Reese quotes from Malcolm in the Middle

Reese

You think Dad could really be doing this to buy our love?

Dewey

I guess.

Reese

I say we squeeze him for all he's got.

Dewey

It's the least we could do for him.

Malcolm

Reese, we have access to a car with no adult supervision. We can do whatever we want, and if we get caught? They'd blame Mom and Dad for being absentee parents. This is the perfect crime.

Dewey

I was thinking we could drive to the arcade.

Reese

Arcade? What are you, 12?

Dewey

Yeah.

Lois

I've been a terrible mother.

Reese

It's okay, Mom. I've known that for a long time.

Reese

Mom, you might not know this, but I used to be afraid of a lot of things. Thunder, frogs, mailboxes...

Lois

You were afraid of mailboxes?

Reese

I used to imagine that if I stuck my hand in a mailbox, it would slam shut and rip my hand off. But I had something conquer my fear by ripping the lid off every mailbox in the neighborhood! I turned that fear into hate!

Reese

Oh, it's too hard? Well, why didn't you say so? When things get tough, you got to just give up and run away from your dreams. Lower your expectations. That's fine. I've had my fun. If you want to quit, go ahead and quit.

Lois

All right, Reese, you made your point. Let's give it a try.

Reese

No, I was really saying quit.

Dewey

What if we do everything on his "To Do" board and then let him out?

Reese

That's brilliant. He couldn't be mad at us if we did all this for him. He's got stuff on here that he's been meaning to do for years. [reads note] "Change Dewey's diaper."