S.O.B.s 

In order to get enough money to hire a new family lawyer, everyone has to pitch in and prepare for the upcoming company fundraiser, aptly named "Save Our Bluths.

Director:

Robert Berlinger (as Bob Berlinger)

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
Andy Richter	...	Donnie Richter / Chareth Richter / Rocky Richter-Wang / Self (pretending to be Emmett Richter) / Self
Bob Einstein	...	Larry
Tannis Vallely	...	Casting Director
Jack McBrayer	...	Country Club Waiter
Helen Slayton-Hughes	...	Mrs. Van Skoyk
Anne Bellamy	...	Woman at Country Club

Storyline

George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal expenses. Michael suggests to Lindsay that she take over the house work, and he sends George-Michael to an expensive boarding school. Meanwhile, Maeby has trouble with a snowboarding film and Tobias tries to be a "discipline daddy".

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Plot Keywords:

abbreviation in episode title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Whenever any character uses "The O.C." as an abbreviation for something, Michael (Jason Bateman) replies "Don't call it that", which is poking fun at the cancelled show on FOX, The O.C. (2003).

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Goofs

While Michael is giving his speech, there's a reaction shot of George Sr. without his glasses on in between clips where he's wearing glasses (the one after showing him taking them off).

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Quotes

Narrator: GOB had never made eye contact with his customer, that is, until this happened.
Lucille Bluth: I'll have the lobster tail.
George "Gob" Bluth II: And then maybe you could save a little tail for me.
[GOB realizes it's Lucille]
George "Gob" Bluth II: Oh COME ON!
Lucille Bluth: Ahhhhhhh!

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Connections

Spoofs I Love the '70s (2003)

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Soundtracks

Arrested Development
Composed by David Schwartz
(opening theme)

User Reviews

Why S.O.B is so called: the Blake Edwards homage

S.O.B whose title is meant to be a play on "S.O.B" which stands for Save Our Bluthes, besides being an obvious joke, also refers to a movie of that same name by Blake Edwards - the mega Hollywood comedic director who created the Pink Panther series with "A Shot In the Dark" ( a line which is quoted in another episode by Tobais).

S.O.B was Blake Edwards's scathing rebuke of the Hollywood film industry that prefers glitz over content and forces artists to beg for money and pander to the lowest common denominator or the latest fad. Many previous reviewers have picked up on Arrested Development's criticism of the Hollywood funding machinery and how it effects the from and content of this episode- hence the 3D scene and the Live stream ending. What the creators of this show were doing was adding another lense/layer to see the episode through. Like a fine Old Masters painting, Arrested Development is made up of layers upon layers of transparent references that can be seen and stay invisible at the same time depending on its viewer: this is Semiotics at its best folks! How Meta this show gets is as far as your knowledge and imagination can take you! S.O.B is also an anagram for Standard Operational Bulls..t. BRILLIANT!!

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 2006 (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:

1.78 : 1