HAL BECOMES PARALYZED WITH FEAR ON "MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE" SUNDAY, JULY 31, ON FOX

Hal is named executor of his neighbor's living will and must decide whether to keep him on life support or pull the plug. In attempting to make the decision, Hal discovers he is incapable of making decisions on his own because he always defers to Lois. Hal literally becomes paralyzed � from the waist up � with fear over deciding what to do. Meanwhile, Craig asks Malcolm, Reese and Dewey to teach him how to fight dirty since a bully from his childhood is coming to town. What the boys don't realize is that the bully is Craig's own father on the MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE episode "Living Will" Sunday, July 31 (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT). (MIM-612) (TV-PG L)

Cast: Jane Kaczmarek as Lois, Bryan Cranston as Hal, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Justin Berfield as Reese, Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey and Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie.