Written by Alex Reid and directed by Todd Holland, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 1, 2001.
Right away, both Malcolm and Reese notice a pretty girl named Beth (Alex McKenna) at the party.
When Hal drives the boys, he buys two pairs of shoes, having stolen money from Lois' wallet, and sends them off while he takes a lane to himself.
Hal angrily takes Malcolm to the car and orders Reese to come out of hiding in the photo booth.
In the end, both realities are again shown side-by-side, with Hal and Lois simultaneously coming home and saying to their spouse: "Next time, you take them."
[3] The episode won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing and Writing for a Comedy Series for Todd Holland and Alex Reid, respectively, in 2001.
Leading on from this, Holland won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series in 2002.
[4] Frankie Muniz was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for this episode.