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Alanna Masterson's half-brother Christopher Masterson starred as oldest brother Francis on the family comedy "Malcolm in the Middle," and Alanna was present for her own episode, where she played a teen mom.

Masterson's part is pretty minor in Season 7 Episode 10 "Malcolm's Money," with lots of hijinks going on all around. Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) for one, has just won a $10,000 grant but he doesn't know about it just yet because Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) find out first and find the money too alluring to share. It can fix their broken pipes after all! Or buy them a boat, as far as Hal is concerned. Also in the episode, Reese (Justin Berfield) has too much fun at a senior living home while Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan) is whining about a Rolex watch. 

Masterson arrives at the beginning of the episode as a student waiting to get her senior portrait just right. Malcolm doesn't care, showing up in a grody t-shirt, a grimace on his lips, and overall nonchalance. Masterson's character Heidi schools him about the importance of these photos, leading him to develop an obsession to land the perfect photo by the end of the episode. 

"It's like a time capsule. Our children will look and see how we used to be," Heidi says cheerfully, before turning and bending around to coo to a baby in a bassinet and saying "Right, sweetie?"