TV series

Arrested Development

Name: Arrested Development
Released: 2003
Cast: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat

2003–2019· 5 seasonsTV-MA★ 7.9Ended

On FOX · Netflix — From Imagine Television Studios · The Hurwitz Company

Someone had to get the family back together.

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Synopsis

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

Themes

prison narration dysfunctional family dark comedy family relationships sexual humor family conflict psychotic fake documentary orange county, california sitcom deadpan offbeat sharp

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upNov 2, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.
Guest stars: Stacey Grenrock-Woods (Trisha Thoon), John Beard (John Beard), Jonathan Schmock (Captain), Hira Ambrosino (Executive), Paul Mendoza (Enrique), Chad Einbinder (Birthday Party Man), Andy Morrow (Teen Magician), J. Hunter Ackerman (Protestor)
E2 Top BananaNov 9, 2003 · 23 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadvertantly gets the part.
Guest stars: Lillian Hurst (Luz), Patrice O'Neal (T-Bone), John Beard (John Beard), Scott Atkinson (Roger Danish), Kendall Clement (Fireman), Monika Jolly (Donna), Raul Staggs (Clerk), Michael Bartel (Young Michael)
E3 Bringing Up BusterNov 16, 2003 · 23 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.
Guest stars: Justin Grant Wade (Steve Holt), Leonor Varela (Marta Estrella), Jim Ishida (Administrator), Bart Tangredi (Coach Jerry), Richard Simmons (Richard Simmons)
E4 Key DecisionsNov 23, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality time with his father. Michael takes Gob's girlfriend to an awards show, and Buster inadvertently flirts with his mother's rival.
Guest stars: Clint Howard (Johnny Bark), Stacey Grenrock-Woods (Trisha Thoon), Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Leonor Varela (Marta Estrella), Eduardo Palomo (Everado), John Beard (John Beard), David Reynolds (White Power Bill), Rocky McMurray (Warden James Buck)
E5 Charity DriveNov 30, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2.
Guest stars: Judy Greer (Kitty Sanchez), Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Mel Gorham (Helen Maria Delgado), Robert Isaac Lee (Worker), Bruno Oliver (Guard), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), James Howell (Cop), Robert Neches (Investor)
E6 Visiting OursDec 7, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Michael sets up an "intimate conjugal visit" for his parents, while it is revealed that George Sr. had an affair with Kitty, his secretary who recently slept with Gob. Tobias and Lindsay see a marriage counselor.
Guest stars: Bob Odenkirk (Dr. Phil Gunty), Judy Greer (Kitty Sanchez), Rocky McMurray (Warden James Buck), Tom Kiesche (Umpire / Guard), Ski Carr (Batter)
E7 In God We TrustDec 14, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent, but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pagent. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes.
Guest stars: John Michael Higgins (Wayne Jarvis), Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Patricia Velásquez (Marta), Sam Pancake (James Alan Spangler), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Blaine Pate (Monti)
E8 My Mother, the CarDec 21, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Michael loses his short-term memory, which Lucille uses to her advantage. Gob attempts to use the family yacht before Michael sells it. George Michael and Maeby attempt to see an R-rated movie about cousins having an affair. Buster and Lucille 2 take "the next step".
Guest stars: Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Patricia Velásquez (Marta), Mark Blankfield (Dr. Miller), Evan Lee Dahl (Usher), Marc Antonio Pritchett (Paramedic)
E9 Storming the CastleJan 4, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
Michael cannot go through with his plan to break up Gob and Marta. A thug magician wants to take Gob's "legs". Maeby wears all leather to get back at her mother, and Lucille decides to confront Buster's relationship with Lucille 2.
Guest stars: Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Patricia Velásquez (Marta), Marc Grapey (Rollo), Robert Hallak (Stage Hand), Regi Davis (Prison Guard), Don Took (Cab Driver), Kennedy Kabasares (Lance)
E10 Pier PressureJan 11, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.7
Synopsis
Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to punish her for bad grades. Michael thinks George Michael is on drugs and attempts to teach him a lesson.
Guest stars: Steve Ryan (J. Walter Weatherman), Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Greg Kohout (Derek), Dan Horton (Marcus - Hot Cop), Scott Layne (Hot Cop), Johnny Savas (Drug Dealer), Benjamin Lowe (Hot Cop)
E11 Public RelationsJan 25, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
When George Michael is a rejected by a private school due to the family's reputation, Michael hires a publicist from his gym who he's been flirting with to change the public perspective of the Bluths. Meanwhile, Tobias is sent to Boston to reclaim his medical license.
Guest stars: Carl Weathers (Carl Weathers), Stacey Grenrock-Woods (Trisha Thoon), Jill Ritchie (Jessie), John Rothman (Charles Milford), Don Perry (Earl Milford), John Beard (John Beard), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Harry S. Murphy (Brian Snee)
E12 Marta ComplexFeb 8, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for him and Lindsay realize she wants a divorce. Meanwhile, Buster decides to move out of the penthouse and Lucille revels in living alone for the first time.
Guest stars: Carl Weathers (Carl Weathers), Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero), Patricia Velásquez (Marta), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Bashir Salahuddin (Prisoner)
E13 Beef ConsomméFeb 15, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
After learning that Marta has feelings for him, Michael goes to her and they decide to get permission from Gob before taking things to the next level. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Tobias finally get to the heart of his "never-nude" problem and George Sr. faces his first hearing.
Guest stars: Patricia Velásquez (Marta), Michael Paul Chan (Judge Ping), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn), Jesus Nebot (Javier), Bruno Alexander (Bailiff)
E14 Shock and AwwMar 7, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.
Guest stars: Jane Lynch (Cindi Lightballoon), Justin Grant Wade (Steve Holt), Heather Graham (Beth Baerly), Iqbal Theba (Nazhgalia), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Michael Blieden (Agent Cummings), Rob Richards (Jeremy)
E15 Staff InfectionMar 14, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within the company. Lindsay questions his management skills, and Tobias checks himself in at George Sr.'s prison to research a film role.
Guest stars: James Lipton (Warden), Bradley Stryker (Man (uncredited)), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), David Reynolds (White Power Bill), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Michael Blieden (Agent Cummings), Brant von Hoffman (Foreman), Teddy Lane Jr. (Construction Worker)
E16 Altar EgosMar 17, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
Synopsis
Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is not only blind, but the prosecutor who is trying to put his father in jail. Also, Gob gets married on a dare, Maeby pretends to be a girl with a made up disease, and George Sr.'s admirer turns out to be an undercover SEC agent who has truly fallen for him.
Guest stars: Jane Lynch (Cindi Lightballoon), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Maggie Lizer), James Lipton (Warden), Michael Paul Chan (Judge Ping), Amy Poehler (Gob's Wife), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn), Michael Bartel (Young Michael), Verda Bridges (Woman)
E17 Justice Is BlindMar 21, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
Synopsis
Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to prove Maeby's fraud, and Lindsay fights to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse lawn.
Guest stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Maggie Lizer), Ping Wu (Proctor), Michael Paul Chan (Judge Ping), Amy Poehler (Gob's Wife), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), Timothy Davis-Reed (Officer Kelley), James L. Ward (Veterinarian)
E18 Missing KittyMar 28, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect, and Michael attempts to fire Kitty, who claims to have information that could bring down the company.
Guest stars: James Lipton (Warden), Judy Greer (Kitty Sanchez), Jay Johnston (Officer Taylor), John Beard (John Beard), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), David Reynolds (White Power Bill), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Alden Ray (Little Justice)
E19 Best Man for the GobApr 4, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
George Sr. uses Gob's bachelor party as an opportunity to set up his accountant in a compromising position so that he can blackmail him. Meanwhile, Michael tries to prove he's a fun guy, and the Funkes reunite their family folk-music band.
Guest stars: Michael Hitchcock (Ira Gilligan), Amy Poehler (Gob's Wife), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), B.W. Gonzalez (Lupe), Lauren Bowles (Stripper), Andrew Hill Newman (Drug Rep), Luciano Giancarlo (Bix), Dan Horton (Marcus)
E20 Whistler's MotherApr 11, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem while Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company.
Guest stars: Dave Allen (Activist), Peter Jason (Mr. Jordan), Amy Poehler (Gob's Wife), Ethan Phillips (Military Officer), Michael Bartel (Young Michael), Charlie Hartsock (Ted), Brian Gattas (Alex), Steven Shaw (Board Member)
E21 Not Without My DaughterApr 25, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
Synopsis
Michael takes Maeby to work with him on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. After being slighted by Michael, Tobias, George-Michael and Gob all go to the mall to prove that they are just manly. Oscar takes Lucille and Buster to Annyong's soccer game.
Guest stars: Jonathan Penner (Detective Fellows), Jordan-Claire Green (Supervisor's Daughter), Jerry Minor (Officer Carter), Kevin McDonald (Detective Streudler), Jay Johnston (Officer Taylor), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn), Justin Lee (Annyong Bluth), Charlie Hartsock (Ted)
E22 Let 'Em Eat CakeJun 6, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
Synopsis
In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he wrote a long time ago becomes a gay bestseller, and Buster and Annyong compete over women.
Guest stars: Judy Greer (Kitty Sanchez), Stacey Grenrock-Woods (Trisha Thoon), Alessandra Torresani (Ann Veal), Sam Pancake (James Alan Spangler), Ian Roberts (Literal Doctor), Matt Walsh (The D.A.), John Beard (John Beard), Henry Winkler (Barry Zuckerkorn)