Alison was the first serious girlfriend of Reese Wilkerson. She is a dumb blonde whose intelligence level is just about as high as Reese's, and she first appeared in the episode Stupid Girl. However, as he mentions, Alison has shown to be a lot smarter than him, as most people are.
Biography[]
Alison first appeared in the episode "Stupid Girl. Malcolm had a crush on Alison, but his hyper intelligence was confusing to her. Acting dumb like Reese, he managed to calm down and relax to win her over. Alison and Malcolm went to the dance together. While on their way drinking, Stevie and Lois bust them in the act. They subsequently broke up, after which Reese began dating Alison.
In Malcolm Holds His Tongue, Malcolm and Stevie witnesses Reese and Alison arguing. He wishes to accompany her to a concert, but unfortunately, his driver's license has been suspended due to his public defender refusing to use the insanity defense given his past issues with the law. Thus, Alison made her ultimatum clear to Reese: Either he finds a driver, or she'll dump him. He attempts to get Hal and Lois to help him out and chauffer them to the concert. They gave Reese a resounding NO and pointed out that he needed to find someone else to chauffer him and Alison. He ultimately turns to Craig and bribes him with a large cinnamon roll to chauffer them there. On that night, they learned Craig intentionally drives past the concert. Reese and Alison demand he stop the car at once. They point out that he missed the drop-off spot for them to go to the concert. Craig tries to convince them of other fun activities and revealing his own plans for his night. He wants to start off by going on a hayride, then go to dinner at an Italian restaurant and end it with a bonfire at the beach. Reese is angered over what Craig has done to him and Alison. He exclaims that Craig has just ruined his and Alison's date because of it. He snaps in anger, pulls the car over, and yells at both her and Reese for ruining his night that he had been planning for 34 years. Craig tells the two off they're not going to the concert, but rather a hayride, dinner, and a bonfire at the beach. He mentions they're going to enjoy this whether they like it or not. Fed up with Craig's tirades, Alison pepper-sprays his eyes with a can of mace. She is angry, shocked, and humiliated when she hears him complain to Reese about her being nice and liking him. Alison immediately unbuckles her seatbelt and exits the car. Reese tries to follow her out, but she positions the can of mace in front of him and threatens to pepper spray his eyes next if he doesn't allow her to go her own way. Seeing how angry Alison is with him, he nervously tells her that he'll see her at school tomorrow. She slams the door in front of Reese and attends the concert alone.
Alison was last seen in "Academic Ocathalon" when Reese tries to get out of his promise to take her to the dance because he's been saving his money to buy an expensive leather jacket. He tries to trick her into dumping him, even going so far as to try to break his foot, but neither Alison nor Lois will allow him to break his promise. Alison is last seen posing for the prom photo with a broke and crying Reese. Thus, implying that she dumped Reese in the end for his attempt to renege from his promise.
Relationships[]
Reese Wilkerson[]
Alison and Reese became boyfriend and girlfriend in the episode Stupid Girl. They both shared the same intelligence level, so when they had conversations with each other, they totally understood each other.
Malcolm Wilkerson[]
Malcolm is the ex-boyfriend of Alison. They dated each other in the episode Stupid Girl. Malcolm was too intelligent for her. Malcolm tried dumbing himself down for her, but this ended badly when they were caught going drinking. They broke up shortly afterward.
Lois Wilkerson[]
It's unknown about Alison's relationship with Lois. However, unlike Nicki, it's implied Lois likes her a lot since she thinks Reese having a girlfriend makes him less likely to cause mayhem.
Episode Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- She is Malcolm's third official girlfriend (Beth from Bowling and Sarah from Malcolm's girlfriend) and Reese's second official girlfriend (Wendy from Cheerleader). She is also the first girl that Malcolm and Reese were both in dedicated relationships with.
- However, her relationship with Malcolm only lasts for one episode while she is likely Reese's longest relationship that carries for more than one episode.
- Her entire five-episode appearance has her dating Reese, ultimately ending in her final appearance Academic Octathalon.
- Alison shares parallels to Nicki:
- They both appeared in the same number of episodes (5) and appeared in every episode being in a relationship with one of the Wilkerson boys (Alison & Reese/Nicki and Malcolm), both relationships ending at their final appearance.
- Both are blonde and attractive to the boys.
- Both are more dominant partners in their relationships with the boys.
- Lois has given certain information about them to the boys (Lois actually likes Alison and holds Reese into taking her to the dance while Lois gives Malcolm talk about sex while he is dating Nicki).
- While it is known Lois approves of Reese's relationship with Alison, she may also like Nicki despite vocally telling Malcolm he cannot see her (likely only due to Nicki's father forbidding it).
- Both girls broke up with the Wilkerson boys for their selfishness. Alison ends her relationship with Reese due to trying to get out of going to the dance with her. Nicki breaks up with Malcolm while hiding him due to him lashing out and getting tired of her always wanting to vent to him.
- Alison and Nicki also have differences in traits, too:
- Alison is dumb while Nicki is actually smart.
- Alison actually dated both boys while Nicki only dated Malcolm.
- Alison is oblivious and simple-minded with her emotions, while Nicki is very emotional.
- Alison keeps a can of mace on her, which proved handy after Craig made his intent clear and sprayed his eyes with it.
- Similar to Hal, Alison dated both Wilkerson brothers like Hal dated both Lois and her sister Susan. In fact, similar to how Hal dumped Susan for Lois, Alison dumps Malcolm for Reese.
- Interestingly, Alison has dumped both Malcolm and Reese after a school dance.
- In Reese Joins the Army: Part 1, Reese runs away from home because Malcolm stole his girlfriend Beth from him. This is hypocritical as Reese does date Alison after she dumps Malcolm.