Cattle Court is the 20th episode of season 7 of Malcolm in the Middle and the show's 149th episode overall. The episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 16, 2006 and this episode was written by Michael Glouberman and was directed by Peter Lauer.
Synopsis[]
Reese has to hide his undying love for meat in order to impress an ultra-vegan girl that he's in love with. Meanwhile, Malcolm decides to make Craig get angry at Lois life in order to go to a concert.
Plot[]
TBA
Cast[]
- Jane Kaczmarek as Lois
- Bryan Cranston as Hal
- Christopher Masterson as Francis (credit only)
- Justin Berfield as Reese
- Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey
- Frankie Muniz as Malcolm
Guest Stars[]
Recurring[]
- Dave Higgins as Craig
- James Rodriguez as Jamie (uncredited)
- Lukas Rodriguez as Jamie (uncredited)
Cameos[]
- Tara Lipinski as Carrie
- Mildred Dumas as Elderly Woman
- Alec Medlock as Kid
- Michael Berger as Voice of Cow Judge
- Nestor Serrano as Voice of Pig Prosecutor
Trivia[]
- Lois tells Craig that there is a very unlikely but possible chance that they might be a romantic couple under one condition. That condition being, Lois becoming old and senile, not being able to live on her own, Hal being dead, and her children not caring about her. If Craig is really still going to be in love with Lois by this time, then she will maybe allow for the two of them to be together for the rest of their lives.
- Reese says "Earn this" as he is setting cattle free from a slaughterhouse. This is a reference to the movie Saving Private Ryan, where Tom Hanks' character says this famous quote to Matt Damon's character. Bryan Cranston starred in that film as Colonel Mac.
Errors[]
- This episode's production code indicates it should have been the 18th episode of the season, airing before Bomb Shelter. The changed order introduced continuity errors:
- While Lois won a new truck in the episode Bomb Shelter, she is seen driving the original minivan in this episode.
- Although Reese got a job as a telemarketer in the previous episode, in this episode he is working his original job as a meat packer.