Arrested Development (2003–2013)

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

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 25 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jason Bateman	...	Michael Bluth (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Portia de Rossi	...	Lindsay Bluth Fünke (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Will Arnett	...	Gob Bluth (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Michael Cera	...	George-Michael Bluth (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Alia Shawkat	...	Maeby Fünke (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Tony Hale	...	Buster Bluth (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
David Cross	...	Tobias Fünke (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	George Bluth Sr. (68 episodes, 2003-2013)
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth (68 episodes, 2003-2013)

Storyline

Meet the wildly dysfunctional Bluth family. This family was once at the height of real estate development in Orange County, California. But when the family business - the Bluth Company - goes bust, they're suddenly found penniless with their assets frozen. They move into their last remaining asset - the model home left over from their latest housing tract. Their luxury vehicles are replaced with a reminder of the family's former wealth - the stair car that accompanied their private jet. The patriarch of the family is George Bluth - he's now in prison, and loving every minute of it. His wife Lucille and daughter Lindsay are spoiled socialites who can't handle getting kicked out of family restaurants. His son Buster is in his mid 30's and lives at home. His son George Oscar Bluth is a magician who started a group to get magicians to be taken seriously - and gets kicked out when his own tricks are revealed. Lindsay is married to a man named Tobias Funke, once a psychiatrist, who decides ...

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Plot Keywords:

dysfunctional family | fake documentary | cult tv | incestuous desire | prosthetic hand | 

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Taglines:

"It's not an illusion. It's Netflix." (season 4)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arrested Development - De Mal a Pior

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television, Hurwitz Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Season 4 wasn't shot chronologically. The actors weren't available through the whole season, so most of their scenes and plots were shot following each other and then edited to fit the new structure creator Mitchell Hurwitz came up with.

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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.

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Quotes

[Lucille replaces Lupe with a robot vacuum cleaner, then catches Buster in bed with it]
Buster: Well, what do you expect, mother?
[holds up his hook]
Buster: I'm half machine. I'm a monster.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.125 (2009)

User Reviews

First Season on DVD Disk 1 - Highly Recommended!!!

We enjoyed re-discovering the amazing antics of the Bluth family and preparing ourselves for the much anticipated second season. Arrested Development is my kind of situation comedy. No laugh tracks, thank you for respecting our intelligence! When it's funny, we know when to laugh. There are lots of surprises, special guests, great acting and excellent writing. Ron Howard's narration is a bonus. When someone asks me what it's like, I compare it to "Scrubs" but less mean spirited and more family values. I hope it represents the beginning of a trend toward great but gentle humor. I'm just about fed up with "reality" programs. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.