"Arrested Development" Mr. F (2005)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Director:

Arlene Sanford

Writers:

Mitchell Hurwitz (creator)
Richard Day (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Arrested Development" (2003)

Original Air Date:

7 November 2005 (Season 3, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The family's meeting with Japanese investors backfires big time when Tobias mistakes a real government agent for a talent agent...

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Self Referential | Narrator | Sitcom | Magician

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
Charlize Theron	...	Rita
Dave Thomas	...	Trevor
Jeff Garlin	...	Mort Meyers
Bob Einstein	...	Larry
Scott Baio	...	Bob Loblaw
John Viener	...	Frank

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Certification:

Argentina:13

Trivia:

'Pretty Woman' reference: When Rita's uncle reminds her of the prize she must earn, he shows it to her in a square jewelry box. Just as Rita reaches for it, he slams it shut and Rita laughs loudly, just like Julia Roberts does when Richard Gere shows her the necklace in 'Pretty Woman'.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: During the first board meeting, after Bob Loblaw reveals there may be a leak in the family, a boom mic is visible. Bob states that there may be a spy among them with a listening device, and the camera comically zooms in on the surrogate and a glimpse of the boom mic.

Quotes:

Narrator: On the next Arrested Development, George Sr. almost comes face-to-face with the real mole.
[while sneaking through a crawlspace, George spots a mole and runs off screaming]
Narrator: No, not that one.
[the camera pans to the right]
Narrator: Wait for it.
[We see Annyong]
Narrator: There.
Annyong Bluth: Annyong.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Being John Malkovich (1999)