Pier Pressure 

When Buster asks George-Michael to buy him marijuana to treat Lucille Austero's vertigo, Michael stages a phony bust to teach George-Michael a lesson.

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
Liza Minnelli	...	Lucille Austero
Steve Ryan	...	J. Walter Weatherman
Johnny Savas	...	Drug Dealer
Greg Kohout	...	Derek
Dan Horton	...	Marcus - Hot Cop #1
Benjamin Lowe	...	Hot Cop #2 (as Benjamin 'Stoli' Lowe)

Storyline

When Michael suspects that George Michael has been smoking marijuana, he enlists the help of a one-armed man his father used to scare them as children. Gob and Buster participate in the bust, which also enlists the help of a local stripper agency.

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Plot Keywords:

false cop | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

More instances of the Bluth family showing their love for ice-cream:.

• Michael (Jason Bateman) tells Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) that when George Michael (Michael Cera) gets an "A", he gets ice cream.
• Lindsay offers to take Maeby (Alia Shawkat) out for ice cream, who then wants Lucille (Jessica Walter) to take her out for ice cream.

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Goofs

When Lucille pins the elephant broach on Maeby, Maeby is wearing a pink blazer over a black shirt. When Lindsey comes to pick her up and notices the broach, Maeby is wearing a black blazer over a pink shirt.

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Quotes

Michael: [after confronting his son about marijuana] He's lying to me! I don't believe it! Where the hell is this family's morality?
Gob: [lets out a puff of marijuana smoke] I don't know. Oh, it's... cold out.

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Connections

Referenced in CHIKARA: Pier Pressure (2015)

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Soundtracks

Arrested Development
Composed by David Schwartz
(opening theme)

User Reviews

Amazing

This is where arrested development goes from funny to hilarious

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 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

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1