Afternoon Delight 

While Buster looks for ways to get out of serving in Iraq, Lindsay's quest to score a date at the Bluth Company Christmas party backfires after Gob's sexual harassment speech. Michael and ... See full summary »

Director:

Jason Bateman

Writers:

Mitchell Hurwitz (created by), Abraham Higginbotham

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jason Bateman	...	Michael Bluth
Portia de Rossi	...	Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Will Arnett	...	Gob Bluth
Michael Cera	...	George-Michael Bluth
Alia Shawkat	...	Maeby Fünke
Tony Hale	...	Buster Bluth
David Cross	...	Tobias Fünke
Jeffrey Tambor	...	George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth
Mae Whitman	...	Ann Veal
Charlie Hartsock	...	Ted
Tom Saunders	...	Tom
Jim Gaines Sullivan	...	Bus Driver
Al Eisenmann	...	Al the Maintenance Man (as Al Eisenmann II)
J.J. Wall	...	Uncle Paul

Storyline

While Buster looks for ways to get out of serving in Iraq, Lindsay's quest to score a date at the Bluth Company Christmas party backfires after Gob's sexual harassment speech. Michael and Maeby get in trouble singing Afternoon Delight, but are quickly overshadowed by Oscar and Lucille's afternoon delight.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | censored cursing | foreshadow | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

J.J. Wall makes his first appearance as Ann (Mae Whitman)'s uncle Paul. He returns in episodes 2.9, Arrested Development: Burning Love (2005), and 3.13, Arrested Development: Development Arrested (2006).

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Goofs

In "Top Banana" George Sr. stresses that "there is always money in the banana stand" because he kept $250,000 in the walls of the stand until Michael burns it down. Here we find out that the local youth play a prank on the Bluth family every year by throwing the frozen banana stand into the bay. The money would not survive this.

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Quotes

Narrator: On the next Arrested Development, Tobias finally gets a call from the Blue Man Group with a life-changing opportunity. But he cant hear, and his life stays the same.

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Connections

Referenced in CHIKARA: Afternoon Delight (2015)

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Soundtracks

Arrested Development
Composed by David Schwartz
(opening theme)

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 5, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1