IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPETITION WHEN LOIS AND IDA START DANCING ON �MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE� WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, ON FOX

Cloris Leachman Guest-Stars

After not receiving a call from her mother in weeks, Lois discovers that Ida has made some new friends at a community center. Lois' visit to the center turns disastrous when she's forced to make a special dessert for St. Grotus Day and starts competing with Ida to see who's more stubborn. Harmony isn't restored until Ida and Lois perform a hilarious rendition of the traditional St. Grotus Day dance. Meanwhile, Malcolm thinks that enrolling in a music appreciation course will give him an easy A, but he's rudely awakened when he receives an F on his first assignment. To salvage his grade-point average he turns to Dewey for some much-needed tutoring. And in Lois' absence, Hal and Reese find something in common, or so they thought on the MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE episode �Ida's Dance� airing Wednesday, July 27 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). (MIM-619) (TV-PG L)

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

Guest Cast: Cloris Leachman as Ida.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: THE INSIDE is preempted this night.]