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Arrested Development: Best Man for the Gob
Arrested Development: Best Man for the Gob
Gob tries to scare a company accountant who notices a discrepancy in the company's bank account and threatens to reveal the truth if asked to testify in court
Hulu | April 4, 2004
Season 3
Episode 13
Development Arrested
aired: Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Michael is relieved to have all the charges against his father dropped and is also shocked to learn who holds the real power in his dysfunctional family.
Episode 12
Exit Strategy
aired: Fri, Feb 10, 2006
George-Michael's surprise birthday party for Maeby gets her in big trouble, and Michael and Buster make a startling discovery when they go to Iraq to rescue Gob.
Episode 11
Family Ties
aired: Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Michael hires a woman who turns out to be his long-lost sister, Nellie, and who may be just what the company needs.
Episode 10
Fakin' It!
aired: Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Although George Sr. finally gets a new lawyer, Michael worries when he hears news of a surprise witness and Buster pretends he's in a coma so he doesn't have to testify.
Episode 9
S.O.B.S
aired: Mon, Jan 2, 2006
In order to get enough money to hire a new family lawyer, everyone has to pitch in and prepare for the upcoming company fundraiser, aptly named "Save Our Bluths."
Episode 8
Making A Stand
aired: Mon, Dec 19, 2005
Tired that his father has once again found a way to pit Gob and him against each other, Michael decides to teach his father a lesson.
Episode 7
Prison Break-In
aired: Mon, Dec 12, 2005
Michael is worried when he finds out that the prison warden is dating his mother and that the Bluth Foundation dinner is being held in the prison's new wing.
Episode 6
The Ocean Walker
aired: Mon, Dec 5, 2005
When Michael decides to marry his new British girlfriend, Rita, his family scoffs at the idea - until they find out she's worth millions of dollars.
Episode 5
Mr. F
aired: Mon, Nov 7, 2005
Gob tries to trick the company's Japanese investors when they come to visit, but Tobias ruins everything after he mistakes a CIA agent for a talent agent from CAA.
Episode 4
Notapusy
aired: Mon, Nov 7, 2005
Michael volunteers to participate in the father-son triathlon with Gob's son, while George Sr. mistakenly delivers a "Scared Straight" lecture to a gathering of gay men.
Episode 3
Forget-Me-Now
aired: Mon, Oct 3, 2005
The family's new attorney works on George Sr.'s defense even as George Sr. plans his escape and Michael tries to destroy all evidence that his family exists.
Episode 2
For British Eyes Only
aired: Mon, Sep 26, 2005
Michael falls for a British woman while investigating an outrageous claim by George, Sr. in which he says a British construction firm tricked him into doing business with the Iraqis.
Episode 1
The Cabin Show
aired: Mon, Sep 19, 2005
When Michael realizes that Oscar, not George Sr., is serving time in prison, he sets off to find his father while also trying to find time to reconnect with George-Michael.
Season 2
Episode 18
The Righteous Brothers
aired: Sun, Apr 17, 2005
A mix-up leads to Michael's arrest while a trick George Sr. plays on Oscar ends up with George Sr. once again free, and Oscar mistakenly taken into custody.
Episode 17
Spring Breakout
aired: Sun, Apr 10, 2005
While Michael schemes to get his mother into an alcohol rehab center, Kitty schemes to get a Bluth son of her own by kidnapping George Sr. and demanding some of his sperm.
Episode 16
Meat The Veals
aired: Sun, Apr 3, 2005
Michael decides that the best way to stop George-Michael from getting pre-engaged to his girlfriend is to have the girlfriend's parents meet the Bluth family.
Episode 15
Sword Of Destiny
aired: Sun, Mar 27, 2005
George Sr.'s plan to reestablish contact with his employees at the company backfires when an angry employee turns the tape over to the FBI, who in turn believes the tape was made in Iraq.
Episode 14
The Immaculate Election
aired: Sun, Mar 20, 2005
While George Sr. decides to become a Christian, Michael tries to help George-Michael with his campaign for student body president by having Gob produce his campaign video.
Episode 13
Motherboy XXX
aired: Sun, Mar 13, 2005
Michael tries to track down the seal that bit off Buster's hand, and also tries to save his son after his mother takes George-Michael to the Motherboy dinner dance.
Episode 12
My Hand To God
aired: Sun, Mar 6, 2005
As Maeby passes herself off as a studio executive overseeing production on The Old Man and the Sea, Buster ends up with a hook after a seal wearing a bow tie bites off his left hand.
Episode 11
Out On A Limb
aired: Sun, Mar 6, 2005
Michael is determined to find out if he is the father of Maggie's baby after he learns that she is 8 months pregnant and that's exactly how long it's been since they last saw each other.
Episode 10
Ready, Aim, Marry Me!
aired: Sun, Feb 13, 2005
A free romantic getaway turns to disaster when Michael sets Lindsay up on the date, unaware that Tobias, Lucille 2 and Stan Sitwell will also be at the same hotel at the same time.
Episode 9
Burning Love
aired: Sun, Jan 30, 2005
As George Sr. continues to hide out in the upstairs attic, the family prepares for an upcoming charity auction, and George-Michael gets ready to go to a Christian music bonfire.
Episode 8
Queen For A Day
aired: Sun, Jan 23, 2005
When the company's stock is unfrozen, the family's desire to buy themselves expensive gifts ends with them losing majority control of the company to Lucille 2.
Episode 7
Switch Hitter
aired: Sun, Jan 16, 2005
Michael is convinced the company team will win an upcoming softball game against a business rival, even though the rival company just hired the Bluth Company's best player - Gob.
Episode 6
Afternoon Delight
aired: Sun, Dec 19, 2004
At the Bluth Company Christmas party, Gob gets upset and fires all the employees, forcing Michael to invite them all to a second party at the banana stand so he can rehire them.
Episode 5
Sad Sack
aired: Sun, Dec 12, 2004
While the government wants to cut a deal with Michael over the whereabouts of his father, George Sr. wants Michael to find out if Lucille is really in love with Oscar.
Episode 4
Good Grief
aired: Sun, Dec 5, 2004
After hearing that his grandfather has died in Mexico, a distraught George-Michael goes off to be alone, only to discover his grandfather hiding out in a hole at the model home construction site.
Episode 3
Amigos!
aired: Sun, Nov 21, 2004
When George Sr.'s car is found in Mexico, Michael decides to go search for his father, and Buster hides in the car trunk so he can escape the country and the Army.
Episode 2
The One Where They Build A House
aired: Sun, Nov 14, 2004
As Lucille begins an affair with George Sr.'s twin brother, Oscar, the Mexican police arrest George Sr. after they mistake him for Oscar, who's wanted on marijuana charges.
Episode 1
The One Where Michael Leaves
aired: Sun, Nov 7, 2004
After learning that his father had dealings with Saddam Hussein, Michael quits the company and heads for Phoenix even as his father breaks out of prison and heads for Mexico.
Season 1
Episode 22
Let Em Eat Cake
aired: Sun, Jun 6, 2004
After learning that his father is in prison for doing business with the old Iraqi government, Michael decides to wash his hands of the whole family and leave town for good.
Episode 21
Not Without My Daughter
aired: Sun, Apr 25, 2004
While Michael is questioned by the police about Kitty's disappearance, Gob takes George-Michael shoplifting at the department store where Lindsey just got a job.
Episode 20
Whistler's Mother
aired: Sun, Apr 11, 2004
When the family begins fighting over company funds that have recently become available, Michael decides it would be best to invest the money in land their Uncle Oscar is selling.
Episode 19
Best Man for the Gob
aired: Sun, Apr 4, 2004
Gob tries to scare a company accountant who notices a discrepancy in the company's bank account and threatens to reveal the truth if asked to testify in court
Episode 18
Missing Kitty
aired: Sun, Mar 28, 2004
Michael finally stands up to George, Sr., and fires his old secretary, and Gob performs the ultimate magic trick when he makes the family yacht disappear.
Episode 17
Justice is Blind
aired: Sun, Mar 21, 2004
Michael attempts to do the right thing and end his relationship with Maggie, the prosecutor on George, Sr.'s case, but sex keeps getting in the way.
Episode 16
Altar Egos
aired: Wed, Mar 17, 2004
While Michael experiences his first one-night stand with a blind woman named Maggie, George, Sr., learns that Cindi is actually an undercover agent who has fallen in love with him.
Episode 15
Staff Infection
aired: Sun, Mar 14, 2004
After discovering that most of the family picks up weekly paychecks from the Bluth Company even though they don't have jobs, Michael tries to put them all to work.
Episode 14
Shock and Aww
aired: Sun, Mar 7, 2004
Things get awkward after Michael dates George-Michael's ethics teacher then learns his son has a crush on her. George, Sr., receives a visit from Cindi, a fan of his "Caged Wisdom" tapes.
Episode 13
Beef Consomme
aired: Sun, Feb 15, 2004
As Tobias struggles to overcome his gymnophobia so he can accept the movie role of "Frightened Inmate #2," Michael, Buster and Gob fight over who gets to go out with Marta.
Episode 12
Marta Complex
aired: Sun, Feb 8, 2004
Despite his crush on Marta, Michael agrees to help Gob figure out if she has a new lover while George-Michael tries to figure out his feelings for his cousin, Maeby.
Episode 11
Public Relations
aired: Sun, Jan 25, 2004
Convinced that the family's image is hurting his son's future, Michael hires an attractive publicist who proceeds to write a scathing article after Michael rebuffs her advances.
Episode 10
Pier Pressure
aired: Sun, Jan 11, 2004
When Buster asks George-Michael to score him some marijuana, Michael asks some male "cop" strippers to stage a phony bust to help scare his son straight.
Episode 9
Storming the Castle
aired: Sun, Jan 4, 2004
Michael is so smitten with Gob's girlfriend that he decides to let her know that Gob has been cheating on her, and Lucille tries to break up Buster and Lucille Austero.
Episode 8
My Mother the Car
aired: Sun, Dec 21, 2003
Lindsay is disappointed that none of the inmates yell out obscene catcalls when she visits her father. Lucille is outraged when none of her children show up at her surprise birthday party.
Episode 7
In God We Trust
aired: Sun, Dec 14, 2003
The family attorney announces that if $20,000 in bail money is raised, George, Sr., can be released from prison in time for the Christmas "Living Classics Pageant."
Episode 6
Visiting Ours
aired: Sun, Dec 7, 2003
Sex is in the air as Gob seduces his father's former secretary, Lindsay and Tobias go see a marriage counselor, and George, Sr., and Lucille have a bizarre conjugal visit.
Episode 5
Charity Drive
aired: Sun, Nov 30, 2003
Lucille's scheme to upstage her rival, Lucille Austero, at a bachelorette auction backfires when Buster mistakenly bids $10,000 on the wrong Lucille.
Episode 4
Key Decisions
aired: Sun, Nov 23, 2003
Jealous when his girlfriend is nominated for a "Daytime Desi," Gob decides to stage a publicity stunt for his magic act by breaking out of the same prison where George, Sr., is being held.
Episode 3
Bringing Up Buster
aired: Sun, Nov 16, 2003
Buster moves in with Michael after their mother kicks him out of her penthouse and a distraught George-Michael realizes he has to kiss a boy in the school play.
Episode 2
Top Banana
aired: Sun, Nov 9, 2003
Michael realizes that running the company isn't going to be as easy as he thought, especially since his father seems to be pulling some strings from inside the joint.
Episode 1
Pilot
aired: Sun, Nov 2, 2003
Moments after Michael Bluth decides he's leaving the family business because he was passed over for a promotion, his father is arrested for shady bookkeeping.
