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| Episode No | 2AJD17 |
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| Airdate | April 10, 2005 |
| Writer(s) | Barbara Feldman and Abraham Higginbotham |
| Director | Anthony Russo |
| On the next: | “Lucille gets some disturbing information, and Kitty finds what she's been looking for. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Russo is an American Television and Film producer Writer, and director who usually works with his brother Joe Russo ” |
| Guest star(s) | Judy Greer as Kitty Jeff Garlin as Mort Meyers Zach Braff as Phillip Litt |
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Synopsis
The company has a meeting with Cal Cullen, who comments that the Bluths "did not come off well on last night's Scandalmakers. " (Clips from Scandalmakers are then shown, including Tobias, as George Sr. , giving away his hiding place. ) Michael says that they are "scandal-free", at which point Lucille walks in drunk, having taken Buster's pain medication for a hangover, misreading an alcohol warning as an alcohol suggestion. Cullen refuses to do business with the Bluths, saying that he "couldn't afford to end up on Scandalmakers. " Lucille passes out in her chair, and Michael ends the meeting.
Michael suggests to Lindsay that they hold an intervention for Lucille, but Lindsay resists, flashing back to another intervention the previous year. The family had gotten drunk themselves out of fear, and by the time Lucille had arrived, they were too intoxicated to be effective, and it had turned into a party. G.O.B. appears and suggests rehab instead. Michael asks where he was in the meeting, but he replies that he was off for spring break, even though his reputation has been ruined by "that jerk Phillip Litt" filming his seven flubs in a magic act. Tobias appears and complains about being panned for his performance as George Sr. Maeby is ordered to find out how teenagers actually talk and then revise the dialogue in The Young Man and the Beach. The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in
Knowing that Lucille won't go to rehab willingly, Michael offers her a trip to Cal Cullen's spa. She cannot take Oscar, because his last pair of pants has fallen apart, so Michael decides to go with her instead. This is a list of the main characters from the Fox television Comedy series Arrested Development. Upon arriving, Lucille realizes where she is and tries to flee, only to be subdued by the guards.
Kitty Sanchez finds George Sr. This is a list of the main characters from the Fox television Comedy series Arrested Development. in the attic, clued in by Tobias's line in Scandalmakers ("perhaps an attic shall I seek. ") Angry about being abandoned in Mexico, she kidnaps him, blackmailing him with a "cooler of evidence". Meanwhile, to get ideas for better dialogue, Maeby joins George Michael at the Banana Stand. A Freudian slip by George Michael reveals his persistent feelings for her. A Freudian slip, or parapraxis, is an error in speech, Memory, or physical action that is believed to be caused by the Subconscious mind. Phillip Litt is using the same lot to film his video, Girls With Low Self-Esteem, despite an ineffectual protest led by Lindsay. The Girls Gone Wild franchise created by Joseph R Francis, is a series by the production company Mantra Films Inc
Kitty takes George Sr. to a motel and screams that he owes her a child. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, a Portmanteau of motor and hotel or motorists' hotel, referred George yearns for Lucille, as does Buster. Buster, unable to sleep, begins to drink from a large box of wine, mistaking it for a juicebox.
Michael meets with Cal Cullen again, and wins him over by pretending to have fond memories of Sugarfoot, despite the fact that it was off the air before he was born. Sugarfoot is the title of a TV western that aired from 1957 to 1961 However, Kitty interrupts, flashes her breasts, and threatens to "bring this corrupt company down" unless Lucille meets her in a certain bar.
While the family wonders how to get Lucille out of rehab, Lindsay complains that her brothers objectify women. She comes up with the idea for a competing video, Men With Low Self-Esteem. G. O. B. uses Oscar to distract the guards so that they can abduct Lucille, pretending that they're going for new pants. Kitty offers to trade her evidence for a sperm sample from George Sr. , and Lucille puts it up to a drinking contest.
G. O. B. finds a cooler in the freezer that looks exactly like the evidence, and he and Michael plan to switch it with the evidence, despite knowing this to be ineffective. Maeby is frustrated by the immaturity of the teenagers at the Banana Stand. Nearby, her parents film Men With Low Self-Esteem, bringing them into competition with Phillip Litt. When Litt accuses Lindsay of being ashamed of her body, Tobias pulls down Litt's pants, exposing him as a never nude. Seeing this, Tobias takes off his own pants, revealing that he's "back in the cutoffs".
G. O. B. , excited at the thought of spring break, performs a wolf call in the hotel hallway. This inadvertently sets off a response by George Sr. , allowing them to find his room. G. O. B. tries to vomit up the handcuff key, while Michael forges the signature of Saddam Hussein on the cooler, promising to turn it in to the police. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 George Sr. tells Michael to turn it in, saying that the evidence exonerates him.
George Michael finds Maeby talking to a vapid boy. He says that she is like a "delicate flower" and that he doesn't "want her to be plucked by someone who doesn't even care that [she is] blossoming. " Maeby says that this is just what she wanted to hear, and kisses George Michael on the cheek. George Michael takes this the wrong way, and calls up Ann, saying that they need to talk. This is a list of the main characters from the Fox television Comedy series Arrested Development.
Lucille wins the drinking contest, despite drinking extra between rounds. She declines to have more, opting to go back to rehab instead. G. O. B. regains his self-confidence, but then falls into the pool, destroying the exonerating evidence. When Michael gets home, he finds out that the decoy cooler contained a sperm sample from George Sr.
Notes
References
- Girls with Low Self Esteem is a parody of Girls Gone Wild, with Zach Braff representing Joe Francis. The Girls Gone Wild franchise created by Joseph R Francis, is a series by the production company Mantra Films Inc Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film Joseph R "Joe" Francis born April 1, 1973, to Raymond and Maria Francis is the founder of Mantra Films Inc
- The intervention-turned-party scene is reminiscent of one in the anti-drug film Reefer Madness. Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) is a 1936 Exploitation film revolving around the tragic events that ensue when High school
- The cooler is signed "H MADDAS" ("SADDAM H" backwards). Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30
- Shady Pines was the name of the retirement community in which Sophia Petrillo lived on The Golden Girls. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz used to be a writer on The Golden Girls.
Callbacks/running jokes
- At the pool, G. O. B. tells Michael that he is "such a 'how'd he do 'dat'", referencing Tony Wonder's lingo for audience members at magic shows.
- Gypsy - When Buster tries alcohol for the first time, the scene is similar to when Lucille is alone for the first time in "Marta Complex", down to the song "Rose's Turn" from the musical Gypsy playing. Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. " Marta Complex " is the twelfth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. The musical was first referenced in "Beef Consommé". " Beef Consommé " is the thirteenth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- Scandalmakers - Clips from the completed Scandalmakers (filmed in "Motherboy XXX") can be seen throughout the episode, usually accompanied by snide comments from the narrator. "Motherboy XXX" is the thirty-fifth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. The line "perhaps an attic shall I seek" reveals to most of the characters where George Sr. is hiding.
- Banana Grabber - In the opening of Scandalmakers, a picture of The Banana Grabber is seen.
- Chicken dance - Lucille does her chicken dance for the first time when a potential investor backs out for fear of appearing on Scandalmakers.
- Never nude - During the "intervention", Tobias can be seen dancing in only his cutoffs. Dave Attell is praised for his "risky decision" of wearing Tobias's cutoffs on Scandalmakers. Dave Attell (born January 18 1965) is an American stand-up Comedian and the host of Comedy Central 's Insomniac Tobias pulls down Phillip Litt's pants, exposing his cutoffs. Tobias insists there are "dozens of us".
- Franklin - Franklin can be seen in the background of the "intervention".
- Dove - G. O. B. tries to release a dove during his act, but it falls to the floor dead; this has also happened in "Top Banana" and "The Immaculate Election". " Top Banana " is the second episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. " The Immaculate Election " is the thirty-sixth episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. After the act, a dove can be heard cooing in his shirt until he accidentally stabs it with a pen.
- Young Man and the Beach - Maeby is working on a film adaption of The Old Man and the Sea in her secret life as a movie producer. The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in This sends her to the Banana Stand to work for the day.
- Roomba - When Lucille and Michael leave, Buster protests at being left alone, but stops when he sees the Roomba. Later, Buster can be seen "feeding" the Roomba.
- Motherboy - The song from the Motherboy competition in "Motherboy XXX" plays while Buster misses Lucille. "Motherboy XXX" is the thirty-fifth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- Kitty's breasts - Kitty flashes her breasts, saying that they will jog Michael's memory, then yells, "Spring break!"
- Kitty's crooked breasts - When she flashes, Cal Cullen can just barely be heard muttering "Oh, they're crooked". This is referred to in "Missing Kitty" and subsequent episodes. " Missing Kitty " is the eighteenth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- Tobias is gay - Tobias jumps at the chance to film men flashing, and Buster comments that he just wants to see young boys "Linuses" (penises). While filming, he yells, "Let's see some bananas and nuts!"
- Linus - Buster says that Tobias "just wants to see other boys' Linuses". This euphemism for "penis" is a reference to the use of "Charlie Browns" (another Peanuts character) earlier in the season. Buster uses this term in "Hand to God". " Hand To God " is the 34th episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- Laughing with me - Upon falling into the pool, G. O. B. yells, "They're laughing with me! They're laughing with me!"
- No touching! - While he's being strangled by Lucille for giving Kitty 250 cc of George Sr. Michael utters this phrase.
- Police brutality - Surveillance footage from Shady Pines shows Oscar about to be clubbed with a police baton, which happened many times in "The One Where Michael Leaves". " The One Where Michael Leaves " is the twenty-third episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development, and the premiere episode of the second season
- Crazy - George Sr. admonishes himself, "Never promise crazy a baby!", referring to Kitty as he did in "Missing Kitty" ("You don't fire crazy!")
- GOB's key - G. " Missing Kitty " is the eighteenth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. O. B. tries desperately to throw up a handcuff key. He previously tried with great effort to swallow one in "Key Decisions", and will throw up another key in "Notapusy". " Key Decisions " is the fourth episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. " Notapusy " is the forty-fourth episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- "There's always money in the banana stand" - Lucille strangles Michael, screaming, "There was 250 ccs of your father in that banana stand!" when she learns that George's sperm sample was accidentally given to Kitty, mirroring the ending of "Top Banana". " Top Banana " is the second episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development.
- wink Lucille winks at the medication, mistaking the drowsy eye alcohol warning for a winking-eye alcohol suggestion. She similarly winked at Michael in The One Where Michael Leaves and the show's pilot. " The One Where Michael Leaves " is the twenty-third episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development, and the premiere episode of the second season " Pilot " is the series premiere of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. Later George Sr. winks at the Profollica, hinting that he similarly mistook the alcohol warning.
Hidden/background jokes
- Michael's hair - Michael appears to be wearing Franklin's wig in the "intervention".
- Buster's hand - Buster "plays" the piano in the "intervention" with only his right hand.
- Lucille uses Buster's hook to break ice. Buster is seen shortly thereafter with a stub.
- Fourth wall - The narrator breaks the fourth wall at the end of the episode, saying, "That's how you narrate a story. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play "
- "I want to marry my mother" - Buster picks up this magazine briefly, missing Lucille.
- When Tobias and Phillip Litt pull down their pants, a nearby girl looks at their legs and starts laughing.
- Flowers - Lucille's room at Shady Pines is filled with wilted flowers because the vases are filled with smuggled-in alcohol, a joke that's more obvious in the deleted scenes.
Cameos
- Carl Weathers and Dave Attell can be seen in a flashback to the making of Scandalmakers. Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. Dave Attell (born January 18 1965) is an American stand-up Comedian and the host of Comedy Central 's Insomniac
- Zach Braff as Phillip Litt
- Dick Van Patten as Cal Cullen, the potential investor. Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Patten (born December 9 1928) is an American Actor.
Goofs
- In the episode, it is stated that Sugarfoot ended twelve years before Michael was born. Sugarfoot is the title of a TV western that aired from 1957 to 1961 It actually aired from 1957 to 1961, making its end six years before Michael was born.
- The cooler from the banana stand containing George Sr. 's "specimen" would have been destroyed when the banana stand burned down in "Top Banana".
- The narrator mentions that the box of wine was the first taste of alcohol that Buster has had since he was nursing, but he appears to be intoxicated in the flashback of the intervention. Also, on an earlier episode it was stated that Rosa (Lucille's housekeeper) breastfed Buster. A possible explanation for his behavior was that he was drinking a lot of juice.
References
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