1 00:00:02,199 --> 00:00:05,600 Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything... 2 00:00:05,702 --> 00:00:07,693 and the one son who had no choice... 3 00:00:07,804 --> 00:00:09,795 but to keep them all together. 4 00:00:15,312 --> 00:00:16,973 It's Arrested Development. 5 00:00:20,584 --> 00:00:23,485 Another setback for the once prominent Bluth family... 6 00:00:23,587 --> 00:00:25,487 as their frozen banana stand... 7 00:00:25,589 --> 00:00:27,887 a Newport Beach landmark burns to the ground. 8 00:00:27,991 --> 00:00:31,449 A delicious whodunit after this. 9 00:00:31,561 --> 00:00:32,892 [Buzzing] 10 00:00:32,996 --> 00:00:34,554 [Man Narrating] A week before the fire... 11 00:00:34,664 --> 00:00:37,997 Michael Bluth was trying to save the Bluth Company... 12 00:00:38,101 --> 00:00:41,502 - but his father was making it difficult. - I need the flight records, Dad. 13 00:00:41,605 --> 00:00:43,732 I'm trying to find some money for the family. 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,741 There's always money in the banana stand. { Clicks Tongue] 15 00:00:46,843 --> 00:00:49,073 I am having a love affair with this ice cream sandwich. Want some? 16 00:00:49,179 --> 00:00:51,079 - You wanna take a bite? Take a bite. - Please. Please. 17 00:00:51,181 --> 00:00:53,672 - Come on. Take a bite. Bite. - The S.E.C. has locked up our funds. 18 00:00:53,783 --> 00:00:57,082 - These guys aren't messing around. - No touching! 19 00:00:57,187 --> 00:01:00,020 So I need you to tell me. Were you taking vacations in the jet? 20 00:01:00,123 --> 00:01:02,182 - Is that what you're hiding from me? - { Scoffs] 21 00:01:02,292 --> 00:01:05,819 I haven't had a vacation in years. This is my vacation. 22 00:01:05,929 --> 00:01:08,329 I'm exercising. I'm sleeping well. 23 00:01:08,431 --> 00:01:13,130 - You're doing time. - I'm doing the time of my life! 24 00:01:13,236 --> 00:01:16,433 - What's up, pumpkin? - Hey. T-Bone! 25 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:18,440 - What's up? - Yeah. T-Bone's my roommate. 26 00:01:18,542 --> 00:01:20,601 - Oh. - { Whispering] He's a flamer. 27 00:01:20,710 --> 00:01:24,510 - T's checking out today. - Yeah. 28 00:01:24,614 --> 00:01:26,946 Well, I guess every vacation's gotta come to an end. 29 00:01:31,054 --> 00:01:33,454 You just made a fool out of yourself in front ofT-Bone. 30 00:01:33,557 --> 00:01:37,288 Anyway, I want you to give him a job at the company. Sales. 31 00:01:37,394 --> 00:01:39,294 - I'm not gonna do that. - Why not? 32 00:01:39,396 --> 00:01:41,296 - Because we don't have any money. - Because he's a flamer? 33 00:01:41,398 --> 00:01:45,027 - I told you that in confidence. - You don't seem to understand I'm running this company now... 34 00:01:45,135 --> 00:01:47,899 and I need the flight records, and I'm gonna get them... 35 00:01:48,004 --> 00:01:50,472 - with or without your help. - All right. 36 00:01:50,574 --> 00:01:54,135 [Guard] No touching.! 37 00:01:54,244 --> 00:01:56,735 I got something we can try, all right? It's a little risky. 38 00:01:56,846 --> 00:01:59,178 - Please. - Open up. 39 00:01:59,282 --> 00:02:01,648 What do you mean about... 40 00:02:03,019 --> 00:02:06,045 [Narrator] While George Sr. was losing a roommate... 41 00:02:06,156 --> 00:02:09,216 George Michael was having a hard time adjusting to his new one. 42 00:02:09,326 --> 00:02:11,226 Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. 43 00:02:11,328 --> 00:02:12,989 - Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. - I'm up! 44 00:02:13,096 --> 00:02:15,997 Okay, we are just about ass to ankles back here, Maeby. 45 00:02:16,099 --> 00:02:19,091 Do you wanna hop on your cousin's lap there, please? 46 00:02:20,604 --> 00:02:22,663 [Michael] Whoa, bumpy road ahead. 47 00:02:22,772 --> 00:02:24,865 { Sighs] 48 00:02:24,975 --> 00:02:27,944 ?? [Maeby Singing Pop] 49 00:02:28,044 --> 00:02:30,444 [Narrator] So, he addressed his problem head-on. 50 00:02:31,715 --> 00:02:33,512 Dad, I wanna work more hours at the banana stand. 51 00:02:33,617 --> 00:02:37,553 Wow. Huh. Well, that's great. 52 00:02:37,654 --> 00:02:40,214 You know, I used to be just like you when I was a kid. 53 00:02:40,323 --> 00:02:44,783 - I used to love it there. - [George] It's gonna be our best summer ever, Mikey.! 54 00:02:46,663 --> 00:02:49,223 Well, I'll tell you what. I'm gonna give you a promotion. 55 00:02:49,332 --> 00:02:51,357 Welcome aboard, Mr. Manager. 56 00:02:51,468 --> 00:02:53,561 Wow! I'm Mr. Manager! 57 00:02:53,670 --> 00:02:55,695 Well, manager. We just say "manager." 58 00:02:55,805 --> 00:02:58,968 And you can hire an employee if you need one. 59 00:02:59,075 --> 00:03:02,203 - Do you think I need one? - Don't look at me, Mr. Manager. 60 00:03:02,312 --> 00:03:05,907 Right. It's up to me now. I'm Mr. Manager. 61 00:03:06,016 --> 00:03:09,110 - Manager. We just say... - I know, but you just... 62 00:03:09,219 --> 00:03:11,210 It doesn't matter who. 63 00:03:18,261 --> 00:03:20,320 I don't know what I expected. 64 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:24,924 What's going on? This is exactly where the two of you were when I left this morning. 65 00:03:25,035 --> 00:03:28,732 - Is nobody gonna even try to get a job? - I have a job, Michael. 66 00:03:28,838 --> 00:03:33,241 - It's called supporting my husband. - You haven't been shopping. 67 00:03:33,343 --> 00:03:35,811 The only thing I found in the freezer was a dead dove in a bag. 68 00:03:35,912 --> 00:03:39,609 You didn't eat that, did you? 'Cause I've only got a couple days left to return it. 69 00:03:39,716 --> 00:03:42,776 Died right in the middle of a show. 70 00:03:42,886 --> 00:03:46,515 - Do you want a cage for that? - No. I'm a magician. 71 00:03:46,623 --> 00:03:49,285 [Dove Cooing] 72 00:03:49,392 --> 00:03:52,327 - [Bells Jingle] - [Cooing Stops] 73 00:03:52,429 --> 00:03:55,330 What is your return policy, by the way? 74 00:03:55,432 --> 00:03:59,129 Not that I have to defend myself, but for your information, I did go shopping. 75 00:03:59,235 --> 00:04:01,601 You spent $68 on hair conditioner? 76 00:04:01,705 --> 00:04:04,572 A small price to pay for self-esteem, Michael. 77 00:04:04,674 --> 00:04:08,610 Or are you still jealous that you lost Best Hair to me in high school and got Dorkiest? 78 00:04:08,712 --> 00:04:10,805 [Narrator] Lindsay's achievements in high school... 79 00:04:10,914 --> 00:04:14,350 had always overshadowed Michael's. 80 00:04:14,451 --> 00:04:17,443 I agree with Michael. It's important not to tie your self-esteem... 81 00:04:17,554 --> 00:04:20,148 into how you look or what people think of you. 82 00:04:20,256 --> 00:04:22,349 I mean, look at me. I'm an actor. 83 00:04:22,459 --> 00:04:25,121 An actor, for crying out loud! 84 00:04:25,228 --> 00:04:28,823 You know how much rejection I face every day? 85 00:04:28,932 --> 00:04:31,594 But in this business of show... 86 00:04:31,701 --> 00:04:34,192 you have to have the heart of an angel... 87 00:04:34,304 --> 00:04:37,239 and the hide of an elephant. 88 00:04:37,340 --> 00:04:39,467 But you've never actually had an audition. 89 00:04:39,576 --> 00:04:41,635 { Chuckles] 90 00:04:41,745 --> 00:04:43,645 Well... 91 00:04:43,747 --> 00:04:47,183 { Imitating Steve Martin] excuse me! 92 00:04:50,487 --> 00:04:53,115 Excuse me. 93 00:04:53,223 --> 00:04:56,021 Some really great spousal support. You know something, Lindsay? 94 00:04:56,126 --> 00:04:58,890 You might wanna start thinking about the example you're setting for your daughter... 95 00:04:58,995 --> 00:05:01,020 unless you want her to end up just like you. 96 00:05:01,131 --> 00:05:03,531 Yeah. Shoot me when that happens. 97 00:05:03,633 --> 00:05:06,898 Is there a carbon monoxide leak in this house? 98 00:05:09,672 --> 00:05:12,197 George Michael, you're taking your cousin to work today. 99 00:05:12,308 --> 00:05:16,039 That's your new employee. I do not want my niece to end up just like everyone in this family. 100 00:05:16,146 --> 00:05:18,774 Uh-uh. You're not telling my daughter what to do. She's a child! 101 00:05:18,882 --> 00:05:21,908 No, I'm not. I can work. 102 00:05:22,018 --> 00:05:26,182 I don't know about this. I mean, it can get pretty hairy in there. 103 00:05:26,289 --> 00:05:28,189 Fine. Do what you want. 104 00:05:28,291 --> 00:05:30,851 If I know my daughter, that stand won't be there in a week. 105 00:05:33,029 --> 00:05:35,020 You stay on top of her, buddy. 106 00:05:35,131 --> 00:05:39,090 Do not be afraid to ride her. Hard. 107 00:05:43,573 --> 00:05:46,303 [Narrator] George Michael's attempt to distance himself... 108 00:05:46,409 --> 00:05:49,344 from his cousin proved unsuccessful. 109 00:05:55,084 --> 00:05:57,484 I can't tell you how many health codes you're violating right now. 110 00:05:57,587 --> 00:05:59,578 I can't believe I volunteered for this. 111 00:05:59,689 --> 00:06:02,988 This is my stupidest rebellion ever. 112 00:06:03,092 --> 00:06:05,925 Hey, do you wanna go play Skee-Ball? 113 00:06:06,029 --> 00:06:08,827 - [Coins Jingling] - Wait... This is the cash drawer. 114 00:06:08,932 --> 00:06:10,832 My dad's gonna come by at the end of the weekend... 115 00:06:10,934 --> 00:06:13,596 and the number of bananas has to match the amount of money in here. 116 00:06:13,703 --> 00:06:16,263 - Oh, so it all has to even out? - Exactly. 117 00:06:16,372 --> 00:06:19,864 Easy. Banana. 118 00:06:19,976 --> 00:06:22,001 Buck. 119 00:06:22,111 --> 00:06:24,705 Banana. Take a buck. 120 00:06:24,814 --> 00:06:27,339 [Narrator] And Michael went to his mother for the flight records... 121 00:06:27,450 --> 00:06:29,748 his father wouldn't give him. 122 00:06:29,853 --> 00:06:33,880 Then why don't you marry an ice cream sandwich? 123 00:06:33,990 --> 00:06:36,288 - I gotta go. - Who was that? Was that Dad? 124 00:06:36,392 --> 00:06:39,452 - That was Gob. - Uh-huh. 125 00:06:39,562 --> 00:06:41,826 - So, Mom, I'm trying to find... - I don't know where they are. 126 00:06:41,931 --> 00:06:44,491 these flight records. 127 00:06:44,601 --> 00:06:46,626 You know, it's really more believable if you let me finish. 128 00:06:46,736 --> 00:06:49,728 Why am I the only one that seems to get how much trouble this family is in? 129 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,569 Oh, I get it, Michael. I get it. 130 00:06:52,675 --> 00:06:56,133 But how should I know where the records are kept? Your father's in charge of all that. 131 00:06:56,246 --> 00:06:58,237 No, I'm in charge of all of that. 132 00:06:58,348 --> 00:07:00,714 And I think that you do know where they are. 133 00:07:00,817 --> 00:07:03,047 Oh, it's probably all in a storage unit somewhere. 134 00:07:03,152 --> 00:07:05,052 Where is the storage unit? 135 00:07:05,154 --> 00:07:07,054 - I don't remember. - Try. 136 00:07:07,156 --> 00:07:10,990 Something with "Dale." I don't know. Brookfeather. 137 00:07:11,094 --> 00:07:13,392 Raintree. It's hot. It's very hot there. 138 00:07:13,496 --> 00:07:16,021 - I've never been. Get a warrant! - Don't think I won't. 139 00:07:17,867 --> 00:07:20,062 Mother... Mother, I care about this family. 140 00:07:20,169 --> 00:07:23,036 And I do, too, my darling. 141 00:07:23,139 --> 00:07:26,165 That's why I'm worried about Gob. I was on the phone with him this morning. 142 00:07:26,276 --> 00:07:30,235 You mean just now, right? When I came in? 143 00:07:30,346 --> 00:07:34,442 Yes, just now, when you came in. And he's upset. He's very upset. 144 00:07:34,550 --> 00:07:37,348 - You haven't included him in the business at all. - { Scoffs] 145 00:07:37,453 --> 00:07:40,286 He's your older brother. You could find a little job for him. 146 00:07:40,390 --> 00:07:43,689 - Make him feel special. - But he's not special, Mother. 147 00:07:43,793 --> 00:07:46,318 No. 148 00:07:46,429 --> 00:07:49,694 But he loves you. We all love you. 149 00:07:49,799 --> 00:07:53,166 - Where's the storage unit? - It's with your warrant. 150 00:07:53,269 --> 00:07:54,759 [Chuckling] 151 00:07:54,871 --> 00:07:57,362 Luz, that coat cost more than your house! 152 00:07:59,142 --> 00:08:02,373 Oh, that's how we joke. She doesn't even have a house. 153 00:08:04,747 --> 00:08:07,773 [Narrator] The next day, Tobias looked for work. 154 00:08:07,884 --> 00:08:09,647 Hmm. Actor Pull. 155 00:08:14,490 --> 00:08:16,890 Ooh. 156 00:08:18,761 --> 00:08:21,059 Oh, look at all these parts! 157 00:08:24,534 --> 00:08:27,025 Tobias, nice to see you off the couch. 158 00:08:27,136 --> 00:08:30,902 I was looking for work, and I blew it, Michael. [Laughs] 159 00:08:31,007 --> 00:08:33,532 I guess you've already seen that, huh? 160 00:08:33,643 --> 00:08:37,135 Yes, I have. Oh, right. This one. 161 00:08:37,246 --> 00:08:39,771 Yeah, I'll call them again, I guess. 162 00:08:39,882 --> 00:08:42,180 I'll give them one more shot. 163 00:08:42,285 --> 00:08:44,515 [Narrator] And that's when Michael figured out how to get his mother... 164 00:08:44,620 --> 00:08:48,579 to lead him to the storage unit where the flight records were kept. 165 00:08:48,691 --> 00:08:50,852 [Phone Ringing] 166 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,451 - Hello. - Hey, Mom, it's Michael. Listen. 167 00:08:53,563 --> 00:08:55,588 Before I forget, I talked to the I.R. S... 168 00:08:55,698 --> 00:08:57,666 and they wanna come by your apartment today... 169 00:08:57,767 --> 00:09:00,429 to see if you charged any big-ticket stuff to the company. 170 00:09:00,536 --> 00:09:03,994 Furs or... 171 00:09:04,107 --> 00:09:05,938 I don't know. just a heads-up. 172 00:09:08,044 --> 00:09:11,036 Oh, that poor woman. 173 00:09:13,316 --> 00:09:16,183 [Narrator] So Michael followed Luz... 174 00:09:16,285 --> 00:09:18,219 who had been sent to hide the evidence. 175 00:09:18,321 --> 00:09:21,757 Meanwhile, Tobias had arranged an audition for a local commercial. 176 00:09:21,858 --> 00:09:23,826 Lindsay came along to appear supportive. 177 00:09:23,926 --> 00:09:27,987 - This could take a while. - Honey, it's one line. 178 00:09:28,097 --> 00:09:30,122 Not if I do my job right. 179 00:09:30,233 --> 00:09:34,329 First of all, I love it. Quick question though. 180 00:09:34,437 --> 00:09:39,306 Am I panicked about the fire, or am I being brave for everyone else? 181 00:09:39,409 --> 00:09:42,640 The fire... It's... It's a fire sale. 182 00:09:45,448 --> 00:09:47,916 Oh. Oh. { Chuckling] 183 00:09:48,017 --> 00:09:49,917 Okay, I didn't, um... 184 00:09:50,019 --> 00:09:52,078 Well, let's give it a shot. 185 00:09:52,188 --> 00:09:54,122 { Deep Breath] 186 00:09:54,223 --> 00:09:58,216 Oh, my God! We're having a fire... sale. 187 00:09:58,327 --> 00:10:01,785 Oh, the burning! It burns me! 188 00:10:01,898 --> 00:10:05,163 Evacuate all the schoolchildren.! [Screaming] 189 00:10:05,268 --> 00:10:10,205 ?? { Singing] This isn't a fever! ?? { Singing Continues] 190 00:10:10,306 --> 00:10:12,069 I can't even see where the knob is! 191 00:10:18,581 --> 00:10:20,515 { Grunts, Sighs] 192 00:10:20,616 --> 00:10:22,516 And scene. 193 00:10:22,618 --> 00:10:25,781 Um... 194 00:10:25,888 --> 00:10:28,618 Would you like to try that a little simpler maybe? 195 00:10:30,827 --> 00:10:33,057 No. 196 00:10:35,498 --> 00:10:37,932 Okay. Anybody else? Anyone? 197 00:10:39,302 --> 00:10:41,202 Lindsay Bluth? 198 00:10:41,304 --> 00:10:43,204 - It's Fünke. - Roger Danish. 199 00:10:43,306 --> 00:10:45,501 Look at you. I can't believe it's Lindsay Bluth. 200 00:10:45,608 --> 00:10:47,075 - Oh! - Fünke. 201 00:10:47,176 --> 00:10:49,906 Roger was my male counterpart in high school. 202 00:10:51,380 --> 00:10:53,610 Remember how crazy our hair was back then? 203 00:10:53,716 --> 00:10:56,651 What were we thinking? So what are you doing now? 204 00:10:56,752 --> 00:10:58,947 - He's, uh, casting my commercial. - Oh... 205 00:10:59,055 --> 00:11:02,286 Yeah, trying to. The South Coast Boutique is having a fire sale. 206 00:11:02,391 --> 00:11:05,952 South Coast Boutique? They're having a fire sale? 207 00:11:10,666 --> 00:11:14,966 [Narrator] Meanwhile, Michael was still following his mother's housekeeper. 208 00:11:20,343 --> 00:11:24,074 And she did finally lead him to the storage unit. 209 00:11:24,180 --> 00:11:27,411 - Unfortunately, it was on fire. - { Siren Wailing] 210 00:11:30,052 --> 00:11:32,350 [Police Radio Chatter] 211 00:11:32,455 --> 00:11:34,980 Somebody wanted this place to go. 212 00:11:35,091 --> 00:11:39,755 - Yeah? What do you mean, arson? - Oh, definitely the work of a flamer. 213 00:11:55,811 --> 00:11:57,779 { Shouting] 214 00:12:01,384 --> 00:12:04,615 It shoots tomorrow, and are you ready for this? 215 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:09,419 - It pays 1,000 bucks! - Mmm. I thought that was Tobias's part. 216 00:12:09,525 --> 00:12:11,823 Yes. No. No, I did not book this one. 217 00:12:11,928 --> 00:12:15,659 I, uh... I think I made the, uh, fire too real, uh, for them... 218 00:12:15,765 --> 00:12:18,734 and, uh... and probably failed to highlight the sale. 219 00:12:18,834 --> 00:12:23,237 So, good for her. And, uh, will you excuse me, please? 220 00:12:23,339 --> 00:12:26,035 { Chuckling] 221 00:12:26,142 --> 00:12:28,269 Well, that's great, but I've got my own problems. 222 00:12:28,377 --> 00:12:30,572 The flight records? They burned up. 223 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:34,446 That's fine. That's over with. But I think Dad is behind it. 224 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:37,678 I think Dad is trying to run the business from prison. 225 00:12:37,787 --> 00:12:40,950 Well, isn't that ironic? I'm making a fortune at my newjob... 226 00:12:41,057 --> 00:12:43,389 and you don't even have the job you thought you did. 227 00:12:43,492 --> 00:12:47,155 But you don't have a job. You've got a job offer. Anybody can get a job offer. 228 00:12:47,263 --> 00:12:51,393 { Sobbing] 229 00:12:51,500 --> 00:12:54,492 So, I'm gonna go see Dad, because this is my business to run now. 230 00:12:54,604 --> 00:12:56,970 Your business? 231 00:12:59,242 --> 00:13:01,472 Hey, there you are, Gob. 232 00:13:01,577 --> 00:13:03,841 I have been looking all over for you. 233 00:13:03,946 --> 00:13:06,346 I could really use some help. 234 00:13:06,449 --> 00:13:10,351 Well, I was gonna return this dove. 235 00:13:10,453 --> 00:13:13,251 What are you... You want me to run a meeting for you or something? 236 00:13:13,356 --> 00:13:16,291 Or, even better, could you mail this letter for me? 237 00:13:16,392 --> 00:13:19,088 You can't just give that to a mailman? 238 00:13:19,195 --> 00:13:22,687 I can't trust a mailman with this. This is important. 239 00:13:22,798 --> 00:13:25,266 [Narrator] Gob was intrigued. He also suspected... 240 00:13:25,368 --> 00:13:28,166 he couldn't return a completely frozen dove to a pet store... 241 00:13:28,271 --> 00:13:31,138 and get the full refund he felt he was entitled to. 242 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,937 - I'll mail that letter. - [Narrator] Michael then went to confront his father. 243 00:13:36,579 --> 00:13:39,343 You are not going to keep running the company from in here, okay? 244 00:13:39,448 --> 00:13:41,109 That's why you wanted me to give T-Bone a job? 245 00:13:41,217 --> 00:13:45,153 - To pay him back for burning down the storage unit? - Michael, that's ridiculous. 246 00:13:45,254 --> 00:13:48,280 Well, I'm not hiring him. No. We don't have the money, Pop. 247 00:13:48,391 --> 00:13:50,951 There's always money in the banana stand. { Clicks Tongue] 248 00:13:51,060 --> 00:13:55,793 The banana stand! You know, that's exactly what this feels like. Huh? 249 00:13:55,898 --> 00:13:58,958 Like I'm still stuck in that hot booth all summer with you pulling the strings. 250 00:13:59,068 --> 00:14:01,969 What was I gonna do, put a kid in charge of a frozen banana stand? 251 00:14:02,071 --> 00:14:04,562 Sure. That's what I did. I just made my son the manager. 252 00:14:06,175 --> 00:14:09,076 George Michael is running the frozen banana stand now? 253 00:14:09,178 --> 00:14:13,842 That's right. Yeah. You sit with that. You think about that for a while. 254 00:14:13,949 --> 00:14:16,315 [Narrator] George Sr. did think about that. 255 00:14:20,289 --> 00:14:23,315 Well, now that we've got an employee, we can go have dinner. 256 00:14:26,595 --> 00:14:29,894 We throw away a banana for every buck we take so no one finds out. 257 00:14:29,999 --> 00:14:32,399 Wait a minute. I think you should do that math again. 258 00:14:32,501 --> 00:14:35,368 - Why? Is it wrong? - It's fine. 259 00:14:35,471 --> 00:14:38,929 - He's an arsonist, not an embezzler. - { No Audible Dialogue] 260 00:14:39,041 --> 00:14:42,204 [Narrator] Meanwhile, Michael got an urgent call from his mother. 261 00:14:42,311 --> 00:14:44,506 Gob is unhappy. 262 00:14:44,613 --> 00:14:47,173 Again? I tried to include him. I gave him a job. 263 00:14:47,283 --> 00:14:50,775 - You gave him a letter to mail. - Don't tell me that was too much for him. 264 00:14:50,886 --> 00:14:54,083 No, Michael, he mailed the letter. That's not the point. 265 00:14:54,190 --> 00:14:57,421 [Narrator] Gob had not mailed the letter, but, in an act of defiance... 266 00:14:57,526 --> 00:14:59,892 dramatically hurled the letter into the sea. 267 00:14:59,995 --> 00:15:02,429 ?? [Man Singing In Foreign Language] 268 00:15:02,531 --> 00:15:06,399 This proved a more difficult dramatic gesture than he'd anticipated. 269 00:15:06,502 --> 00:15:09,471 ?? [Continues] 270 00:15:18,848 --> 00:15:21,408 - So what do you want me to do about it? - Don't take that tone. 271 00:15:21,517 --> 00:15:25,920 - He's my son. I want you to make him stop calling me. - [Door Opens] 272 00:15:26,021 --> 00:15:28,546 Am I the only one who works in this family? 273 00:15:28,657 --> 00:15:31,524 [Chuckling] Yes, that's my gal. 274 00:15:31,627 --> 00:15:35,028 Who would have imagined... two actors in one family? { Chuckles] 275 00:15:35,131 --> 00:15:37,565 We're like the Lunts! 276 00:15:37,666 --> 00:15:43,400 - { Chuckling] You see... Excuse me. - Mama. 277 00:15:43,506 --> 00:15:47,237 [Narrator] And so, Lindsay and Maeby separately went to the same restaurant... 278 00:15:47,343 --> 00:15:50,073 to celebrate thejobs they hadn't actually performed... 279 00:15:50,179 --> 00:15:52,670 with money they hadn't actually earned. 280 00:15:52,782 --> 00:15:55,751 Did you enjoy your meal, Mom? You drank it fast enough. 281 00:15:55,851 --> 00:15:58,319 - [Woman] Hi, Lucille.! - Not as much as you enjoyed yours. 282 00:15:58,421 --> 00:16:00,355 You want your belt to buckle, not your chair. 283 00:16:00,456 --> 00:16:03,482 Okay, this is what I told Tobias you'd do. 284 00:16:03,592 --> 00:16:06,322 Say what you will about him. At least he's happy for me. 285 00:16:06,429 --> 00:16:09,330 { Sobbing] 286 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,262 You know, I think we might be doubling our losses here. 287 00:16:14,370 --> 00:16:18,101 Because, I mean, for every dollar you take, you're actually taking two dollars... 288 00:16:18,207 --> 00:16:20,607 because we paid for the bananas. 289 00:16:20,709 --> 00:16:22,836 { Chuckles] Oh, my God, you're right. 290 00:16:22,945 --> 00:16:28,008 I am? Oh, God, I've screwed this up! Okay, we gotta go. 291 00:16:28,117 --> 00:16:33,282 - Oh, my God! It's your mom and Gangy. - What are they doing here? 292 00:16:33,389 --> 00:16:35,289 They're grown-ups. They're allowed to have fun whenever they want. 293 00:16:35,391 --> 00:16:38,326 We're kids. We're supposed to be working. Now they're gonna tell my dad... 294 00:16:38,427 --> 00:16:40,759 and he's gonna come check the totals and know we took the money. 295 00:16:40,863 --> 00:16:43,024 - Oh, God, this is bad. What are we gonna do? - Look. 296 00:16:43,132 --> 00:16:46,693 Pop-pop, he's a business man. What would he do? 297 00:16:47,837 --> 00:16:49,805 Bananas Foster. 298 00:16:54,310 --> 00:16:58,007 You might wanna let that fire go out before you stick your face in it. 299 00:16:58,113 --> 00:17:00,377 That's funny, 'cause I was gonna say, "You might wanna lean away from that fire... 300 00:17:00,483 --> 00:17:03,145 since you're soaked in alcohol." 301 00:17:03,252 --> 00:17:05,321 Mine was better. 302 00:17:05,321 --> 00:17:05,980 Mine was better. 303 00:17:06,088 --> 00:17:07,988 Welcome to Bluth Bananas, where bananas are our business. 304 00:17:08,090 --> 00:17:09,990 May I interest you in a banana this day? 305 00:17:10,092 --> 00:17:14,324 - T-Bone, what are you doing here? - Your dad gave me this job. 306 00:17:14,430 --> 00:17:17,866 [Narrator] Michael realized that his father had even taken control... 307 00:17:17,967 --> 00:17:19,992 of the banana stand. 308 00:17:20,102 --> 00:17:22,002 But he still had some unanswered questions... 309 00:17:22,104 --> 00:17:23,901 so he did a little detective work. 310 00:17:24,006 --> 00:17:25,906 - You burn down the storage unit? - Oh, most definitely. 311 00:17:30,913 --> 00:17:34,178 Michael, having a nice day at the beach... 312 00:17:34,283 --> 00:17:37,343 while the rest of us are busting our asses to deliver your mail? 313 00:17:37,453 --> 00:17:40,786 What do you want me to say? You go and complain to Mom... 314 00:17:40,890 --> 00:17:43,051 - and I tried to include you. - Include me? 315 00:17:43,158 --> 00:17:45,683 - Yeah. - I should be in charge. I'm the older brother. 316 00:17:45,794 --> 00:17:50,356 - Please, do you even wanna be in charge? - No! But I'd like to be asked. 317 00:17:50,466 --> 00:17:52,798 This is just like when we were kids, and you were the only one... 318 00:17:52,902 --> 00:17:55,928 - he let work in the banana stand. - Well, I got news for you. 319 00:17:56,038 --> 00:17:59,201 Dad still doesn't trust me to this day. He treats me like a low-level employee. 320 00:17:59,308 --> 00:18:02,402 { Scoffs] Better than being treated like the goofball... 321 00:18:02,511 --> 00:18:05,207 the joker, the magician. 322 00:18:07,716 --> 00:18:09,616 I thought you were gonna do, like, a trick there. 323 00:18:09,718 --> 00:18:11,618 - A fireball or something. - I was. It didn't go off. 324 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,620 - These things never go off when you want them to. - [Phone Ringing] 325 00:18:13,722 --> 00:18:16,054 - My least consistent trick. - Hang on one sec. Hello. 326 00:18:16,158 --> 00:18:19,150 - Hey, Uncle Michael, it's me, Maeby. - Where's George Michael? 327 00:18:19,261 --> 00:18:23,891 At the banana stand. He's about to do something really irresponsible. 328 00:18:23,999 --> 00:18:26,763 You think it's irresponsible? I'll be right there. 329 00:18:28,270 --> 00:18:31,535 - I'm gonna get blamed for this. - [Michael] George Michael. 330 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,665 - Dad. - Hey, what are you doing? 331 00:18:33,776 --> 00:18:38,406 I was just, uh... I was burning down the banana stand. 332 00:18:38,514 --> 00:18:41,244 - What? - I'm sorry. I screwed it all up. 333 00:18:41,350 --> 00:18:43,250 I've got no right to call myself Mr. Manager. 334 00:18:43,352 --> 00:18:45,183 - Manager. - Manager. I'm sorry, Dad. 335 00:18:45,287 --> 00:18:48,347 - Oh, George Michael. - I am. But I'll make it up to you. 336 00:18:48,457 --> 00:18:50,186 I'll work weeknights. I'll lay people off. 337 00:18:50,292 --> 00:18:52,089 I'll give up my summer, all my summers. 338 00:18:52,194 --> 00:18:54,162 just just tell me what to do, and I'll do it. 339 00:18:54,263 --> 00:18:58,757 [Narrator] Michael realized he had done to his son what his father had done to him... 340 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:01,267 so he came up with a solution. 341 00:19:01,370 --> 00:19:04,305 - Burn it down. - What? 342 00:19:04,406 --> 00:19:07,239 Let's burn this son of a bitch. 343 00:19:17,252 --> 00:19:19,277 This is gonna be our best summer ever, buddy. 344 00:19:24,159 --> 00:19:28,152 [Narrator] And so, Michael, his son and his brother together enjoyed... 345 00:19:28,263 --> 00:19:30,561 the cathartic burning of the banana stand. 346 00:19:30,666 --> 00:19:33,863 You mailed that insurance check, right, Gob? 347 00:19:37,740 --> 00:19:40,038 ?? [Man Singing Rock] 348 00:19:43,579 --> 00:19:46,548 ?? [Continues] 349 00:19:48,884 --> 00:19:51,114 [Narrator] The next morning, Lindsay woke up late in the day... 350 00:19:51,220 --> 00:19:53,415 hungover from celebrating her one day of employment... 351 00:19:53,522 --> 00:19:56,184 which, it turns out, she had slept through. 352 00:19:56,291 --> 00:19:58,885 { Roger] All right, Lindsay, forget it. We'll get someone else. 353 00:19:58,994 --> 00:20:01,155 - [Narrator] Tobias was next on the call list... - [Ringing] 354 00:20:01,263 --> 00:20:03,163 - but, unfortunately, couldn't hear the phone... - [Sobbing] 355 00:20:03,265 --> 00:20:06,860 - over the sound of the shower. - [Ringing Continues] 356 00:20:06,969 --> 00:20:08,698 He did, however, use Lindsay's conditioner... 357 00:20:08,804 --> 00:20:12,069 - and was surprised to find that it did help his self-esteem. - Mornin'. 358 00:20:12,174 --> 00:20:14,699 - You look nice. - What? 359 00:20:14,810 --> 00:20:16,710 You look very handsome today. 360 00:20:16,812 --> 00:20:18,677 Thank you, Lindsay. 361 00:20:20,816 --> 00:20:23,580 [Narrator] And Michael finally got to show his father who's boss. 362 00:20:23,686 --> 00:20:26,450 - You what? - Burned it right down to the ground. 363 00:20:26,555 --> 00:20:30,013 Are you crazy? There was money in that banana stand. 364 00:20:30,125 --> 00:20:33,094 Well, it's all gone now, Dad, and it was my decision. 365 00:20:33,195 --> 00:20:35,254 So the next time you wanna have a little power struggle... 366 00:20:35,364 --> 00:20:37,696 just remember that you're playing with fire. 367 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:42,203 There was $250,000 lining the walls of the banana stand. 368 00:20:42,304 --> 00:20:45,467 - What? - Cash, Michael. 369 00:20:45,574 --> 00:20:48,372 - Why didn't you tell me that? - How much clearer can I say... 370 00:20:48,477 --> 00:20:52,413 { Shouting] "There's always money in the banana stand"? 371 00:20:52,514 --> 00:20:54,414 - No touching! No touching! - No touching! 372 00:20:54,516 --> 00:20:56,882 - No touching! No touching! - No touching.! 373 00:20:56,985 --> 00:20:59,385 On the next Arrested Development. 374 00:20:59,488 --> 00:21:03,288 Gob protests the pet store's frozen dove exchange policy. 375 00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:05,952 Return from whence you came! 376 00:21:06,061 --> 00:21:08,120 And, Michael, realizing the banana stand... 377 00:21:08,230 --> 00:21:11,563 is the only profitable part of the Bluth empire, decides to rebuild. 378 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:15,228 You couldn't have called me? I can't swing a hammer? 379 00:21:16,739 --> 00:21:20,402 - I got a rabbit to buy. - { Engine Revs]