Malcolm gets his tongue pierced and needs to hide it for a month. While Lois' mother, Ida, comes and annouces that she will marry a rich Chinese Man that she met on a cruise. Malcolm gets complications when his tongue ring gets infected, rendering him unable to say "S's" and he discovers that Ida has been drugging her fiancé with opiates and mood enhancers. When Lois and Hal confront Ida, she drugs them with free food. But luckily, the fiancé misses a drug treatment, and realizes that Ida is a terrible woman and he leaves her at the altar. Malcolm is punished for his tongue piercing. Meanwhile at the ranch, Otto decides to hire a murder mystery acting troup, but it all turns out badly.false2026-04-16 09:48:12Ida's BoyfriendNeil ThompsonNeil Thompson6.82004tt064034713027022ComedyFamily109147/media/Series/Malcolm In The Middle.2000.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.WEB.x264-FTMVHD/Malcolm In The Middle.S05.MULTI.1080p.WEB.x264-FTMVHD/Malcolm In The Middle.S05E11.MULTI.1080p.WEB.x264-FTMVHD-thumb.jpgFrankie MunizMalcolmActor0/config/metadata/People/F/Frankie Muniz/folder.jpgJane KaczmarekLoisActor1/config/metadata/People/J/Jane Kaczmarek/folder.jpgBryan CranstonHalActor2/config/metadata/People/B/Bryan Cranston/folder.jpgJustin BerfieldReeseActor3/config/metadata/People/J/Justin Berfield/folder.jpgErik Per SullivanDeweyActor4/config/metadata/People/E/Erik Per Sullivan/folder.jpgChristopher MastersonFrancisActor5/config/metadata/People/C/Christopher Masterson/folder.jpgJames HongMr. LiGuestStar539/config/metadata/People/J/James Hong/folder.jpgPatrick BristowPhillipGuestStar581/config/metadata/People/P/Patrick Bristow/folder.jpgCloris LeachmanIda WelkerGuestStar617/config/metadata/People/C/Cloris Leachman/folder.jpgDan O'ConnorEdwardGuestStar1224/config/metadata/People/D/Dan O'Connor/folder.jpgKristina HayesJuliaGuestStar1225/config/metadata/People/K/Kristina Hayes/folder.jpgAndy UmbergerMinisterGuestStar1226/config/metadata/People/A/Andy Umberger/folder.jpgLarry ClarkeDonGuestStar1227/config/metadata/People/L/Larry Clarke/folder.jpgChristie Lynn SmithAngelaGuestStar1228/config/metadata/People/C/Christie Lynn Smith/folder.jpgLarry DorfWarrenGuestStar1229/config/metadata/People/L/Larry Dorf/folder.jpgMarcy GoldmanEmployeeGuestStar1230/config/metadata/People/M/Marcy Goldman/folder.jpgKenneth MarsOtto MannkusserGuestStar1283/config/metadata/People/K/Kenneth Mars/folder.jpgLyn Alicia HendersonAudience Member #1GuestStar1563/config/metadata/People/L/Lyn Alicia Henderson/folder.jpgJim GrollmanAudience Member #2GuestStar1564David William James ElliottNick SmithGuestStar1567Malcolm in the Middle1152004-02-08subripsubrip00engprogressiveFalseFalsesubripsubrip00fraprogressiveFalseFalse