- Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand
- According to the photo, a Korean immigrant first marketed the frozen banana as “Cold Banana in Delicious Brown Taste.” CONTEXT
- Mad Money
- Jim Cramer bumps up the Bluth Company “Don’t Buy” (as heard in The Cabin Show) to “Risky.” CONTEXT
- Maeby’s birth
- The Fünkes’ announcement reads “There’s A Girl in My Soup! Announcing Our Daughter: Maeby Fünke.” CONTEXT
- Mock Trial with J. Reinhold
- The front page of Variety also features an article “There go the Judge” in the bottom right corner. CONTEXT
- newspaper article
- The Variety article “Tantamount To Child Labor; Teen Exec Cons Studio Job” reads: “Sources say the hiring of new film kid on the block Maeby Fünke, age 16, is Tantamount to child abuse but studio head Mort Meyer [sic] says it was pure genius on his part to draw in the younger demographic they sorely need. / But others disagree. They believe that Ms. Fünkes foray into film, though innocent enough, happened when she inadvertently managed to be indoctrinated into the fold through a mistaken identity phenom that was not of her own making. / Fünke’s calling card apparently fell into her lap as she was helping her father, wannabe actor Tobais Fünke, gain entrance into Tantamount Studios. Who could blame her for hanging on when she suddenly found herself behind a desk and in a position of power than many spend a lifetime trying to attain? ‘At least it’s better than high school, except for the food!’, she was overheard saying. / Well, no doubt, but does any of this excuse Tantamount from its legal responsibility regarding the child labor laws? One would have to argue, NO! / What passes for the upper eschelon of studio masterminds if a teenage girl can pull the dyed in the wool cloth over their eyes? / It seems, however, as though the industry, or at least Tantamount Studios, is more than ready to wrap their arms and minds around Ms. Fünke and are putting their money where their slack jawed mouths are. / Now industry insiders are even whispering about a reality show, MOW or sitcom about the sassy lass’ life. / Ms. Fünkes ex-boyfriend and cousin, Steve Holt, is reportedly anxious to sign on to play her ex-boyfriend and cousin. When asked about it Holt raised his fists in the air and shouted, ‘Steve Holt’. / Ms. Fünke’s other cousin, George Michael Bluth, got a deer in the headlights look on his face and curled up in a ball on the floor. This reporter took that to mean ‘no comment’. / Is this media darlings success wreaking havoc in her home life? / Her family has already been fodder for the rumormill microscope due to the littany of charges against her grandfather, Bluth patriarch George Bluh, head of the development empire the Bluth Company. Charges of possible incest and insanity seemed to continue to flit around this kids inner circle. MOW here we come! / At the end of the day will Ms. Fünke be just a one hit wonder or will she spur a whole new era in the movie biz? Only time will tell but for now, things are undoubtedly getting funky at the Fünke household. It was reported that her father is jealous of her budding fame and has refused to eat until he gets equal press time. Though that has not happened yet, it is said that he has scheduled a photo session for new head shots to cash in on his new svelt figure. / So has all of this suprred studio execs to start combing the hallways and lcokerrooms of their local high schools? No telling for sure but I think I saw a certain SS superfigure huddled at the lunch counter with a gaggle of gals at Beverly Palisades high school last week. Can you say power lunch sloppy joes?” CONTEXT
- The second Variety features articles “Biz Slips On Uni-tard; Managing Rita’s Development” as well as “TV DVD Sales Enjoy All Time High.” CONTEXT
- on the next Arrested Development
- “On the epilogue, Michael wakes up to another strange bedfellow after his first night at sea, and Maeby pitches her TV show to a Hollywood icon who says...”
- Queen Mary
- Tobias (mistakenly) selects the boat in Long Beach as the location for the party instead of chain of nightclubs seen in Queen for a Day. CONTEXT
- Risky Business
- Ted is dressed like Tom Cruise in Risky Business (sunglasses, collar up, no pants) under the “Risky Business” banner. CONTEXT
- Skating with Celebrities
- Maeby’s taxi drives by a billboard for the show Skating with Celebrities which has the tag “Train Wreck on Ice!” CONTEXT
- Skip Church’s Bistro
- The brunch is catered by Skip Church’s Bistro, seen in Out on a Limb. CONTEXT
- gaffe
- The S.E.C. boat is clearly labelled “Sheriff.” CONTEXT
- miscellany
- banner, commercial, family first, Her?, Holy Trinity, Hot Cops, inner-beauty pageant, nose job, robot, Seaward, Securities and Exchange Commission, sign, Tantamount Pictures, “I’ve made a huge mistake.”
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Development Arrested
- Broadcast 313
- Production 313
Originally broadcast
- February 10, 2006
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The Bluth brothers head to the model home, where they make a discovery that could end the family’s legal troubles forever. Back in Orange County, Lucille decides to throw a yacht party to celebrate. The Bluths gather aboard the Queen Mary for a trip that ends up being far from smooth sailing.
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Narrator: And that’s when Michael finally cried.
Michael: Uh, today it looks like I succeeded.
Narrator: It wasn’t exactly a turn-on.
Buster: (Giggles.) Bleeping baby.
G.O.B.: It looks like George Michael got his mom back today, huh?
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« Older posts#481 Nicholas Angel wrote on June 03, 2007:
It really disappointed me. This and Exit Strategy were so darn rushed and implausible, although both have plenty of funny moments. It just ended on a rather depressing note, and all of these seem to have been added at the last minute:
1. Lindsay being adopted(incredibly rushed)
2. Lucille being the mastermind(come on, George cheated, lied and committed tax fraud, how could Lucille be the mastermind of all of that?)
and they didn’t really reveal if Maeby was artificially concieved or not.
#482 Chelpo wrote on June 03, 2007:
Of course it was all added on at the last minute. The show was cancelled and they had 5 episodes to wrap everything up. I’m sure they’d been thinking about these plots for a while and had they, say, been given a second half to the season, the pacing would have been much better.
I thought it ended perfectly. Everything came full circle, but we were left with the feeling that they’re still out there somewhere having their crazy adventrures. Any little pacing or timing flaws, I blame on Fox and then choose to ignore.
#483 vcalzone wrote on June 03, 2007:
Exactly. Say you’re working on a 10 page project, and you have it all mapped out, give or take a little. Then someone tells you to cut it to 6 pages, but to make sure and keep the main points and draw it to its natural conclusion. Sometimes circumstances suck, and it’s only recently that I’ve been able to fully appreciate that.
#484 Beatriceblake wrote on September 11, 2007:
2. Lucille being the mastermind(come on, George cheated, lied and committed tax fraud, how could Lucille be the mastermind of all of that?)
and they didn’t really reveal if Maeby was artificially concieved or not
It makes sense. When we see George Sr he often screws stuff up and seems more evil than competent. Also Lucille is quite shrewd at various moments. She plays the kids off one another, makes sure Gob isn’t allowed the company checkbook and persuades Michael, the most capable Bluth sibling, to run the company. She could have given George Sr advice on what to do.
#485 Beamer wrote on September 11, 2007:
Nicholas Angel wrote:and they didn’t really reveal if Maeby was artificially concieved or not.
The ending of Exit Strategy proved that Lindsay did give birth to her - whether or not it was Tobias’ doesn’t really matter, since Tobias has no blood relation to George Michael (and, as we found out here, neither does Lindsay). The question was never "is she an artificial baby" or not, it was always about her true relation to GM.
As for Lucille being the real mastermind, it makes perfect sense. George Sr. has too many moments of incompitence and Lucille has always been the most manipulative Bluth in my opinion. To quote Lucille herself from the Pilot: "The SEC is making him out to be some kind of mastermind, which believe me, he’s not. The man could barely work our shredder."
#486 blah blah blah? wrote on November 17, 2007:
I loved the last episode. I really didnt know what to expect and it was beautiful!
The only bitterness the last episode made me feel was about the show ending. the ending was so different from any other show endings. extremely funny. and full of surprises- which I liked.
The writers had suddenly 5 episodes to wrap everything up, and they spent one of them to stick it to fox and wink to us. thats a very gutsy move.
#487 shoes22 wrote on December 18, 2007:
I have the opposite criticism of most people here...I didn’t think the last episode was "series finale" enough.
I didn’t have a problem that it was rushed, or that there were all these revelations, but my biggest gripe was that because there was the possibility that this show wouldn’t get picked up again/wouldn’t continue (which turned out to be the case), it should’ve ended on a more completed note. That’s my biggest complaint with the finale.
#488 Phil Love AD! wrote on January 01, 2008:
Hey, there’s still a chance that there could be a movie, just sayin. 
#489 Nicholas Angel wrote on January 01, 2008:
This episode has grown on me quite a bit over the past month. I still thought they should’ve revealed more at the end, but it wasn’t a bad way to end the show by any means.
#490 Dunklekuh81 wrote on July 02, 2008:
I would have liked it better if it hadn’t been for the fact that it was the end. It was kinda depressing that I would have to leave the Bluths and move on to some other family; quite possibly my real one 
. But yeah. Really, really, sad. But now that I hear there is a movie, it makes me pretty happy.
