"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:

Orange County California | Father Son Relationship | Cult Favorite | Identical Twins | Narrator

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:

Justine Bateman, who plays Michael's sister Nellie Bluth in this episode, is the real-life sister of Jason Bateman, who plays Michael.

Quotes:

Michael: [about Nellie] It's like we finish each other's...
Lindsay Bluth Fünke: Sandwiches?
Michael: Sentences. Why would I say...
Lindsay Bluth Fünke: Sandwiches?

Movie Connections:

References "Veronica Mars" (2004)