what she means: in malcolm in the middle season 1 episode 2, francis calls malcolm asking what he was getting lois and hal for their anniversary gift before paying more than his share to go in on a joint gift. in season 2 episode 10, francis calls concerning coming home for his birthday, and receives a gift (and resultant beating)several days later. however in season 2 episode 25, it is revealed that francis was born the very same day lois and hal were married. even if they were married before midnight and he wasn't born until after midnight the next day (which is highly unlikely, given frequent lois' contractions were during the ceremony), that still isn't enough leeway to warrant either event going unmentioned during their respective focus episodes. season 2 episode 10 is acknowledged as francis' first birthday away from home, but he was also away from home the year prior when he made the phone calls during "red dress". even if the episodes aired out of order and truly should have been in the same year, francis would not have been so amiable with his fellow cadets as to have them sit in on his brothers' trials; he should have been as on edge and secretive as he was the duration of "the bully" - unless the hazing already occurred (which is possible given the time of day), meaning francis should be completely bald and too busy preparing for his date to deal with trouble at home. all of this is to say that if francis couldn't have been born the same day as lois and hal's wedding, when is his actual birthday? do you think he's an aquarius? i've been trying to figure out his sign for a w-