"Arrested Development"
Family Ties (2006)

Director:

Robert Berlinger

Writers:

Mitchell Hurwitz (creator) and
Ron Weiner (writer)

TV Series:

"Arrested Development" (2003)

Original Air Date:

10 February 2006 (Season 3, Episode 11)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Michael's quest to locate the mysterious "N. Bluth" leads him to Nellie, a prostitute who he believes is his long-lost sister...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Dumb Blonde | Father Son Relationship | Brother Sister Relationship | Self Referential

Cast

Jason Bateman	...	Michael Bluth
Portia de Rossi	...	Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Will Arnett	...	George "Gob" Bluth II
Michael Cera	...	George-Michael Bluth
Alia Shawkat	...	Mae "Maeby" Fünke
Tony Hale	...	Byron "Buster" Bluth
David Cross	...	Tobias Fünke
Jeffrey Tambor	...	George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Justine Bateman	...	Nellie Bluth
Ben Carroll	...	Employee #1
Charlie Hartsock	...	Ted
Lanre Idewu	...	G-Michael
Bronwen Masters	...	Adelaide
Levin O'Connor	...	Bartender
Rob Riggle	...	Congressman John Van Huesen

Trivia:

This is the only episode in which George-Michael is bleeped. However, it's not for swearing. It's for mentioning "Veronica Mars" (2004).

Quotes:

Narrator: George Michael was interested in the subject of marital love because earlier that day, he discovered that the recent mock wedding he had acted in with his cousin was in fact as real and binding as the rice pudding the disoriented patients had thrown at them.

Movie Connections:

References "Family Ties" (1982)