman </Td> <Td> April 16, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 16) </Td> <Td> 06 - 99 - 112 </Td> <Td> 13.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Reese joins the cheerleading squad because he has a crush on one of the cheerleaders . Malcolm is embarrassed to have a brother who is a cheerleader, and even the Krelboynes are making fun of him, but he ends up helping Reese learn his routines anyway, and he becomes really talented . Meanwhile, Dewey wants a new toy, desperately trying to talk Lois into buying it, and Hal, hearing Reese crying because of the girl and seeing him practicing cheerleading routines with Malcolm in the backyard, tries to give all the boys "The Talk". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Rollerskates" </Td> <Td> Ken Kwapis </Td> <Td> Alan J. Higgins </Td> <Td> April 30, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 30) </Td> <Td> 06 - 99 - 108 </Td> <Td> 14.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Malcolm wants to play street hockey on rollers with his friends on the street, but he doesn't know to do it, so Hal gives Malcolm roller skating lessons . Malcolm becomes frustrated with his lessons and says "the F word" to his dad . Hal responds by not only punishing Malcolm but also typing up several pages of obscene words and forcing Malcolm to look him in the eye and say them to him . Malcolm relents, but manages to do it, realizing the meaning of swearing words, and then agreeing not to make eye contact with Hal for the next weeks, and he finally learns how to roll on skates . Meanwhile, Lois throws out her back by screaming too loud at Reese for tracking mud in the house and refuses to take painkillers until Reese secretly sneaks them in her milk . At Marlin Academy, Francis fakes the same back injury to get out of a wilderness survival exercise at the academy, but is caught and forced to go on the exercise . </Td> </Tr>

Malcolm in the middle hal late for work