The BEST episodes written by Alan J. Higgins

Stocks
star
8.51
147 votes

#1 - Stocks

NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 9

Matthew returns from a Japanese vacation bearing gifts, including a katana for Dave. Mr. James teaches Beth the intricacies of the stock market.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Presence
star
8.29
183 votes

#2 - Presence

NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 19

Jimmy loses Bill in a poker game. Lisa competes in Jimmy's place to win him back. Joe uses a hidden camera inside a Boba Fett action figure to keep up with the action.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Towers
star
8.19
123 votes

#3 - Towers

NewsRadio - Season 5 - Episode 13

Matthew's 30th birthday causes him to adopt the persona of an 18 year old. Lisa protests Jimmy's plan to build a 200 story skyscraper.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show
star
8.13
198 votes

#4 - Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show

NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 8

Dave unveils a previously hidden talent to compete in a charity talent show. If a WNYX staff member wins, Mr. James will re-hire Matthew in this incredibly hilarious episode.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Rose Bowl
star
7.92
167 votes

#5 - Rose Bowl

NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 15

WNYX staffers evaluate their co-workers, leading to problems based on Matthew's belief that Bill is a God. Jimmy buys fake movie memorabilia, unaware that the sled from Citizen Kane was named 'Rosebud' not 'Rose Bowl'. Joe represents Jimmy in a lawsuit against the man who sold the items.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Rollerskates
star
7.83
915 votes

#6 - Rollerskates

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 - Episode 13

Malcolm is angry because during a game of street hockey, he sprints up and down the street in shoes, only to have it start back the other way. So he decides he is ready to take skating lessons from his dad. He asks Reese and Francis how it is, but they both refuse to tell him. When he starts, he is angered by all the silly twists and spins they are doing. Meanwhile, Reese rollerskates in the house with a bunch of gunk on his skates which causes Lois to throw out her back while yelling at him.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Jackass Junior High
star
7.81
215 votes

#7 - Jackass Junior High

NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 21

Lisa is treated like a male by office co-workers, who revert to their boorish selves when all other females are out sick.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Red Dress
star
7.77
1336 votes

#8 - Red Dress

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 - Episode 2

A battle of wits and wills ensues between the boys and their angry mom, who wants to find out who ruined her expensive new red dress -- found partially burned and soaking in the toilet. It's Hal and Lois's wedding anniversary (hence the dress); and while the boys fend off their mother, with the long-distance assistance of Francis, a lonely and increasingly sozzled Hal bonds with the staff of the restaurant where he booked a table for the big night. Lois finally achieves an epiphany on the phone with Francis, who convinces her to for once "let something go." After she leaves for the restaurant, with the boys in tow, Hal arrives home to an empty house -- and we learn the truth about what happened to the red dress.

Watch Now:Amazon
In Through the Out Door
star
7.75
194 votes

#9 - In Through the Out Door

NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 13

Dave introduces Bill at a Broadcasting Society event after taking speaking lessons from Bill. Matthew learns about gambling from Joe, falling $20,000 into debt.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Company Picnic (Part 2)
star
7.72
441 votes

#10 - Company Picnic (Part 2)

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 12

After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy's boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt with the girl he likes, but becomes upset after he confesses he likes her, and she says she likes another boy. Reese is also the the scavenger hunt, and at first doesn't like the big dumb bully he is with, but they grow to like each other when they bond over beating up the other contestants and stealing their items. Lois continues to balance keeping Dewey intact and dealing with the crazy woman, but now must talk to the husband as well. Francis continues to sabotage his own team, this time on the ice.

Watch Now:Amazon
Sleeping
star
7.70
194 votes

#11 - Sleeping

NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 21

Jimmy suffers a heart attack. His lawyer insists Jimmy stay in the break room while recovering from his coma. Lisa realizes she hasn't completed all her goals in life, and decides to have a baby.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Bots and the Bees
star
7.68
891 votes

#12 - The Bots and the Bees

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 1 - Episode 14

Malcolm and his Krelboyne classmates enlist the help of Hal for a school project, which involves a robot, and an enormous swarm of bees. Lois visits Francis at his school after he becomes injured and soon clashes with Spangler.

Watch Now:Amazon
Rap
star
7.64
121 votes

#13 - Rap

NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 12

Bill is outraged when he discovers that rap music has lyrics...offensive lyrics; Lisa is voted 'Cutest Reporter in New York' and attends a photo shoot with Catherine and Beth.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Emancipation
star
7.58
681 votes

#14 - Emancipation

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 2

Still reeling over Francis' break for freedom, Lois and Hal find themselves face to face with their newly independent son. While at home, Francis wins back Hal's support, but Lois is a completely different story. Also, Malcolm and the Krelboynes meet their match when a new teacher ”a former Krelboyne himself” is assigned to the class. He sets up a ranking system that pits the students against each other and eventually drives them to the brink of insanity.

Watch Now:Amazon
Old Mrs. Old
star
7.54
647 votes

#15 - Old Mrs. Old

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 2 - Episode 11

Dewey starts carrying a purse to school. Francis's friend Richie joins him at military school. Malcolm becomes a slave to an old woman in the neighborhood.

A.A.
star
7.52
480 votes

#16 - A.A.

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 7 - Episode 15

Francis receives a visit from Lois and Hal to celebrate his one-year anniversary of sobriety. However, when they attend one of his A.A. meetings, it's revealed that it was Lois who forced him to start drinking. Back home, Dewey finds Hal's spare key for his car and tries to get Malcolm and Reese to drive him to the arcade, but, of course, they refuse.

Lucky Burger
star
7.43
126 votes

#17 - Lucky Burger

NewsRadio - Season 5 - Episode 3

It comes out that Max doctored his resume; Lisa goes undercover at a restaurant.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Robbery
star
7.43
849 votes

#18 - Robbery

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 2 - Episode 7

Gun-wielding robbers menace Lois and Craig at the Lucky Aide Store, while swarming bats beset Hal and the boys at home.

Beep, Beep
star
7.30
183 votes

#19 - Beep, Beep

NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 16

Mr. James gives Matthew a small toy car. Mr. James urges Dave and Lisa to get back together when a secret study reveals they're more productive when they're a couple.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Company Picnic (Part 1)
star
7.28
625 votes

#20 - Company Picnic (Part 1)

Malcolm in the Middle - Season 3 - Episode 11

Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal's company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife (Susan Sarandon) and her beleaguered spouse (Kaczmarek's real-life husband, Bradley Whitford); and Hal runs afoul of his new boss (Stephen Root) and the big cheese (Patrick Warburton). In Alaska, Francis's scheme to win a bet involves rigging a hockey game that pits loggers vs. a fearsome women's squad led by a blowhard coach (Terry Bradshaw).

Boston
star
7.23
120 votes

#21 - Boston

NewsRadio - Season 5 - Episode 9

Dave tries to tape a message for students at his alma matter; Lisa tries to cure her speech impediment.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV