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Arrested Development (2003–2013) 9.2
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. Creator:Mitchell Hurwitz |
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Cast
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Lindsay Bluth Fünke
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Michael Bluth
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Tobias Fünke
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George Bluth Sr.
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George-Michael Bluth
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Gob Bluth
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| Alia Shawkat | ... |
Maeby Fünke
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| Tony Hale | ... |
Buster Bluth
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Lucille Bluth
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Michael Bluth, a widower with a 13-year-old son, named George-Michael, is forced to keep his large and dysfunctional family together after his father is arrested for shifty accounting practices at the family-owned conglomerate and the Bluth family assets are frozen, making each member of the eccentric family panic. Michael's snobbish mother, Lucille, finds herself living alone in a penthouse without the financial means to maintain it, while Michael's two brothers, GOB and Buster, and his sister Lindsay with her husband Tobias and her daughter Maeby also find themselves having to recreate their lifestyles to fit their new financial status. Written by Matt Patay
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dysfunctional family | fake documentary | cult tv | incestuous desire | prosthetic hand |Taglines:
The final countdown begins. (Season 4) See more »Genres:
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2 November 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arrested Development - De Mal a Pior See more »Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Michael: Gob, Ms. Whitehead was the civics teacher. We both had her.
Gob: Yes we did, and now we're even.
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'Ron Howard''s role as the narrator was accidental. He was merely filling in on the pilot and his voice just "worked". See more »Goofs
During the time George Sr spends in the attic, storage boxes in the background are marked with either "Tracy" or "Tracey." These are boxes of old clothes belonging to Michael's late wife. See more »Quotes
[Gob has slept with a teacher he thought Michael liked]Michael: Gob, Ms. Whitehead was the civics teacher. We both had her.
Gob: Yes we did, and now we're even.
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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 ****