Arrested Development 

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, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi

Top Rated TV #40 | Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 57 wins & 111 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jason Bateman	...	Michael Bluth 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Portia de Rossi	...	Lindsay Bluth Fünke 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Will Arnett	...	Gob Bluth 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Michael Cera	...	George-Michael Bluth 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Alia Shawkat	...	Maeby Fünke / ... 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Tony Hale	...	Buster Bluth / ... 76 episodes, 2003-2018
David Cross	...	Tobias Fünke 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Jeffrey Tambor	...	George Bluth Sr. / ... 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth 76 episodes, 2003-2018
Ron Howard	...	Narrator / ... 76 episodes, 2003-2018

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 | amateur magician | failed actor | blue man | orange county california | 

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Taglines:

"Streaming on Netflix? I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it." (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

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 489 min (Entire season 4) 396 min (Entire season 2) 478 min (Entire season 1) 285 min (Entire season 3)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After its initial run on Netflix, season 4 was redited. It was initially shot to accommodate the various actors' schedules, and they were not always available at the same times. The season ran as a series of the same events told from different points of view. The new season 4 is retitled a "remix" and "fateful consequences" and, because of the changes, increased the episode number from 13 to 22. As of May 2018, both versions of season 4 are available on Netflix.

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Goofs

In several episodes, you can see flowers and trees outside the doors and windows of the model home; but in the shots of the exterior of the home, it is on a dirt plot, surrounded by nothing.

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Quotes

Maebe: So, you killed Kitty, huh?
Michael: No, I did not kill Kitty. However, I am going to oblige and answer the nice officer's questions because I am an honest man with no secrets to hide.
[whoops and hollers heard from the conference room]
Michael: And apparently, a fun one. Why don't we go see what's going on in the back, shall we?
Maebe: Were those the last words Kitty ever heard?

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Comeback Performances (2013)

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Soundtracks

Arrested Development
Composed by David Schwartz
(opening theme)

User Reviews

Funniest Show in Television- Brilliant!!

Annyong (Hello)! I absolutely love this show and so will you! If you haven't seen it- give it a second week and you will be laughing at all the subtle things and be caught up on the storylines. I usually tape it and watch it a second time with friends so I can catch the things that I missed the first time around or just because I like to watch it again! Yes, that is Ron Howard narrating the show. In an early episode the did make an Opie reference and last week Henry Winkler did a trademark Fonzie move in front of a mirror when they were combing hair. Don't let FOX cancel another brilliant show! P.S. Annyong is the Korean boy that Lucille adopted because Buster would not eat his cottage cheese (it might be one of those had to be there to understand)! His name really is not Annyong- Annyong means Hello in Korean!