1 00:00:03,503 --> 00:00:05,403 Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything... 2 00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:07,496 and the one son who had no choice... 3 00:00:07,607 --> 00:00:09,598 but to keep them all together. 4 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:16,776 It's Arrested Development. 5 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:23,050 [Man Narrating] Michael Bluth had scheduled a meeting with Stan Sitwell... 6 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:25,590 the Bluth Company's chief competitor. 7 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:27,751 Why are we having this meeting at home? 8 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:31,661 Let him see he's not the only one who builds solid houses, you know? 9 00:00:33,733 --> 00:00:36,463 I think he'll be pretty impressed, knock on wood. 10 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:45,000 [Narrator] In fact, Michael was meeting at home at the behest ofhis fugitive father. 11 00:00:45,111 --> 00:00:46,908 [Michael] ... knock on wood. 12 00:00:47,013 --> 00:00:49,504 [Gob] Don't you find the timing of this meeting a little suspicious? 13 00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:52,915 Right before we play his company in softball? 14 00:00:53,019 --> 00:00:55,988 No, no. Our business is in trouble, and I think he sees an opportunity. 15 00:00:56,089 --> 00:00:59,058 So, I figured the guy's a family man, why not invite him over... 16 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:01,787 - let him see us in our element. - I hope you don't mean the whole family... 17 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:04,591 - 'cause George Michael's off with Ann. - Ann? 18 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:07,996 Hmm. That'll play well with Sitwell. "Where's your son?" "He's out with Ann." 19 00:01:08,101 --> 00:01:10,968 "Who's Ann?" "Don't ask me, I'm just the boy's father." 20 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:13,539 Hey, screw Sitwell! He comes in here telling us... 21 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,303 how to build our houses, how to raise our kids. 22 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:19,776 We know what we're doing. We don't need any help from him. 23 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:23,508 - [Clatters] - Damn it. This thing got pushed in again. 24 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:25,777 - Gonna need a butter knife. - That's what I'm talking about. 25 00:01:25,885 --> 00:01:28,285 George Michael's got these powerful little fingers. He should be here. 26 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:31,186 How do you think I feel? He said he would help me on this essay... 27 00:01:31,291 --> 00:01:34,260 - for The Old Man and the Sea. - [Michael] I'll help you with that later. 28 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,524 Oh, great. Okay. So you have to read this, and then explain it... 29 00:01:38,631 --> 00:01:41,122 and, this is important, say it in my own words, okay? 30 00:01:41,234 --> 00:01:44,032 Smart, but not too smart. Let's have a four-syllable max. 31 00:01:44,137 --> 00:01:47,072 Do you wanna say something or should I, Tobias? 32 00:01:47,173 --> 00:01:49,801 No. I believe in letting children learn from their mistakes, Michael. 33 00:01:49,909 --> 00:01:54,107 They make a mistake once, they shan't make it twice. 34 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:56,580 Oh, here I go! 35 00:01:56,683 --> 00:02:01,245 Don't worry. It has not fallen into the garage. Knock on wood. 36 00:02:01,354 --> 00:02:03,322 [Clattering] 37 00:02:03,423 --> 00:02:05,482 - [Inhales] - You gonna want to help me with that? 38 00:02:05,592 --> 00:02:08,083 No, I can't. I have an audition tomorrow. 39 00:02:08,194 --> 00:02:12,563 I'm up for a minor, but meaty, role in a feature film. 40 00:02:12,665 --> 00:02:16,328 - "Confidence Man Two." - Oh, yeah? I didn't see the first Confidence Man. 41 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:19,030 No. Confidence Man Two is my character. 42 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:22,540 I think I'll drive up today and plot my route to the studio. 43 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:24,872 How 'bout I come with you? I could help you prepare. 44 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:29,415 Yes, well, it's for a con man, which I don't think you know anything about. 45 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:32,110 And besides, don't you have school? 46 00:02:32,218 --> 00:02:37,121 No. Um- [Chuckles] Today is "Help Your Dad Follow His Dream" day. 47 00:02:37,223 --> 00:02:40,750 Great. We can take the carpool lane. 48 00:02:40,860 --> 00:02:43,852 - I need ice. - I'm glad Sitwell's coming over. 49 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:47,023 Let him see that we're doing fine as a family. 50 00:02:47,133 --> 00:02:49,761 The only help we need is from each other. 51 00:02:49,869 --> 00:02:52,497 - And apparently whatever's in that bottle. - Thanks for reminding me. 52 00:02:52,605 --> 00:02:55,199 - My Teamocil. - Wait a minute. Teamocil? 53 00:02:55,308 --> 00:02:58,800 Isn't that that supplement that you and Tobias were hocking before the F.D.A. Shut you down? 54 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:02,040 [Narrator] In the mid '90s, Tobias formed a folk band... 55 00:03:02,148 --> 00:03:04,981 to promote a supplement that promised better unity and teamwork. 56 00:03:05,084 --> 00:03:09,282 - [Together] Teamocil - Teamocil may decrease your sex drive. 57 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:12,051 - Teamocil - Good job, buddy. - Thanks, friend. 58 00:03:12,158 --> 00:03:15,685 Since I've been taking this again, I've been getting along great with my husband. 59 00:03:15,795 --> 00:03:17,763 You're taking it for the side effect, aren't you? 60 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,331 - Michael. - Oh God. 61 00:03:19,432 --> 00:03:21,400 Mother, not a good time. I'm having a meeting here. 62 00:03:21,501 --> 00:03:24,299 - Look at what Buster sent from the army. - It's blacked out. 63 00:03:24,404 --> 00:03:26,395 Oh, the government. Keep reading. 64 00:03:26,506 --> 00:03:29,304 "Sergeant Blank is treating me very blank... 65 00:03:29,409 --> 00:03:32,378 "and it looks like I'll be shipping off to blank in about a blank. 66 00:03:32,478 --> 00:03:35,641 - I blank you, Mother. Buster." - I've done everything I can. 67 00:03:35,748 --> 00:03:38,046 I even tried to convince them he's gay, but no one would believe... 68 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:40,176 that a woman like me would have a gay son. 69 00:03:40,286 --> 00:03:43,084 Well, you certainly tried. You guys wore matching outfits till he was 12. 70 00:03:43,189 --> 00:03:45,089 [Narrator] Even once on a magazine cover... 71 00:03:45,191 --> 00:03:47,853 that had been mocked within the family for years. 72 00:03:47,961 --> 00:03:52,193 Lucille, l-I'll say it again. You never know what's going to happen in the army. 73 00:03:52,298 --> 00:03:56,860 - Remember, Lucille? - No, I don't. 74 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,939 - Get me a vodka, rocks. - Mom, it's breakfast. 75 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:02,837 - And a piece of toast. - Please, Stan Sitwell's coming over. 76 00:04:02,942 --> 00:04:06,708 That hairless freak is coming here? None ofhis hair is real, you know. 77 00:04:06,813 --> 00:04:10,840 You mean the guy we're meeting with can't even grow his own hair? Come on! 78 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:14,579 It's called alopecia, and I'd appreciate it if we could all be sensitive to it, okay? 79 00:04:14,687 --> 00:04:18,282 - He happens to be a very modest and generous man. - [Lucille] Modest and generous? 80 00:04:18,391 --> 00:04:21,360 Then why is he always waving giant $10 million checks over his head... 81 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:24,919 - every time some- - Go ahead, Mom. Finish your thought. 82 00:04:25,031 --> 00:04:28,057 "Every time some children's hospital needs funding"? 83 00:04:28,167 --> 00:04:31,625 Nonetheless, we could get a giant checkbook too. 84 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:34,138 We're just not that starved for attention. 85 00:04:35,908 --> 00:04:38,206 [Narrator] And later, Sitwell laid out his plans. 86 00:04:38,311 --> 00:04:41,144 - Sorry that my son couldn't be here- - Let me guess. Girlfriend. 87 00:04:41,247 --> 00:04:46,048 You know, it could be worse. He could wanna marry your mother. [Laughs] 88 00:04:46,152 --> 00:04:48,586 Oh, I'm sorry. Is your family not laughing at that yet? 89 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:50,315 Okay. Let me tell you what I'm offering. 90 00:04:50,423 --> 00:04:52,721 You got a wonderful piece of property here that's going nowhere. 91 00:04:52,825 --> 00:04:55,623 So what I propose is a co-venture with your Sudden Valley Development. 92 00:04:55,728 --> 00:04:58,356 The first thing you might wanna change though is the name. 93 00:04:58,464 --> 00:05:01,433 You know, Sudden Valley conjures up the image of a sinkhole, no? 94 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:04,332 I told that to Dad. I told that to my dad. 95 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:07,531 I'm thinking- Paradise Gardens. 96 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,269 - [Wind Whistling] - I swear to God, I have that written- 97 00:05:11,377 --> 00:05:14,369 I want you to see so you don't think- I have that written down in my notebook. 98 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,448 [Narrator] When George Sr. Was in charge... 99 00:05:16,549 --> 00:05:20,007 he had a habit of shooting down any idea Michael came up with. 100 00:05:20,119 --> 00:05:24,749 And Sudden Valley just sort of implies that something awful could happen all of a sudden. 101 00:05:24,857 --> 00:05:28,349 - Plus, it's on a hill. - What are you taking, stupid pills? Come on. 102 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,429 Save us some money. 103 00:05:30,530 --> 00:05:33,363 [Narrator] This was a management tool that he used to keep Michael... 104 00:05:33,466 --> 00:05:37,027 - working for his approval. - That was a hard one to say no to. 105 00:05:37,136 --> 00:05:39,764 The only thing I ask is out of the 450 homes we build... 106 00:05:39,872 --> 00:05:42,363 one be given to a disadvantaged family from the inner city. 107 00:05:42,475 --> 00:05:46,411 That's great. So the other 449 families live in fear? 108 00:05:46,512 --> 00:05:49,709 Is that what we're saying? I mean, come on! Where's your decen- 109 00:05:49,816 --> 00:05:52,114 What the hell just fell off your face? 110 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:55,210 - One of this guy's eyebrows fell in the candy beans. - I always carry a spare. 111 00:05:55,321 --> 00:05:58,381 Well, I hope you also carry a spare bowl of candy beans. 112 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:00,482 Gob! I'm very impressed with the offer. 113 00:06:00,593 --> 00:06:03,255 I'm gonna run it upstairs, see what kind of reaction it gets. 114 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:06,161 - Hmm? - So to speak. 115 00:06:06,265 --> 00:06:09,757 - [Narrator] Michael hoped to impress his father. - I think it sounds pretty good. 116 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:12,861 Pretty good? It was horrible. What are you taking, stupid pills again? 117 00:06:12,972 --> 00:06:16,066 [Narrator] But their old dynamic returned when George Sr. Did. 118 00:06:16,175 --> 00:06:19,804 Gob was the only one down there who knew how to handle that hairless freak. 119 00:06:19,912 --> 00:06:22,039 - Thank God we have Gob on our team. - You know, Dad... 120 00:06:22,148 --> 00:06:24,946 Gob doesn't really do all that much for our team. 121 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:27,645 In fact, I think it's time that I get put back in charge. 122 00:06:27,754 --> 00:06:30,154 Michael, listen to me. Lately, your ideas, they're horrible. 123 00:06:30,256 --> 00:06:33,748 And Sitwell's just trying to figure out our batting order... 124 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:36,351 for the softball game on Saturday, I'm telling you. 125 00:06:36,462 --> 00:06:38,953 Gob said the same thing, Dad, but l-I doubt that this guy's... 126 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:42,626 trying to drop $15 million to find out our batting order. 127 00:06:42,735 --> 00:06:44,600 Hey. This game goes way, way back. 128 00:06:44,704 --> 00:06:47,832 [Narrator] It was a fierce rivalry, with George Sr. Using... 129 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:52,172 - everything at his disposal to win- - No hair. Hey, we got no hair. 130 00:06:52,278 --> 00:06:56,942 While Stan Sitwell used the game to raise funds for underprivileged children. 131 00:06:57,049 --> 00:07:01,110 - Oh, I think one of your orphans is heading towards the street. - Strike three. 132 00:07:01,220 --> 00:07:04,018 You go down there, and you tell him to go screw himself... 133 00:07:04,123 --> 00:07:05,522 and apologize to your brother. 134 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:08,059 We need him on our side, and we need him happy. 135 00:07:08,194 --> 00:07:10,492 - Where's Sitwell? - Sorry. I told him to screw off. 136 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:13,565 - But get this, he offered me a job. - What? 137 00:07:13,666 --> 00:07:16,635 Well, I'm not waiting on my brother. I pass. 138 00:07:16,736 --> 00:07:20,228 - You look surprised. - I'm sorry. I must've put it on too high. 139 00:07:20,339 --> 00:07:23,968 But you were right. It was a bad offer and you were smart enough not to take it. 140 00:07:24,076 --> 00:07:27,375 You got gumption. You speak your mind. That means you're good enough to work for me. 141 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,141 [Bleeps] you. 142 00:07:29,248 --> 00:07:31,876 And I accepted. He's waiting for me outside. 143 00:07:31,984 --> 00:07:36,216 We're gonna swing by his wigmaker. His "just woke up" hair is finally ready. 144 00:07:36,322 --> 00:07:38,586 You're really gonna do this? 145 00:07:38,691 --> 00:07:42,991 It's ready, Mike. They're only gonna hold it for 24 hours. 146 00:07:43,095 --> 00:07:47,054 [Narrator] Tobias and Maeby, meanwhile, had mapped the route to the audition. 147 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:50,624 Well, here we are and home we go... 148 00:07:50,736 --> 00:07:54,069 with plenty of time to get you to English class. 149 00:07:54,173 --> 00:07:56,232 Wait. You can't do a U-turn on your dream. 150 00:07:56,342 --> 00:08:00,142 I say, we get you on the lot and get the Fünke name out there. 151 00:08:00,246 --> 00:08:03,704 - Start talking you up around the watercoolers. - Maeby, we'll never get on here. 152 00:08:03,816 --> 00:08:07,343 I mean, behind these walls are the biggest stars in the world. 153 00:08:07,453 --> 00:08:10,081 America's treasures. 154 00:08:12,558 --> 00:08:16,517 - Damn it! - Dad, you're auditioning for the part of a confidence man. 155 00:08:16,629 --> 00:08:18,358 Let's try a little confidence. 156 00:08:18,464 --> 00:08:21,058 You say confidence man? Hey, I'm up for that part too. 157 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:23,465 - Oh. - Good luck to you. 158 00:08:23,569 --> 00:08:25,366 Good luck to you too. 159 00:08:25,471 --> 00:08:27,871 [Narrator] As Tobias was gaining self-confidence... 160 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:29,908 - Michael was struggling to keep his. - Hi, Dad. 161 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:32,705 - Wow, you're president again? - Yes, this is the way it should be. 162 00:08:32,812 --> 00:08:35,474 What do you think of when you hear the words, "Sudden Valley"? 163 00:08:35,581 --> 00:08:39,483 Salad dressing, I think. But for some reason, I don't wanna eat it. 164 00:08:39,585 --> 00:08:44,488 - Right. But "Paradise Gardens." - Yeah. Okay. I can see marinating a chicken in that. 165 00:08:44,590 --> 00:08:47,957 Um, I'm actually here about the softball game. We need some girls on the team, right? 166 00:08:48,060 --> 00:08:49,891 Yes, we do. That's a league requirement. 167 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:52,897 [Narrator] One that was difficult to meet, given Gob's behavior... 168 00:08:52,999 --> 00:08:55,331 in the third inning oflast year's game. 169 00:08:55,434 --> 00:08:57,265 We could stay here, wait for another pop-up. 170 00:08:57,370 --> 00:09:00,635 - And in the fifth inning. - Come on! Yeah, here we go! 171 00:09:00,740 --> 00:09:03,072 - Oh, and before the game. - [Cheering] 172 00:09:05,778 --> 00:09:08,747 We lost our entire outfield and a couple of court cases. 173 00:09:08,848 --> 00:09:12,249 Well, you know who would be great and not at all litigious is Ann. 174 00:09:12,351 --> 00:09:14,911 - [Inhales] Mmm, not Ann. - No? 175 00:09:15,021 --> 00:09:18,821 'Cause you know this-this game is kind of our thing. 176 00:09:18,925 --> 00:09:21,189 But Ann's amazing. You know, she could play my position. 177 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:25,162 You should be playing the field... there, in right, you know? 178 00:09:25,264 --> 00:09:28,529 Plus, I got Aunt Lindsay playing this year. I can't very well pull her off the roster. 179 00:09:28,634 --> 00:09:33,128 Let's make Ann the backup, okay? Very good way to think about her... as a backup. 180 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:35,036 - She's gonna be so excited. - Good. 181 00:09:35,141 --> 00:09:38,941 - Maybe-Maybe now I'll get a kiss. - Okay. 182 00:09:39,045 --> 00:09:43,209 Oh. I meant from Ann. 183 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:47,452 Yes, I know. I just want to get in there first. 184 00:09:47,553 --> 00:09:50,351 [Quietly] Okay. 185 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:55,390 Lindsay, wake up. I need you to play on the softball team this year. 186 00:09:55,494 --> 00:09:58,622 [Narrator] Lindsay felt the intended effect of Teamocil- 187 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:02,360 - a sense of camaraderie. - Count me in, Michael. Happy to help the team. 188 00:10:05,838 --> 00:10:08,466 - Great news. I'm back. - You just left. 189 00:10:08,574 --> 00:10:10,701 Yeah, I don't think things are gonna work out with Sitwell. 190 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:13,779 I mean, we picked up his sleepy-head wig, everything was cool. 191 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:16,404 Next thing I know, he's asking me for a bunch of work ideas. 192 00:10:16,515 --> 00:10:20,576 So, I thought I'd just quit and go back to being president here. 193 00:10:20,686 --> 00:10:24,247 I need to do this job, okay? I need to prove that I can do this job. 194 00:10:24,357 --> 00:10:28,987 - To who? - To... you. 195 00:10:29,095 --> 00:10:33,156 Michael, I'm your big brother. I'll never be impressed with you. 196 00:10:33,265 --> 00:10:35,233 - Still. - Anyway, look. You can still do it. 197 00:10:35,334 --> 00:10:39,896 I just want the office and my stuffs and title. 198 00:10:40,006 --> 00:10:45,171 What about... if I help you with your work over at Sitwell? 199 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:47,837 - You'd do that? - Sure. 200 00:10:47,947 --> 00:10:50,381 You really want me to succeed at Sitwell. 201 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:56,115 Well, I just- Hey. Come on. I really want you to be over at Sitwell. 202 00:11:00,726 --> 00:11:05,959 [Narrator] Lucille was worried that her son Buster was being sent into battle with the army. 203 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:09,193 I feel that we've not brought something up that might be a solution... 204 00:11:09,301 --> 00:11:11,861 um, to spare my feelings. 205 00:11:11,971 --> 00:11:15,429 Send you in his place? I called. They don't want you back. 206 00:11:15,541 --> 00:11:20,171 [Narrator] Oscar had served in Vietnam as a croc spotter on a Swift boat. 207 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:22,509 Croc! No, Sorry. Wait. Log. 208 00:11:22,615 --> 00:11:24,583 Just a log. No, wait. Sorry. Croc! 209 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:28,984 - [Woman Singing "Downtown"] - It was there that he met a young U.S.O. Dancer named Lucille. 210 00:11:29,088 --> 00:11:30,953 [Young Lucille] I prefer an older man. 211 00:11:31,057 --> 00:11:35,653 - [Bob Hope] Hey, I'm free after the show. - I said older, Bob, not dead. 212 00:11:37,496 --> 00:11:40,624 I swore I'd never say his name again, but... 213 00:11:40,733 --> 00:11:43,395 it's time to call you-know-who. 214 00:11:43,502 --> 00:11:47,632 [Narrator] "You-know-who"was an army sergeant named Bill Anderson. 215 00:11:47,740 --> 00:11:52,473 He and Lucille were an item before she left him for Oscar. 216 00:11:52,578 --> 00:11:57,379 At the studio, Tobias began to create buzz around the watercooler. 217 00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:59,474 That Fünke is some kind of something. 218 00:11:59,585 --> 00:12:01,849 Boy, this Fünke is all anybody's ever talking about. 219 00:12:01,954 --> 00:12:05,287 So sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Fünke is. 220 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:09,452 Overrated. I'll just move- I'm sorry. 221 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:12,087 Okay. We're okay. Okay. 222 00:12:12,198 --> 00:12:15,827 Meanwhile, Maeby looked for an empty office to call George Michael. 223 00:12:15,935 --> 00:12:20,031 Where are you? I bought you a day. I can't put this book report off forever. 224 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:22,334 Sorry, is this your office? 225 00:12:22,441 --> 00:12:25,968 No. I'm just sitting behind someone else's desk pretending these are my kids. 226 00:12:26,078 --> 00:12:29,104 Can you get Jude Law in here for a meeting? 227 00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:31,274 - Oh, I'm just a reader. - A reader? 228 00:12:31,383 --> 00:12:35,012 - Yeah. - I need a report by tomorrow. 229 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:39,751 Before gym-lunch... with Jim... Carrey. 230 00:12:39,859 --> 00:12:42,123 It's the Grinch guy. You're too young. 231 00:12:46,065 --> 00:12:49,865 So get this. Sitwell loved my ideas. 232 00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:52,938 Well, my ideas and I knew it. That's great. 233 00:12:53,038 --> 00:12:55,836 - You know, Dad never complimented any of those. - Here's the thing. 234 00:12:55,941 --> 00:12:59,809 - I need more. - There were 34 proposals in there. 235 00:12:59,912 --> 00:13:02,642 You'd be amazed how fast they come out when you read them all in a row. 236 00:13:02,748 --> 00:13:06,878 "Thirty-one, bamboo floor upgrades. Cheaper, stronger." I can't read this word. 237 00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:09,921 "Thirty-two, wireless 'crapability."' That one explains itself. 238 00:13:10,022 --> 00:13:12,320 - "Thirty-three"- - Gob, that was six-months' worth of work. 239 00:13:12,424 --> 00:13:14,392 - You can't just blurt them all out at once. - Mr. Bluth. 240 00:13:14,493 --> 00:13:17,724 - He's coming. I've got to go. - You blew them away. 241 00:13:17,830 --> 00:13:21,630 [Chuckles] Bought you something. Maybe we can play catch sometime. 242 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:25,033 [Narrator] Gob's own father had only once played catch with him. 243 00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:29,233 And it ended as badly as any game of catch could end. 244 00:13:29,341 --> 00:13:32,469 - White power! - Better yet, maybe we can play ball on Saturday. 245 00:13:32,578 --> 00:13:35,547 I'll meet you there. I've got a neck hair fitting at 11:00. 246 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:40,608 [Narrator] Gob was both angry... and overwhelmed... 247 00:13:40,719 --> 00:13:43,847 by the approval from this new father figure. 248 00:13:43,956 --> 00:13:47,016 It was confusing. 249 00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:50,027 Michael was less torn and went to brag to his father. 250 00:13:50,129 --> 00:13:54,862 So, apparently my ideas aren't so bad, and that comes from Sitwell himself. 251 00:13:54,967 --> 00:13:58,698 - You let your ideas go to Sitwell? - Uh, no. I gave them to Gob... 252 00:13:58,804 --> 00:14:02,535 who, uh, works there now. 253 00:14:02,641 --> 00:14:04,609 You let Gob go to Sitwell? 254 00:14:04,710 --> 00:14:07,008 - What'd I tell you? I told you- - "Don't let him go." I know. 255 00:14:07,112 --> 00:14:10,047 - But my point is that I do all the work, Pop. - He makes all the plays. 256 00:14:10,149 --> 00:14:12,481 Don't you understand? He was the best softball player in the league. 257 00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:17,716 [Narrator] Gob was especially gifted at sacrificing his body for the play. 258 00:14:17,823 --> 00:14:20,951 - Play's at second. Play's at second. - Yeah! Suck on that, Sitwell. 259 00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:23,551 Although at times, even that wasn't enough. 260 00:14:23,662 --> 00:14:26,495 Your Tweety Bird dance just cost us a run, you moron. 261 00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:28,829 [George] Why do you think Sitwell hired him? 262 00:14:28,934 --> 00:14:32,301 You can't do this. You're gonna lose the game, the company, and you can't do this. 263 00:14:32,404 --> 00:14:35,396 What are you saying? If I win the game, you're comfortable with me running the company? 264 00:14:35,507 --> 00:14:37,634 - That's what I'm saying. - I'll win the game. 265 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:41,007 And I'll show him that his little plan didn't work, all right? 266 00:14:41,113 --> 00:14:44,742 - We can build houses. We can win games. - That is what I wanna hear. 267 00:14:44,850 --> 00:14:48,911 - [Clattering] - We can win games. 268 00:14:50,522 --> 00:14:54,424 Lindsay, did that oven vent hit you? Your foot is bleeding. 269 00:14:54,526 --> 00:14:58,121 - My foot is bleeding. - [Narrator] Teamocil may cause numbness of the extremities. 270 00:14:58,230 --> 00:15:00,198 You're gonna be able to play on our team, right? 271 00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:03,598 - Why do you think I'm taking Teamocil? - To curb your sex drive. 272 00:15:03,702 --> 00:15:05,602 That's right. What team are you talking about? 273 00:15:05,704 --> 00:15:09,299 [Narrator] It may also cause short-term memory loss. 274 00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:12,104 Okay. Looks like I'm gonna need that female backup player after all. 275 00:15:12,211 --> 00:15:15,146 - And Ann's really good at softball, huh? - Yeah. She's amazing. 276 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:17,841 You know, she's got this low center of gravity. You can't knock her over. 277 00:15:17,950 --> 00:15:20,680 - Well, I could knock her over. - Dad, I'm telling you, you can't. 278 00:15:20,786 --> 00:15:23,016 They call her "The Wall," you know? 279 00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:27,286 Well, that's great. But I could knock her over. I won't, but I could. 280 00:15:27,393 --> 00:15:30,021 - [Narrator] And Lucille called on an old lover. - William? 281 00:15:30,129 --> 00:15:32,563 - Yes, ma'am? - You don't remember me? 282 00:15:32,665 --> 00:15:36,795 [Narrator] General Anderson had done three tours of duty in Vietnam... 283 00:15:36,902 --> 00:15:41,862 - but the only memory he'd blocked was being left by Lucille. - Oh, God. That touch. 284 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:45,842 - Oh, how could I forget? Pat? - Lucille. 285 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,812 I could never forget that touch. 286 00:15:48,914 --> 00:15:52,645 Bill, they're shipping my son Buster off. I can't have that happen. 287 00:15:52,751 --> 00:15:57,051 - I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. - Is there anything I can do? 288 00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:03,420 Maybe if you... go downtown. 289 00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:07,397 [Exhales] Oh, I haven't done that in 30 years. 290 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:20,606 - You make me want to puke, Bluth! - [Giggling] 291 00:16:20,713 --> 00:16:23,511 [Narrator] And so, Buster was pulled out of combat training- 292 00:16:23,615 --> 00:16:28,177 - Put 'em down and halt! - and put into U.S.O. Training. 293 00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:35,516 - It jolts, but it's not really doing it right now. - And back at Gob's new office. 294 00:16:35,627 --> 00:16:37,424 - Michael. - Do you still need those ideas? 295 00:16:37,529 --> 00:16:40,362 Come on. Are you kidding me? I can't let Sitwell down. 296 00:16:40,466 --> 00:16:44,027 - L-I'm desperate here. - Then I'll make you a deal. 297 00:16:44,136 --> 00:16:48,129 - I want you to throw the softball game. - Never! 298 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,902 - He gave me this. - Course he did. Why do you think he hired you? 299 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:53,877 He liked my ideas. 300 00:16:53,979 --> 00:16:55,879 They were my ideas, and, no, he didn't. 301 00:16:55,981 --> 00:16:59,712 He wants you for the softball game because he's trying to make our family look foolish. 302 00:16:59,818 --> 00:17:04,653 I knew you had bad ideas. All right, we'll play him. 303 00:17:04,757 --> 00:17:07,385 I'll throw that softball game. 304 00:17:07,493 --> 00:17:10,724 Nobody makes a fool of our family without my help. 305 00:17:17,102 --> 00:17:21,334 [Narrator] Tobias had talked up the name Fünke, and it was time to audition. 306 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,170 - What's your name? - Tobias. 307 00:17:24,276 --> 00:17:26,301 He's too short. Give it to the guard. 308 00:17:26,412 --> 00:17:31,748 Oh. L- I'm not. L- On camera, I seem much taller. 309 00:17:31,850 --> 00:17:35,149 And Maeby picked up the reader's report, which had now become her book report. 310 00:17:35,254 --> 00:17:37,950 - Whatcha got there? - I can't really discuss it. 311 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,457 If you wanna get it made, I'm the guy who has to see it. 312 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:44,188 You're the Fünke everyone's talking about? What are you, like, 15? 313 00:17:44,296 --> 00:17:48,164 - Marry me. [Chuckles] - Everyone thinks I look young too. 314 00:17:48,267 --> 00:17:51,259 - So who are you thinking about? - Jude Law. Why do you ask? 315 00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:53,838 Yeah. Go young. Young Guy and the Sea. Big spring-breaker. 316 00:17:53,939 --> 00:17:56,931 Four C.G.I. The fish. Let's fast-track this one. 317 00:17:57,042 --> 00:18:00,443 [Narrator] And that's when Maeby realized she had become a successful film executive. 318 00:18:00,546 --> 00:18:02,707 - It's all waxed up. - All waxed up? What do you mean? 319 00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:05,807 - I need something. Ajob for my dad. - Yeah, yeah. Sure. Okay. 320 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:09,285 Listen to me. Brand new cars don't get waxed! 321 00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:11,856 [Narrator] That afternoon it was game time... 322 00:18:11,957 --> 00:18:14,448 and Michael felt confident about a Bluth win. 323 00:18:16,962 --> 00:18:19,192 Spin, spin, spin. 324 00:18:19,298 --> 00:18:24,031 [Narrator] Ann wasn't as amazing as George Michael led his father to believe. 325 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:27,299 But Gob was playing worse than ever... 326 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:30,307 as per his agreement with Michael. 327 00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:41,082 Your guy can't hit, Sitwell. He's never gonna touch it. 328 00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:43,245 - Time out. - Time out. 329 00:18:43,355 --> 00:18:45,482 Gob, are you okay? 330 00:18:45,591 --> 00:18:48,389 Yeah, just can't hit today. Guess you're really disappointed in me. 331 00:18:48,494 --> 00:18:51,657 Hey. Everybody has days like this. It's only a game. 332 00:18:51,763 --> 00:18:54,823 After that list of ideas you gave me, I don't care if you blow the whole season. 333 00:18:54,933 --> 00:18:57,663 Come here, you. 334 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:00,834 Okay. We're good. 335 00:19:00,939 --> 00:19:04,898 [Narrator] And Gob finally felt that someone believed in him. 336 00:19:05,010 --> 00:19:08,673 Even though they weren't his ideas. 337 00:19:08,780 --> 00:19:11,408 And he decided to make Sitwell proud. 338 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:16,680 [Michael] Get on that ball! 339 00:19:19,024 --> 00:19:21,515 You go! 340 00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:23,527 You better pull an ankle or something. 341 00:19:23,629 --> 00:19:25,529 Come on, George Michael! Get that ball in there! 342 00:19:25,631 --> 00:19:27,690 [Narrator] Then he went headfirst into The Wall. 343 00:19:27,799 --> 00:19:29,767 - I'm safe. - You're out! 344 00:19:29,868 --> 00:19:33,201 Out? I was safe! I'm safe! 345 00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:36,365 - Stop with the Tweety Bird dance, you moron. - Dad? 346 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:38,807 He made the call. You're out. What are you doing? 347 00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:40,708 - Shush, shush, shush. - Dad? 348 00:19:40,812 --> 00:19:43,212 - He's safe. - What the hell are you doing here? 349 00:19:43,315 --> 00:19:46,409 I'm taking care of what you screwed up. You blew it again, Michael. 350 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:50,887 Let me tell you something. I blew it when I let you start controlling me again. 351 00:19:50,989 --> 00:19:52,889 I even stooped to cheat here at a softball game. 352 00:19:52,991 --> 00:19:55,391 You've been talking to each other. How come nobody called me? 353 00:19:55,494 --> 00:19:58,793 - What's going on there? - I'm just fixing something that's been bugging me. 354 00:19:58,897 --> 00:20:01,491 - He was safe. - [Cheering] 355 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,229 He was. We lost. Get over it. 356 00:20:05,337 --> 00:20:08,829 Yeah, and Stan Sitwell liked my ideas. He really believed in me. 357 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:10,738 - My ideas. - Well. 358 00:20:10,842 --> 00:20:13,743 And I'm president, whether you like it or not, Dad. 359 00:20:13,845 --> 00:20:15,972 I don't need your approval anymore. 360 00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:20,848 - I'm proud of you. - Really? 361 00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:23,046 Yeah. See ya. 362 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:28,583 Michael, I could've sworn I just saw Dad. 363 00:20:28,694 --> 00:20:32,095 Or not. I think hallucination is one of the side-effects ofTeamocil. 364 00:20:32,197 --> 00:20:34,324 [Narrator] It isn't. 365 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:36,731 - Thanks for making the right call there, Mike. - Yeah. 366 00:20:36,835 --> 00:20:39,963 - Sorry I didn't blow the game. - No. You did the right thing... 367 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:42,632 and you finally got Dad to one of your ball games. 368 00:20:42,741 --> 00:20:45,369 - Screw him. - Yeah. 369 00:20:45,477 --> 00:20:49,140 [Whistling Through Teeth] I miss him so much. 370 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:52,012 [Narrator] On the next Arrested Development. 371 00:20:52,117 --> 00:20:55,314 - Maeby gets her father a job. - I gotta fire one of ya. 372 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:58,116 Andy Richter! Here are those head shots I was telling you about. 373 00:20:58,223 --> 00:21:01,681 - Yeah. I gotta go. - It's Tobias Fünke. I told you about the head shots? 374 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:04,284 [Narrator] And Buster visits the general. 375 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:06,796 I just wanted to thank you for my new job. [Giggles] 376 00:21:06,898 --> 00:21:10,459 - What's wrong? - I'm shipping out tomorrow. 377 00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:16,303 - I've got just the thing. - Oh. I haven't felt hands like that in years. 378 00:21:16,408 --> 00:21:19,343 You are coming to the front.