"Eddie Bernard" <spambox@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Yes, I've seen both of these but I'm clearly merging the two into a
single
> storyline ! Good episode. I didn't quite catch all the gags as I was
> distracted throughout by a noisy family, but I'll catch the repeat on
> Friday for it to entirely settle down. I could have sworn there is some
> mention of Malcolm learning to drive in the first episode of season four
> though. Unless again I'm thinking of another one !
I still don't recall any. The only episodes that make remote mentions of
Malcolm driving are:
Old Mrs. Old (Season 2) - After Malcolm is forced to look after an old
bossy
drunkard woman, he calls the Krelboynes over to her house out of boredom
and
hew takes her car out for a spin.
Reese Drives )Season 3) - When seeing Reese's cop chase on Craig's TV,
Malcolm worries that "now they'll never let him drive". That caused him
to
run out of the house and knock Craig off his ladder.
Humilithon - previously mentioned.
He has a couple of other "driving" episodes in Season 4, though not
involving actual cars:
Boys at Ranch - all 3 of them take out some all terrain vehicles while
visiting Francis.
Forwards Backwards - Malcolm and Reese are on the go-cart track.
> >> > Now to complicate the issue I remember Reese taking his first and
> >> > only driving lesson in season 3. In season 4 they point out that
his
> >> > public defender wouldn't even try the insanity plea, so he has no
> >> > license. Malcolm is pissed because he figures there is no chance he
> >> > will ever be allowed to drive after that...
> >>
> >> Yes, Reese never passed his test. He probably was never allowed to
take
> >> another lesson again by his parents after the way things turned out
in
> >> that episode !
> >
> > Hard to tell. In many cases here in the US, if a juvenile commits a
> > crime serious enough - especially one involving a vehicle - that can
be
> > banned from driving till age 21.
>
> Entirely possible that it's happened to Reese then. In many ways it's
> quite a clever way of them completely avoiding the extra problems and
> issues that would be created if Reese could drive.
Yes, plus it may enhance his "slacker" qualities more. Usually if a teen
doesn't get to drive till that late, they predominantly sit at home and
don't do a lot. Something Hal and Lois (and probably a lot of other
parents) ought to consider if/when they decide to delay their offspring's
driving privileges.
I can see it now - if the Lucky Aide job does pan out for Malcolm and lead
to other responsibilities and op****tunities, he'll be the one with
mobility
while Reese is stuck at home sitting in front of the TV singing the
"minty-minty-fresh" song. ;)
> > And for the record, Reese actually passed the test, but sadly for him
it
> > wasn't official since it was after he was on the run and all. ;)
>
> That's true. I laughed a lot throughout that episode - and then the
> driving through the cones finished off with the parallel parking was
just
> the icing on the cake :-)
What added to the comedy of it was that - for once - a lot of what
happened
to Reese wasn't actually his fault. The driving instructor was obviously
biased toward females and swayed by the girl with him, not letting Reese
have his turn. Reese got rear ended by that lady at the post office the
instructor _had_ to stop at on duty, panicked, and took off. He showed
that
he can do something well - driving - and did it better than most adults
that
seem to corrode the American highways.
> > They don't want to be too definite so they don't get caught in direct
> > missteps. The way they're doing it now, fans like us can have
> > discussions like this. ;)
>
> I guess they really don't like their fans then if they enjoy driving us
> insane in never ending debates about their ages !
Or maybe they like us enough to keep our interests piqued. ;) Sure beats
the heck out of most TV shows where they show such blatant contempt for
their audiences by displaying such predictability.
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