Hal's Christmas Gift

"Hal's Christmas Gift" is the third Christmas episode of the FOX sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, aired in the show's sixth season.

Synopsis
Hal and Lois, strapped for cash, decide that Christmas gifts will have to be homemade this year. When everyone makes much better gifts than Hal, he spins a bigger and bigger lie about the present he has in store for them. Francis decides to come home for Christmas and brings some shocking news to his parents, that even his wife knows. Malcolm feels left out by Dewey and Reese.