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Arrested Development is a comedy that aired on FOX about a dysfunctional family struggling to get back on its feet after the father is arrested for shady accounting practices.

the plot:
The Emmy Award-winning comedy series Arrested Development revolves around Michael Bluth, the “normal” one in a family of crazies, who is forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, George Bluth Sr., is sent to prison for shifty accounting practices. While George Sr. spent the last year in the slammer discovering his newfound Judaism and recording inspirational tapes, Michael spent it picking up the pieces and trying to teach his offbeat family how to live without an endless expense account. All the while, Michael has also been trying to do right by his 14-year-old son, George Michael, an earnest kid who works diligently at the family’s frozen banana stand.

The Bluths are led by manipulative matriarch Lucille Bluth, a socialite who is as icy as her martinis. Then there’s the oldest son, Gob, a womanizer and struggling magician (sorry, “illusionist”) whose biggest trick will be to make a real job appear. The youngest brother is Buster, a neurotic professional grad student and glorified mama’s boy (he spent 11 months in the womb).

The Bluth siblings are rounded out by cause-obsessed sister Lindsay, who is married to the hapless Tobias, a doctor-turned-actor who might get more work if he wasn’t a self-proclaimed “never-nude.” Lindsay and Tobias are the ultra-permissive parents of Maeby, a 14-year-old who loves finding unique ways to rebel against their overindulgence.

the main cast:

Jason Bateman	Michael Bluth
Portia de Rossi	Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Will Arnett	George "Gob" Bluth II
Michael Cera	George-Michael Bluth
Alia Shawkat	Mae "Maeby" Fünke
Tony Hale	Byron "Buster" Bluth
David Cross	Tobias Fünke
Jeffrey Tambor	George Bluth Sr.
Jessica Walter	Lucille Bluth
Ron Howard	Narrator

why should I bother with this show?
This show has won numerous awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004 and the Golden Globe to Jason Bateman for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series in 2005. This show also has a spot on TIME Magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time.

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Arrested Development, Season 1, aired Sundays 9:30 PM ET/PT on FOX.

Episode 1x01 - Pilot - originally aired: 11/2/03 [Series Premiere] Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company.George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.

Episode 1x02 - Top Banana - originally aired: 11/9/03
Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Frozen Banana Stand,and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadvertently gets the part.

Episode 1x03 - Bringing Up Buster - originally aired: 11/16/03
Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.

Episode 1x04 - Key Decisions - originally aired: 11/23/03
Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality time with his father.Michael takes Gob's girlfriend to an awards show, and Buster inadvertently flirts with his mother's rival.

Episode 1x05 - Charity Drive - originally aired: 11/30/03
Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other.Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2.

Episode 1x06 - Visiting Ours - originally aired: 12/7/03
Michael sets up an "intimate conjugal visit" for his parents, while it is revealed that George Sr. had an affair with Kitty, his secretary who recently slept with Gob. Tobias and Lindsay see a marriage counselor.

Episode 1x07 - In God We Trust - originally aired: 12/14/03
Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent but likable attorney.George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pageant. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes.

Episode 1x08 - My Mother The Car - originally aired: 12/21/03
Michael loses his short-term memory, which Lucille uses to her advantage. Gob attempts to use the family yacht before Michael sells it. George Michael and Maeby attempt to see an R-rated movie about cousins having an affair. Buster and Lucille 2 take "the next step".

Episode 1x09 - Storming the Castle - originally aired: 1/4/04
Michael cannot go through with his plan to break up Gob and Marta. A thug magician wants to take Gob's "legs". Maeby wears all leather to get back at her mother, and Lucille decides to confront Buster's relationship with Lucille 2.

Episode 1x10 - Pier Pressure - originally aired: 1/11/04
Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2'svertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to punish her for bad grades.Michael thinks George Michael is on drugs and attempts to teach him a lesson.

Episode 1x11 - Public Relations - originally aired: 1/25/04
When George Michael is rejected by a private school due to the family's reputation, Michael hires a publicist from his gym who he's been flirting with to change the public perspective of the Bluths. Meanwhile, Tobias is sent to Boston to reclaim his medical license.

Episode 1x12 - Marta Complex - originally aired: 2/8/04
When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for him and Lindsay realize she wants a divorce. Meanwhile, Buster decides to move out of the penthouse and Lucille revels in living alone for the first time.

Episode 1x13 - Beef Consomme - originally aired: 2/15/04
After learning that Marta has feelings for him, Michael goes to her and they decide to get permission from Gob before taking things to the next level. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Tobias finally get to the heart of his"never-nude" problem and George Sr. faces his first hearing.

Episode 1x14 - Shock and Aww - originally aired: 3/7/04
Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.

Episode 1x15 - Staff Infection - originally aired: 3/14/04
When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within the company. Lindsay questions his management skills, and Tobias checks himself in at George Sr.'s prison to research a film role.

Episode 1x16 - Altar Egos, Part I - originally aired: 3/17/04
Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is not only blind, but the prosecutor who is trying to put his father in jail. Also, Gob gets married on a dare, Maeby pretends to be a girl with a made up disease, and George Sr.'s admirer turns out tobe an undercover SEC agent who has truly fallen for him.

Episode 1x17 - Justice Is Blind, Part II - originally aired: 3/21/04
Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to prove Maeby's fraud, and Lindsay fights to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse lawn.

Episode 1x18 - Missing Kitty - originally aired: 3/28/04
Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect, and Michael attempts to fire Kitty, who claims to have information that could bring down the company.

Episode 1x19 - Best Man for the Gob - originally aired: 4/4/04
George Sr. uses Gob's bachelor party as an opportunity to set up his accountant in a compromising position so that he can blackmail him.Meanwhile, Michael tries to prove he's a fun guy, and the Fünke's reunite their family folk-music band.

Episode 1x20 - Whistler's Mother - originally aired: 4/11/04
Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Also, Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem, Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company.

Episode 1x21 - Not Without My Daughter - originally aired: 4/25/04
Michael takes Maeby to work with him on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. After being slighted by Michael, Tobias, George-Michael and Gob all goto the mall to prove that they are just manly. Oscar takes Lucille and Buster to Annyong's soccer game.

Episode 1x22 - Let 'Em Eat Cake, Part I - originally aired: 6/6/04 [Season Finale]
In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he wrote a long time ago becomes a gay bestseller, and Buster and Annyong compete over women.

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Episode 2x01 The One Where Michael Leaves (2) (Nov/07/2004)
In the second season premiere, George Sr. is at large, making Michael next in line to be prosecuted for the Bluth Co. crimes. Meanwhile, Michael is vexed to find that the family is fine without him, and police mistake Oscar for George Sr. and arrest him.

Episode 2x02 The One Where They Build a House (Nov/14/2004)
Michael is driven crazy by Gob when he impresses the board as the new company figurehead due to Michael's legal troubles. Meanwhile, George Sr. is arrested in Mexico for a crime Oscar committed, and Buster witnesses something that utterly shocks him.

Episode 2x03 Amigos (Nov/21/2004)
Michael is increasingly frustrated over being abandoned by the family, and when the staircar is found in Mexico, Michael vows to find his father and give him a piece of his mind. Also, Buster spends time with Lupe's family and thinks he's in Mexico.

Episode 2x04 Good Grief! (Dec/05/2004)
Lucille hires Ice, the bounty hunter to find George Sr., who may be closer than everyone thinks. Gob tries to pull off an elaborate illusion, Maeby tries to set Lindsay up with Ice, and Michael tries to mend George Michael's broken relationship.

Episode 2x05 Sad Sack (Dec/12/2004)
George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar; Gob motivates Buster for the Army; Lindsay spends more time with Maeby to get closer to Steve Holt; Tobias starts working out.

Episode 2x06 Afternoon Delight (Dec/19/2004)
Gob stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Plus, Michael is forced to rebuild the Banana Stand, and Buster plays hooky from the Army at an arcade game.

Episode 2x07 Switch Hitter (Jan/16/2005)
The Bluth's rival development company hires Gob, who finds the company president a father figure, in preparation for the Bluth-Sitwell softball game; Lindsay hallucinates from taking anti-depressants.

Episode 2x08 Queen for a Day (Jan/23/2005)
Michael sells a portion of his stock in the Bluth company to buy a car, and Lucille 2 returns, only to discover that Buster is dating the company secretary Starla.

Episode 2x09 Burning Love (Jan/30/2005)
Michael reunites with his long, lost love Sally Sitwell, but faces interference from parents; meanwhile, the two Lucilles need someone to bid on them at the bachelorette auction with Buster already in a relationship.

Episode 2x10 Ready, Aim, Marry Me (Feb/13/2005)
With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old family friend "Uncle" Jack Dorso for financial assistance. Uncle Jack, however, wants something in return.

Episode 2x11 Out on a Limb (1) (Mar/06/2005)
Just as Michael's relationship with Sally starts to flourish, Maggie Lizer returns nine months pregnant, and Michael immediately assumes he's the father; also, George Michael attempts to break up with Ann, and Buster learns he's being deployed to Iraq.

Episode 2x12 My Hand to God (2) (Mar/06/2005)
Michael tries to find out who's the father of Maggie's baby, or if it's just another of her lies; Gob tries to find out whether he was responsible for Buster's accident.

Episode 2x13 Motherboy XXX (Mar/13/2005)
Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance; Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand; Gob reunites with his estranged wife; Tobias stars as George Sr. in a biopic about the Bluth family, which causes Lindsay to become more attracted to him.

Episode 2x14 The Immaculate Election (Mar/20/2005)
George Michael runs for student body president, which Gob manages to ruin; Buster has an affair with Lupe, who is being sought after by Lindsay; Tobias attempts to move out of the model home, then develops a new persona when he regrets his decision.

Episode 2x15 The Sword of Destiny (Mar/27/2005)
Gob and Buster team up for some magic tricks with the help of Buster's fake hand, but when Tony Wonder, a rival magician, starts to mentor them, somebody gets the finger. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to delegate some work when he's hospitalized and Lindsay teaches George Michael how to drive using the staircar.

Episode 2x16 Meat the Veals (Apr/03/2005)
George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille; Michael deliberatly offends Ann's devout Christian parents; Tobias goes overboard performing his "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.

Episode 2x17 Spring Breakout (Apr/10/2005)
Gob confronts the editor of the videos that showcased his magic mistakes; Michael tricks Lucille in to rehab, and then attempts to get her out after George Sr. is kidnapped.

Episode 2x18 Righteous Brothers (Apr/17/2005)
Gob hides George Sr. while the model home's plumbing is checked; George Michael helps Ann protest Maeby's new movie; Tobias takes a liking to Kitty after Michael asks him to keep an eye on her.

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Episode 3x01 The Cabin Show (Sep/19/2005)
Michael is back at the helm of the company and since all things seem to be going smoothly, he decides to take George Michael to the family cabin. But things take a bad turn when Michael decides to track down his father which leads him to Reno. Meanwhile, Lindsay, as well George Michael and Maeby (who are still dealing with their kiss), head out to find Tobias; G.O.B. attends an event that reunites abandoned sons with their father; and Lucille regresses back to her old self while dealing with Buster.

Episode 3x02 For British Eyes Only (Sep/26/2005)
Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and Gob goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.

Episode 3x03 Forget Me Now (Oct/03/2005)
Michael tries to hide Rita from his family with disastrous results; Lindsay waits hand and foot on the Bluths' new lawyer; George attempts escaping via balloons; Tobias tries to help Buster gain some self-confidence; George Michael confronts Steve Holt about Maeby.

Episode 3x04 Notapusy (Nov/07/2005)
When Rita calls Michael by a nickname he thinks means "weak", Michael tries to talk George Michael into going with him to various "manly" activities. However, George Michael opts to help Ann get ready for her Inner-Beauty Pageant so Michael signs up for a triathlon with Steve Holt. Meanwhile, George, Sr. volunteers with the Startled Straight program, but scares the wrong group.

Episode 3x05 Mr. F (Nov/07/2005)
Michael must deal with a huge mole problem in order to salvage a major real estate deal with Japanese investors. In an effort to help Michael, Gob and Buster (Tony Hale) team up with George Sr.'s surrogate, Larry (guest star Bob Einstein), to devise a plan and save the deal, but their plan falls apart in a big way. Meanwhile, Tobias (David Cross) mistakes a CIA agent for a CAA agent and inadvertently betrays the family, and Michael makes Rita a proposal she can't refuse. Frankie Muniz makes a cameo as himself.

Episode 3x06 The Ocean Walker (Dec/05/2005)
After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncle Trevor tries to stop the wedding by revealing some surprising information about Rita, Michael must decide if he wants to walk down the aisle.

Episode 3x07 Prison Break-In (Dec/12/2005)
Michael is worried when he learns that Lucille is dating the warden behind his father's back; Buster's new turtle gets into "Uncle-Father" Oscar's stash; the family plans a benefit for Tobias' life-endangering hair transplant.

Episode 3x08 Making a Stand (Dec/19/2005)
G.O.B. begins to be a nuisance at work so Michael puts him in charge of his own banana stand to keep him away from the Bluth Company. However, Michael finds out that his father is using G.O.B. against him who leads to a confrontation between G.O.B. and Michael that results in G.O.B. and Michael teaming up against their father. Meanwhile, Lucille gets a face-lift and Tobias and Lindsay fight for attention from Bob Loblaw.

Episode 3x09 S.O.B.s (Jan/02/2006)
George Sr. and Lucille decide to host a fundraiser at the apartment in an attempt to pay for a new lawyer; Lindsay becomes a mother figure in the Bluth household, with mixed results; Maeby helps Tobias land an acting gig; Gob accidentally finds a job; Andy Richter's brother helps George Michael to learn how to speak up.

Episode 3x10 Fakin' It (Feb/10/2006)
George, Sr. hires a new attorney who asks the Bluths to participate in a mock trial to help prepare them for the real thing. The attorney gets actor Judge Reinhold to preside over the mock case. Meanwhile, Buster fakes a coma to get out of testifying, and George Michael and Maeby participate in a mock wedding to entertain hospital patients. Back at the office, Michael discovers that he may have a long-lost sister named Nellie Bluth.

Episode 3x11 Family Ties (Feb/10/2006)
In an effort to get to the bottom of things, Michael tracks Nellie down and hires her as a consultant for the Bluth Co. Unfortunately, Michael discovers Nellie’s hands-on approach is more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, George Micheal and Maebey find out that their fake marriage was real.

Episode 3x12 Exit Strategy (Feb/10/2006)
Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr. sent Gob to Iraq to burn down the model home he built there, so Michael and Buster fly to Iraq to spring their brother from prison.

Episode 3x13 Development Arrested (Feb/10/2006)
Lucille throws a yacht party to celebrate the family's recent success, but the Bluths learn the sailing is still far from smooth.

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