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"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 22 -- After learning that his father is in prison for doing business with the old Iraqi government, Michael decides to wash his hands of the whole family and leave town for good.
"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 21 -- While Michael is questioned by the police about Kitty's disappearance, Gob takes George-Michael shoplifting at the department store where Lindsey just got a job.
"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 20 -- When the family begins fighting over company funds that have recently become available, Michael decides it would be best to invest the money in land their Uncle Oscar is selling.
"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 19 -- Gob tries to scare a company accountant who notices a discrepancy in the company's bank account and threatens to reveal the truth if asked to testify in court
"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 18 -- Michael finally stands up to George, Sr., and fires his old secretary, and Gob performs the ultimate magic trick when he makes the family yacht disappear.

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Release Date:
2 November 2003 (USA) more
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Get Arrested more
Plot:
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable. full summary
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Won Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 38 nominations more
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HI-Larious as Well As Intelligent more (198 total)

Cast

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Jason Bateman ... Michael Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Portia de Rossi ... Lindsay Bluth Fünke (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Will Arnett ... George 'Gob' Bluth II (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Michael Cera ... George-Michael Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Alia Shawkat ... Mae "Maeby" Fünke / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Tony Hale ... Byron "Buster" Bluth / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

David Cross ... Tobias Fünke (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Jeffrey Tambor ... George Bluth Sr. / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Jessica Walter ... Lucille Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Ron Howard ... Narrator / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
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USA:30 min (including commercials)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:TV-14 | UK:12 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | USA:TV-PG

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News broadcasts in numerous episodes feature anchorman John Beard. John Beard was the real life news anchor for Fox's local news in Southern California. more
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[answering the phone]
George Michael: [very quickly] Bluth-Company-George-Michael-speaking-not-Kitty.
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What is that song that plays when George Michael learns he has to share a room with Maeby, and when Ann asks him for sex?
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125 out of 149 people found the following comment useful.
HI-Larious as Well As Intelligent, 7 November 2004
Author: Nicholai from Minnesota

In this age of lazily-conceived, hastily-produced, fill-in-the-blank reality shows that the FOX network seems to corner the market on, it's refreshing to see them invest in a show that doesn't fit a clichéd formula and challenges the audience's intellect with hilarious results.

Previously, I had written off this show without giving it a chance, assuming that it's just another show about rich people with problems, a la "The OC". It's too bad I didn't give it a chance because I just happened to watch a random episode right while waiting for "Malcom in the Middle". Little did I expect to laugh so hard at George Michael continuously wearing a muscle suit just because his COUSIN. Maebe, gave him a passing compliment. And the absurdity of the situation was amplified by Ron Howard's deadpan narration of the episode, giving it the seriousness the situation doesn't deserve.

The show was still confusing because I wasn't clear on all the relationships and the origninating humor that the episodes look back to. Good think FOX did a marathon of the show in order to set me straight.

Bottom line, this show did not win all those Emmies for nothing. It could give Frasier, Friends and Seinfeld a run for their money any day. Let's hope the Emmys shielded the show from the FOX cancellation bug that afflicted other good shows such as "Action", "Titus", "Greg The Bunny" and ESPECIALLY "Family Guy".

**** out of ****

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