The scene featuring Hal and Lois walking into the fumigation tent with gas masks is a visual homage to iconic Fox film endings.
"They will pay you what all jobs pay: less than you're worth and just enough to keep you crawling back for more". [S1E5] Malcolm Babysits
Malcolm mistakenly exposes Mr. Inkster's affair when he mentions "Melissa," only for Mr. Inkster to reveal he doesn't know who she is—implying the affair was actually Mrs. Inkster's. The scene featuring Hal and Lois walking into
Meanwhile, at military school, Francis discovers the corpse of a former janitor in the basement and recruits his friends to give the man a "proper" burial at sea. Inkster's affair when he mentions "Melissa," only for Mr
See the contrast between the chaos of the Wilkerson house and the eerie perfection of the Inkster mansion in these highlights: