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Music in Arrested Development

DharmaRanchDressing — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:55:43 CDT

Original Score

David Schwartz composed the show's opening and closing credits, including the familiar ukelele music. Both he and Gabriel Mann have composed several other musical interludes that appear throughout the show.

Popular Music in Arrested Development

Popular songs appear throughout the show and are often used to highlight a comedic gag and are sometimes sung by the characters themselves. Below is a list of songs, artists, and the episode/scene they appear in. Also included are original parody songs and information about the popular song they mimick.

Season 1

"I'm a Bad, Bad Man" by Tobias Funke (David Cross). Appears in Pilot. Tobias sings this song from Annie, Get Your Gun during an audition.
"Cry Love" by John Hiatt. Appears in episode 1.4: "Key Decisions"
"The Final Countdown" by Europe. First appears in 1.9: "Storming the Castle". Appears in various episodes. Gob uses this song as his theme music for his illusion act. It is also Gob's ringtone.
"Big Yellow Joint" by Jimmy Jane (David Schwartz). First appears in episode 1.10: "Pier Pressure". Appears in various episodes. Is a spoof of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant".
"Love is the Way" by Gob Bluth (Will Arnett). Appears in episode 1.13 "Beef Consumme". The song Gob likes to hear while making love to Marta.
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung. Appears in episode 1.14 "Shock and Aww". Can be heard as the background music at the Diversity Dance.
"Get Along" by David Schwartz. Appears in episode 1.15 "Staff Infection". Can be heard whenever the Bluth Company staff is compared to a herd of sheep. A parody of "Get Along Little Doggies" written by Woody Guthrie.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas. Appears in episode 1.16 "Altar Egos". Plays as Michael and Maggie walk through the park.

"Christmastime Is Here" by The Vince Guaraldi Trio. Various episodes. The familiar tune from A Charlie Brown Christmas is played throughout the series to highlight downtrodden situations involving George Michael and Tobias.

A dejected George Michael mopes as

"Christmastime Is Here" plays.

Season 2

"Solid" by Ashford & Simpson. Appears in episode 2.2: "The One Where They Build a House". G.O.B. uses the song's chorus as the company slogan, "Bluth Homes: Solid as a Rock" and uses the song itself during his home unveiling press conference. Michael remarks that the lyrics "a rock" will remind people of the company's association with building projects in Iraq.
"Afternoon Delight" by The Starland Vocal Band. Appears in episode 2.6: "Afternoon Delight"
"Downtown" by Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter). Appears in episode 2.7: "Switch Hitter". Lucille sings this song to General Anderson.
"New York, New York" by Tobias Funke (David Cross). Appears in episode 2.8: "Queen For a Day". Tobias sings this song at the Queen Mary's kareoke stage.
"Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Gob Bluth (Will Arnett). Appears in episode 2.18: "Righteous Brothers". Gob sings this song to Michael.

Season 3

"Mr. Roboto" by Styx. Appears in episode 3.6: The Ocean Walker.
"Yellow Boat" by David Schwartz. Appears in episode 3.8: "Making a Stand". A parody of the Beatles' song "Yellow Submarine".

Memorable Quotes

DharmaRanchDressing — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:28:35 CDT

Lindsay: I've always been very passionate about nature. Perhaps you remember Neuterfest?
Michael: Oh, I'll never forget your wedding.
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[repeated line]
Buster: Hey brother!

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Lucille : If you're saying that I play favorites, you're wrong. I love all my children equally.
[flashback to earlier in the day]
Lucille : I don't care for Gob. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GOB: Still, where did the lighter fluid come from?

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Tobias:(as Mrs. Featherbottom) Okay, who would like a banger in the mouth? Right, I forgot, here in the States you call it a "sausage" in the mouth.
Michael: We just call it a sausage.
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[repeated line after Buster gets a prosthetic hook]
Buster: I'm a monster.

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Tobias Fünke: [footage of Tobias trying on a Speedo with his cut-offs on] Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?

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Tobias Fünke: No, no, it's pronounced a-nal-ra-pist.
Buster: It wasn't really the pronounciation that bothered me.

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Tobias Fünke: Michael, you are quite the cupid. You can stick an arrow in my buttocks any time.

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Mae 'Maebe' Funke: Do you guys know where I could get one of those gold T-shaped pendants?
Michael: That's a cross.
Mae 'Maebe' Funke: Across from where?

Rita

FioreMarryMe! — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:09:18 CDT

Rita

Rita is a british, blonde bombshell that first apears in the episode "For British Eyes Only". The first time we see her in the show is when Michael visits the Britishtown, and he sees her in a pub. Later we find out that Rita is mentally retarded, and CAN walk on water.

Lucille Bluth

FioreMarryMe! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:01:08 CDT

Lucille Bluth

Lucille Bluth is the mother and wife to Michael and George Oscar Bluth. When her family was at the top of things and was wealthy, Lucille got anything she pleased. She had expense accounts that let her buy anything she desired, and a youngest son that doted over her with an odd, eerie passion. Once Michael forces Lucille to control her spending, she has to deal with real life problems.

Quotes

"Squee!"

Michael: There's been a lot of lies in this family...
Lucille: And there's been a lot of love.

Lindsay: Did you enjoy your meal, Mom? You drank it fast enough.
Lucille: Not as much as you enjoyed yours. You want your belt to buckle, not your chair.

Lucille: You might want to let that fire go out before you stick your face in it.
Lindsay: Ah, that's funny. Because I was going to say, you might want to lean away from that fire since you're soaked in alcohol.
Lucille: Mine was better. Lindsay: Where's Nana?
Lucille: I sent her on a wonderful cruise. You just missed a wonderful call from her. She just came back from a wonderful costume party that the captain threw. She gained ten pounds, there's so much food on that boat. She's up to 74.

Meet the Bluths (and Funkes)

DharmaRanchDressing — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:14:03 CST

The Bluths

Name: George Sr.
Played by: Jeffrey Tambor

Chicken Dance: Alternating bending one knee up while raising one arm straight up and the other straight out then and shouting "coo-coo-ca-cha" repeatedly.

George Sr. is the patriarch of the Bluth family. He is married to Lucille, has four children (GOB, Michael, Lindsay and Buster) and two grandchildren (George Michael and Maeby). George also has an identical twin, Oscar. George Sr. is the retired president of the Bluth Company, a construction firm that builds new homes. His favorite food appears to be ice cream sandwiches in season one and shrimp in season three. Was saddened and dehydrated when his attic hot tub exploded the Bag-N-Boil frozen dinners he tried to cook in it and then still tried to drink the juice.

Name: Lucille
Played By: Jessica Walter

Chicken Dance: Fluttering her arms while her elbows are pressed to her side and saying "a-coodle-doodle-doo" in an annoyingly high voice.

Lucille is the matriarch of the Bluth family . She is married to George Sr. and has four children (GOB, Michael, Lindsay, and Buster), one adopted son (Annyong), and two grandchildren (George Michael and Maeby). She fears any unity between her children, doesn't care for GOB, and carried Buster for 11 months and has the claw marks on her womb to prove it. Her favorite pastimes are drinking (usually vodka) and putting down Lindsay. After once eating a brownie laced with a particularly intense strain of Marijuana ("Afternoon Delight"), she drove into the banana stand, trapping GOB inside and running over a deaf-Tobias.

Name: George Oscar Bluth (GOB)
Played By: Will Arnett

Chicken Dance: Kicking back his legs in a jerky fashion, clapping, and saying "coo-ka-coo-ka-coo" in time with his kicking.

GOB is the oldest son and largest screw-up on the family and played by . He was married once after a night of escalating dares to a seal dealer known only as Wife Of Gob (or WOG). He has one son (Steve Holt) but spends a large portion of his time hiding from Steve and the responsibility he represents. He worked as a Hot Cop and a part time magician (in which he performs illusions). His favorite mode of transportation is his Segway

Name: Franklin
Played By: N/A

Franklin is GOB's puppet and only friend. His CD features the song It's Not Easy Being White, It's Not Easy Being Brown. He has a foul mouth which is often soaked in ether and pressed against unwitting people's faces to knock them out. He stood in for Buster's hook when it was missing. Once GOB washed him, rendering him white, his accent changed to British and was allowed in the country club. Later, his original color was restored and he was subpeoned to testify against the family. Franklin also serves as Nellie's pimp. He occasionally wears a "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black Puppets" necklace in Season 3.

Name: Michael
Played By: Jason Bateman

Michael is the middle son of George and Lucille. He is a widower and has a son, George Michael (not the singer-songwriter). He is the only one of his siblings that has held a job for any length of time. He sacrificed his and his son's comfort by living in the model home with his Lindsay, Tobias, and Maeby with occasional disastrous sojourns by both GOB and Buster. He is afraid of losing his son and has some sort of mental blockage against Ann when she dated George Michael going so far as to leave her in Mexico. He is incapable of having a one night stand yet feels little compunction about stealing his brother's girlfriend. His mode of transportation is a staircar. Is chicken danced at.

Name: Lindsay (Fünke )
Played By: Portia de Rossi

Chicken Dance: Alternating lifting her bended knees as high as they will go while placing her right hand perpendicular to her forehead and shouting "cha-chee-cha-chee-cha."

Lindsay is the first adopted child of George and Lucille, though they told her she was Michael's twin and two years younger than she thought. Lindsay is married to former doctor and supposed actor Tobias and has one daughter, Maeby. She once pretended to be a shoplifter to her family to hide her torrid life as a shopgirl. She throws lavish fund raiser dinners to prove how liberal she is. Once she and Tobais decided to have an open marriage she was never able to "seal the deal" with any man she pursued. Her chicken dance consists of her

Name: Byron "Buster"
Played By: Tony Hale

Buster is the youngest Bluth child. Although he was raised believing that George Sr. and Lucille were his parents, his father is actually Oscar. Before the Bluths encountered legal trouble and had their assets frozen, Buster was a graduate student in fields such as cartography, native american drumming and 19th century agrarian business yet earned no degree. Lucille enlisted Buster in the Army since because she was challenged by a Michael Moore lookalike. He dated Lucille 2 and Starla yet was the only Bluth boy not to date Marta, though his torch for her burned brightly. He lost a hand in a seal attack and reportedly has a penis shaped like a lobster tail without its shell. No known chicken dance.

Name: George Michael
Played By: Michael Cera

George Michael Bluth is the son of Michael and Tracy (deceased, presumably due to ovarian cancer). He is manager (not Mr. Manager) of Bluth's Frozen Banana on the Balboa boardwalk, as well as a high school student. He has a secret crush on his cousin Maeby for 2 seasons before he finally gets to second base. In seasons one and two, his girlfriend is Ann Veal, commonly referred to by Michael as "her?" "who?" or "bland". Shows exquisite excitement for his Quicken gift that can be deducted from his taxes. No known chicken dance.

Name: Oscar
Played By: Jeffrey Tambor

Oscar is the twin brother of George Sr (both portrayed by Jeffrey Tambor). He is the father of Buster and on-again, off-again lover of Lucille. Oscar was the owner of a lemon grove and two pairs of pants before moving in with Lucille and Buster while George Sr. was on the run. Oscar is repeatedly mistaken for George Sr. and is beaten and jailed several times, most notably in season three, when Oscar is imprisoned for two months, loses his hair due to stress and cannot prove his identity, due to burning off his fingerprints with the Cornballer. At this time, Oscar starts www.imoscar.com in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Name: Tobias Fünke
Played By: David Cross

Tobias Fünke is the husband of Lindsay and father of Maeby. Tobias is the world's first analrapist yet loses his medical license not for that but for incorrectly administering CPR. Tobias believes the Universe told him to become an actor and confirmed that inclination with a fortuitous meeting with Carl Weathers. Before striking it big portraying George Sr. on Scandal Makers, he lost out on parts such as Con Man Number 3 and Frightened Inmate. For a time, Tobias pretended to be a British housekeeper named Mrs. Featherbottom in an attempt to spend more time with his daughter. He will lick the hand that covers his mouth.

Name: Mae "Maeby" Fünke
Played By: Alia Shawkat

Maeby is the daughter of Tobias and Lindsay Fünke. Maeby's rebellions have usually ended up with her in places she'd rather not be, such as in the banana stand, all her cousins in love with her, or in a ball gown. She is perhaps the smartest of the Bluth/Funke bunch and puts her ingenuity to her intense benefit. Unfortunately, she can't sign large checks, count money, or spell (D-, m-i-n-e-s). She went to a school in Boston who's grading system depended entirely on the feelings of the student towards the subject. After conning her father into believing it was "Help Your Dad Follow Your Dream Day," she conned her way from a book report on "Old Man and the Sea" to a job with a movie studio making "Young Man and the Sea" with Jude Law.

Name: Annyong
Played By: Justin Lee

Annyong is the adopted korean son of George Sr. and Lucille.

Recurring Characters

fredcar — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:28:03 CDT

Name	Appears In	Details
Lucille Austero
Mr. Bananagrabber
John Beard
White Power Bill
Marta Estrella
Wife of G.O.B.
Steve Holt
Ice
Wayne Jarvis
Rita Leeds
Maggie Lizer
Bob Loblaw
Lupe
Larry Mittleman
Mort Meyers
Nellie
Gene Parmesan
Kitty Sanchez
Sally Sitwel
Stan Sitwell
Starla
Trisha Thoon
Uncle Trevor
Ann Veal
J. Walter Weatherman
Carl Weathers
Tony Wonder
Barry Zuckerkorn

Season Three

fredcar — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:08:36 CDT

#	Episode Title	Synopsis
01	The Cabin Show
02	For British Eyes Only
03	Forget-Me-Now
04	Not-a-Pusy
05	Mr. F
06	The Ocean Walker
07	Prison Break In
08	Making a Stand
09	SOB's
10	Fakin' It
11	Family Ties
12	Exit Strategy
13	Development Arrested

Season Two

fredcar — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:03:14 CDT

#	Episode Title	Synopsis
01	The One Where Michael Leaves
02	The One Where They Build a House
03	Amigos
04	Good Grief
05	Sad Sack
06	Afternoon Delight
07	Switch Hitter
08	Queen for a Day
09	Burning Love
10	Ready, Aim, Marry Me
11	Out on a Limb
12	Hand to God
13	Motherboy XXX
14	The Immaculate Election
15	Sword of Destiny
16	Meat the Veals
17	Spring Breakout
18	Righteous Brothers

Season One

fredcar — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:42:25 CDT

#	Episode Title	Synopsis
01	Pilot	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.
02	Top Banana	Michael realises 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.
03	Bringing Up Buster	Buster moves in with Michael after their mother kicks him out of her penthouse and a distraught George-Michael realises he has to kiss a boy in the school play.
04	Key Decisions	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.
05	Charity Drive	Lucille's scheme to upstage her rival, Lucille Austero, at a bachelorette auction backfires when Buster mistakenly bids $10,000 on the wrong Lucille.
06	Visiting Ours	Sex is in the air as Gob seduces his father's former secretary. Lindsay and Tobias go see a marriage counsellor, and George Sr. and Lucille has a bizarre conjugal visit.
07	In God We Trust	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".
08	My Mother the Car	Lindsay is disappointed that none of the inmates tell out obscene catcalls when she visits her father, Lucille is outraged when none of her children show up ather surprise birthday party.
09	Storming the Castle	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.
10	Pier Pressure	When Buster asks George-Michael to score him some marijuana, Michael as some male "cop" strippers to stage a phony bust to help scare his son straight.
11	Public Relations	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.
12	Marta Complex	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.
13	Beef Consummé	As Tobias struggles to overcome his nude phobia so he can accept the movie role of "Frightened Inmate #2", Michael, Buster and Gob fight over who gets to go out with Marta.
14	Shock and Aww	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.
15	Staff Infection	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 the all to work.
16	Altar Egos	While Michael experiences his first one-night stand with a blind woman named Maggie, George Sr. learns that Cindi is actually and undercover agent who has fallen in love with him.
17	Justice is Blind	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.
18	Missing Kitty	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.
19	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 revel the truth if asked to testify in court.
20	Whistler's Mother	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.
21	Not Without My Daughter	While Michael is questioned by the police about Kitty's disappearance, Gob takes George-Michael shoplifting at the department store where Lindsay just got a job.
22	Let 'Em Eat Cake	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.

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