Motherboy XXX 

Lucille recruits George Michael to take Buster's place at the annual mother son dinner dance. While Michael and Gob are busy tracking down the seal that ate Buster's hand, Tobias signs away... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Russo

Writers:

Mitchell Hurwitz (created by), James Vallely (as Jim Vallely)

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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.
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth
Henry Winkler	...	Barry Zuckerkorn
Dave Attell	...	Self
Amy Poehler	...	Bride of Gob
Michael Paul Chan	...	Judge Lionel Ping
Carl Weathers	...	Carl Weathers
Timothy Brennen	...	Announcer at Dance

Storyline

Lucille recruits George Michael to take Buster's place at the annual mother son dinner dance. While Michael and Gob are busy tracking down the seal that ate Buster's hand, Tobias signs away the family's life rights in order to get a part with his former acting coach Carl Weathers.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode there are frequent references to Burger King, including Carl Weathers saying he can get promotional consideration if he sets a scene at the restaurant. This was soon after an episode of The Apprentice (2004) featured the teams competing to market a new burger for Burger King, which some critics panned as essentially an hour long commercial for the restaurant. The original title of this episode was "The Tendercrisp Chicken Comedy Half-Hour", in reference to a Burger King menu item. The producers of Arrested Development really did receive product placement money for the Burger King mentions in this episode, though in true irreverent Arrested Development fashion, they undermined the advertising potential of the unsubtle mentions with some rather more subtle digs at the chain and the whole idea of product placement. Two examples of this undermining are: 1) when Barry (Henry Winkler) "jumps the shark," it is simultaneous to his mention of Burger King - not a flattering juxtaposition, since "jumping the shark" stands for the moment when a TV show reaches its creative nadir; and 2) whenever a poster advertising the "Angus Burger" sandwich is visible in any scene, the letter "g" in the word "Angus" is partially or completely obscured, leaving a decidedly less appetizing name for the sandwich.

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Goofs

When Buster falls through the skylight and leaves his hook on the zip line, his left hand is clearly visible.

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Quotes

Lucille: We had a fight. Who knows about what?
Narrator: I do.

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Connections

References I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

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Soundtracks

End Credits Theme
Composed by David Schwartz

User Reviews

Very Well Written Comedy

And, goodness, they milked every last hilarious drop out of that hook hand and brought it full circle brilliantly.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2005 (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