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| Arrested Development Season 1 : |
| Meet the suddenly penniless and equally clueless Bluth family. Accustomed to their wildly affluent lifestyle they can't seem to grasp the fact that the head of the family is now in the slammer for shifty accounting practices — and he's loving every minute of it. Even worse since the family assets have been frozen they may actually have to go out and get jobs! The only one who understands the seriousness of their predicament is Michael who realizes it's up to him to guide his eccentric family into this new chapter of their lives: Chapter 11. |
| Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Stacey Grenrock-Woods | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Anthony Russo | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Nov. 02, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Top Banana] |
| Details : Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere Tobias auditions for a commercial and Lindsay inadvertantly gets the part. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lillian Hurst | Patrice O'Neal | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Anthony Russo | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Nov. 09, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Bringing Up Buster] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Grant Wade | Richard Simmons | Leonor Varela | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Nov. 16, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Key Decisions] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Clint Howard | Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Leonor Varela | Eduardo Palomo | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Anthony Russo | Director : Joe Russo | Writer : Brad Copeland | |
| Air Date : Nov. 23, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Charity Drive] |
| Details : Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez | Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Mel Gorham | Robert Isaac Lee | Writer : Barbara Feldman | Director : Greg Mottola | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Nov. 30, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Visiting Ours] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bob Odenkirk | Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez | Director : Greg Mottola | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Dec. 07, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [In God We Trust] |
| Details : Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a Living Classics pagent. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Michael Higgins | Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Patricia Velásquez as Marta | Sam Pancake | Henry Winkler | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Dec. 14, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [My Mother The Car] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Patricia Velásquez as Marta | Mark Blankfield | Director : Jay Chandrasekhar | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Dec. 21, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Storming The Castle] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Patricia Velásquez as Marta | Marc Grapey | Director : Greg Mottola | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Brad Copeland | |
| Air Date : Jan. 04, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Pier Pressure] |
| Details : Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Ryan | Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Jim Vallely | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Jan. 11, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Public Relations] |
| Details : When George Michael is a 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Weathers | Jill Ritchie | John Rothman | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Jan. 25, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Marta Complex] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Weathers | Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero | Patricia Velásquez as Marta | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Jim Vallely | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Feb. 08, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Beef Consommé] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Patricia Velásquez as Marta | Michael Paul Chan | Henry Winkler | Director : Jay Chandrasekhar | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Feb. 15, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Shock And Aww] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Lynch as Cindi Lightballoon | Justin Grant Wade | Heather Graham | Iqbal Theba | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Jim Vallely | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Mar. 07, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Staff Infection] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Lipton | Bradley Stryker | Director : John Fortenberry | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Brad Copeland | |
| Air Date : Mar. 14, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Altar Egos] |
| Details : 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 to be an undercover SEC agent who has truly fallen for him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Lynch as Cindi Lightballoon | Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Maggie Lizer | James Lipton | Michael Paul Chan | Amy Poehler as Gob's Wife | Henry Winkler | Director : Jay Chandrasekhar | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Mar. 17, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Justice Is Blind] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Maggie Lizer | Ping Wu | Michael Paul Chan | Amy Poehler as Gob's Wife | Henry Winkler | Director : Jay Chandrasekhar | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Writer : Abraham Higginbotham | |
| Air Date : Mar. 21, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Missing Kitty] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Lipton | Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Joe Russo | |
| Air Date : Mar. 28, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Best Man For The Gob] |
| Details : 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 Funkes reunite their family folk-music band. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Hitchcock | Amy Poehler as Gob's Wife | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Apr. 04, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Whistler's Mother] |
| Details : Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem while Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dave Allen | Peter Jason | Amy Poehler as Gob's Wife | Ethan Phillips | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Paul Feig | Writer : Jim Vallely | |
| Air Date : Apr. 11, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Not Without My Daughter] |
| Details : 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 go to the mall to prove that they are just manly. Oscar takes Lucille and Buster to Annyong's soccer game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez | Jonathan Penner | Jordan-Claire Green | Henry Winkler | Jerry Minor | Kevin McDonald | Jay Johnston | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | |
| Air Date : Apr. 25, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Let 'em Eat Cake] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Greer as Kitty Sanchez | Stacey Grenrock-Woods | Alessandra Torresani | Henry Winkler | Ian Roberts | Matt Walsh | Writer : Mitchell Hurwitz | Director : Paul Feig | Writer : Jim Vallely | |
| Air Date : Jun. 06, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |