Arrested Development
Arrested Development

Arrested Development

2003 5 Seasons 84 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Comedy

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head o

EP 2

Top Banana

Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhe

EP 3

Bringing Up Buster

Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks u

EP 4

Key Decisions

Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality t

EP 5

Charity Drive

Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster

EP 6

Visiting Ours

Michael sets up an "intimate conjugal visit" for his parents, while it is revealed that George Sr. had an affair with Ki

EP 7

In God We Trust

Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent, but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle s

EP 8

My Mother, the Car

Michael loses his short-term memory, which Lucille uses to her advantage. Gob attempts to use the family yacht before Mi

EP 9

Storming the Castle

Michael cannot go through with his plan to break up Gob and Marta. A thug magician wants to take Gob's "legs". Maeby wea

EP 10

Pier Pressure

Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him fro

EP 11

Public Relations

When George Michael is a rejected by a private school due to the family's reputation, Michael hires a publicist from his

EP 12

Marta Complex

When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech

EP 13

Beef Consommé

After learning that Marta has feelings for him, Michael goes to her and they decide to get permission from Gob before ta

EP 14

Shock and Aww

Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-

EP 15

Staff Infection

When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within th

EP 16

Altar Egos

Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is not only blind, but the prosecutor w

EP 17

Justice Is Blind

Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to

EP 18

Missing Kitty

Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track d

EP 19

Best Man for the Gob

George Sr. uses Gob's bachelor party as an opportunity to set up his accountant in a compromising position so that he ca

EP 20

Whistler's Mother

Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster.

EP 21

Not Without My Daughter

Michael takes Maeby to work with him on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. After being slighted by Michael, Tobias, George-

EP 22

Let 'Em Eat Cake

In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl.

EP 1

The One Where Michael Leaves

Michael and George Michael leave for Phoenix but go back to ensure the family misses them. Lindsay wants to have an open

EP 2

The One Where They Build a House

Michael is driven crazy by Gob when he impresses the board as the new company figurehead due to Michael's legal troubles

EP 3

Amigos

Michael is increasingly frustrated over being abandoned by the family, and when the staircar is found in Mexico, Michael

EP 4

Good Grief

Lucille hires a bounty hunter, Ice, to find George Sr., who may be closer than everyone thinks. Gob tries to pull off an

EP 5

Sad Sack

George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar. Gob motivates Buster for the Army while Lindsay spends more time with Mae

EP 6

Afternoon Delight

Gob stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Michael is forced to reb

EP 7

Switch Hitter

The Bluths rival development company hires Gob, who finds the company president a father figure, in preparation for the

EP 8

Queen for a Day

Michael sells a portion of his stock in the Bluth company to buy a car, and Lucille 2 returns, only to discover that Bus

EP 9

Burning Love

Michael reunites with his long, lost love Sally Sitwell, but faces interference from parents. Meanwhile, the two Lucille

EP 10

Ready, Aim, Marry Me

With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old f

EP 11

Out on a Limb

Just as Michael's relationship with Sally starts to flourish, Maggie Lizer returns nine months pregnant, and Michael imm

EP 12

Hand to God

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

EP 13

Motherboy XXX

Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance, Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand and Gob reunites with

EP 14

The Immaculate Election

George Michael runs for student body president, which Gob manages to ruin. Buster has an affair with Lupe, who is being

EP 15

Sword of Destiny

Gob and Buster team up for some magic tricks with the help of Buster's fake hand, but when Tony Wonder, a rival magician

EP 16

Meat the Veals

George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille while Michael deliberately offends Ann's devo

EP 17

Spring Breakout

Gob confronts the editor of the videos that showcased his magic mistakes. Michael tricks Lucille in to rehab, and then a

EP 18

The Righteous Brothers

Gob hides George Sr. while the model home's plumbing is checked; George Michael helps Ann protest Maeby's new movie; Tob

EP 1

The Cabin Show

Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a ti

EP 2

For British Eyes Only

Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a be

EP 3

Forget-Me-Now

George Sr. is placed under house arrest by the family's new attorney Bob Loblaw, and finds that it's not exactly a walk

EP 4

Notapusy

To prove he's a man to Rita, Michael and his nephew Steve Holt compete in the Church And State Fair's annual triathlon.

EP 5

Mr. F

Michael must deal with a huge mole problem in order to salvage a major real estate deal with Japanese investors. In an e

EP 6

The Ocean Walker

After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncl

EP 7

Prison Break-In

The family plans their annual fund raiser, and they actually have a cause this time. Tobias is ailing due to his transpl

EP 8

Making a Stand

Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, o

EP 9

S.O.B.s

George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal ex

EP 10

Fakin' It

George, Sr. hires a new attorney who asks the Bluths to participate in a mock trial to help prepare them for the real th

EP 11

Family Ties

In an effort to get to the bottom of things, Michael tracks Nellie down and hires her as a consultant for the Bluth Co.

EP 12

Exit Strategy

Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr.

EP 13

Development Arrested

After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of

EP 1

Flight of the Phoenix

Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when th

EP 2

Borderline Personalities

George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.

EP 3

Indian Takers

Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.

EP 4

The B. Team

Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family

EP 5

A New Start

Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.

EP 6

Double Crossers

George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.

EP 7

Colony Collapse

Gob finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him.

EP 8

Red Hairing

Lindsay continues to push away from being a Bluth by embracing a relationship and finding a new career.

EP 9

Smashed

Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.

EP 10

Queen B.

Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.

EP 11

A New Attitude

Gob accepts a job from his brother, but is distracted by a scheme of his own.

EP 12

Señoritis

Maeby moves out on her own and reconnects with her cousin George-Michael.

EP 13

It Gets Better

At UC Irvine things get steamy when George-Michael finds himself in a love triangle with his best friend Ray and his gir

EP 14

Off the Hook

Buster struggles to make it on his own and break away from his overbearing mother.

EP 15

Blockheads

George-Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running h

EP 1

Family Leave

Surprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George-Michael confides in Maeby, who's trying to avoid Sudd

EP 2

Self-Deportation

For varying reasons, most of the Bluths (even Steve Holt) feel compelled to run off to Mexico. Michael tries to convince

EP 3

Everyone Gets Atrophy

The family unites behind Lindsay’s campaign, but Michael senses that something is amiss. Maeby has an idea that George

EP 4

Old Start, An

Gob acquires a new office for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that ho

EP 5

Sinking Feelings

The Bluths receive/present their award, but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George-Michael

EP 6

Emotional Baggage

Michael attempts to bail out Buster. George-Michael finally meets the Howards, and Ron informs Michael that his plans fo

EP 7

Rom-Traum

George-Michael thinks he's being lied to by Michael, who thinks he's being lied to by George Sr. Gob hires guys to help

EP 8

Premature Independence

As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to

EP 9

Unexpected Company

Buster fails to show for his own prison release party. Michael examines company financial records. George-Michael seeks

EP 10

Taste Makers

Michael jumps at a chance to spend more time with George-Michael, who seeks a clueless president for Fakeblock. Tobias r

EP 11

Chain Migration

As George Sr. attempts to win back Lucille, Michael assembles a mold of their scheme. Meanwhile, Buster gets caught up i

EP 12

Check Mates

George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George-Michael. Michael remembers there's al

EP 13

The Untethered Sole

Buster's brief appearance in a TV weather report puts the Bluths back in hot water, but Michael has a plan involving his

EP 14

Saving for Arraignment Day

As the trial kicks off, the Guilty Guys throw the family for a loop. Lucille learns surprising news about Dusty. George-

EP 15

Courting Disasters

George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video s

EP 16

The Fallout

As the Bluths come together to unveil a wall, they once again discover that they deserve nothing more than to be saddled

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