Malcolm in the Middle, Season 1

Malcolm:
[On the phone with Francis] Then, she slid in the trash and ran off. I swear this family is falling apart.

Francis:
[Elated] Yes! I knew this moment would come. They don't have their "scapegoat" around so everything goes to hell.

[Malcolm gets an idea forming in his head.]

Francis:
No one realizes that I was the one who held this family together. Without me to blame everything on, they doesn't know what to do with themselves.

Malcolm:
A scapegoat, thanks. [He quickly hangs up and faces the screen] He's right. This family needs a scapegoat. I started this, so I should be the one to end it.