Questions tagged [arrested-development]
Television show, previously of the Fox Television Network, recently NetFlix, and a proposed movie, detailing the events of a jailed Real Estate patriarch and the comedic efforts of his family to maintain the business in his absence.
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Why is it overemphasized that Gob tried to microwave a packaged Ding Dong twice?
I believe I'm missing a large part of the joke here.
In episode 5 of the second season of Arrested Development, Sad Sack, Michael Bluth tells their new prosecutor, Wayne Jarvis, how his brother Gob &...
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Are Michael Bluth's suits supposed to be nice?
I'm watching the original Arrested Development seasons for the first time. Michael Bluth wears very large suits, which I know was the style at the time but I'm unsure if they're supposed to be coded ...
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Is there a connection between Mallory Archer and Lucille Bluth?
While checking my emails I got one from EB Games showcasing iconic mums from gamea and pop culture to celebrate Mother's Day, characters like Leia Organa, Aunt May, Molly Weasely and Morticia Adams ...
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Why does Lucille Bluth's family call her "Gangie"?
In Arrested Development, Maeby and George Michael refer to Lucille as "Gangie". The other family members do this too, but usually only when speaking about her to Maeby or George Michael. So this ...
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Who was the Arrested Development Character in Avengers: Infinity War?
So while watching the credits to Avengers: Infinity War I noticed a special thanks to 20th century fox for An Arrested Development Character but I did not see a name for the character in the thank you....
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Meaning of these signs in "Switch Hitter"
When Tobias is spreading the name "Funke" around the water cooler, some strange signs are posted in the break room of the production company. Given the nature of the show these have to be some sort ...
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How do the writers of a show make so many incredible hidden references across episodes and seasons of a show like Arrested Development?
It seems like every time I rewatch Arrested Development, I catch some new reference to a future or past episode. There are so many gags (some quite complex) that are reused, reimagined, or gradually ...
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Why is Brian Doyle Murray a coward?
In the Arrested Development episode "Missing Kitty" (S01E16) Tobias, during his in-prison research for the role of "Frightened Inmate #2", is having difficulties with his new roommate White Power Bill....
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How did Tobias end up as a registered sex offender?
In the Season 4 episode of Arrested Development, Tobias is caught by a To Catch A Predator style show when he thinks he's going to meet Maeby at home. It's not clear from the episode how he became the ...
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Heartfire Quotes in Arrested Development
In Arrested Development Season 4, Heartfire is sometimes subtitled while she is not facing the screen. Is there any list of her dialog that I may read?
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"In the next episode..." plot points don't appear in the next episode?
At the end of each episode of Arrested Development, there is always a segment which is introduced by the narrator as "in the next episode of Arrested Development...", however the scenes shown during ...
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How do the 'frozen goods' survive the banana stand fire?
In the season two episode "Spring Breakout" it is discovered that there were 250ccs of "frozen goods" stored in the freezer at the Blueth banana stand dating back to before the timeline of the TV show....
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Is Maeby adopted?
In season one episode 12 - "Martha Complex" - Tobias mentions that he and Lindsay were unable to conceive, yet they have a daughter - Maeby. Since Tobias and Lindsay were apparently unable to conceive,...
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Who is the person checking into rehab as Lindsay?
In S3E12 of Arrested Development ("Exit Strategy"), Lindsay and Lucille tell Michael they're checking into rehab, while they actually go to a spa instead. In their place, they send two other people to ...
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Where is the Bluth Company model home located?
In Arrested Development, which is set in Orange County, CA, the model home is shown visibly in a undeveloped area. This area specifically a residential development called Sudden Valley. Where in O.C. ...
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Why does Buster not join in the family chicken dance?
Throughout the series Arrested Development, the various adult members of Michael's family all perform variations of the chicken dance to annoy Michael. At one point in Season 3, Michael himself does a ...
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Is there any additional footage of 'The Trial of Captain Hook,' the play Michael starred in on Arrested Development?
In the sixteenth episode of the first season of Arrested Development, "Altar Egos," we see young Michael Bluth as a lawyer in a play (and again later in the tenth episode of season three, "Fakin' It"):...
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What does Buster say under the bleeps in the "Bringing up Buster" episode of Arrested Development?
In the third episode of the first season of Arrested Development, titled "Bringing up Buster," there are two instances when Buster uses (what is assumed to be) obscene language to describe his mother, ...
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Why does everyone on Arrested Development dislike Ann?
George Michael Bluth's on again off again girlfriend, Ann Veal, is either disliked or ignored by the other members of the Bluth family (with the exception of when Gob dated her in the third season), ...
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Is the Arrested Development movie really being made?
At the risk of provoking nothing but speculation, I was wondering if there is any definite proof as to whether the long-awaited Arrested Development movie will be made. Usually each time I check every ...