Malcolm in the Middle Season 4 Episode 17 Clip Show 2 ( Air Date 2003-04-20 ) Genre Comedy category. Overview "Hal and Lois are penning their will, and think back to all the trouble their sons put them through. It is there that Lois' problems with Francis are finally revealed and how her inability to admit when she is wrong lead to a lot of the problems the family has been dealing with.".