1 00:00:00,454 --> 00:00:03,855 Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything... 2 00:00:03,957 --> 00:00:05,948 and the one son who had no choice... 3 00:00:06,059 --> 00:00:08,050 but to keep them all together. 4 00:00:13,567 --> 00:00:15,228 It's Arrested Development. 5 00:00:17,471 --> 00:00:21,271 It was Sunday morning, and Michael was making cornballs. 6 00:00:21,374 --> 00:00:24,127 A Bluth family favorite since George Sr. unsuccessfully... 7 00:00:24,162 --> 00:00:26,027 tried to market the device in the mid-'70s. 8 00:00:26,129 --> 00:00:28,689 Time to pull out the basket and we dig into some hot... 9 00:00:28,799 --> 00:00:31,393 - Son of a bitch! - Oh, look what you did! 10 00:00:31,501 --> 00:00:32,968 - You plopped it! - I'll plop you! 11 00:00:33,070 --> 00:00:36,471 It was a ritual Michael shared with his son... 12 00:00:36,573 --> 00:00:39,371 before their weekly bike ride to Balboa Island. 13 00:00:39,476 --> 00:00:42,639 Be careful! Don't touch that. Never touch that. 14 00:00:42,746 --> 00:00:46,978 I'm looking forward to our ride today. We better go extra hard to work off these cornballs. 15 00:00:47,084 --> 00:00:51,043 Or, you could not eat the cornballs and let your kid lead his own life. 16 00:00:51,154 --> 00:00:53,088 Please. He loves this. Am I right? 17 00:00:53,190 --> 00:00:56,819 Actually, uh, I can't really go today. 18 00:00:56,927 --> 00:01:00,886 - How's that? - My bike needs a tune-up or something. 19 00:01:00,998 --> 00:01:03,831 Let's not blame the bike, okay? 20 00:01:03,934 --> 00:01:08,769 It's the poor carpenter that blames his shoddy tools for the... Ow! 21 00:01:08,872 --> 00:01:12,171 Christ! 22 00:01:12,276 --> 00:01:16,679 - That stupid cornballing piece of... - You okay? 23 00:01:16,780 --> 00:01:19,908 - So I'm gonna go, okay? - Yeah, yeah. It's fine. 24 00:01:20,017 --> 00:01:23,282 It's good. That's okay. Have fun. 25 00:01:23,387 --> 00:01:27,619 - Getting too old for his daddy? - No. He'll be fine. 26 00:01:27,724 --> 00:01:31,854 And I would buy him a faster bike if we weren't trying to save every... 27 00:01:31,962 --> 00:01:34,430 - Did you go shopping? - Oh, yeah. Don't worry about it. 28 00:01:34,531 --> 00:01:36,692 - Excuse me. - I paid for it myself. 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,927 - With what? - Company credit card. 30 00:01:39,036 --> 00:01:41,266 - You're returning that. - But... 31 00:01:41,371 --> 00:01:43,896 - Get a job. - Michael. Hey, the Cornballer. 32 00:01:44,007 --> 00:01:46,100 I thought these things were only legal in Mexico. 33 00:01:46,209 --> 00:01:48,700 In fact, the Cornballer wasn't legal anywhere. 34 00:01:48,812 --> 00:01:51,838 But George Sr. continued to market it there successfully. 35 00:01:51,948 --> 00:01:54,542 - Muy delicioso. - Es verdad. 36 00:01:57,254 --> 00:02:01,554 - Where'd you come from? - I had another big fight with Marta. 37 00:02:01,658 --> 00:02:04,559 Gob had been having an on-again, off-again relationship... 38 00:02:04,661 --> 00:02:06,720 with Marta, a Spanish-language soap opera star. 39 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:10,129 It looks like I'm going to be staying here for a while. 40 00:02:10,233 --> 00:02:13,725 No, it doesn't. It doesn't look like that. I've got a full house here, Gob. 41 00:02:13,837 --> 00:02:17,739 He's just in a bad mood, Gob, because his son feels suffocated by him. 42 00:02:17,841 --> 00:02:20,275 - Suffocated? Really? - Yes, Michael. He's a teenager. 43 00:02:20,377 --> 00:02:23,676 He's probably got a little girlfriend, and, well, let's face it... 44 00:02:23,780 --> 00:02:27,773 - you are overbearing. - Maybe I should be more like you when it comes to parenting. 45 00:02:27,884 --> 00:02:32,014 No borders. No limits. "Go ahead, touch the Cornballer. You know best." 46 00:02:32,122 --> 00:02:36,456 Michael, if I could stick my pretty little nose in here for one second. 47 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,690 When I was a psychiatrist... and this is before I became an actor... 48 00:02:40,797 --> 00:02:43,265 - You're still not an actor. - Lovely. 49 00:02:43,367 --> 00:02:45,301 I saw a lot of this type of behavior... 50 00:02:45,402 --> 00:02:50,032 and I think what you're experiencing is your son's very normal need... 51 00:02:50,140 --> 00:02:54,338 to distance himself from his overbearing father. 52 00:02:54,444 --> 00:02:58,073 Am I touching something? Hot! Hot, hot. Hot. 53 00:02:58,181 --> 00:03:01,912 - Be careful. - Hot. 54 00:03:02,018 --> 00:03:05,454 - You all right? - Hot. 55 00:03:05,555 --> 00:03:08,285 Now, take my daughter, for example. 56 00:03:08,392 --> 00:03:10,451 She lives her life... 57 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,291 and I get the pleasure of guessing what that might entail. 58 00:03:14,398 --> 00:03:19,358 Now watch this. Maeby, where are you off to on this glorious Sunday afternoon? 59 00:03:19,469 --> 00:03:22,233 - She won't tell me. - I'm going to audition for a play. 60 00:03:22,339 --> 00:03:25,240 Well, that time it didn't work. What play? 61 00:03:25,342 --> 00:03:27,469 It's for high school. You can't audition. 62 00:03:27,577 --> 00:03:30,239 I was totally wrong. 63 00:03:30,347 --> 00:03:35,649 She's reaching out to her actor daddy. Does anyone have an ice pack? 64 00:03:35,752 --> 00:03:39,381 In truth, Maeby was reaching out to a boy named Steve Holt... 65 00:03:39,489 --> 00:03:41,821 who was auditioning for the lead in the school play. 66 00:03:41,925 --> 00:03:44,359 "I would kiss before I spoke." 67 00:03:44,461 --> 00:03:47,919 Maeby decided to audition as well... 68 00:03:48,031 --> 00:03:50,397 Iooking for a chance to get closer to Steve. 69 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:52,092 And then we actually get to kiss, right? 70 00:03:52,202 --> 00:03:54,830 George Michael also chose to audition... 71 00:03:54,938 --> 00:03:57,498 Iooking for a chance to get closer to his cousin Maeby. 72 00:03:57,607 --> 00:04:00,735 "I would kiss before I spoke." Then there's a kiss, right? 73 00:04:00,844 --> 00:04:03,506 - Louder. - And then there's a kiss, right? 74 00:04:03,613 --> 00:04:07,674 - Later, the cast list was posted. - Steve Holt! 75 00:04:07,784 --> 00:04:12,346 - Steve Holt! - Stand-in for Steve Holt? 76 00:04:12,456 --> 00:04:15,016 Steve Holt! 77 00:04:17,194 --> 00:04:21,824 Michael went to get his son a new bike to keep him from slipping away... 78 00:04:21,932 --> 00:04:25,265 while Michael's mother was giving up hope her son Buster would ever leave her side. 79 00:04:25,368 --> 00:04:27,359 Zip me up. 80 00:04:27,471 --> 00:04:30,099 Usually at this time of year... 81 00:04:30,207 --> 00:04:32,869 Buster would return to his post-graduate studies. 82 00:04:32,976 --> 00:04:35,706 But without the resources to afford it... 83 00:04:35,812 --> 00:04:38,872 his summer vacation was extending into the fall. 84 00:04:38,982 --> 00:04:41,212 Mom! Mom! 85 00:04:42,953 --> 00:04:47,219 And Lucille was beginning to resent it. 86 00:04:47,324 --> 00:04:49,292 What? 87 00:04:49,392 --> 00:04:52,520 Hi, Mama, it's Linds. 88 00:04:52,629 --> 00:04:56,565 It'll fly out on its own. Why are you calling me? What do you need? 89 00:04:56,666 --> 00:04:59,464 Very nice, Mom. I don't need anything. 90 00:04:59,569 --> 00:05:02,231 My daughter needs some new school clothes. 91 00:05:02,339 --> 00:05:04,637 Buster! 92 00:05:04,741 --> 00:05:08,199 - It's a bird. - I know it's a bird. I'm on the phone. 93 00:05:08,311 --> 00:05:11,974 - It walked on my pillow. - Look, I have a child that costs me money too, you know. 94 00:05:12,082 --> 00:05:15,142 - Why can't you get a job? - What is it with this family and working? 95 00:05:15,252 --> 00:05:18,244 Michael just gave me the exact same lecture in front of everybody. 96 00:05:18,355 --> 00:05:20,880 Everybody? Who's everybody? 97 00:05:20,991 --> 00:05:24,757 - Who's everybody? - You know, the kids, Gob, Tobias, everybody. 98 00:05:24,861 --> 00:05:27,489 He didn't invite Buster. 99 00:05:27,597 --> 00:05:30,225 Buster's his brother too. What's wrong with Buster? 100 00:05:30,333 --> 00:05:32,961 And even as she asked the question, Lucille realized... 101 00:05:33,069 --> 00:05:36,436 that perhaps it was time to let her own baby bird fly away. 102 00:05:36,540 --> 00:05:38,371 - Why do I have to take him? - Because he's your brother. 103 00:05:38,475 --> 00:05:42,605 You run around with everyone else, going on bike rides, making cornholes. 104 00:05:42,712 --> 00:05:47,445 - Mom, listen... - Everyone's laughing, riding and cornholing except Buster. 105 00:05:47,551 --> 00:05:51,749 And I know he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's sensitive, Michael... 106 00:05:51,855 --> 00:05:54,483 and you could pretend to be interested in him. 107 00:05:54,591 --> 00:05:57,719 Fine. He can hang out, but he's going to work, okay? 108 00:05:57,827 --> 00:06:00,625 This is not going to be a day at the beach. 109 00:06:00,730 --> 00:06:04,063 Th-That's cool. Mom packed me a change of clothes. 110 00:06:04,167 --> 00:06:09,195 So Buster stayed and Michael made him build the new bike. 111 00:06:09,306 --> 00:06:12,935 - It's in the big box in my office. Hey. - Michael. 112 00:06:13,043 --> 00:06:16,843 Gob, what are you doing here, and why are you in a bathrobe? 113 00:06:16,947 --> 00:06:19,745 What's he doing here? Why is he in his bathing suit? 114 00:06:19,849 --> 00:06:22,317 Mom dropped me off to spend time with Michael. 115 00:06:22,419 --> 00:06:25,718 Spend time with Michael, or to serve her own menopausal needs? 116 00:06:25,822 --> 00:06:29,314 She's always got to wedge herself in the middle of us, so she can control everything. 117 00:06:29,426 --> 00:06:33,407 Yeah. Mom's awesome. 118 00:06:33,442 --> 00:06:35,307 Maybe we should call her. 119 00:06:38,846 --> 00:06:41,474 - So why are you in your robe? - I camped out in the boardroom last night. 120 00:06:41,582 --> 00:06:43,982 What with you kicking me out of your house... 121 00:06:44,084 --> 00:06:45,984 there are few places left that you have that I can stay. 122 00:06:46,086 --> 00:06:49,715 Hmm. Well, you can't stay here either. 123 00:06:49,823 --> 00:06:53,281 Let me ask you something. 124 00:06:53,393 --> 00:06:56,692 Is this a business decision, or is it personal? 125 00:06:56,797 --> 00:06:59,595 'Cause if it's business, I'll go away happily. 126 00:06:59,700 --> 00:07:04,501 But if it's personal, I'll go away. But I won't be happy. 127 00:07:05,939 --> 00:07:08,635 It's personal. 128 00:07:11,345 --> 00:07:13,279 I am so sorry. 129 00:07:13,380 --> 00:07:17,316 Michael's son, meanwhile, was waiting with his cousin for first rehearsal. 130 00:07:17,417 --> 00:07:21,183 - I'm surprised you tried out for this. - Yeah. I just love the theater. 131 00:07:19,896 --> 00:07:22,057 That's great. I'm just doing it to kiss Steve Holt. 132 00:07:22,165 --> 00:07:26,465 Well, actually, I think I'm gonna quit. Yeah, theater's dead. 133 00:07:26,569 --> 00:07:29,970 But, he's always going to be at football practice, so I'm gonna have to kiss the stand-in. 134 00:07:30,073 --> 00:07:33,702 But, no. No. I love the theater... 135 00:07:33,810 --> 00:07:38,042 and I gave my word, so I'm back in. 136 00:07:38,148 --> 00:07:41,049 Tobias, meanwhile, stopped by the school. 137 00:07:41,151 --> 00:07:45,110 - I know why you're doing this. - Dad. What are you doing here? Go away. 138 00:07:45,221 --> 00:07:49,214 Yes, because the director might be here soon, right? Oops. Too late. 139 00:07:49,325 --> 00:07:51,225 He's already here. 140 00:07:51,327 --> 00:07:55,457 Hello, everyone, and welcome to the theater. 141 00:07:58,835 --> 00:08:01,303 I am Dr. Tobias Fünke... 142 00:08:01,404 --> 00:08:05,864 and I will be your new director. 143 00:08:08,111 --> 00:08:10,341 Oh, my God. 144 00:08:10,447 --> 00:08:14,076 Tobias had gotten the directing job by meeting with the school principal. 145 00:08:14,184 --> 00:08:16,345 And you tell me you've got some P.E. teacher directing? 146 00:08:16,453 --> 00:08:19,911 That just makes me wanna puke all over your head, sir. 147 00:08:20,023 --> 00:08:23,823 Give me a chance to tell the Bard's tale... 148 00:08:23,927 --> 00:08:26,054 and I give you my word on humble knee... 149 00:08:26,162 --> 00:08:31,361 whence you shall not say it wasn't e'er to be. 150 00:08:31,468 --> 00:08:35,427 - Jerry, you cool with this? - Sure. Let the little fruit do it. 151 00:08:35,538 --> 00:08:38,166 - Huzzah! - As the days went by... 152 00:08:38,274 --> 00:08:42,574 Buster's apprenticeship was proving more trying than Michael had anticipated. 153 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,170 We're excited. We want your business. 154 00:08:47,984 --> 00:08:52,944 And, uh, everybody at the Bluth Company... 155 00:08:53,056 --> 00:08:54,887 Here I go again. 156 00:08:57,994 --> 00:09:00,019 Andjust when he could take no more... 157 00:09:00,129 --> 00:09:03,098 And we're back on track. And we're focused. 158 00:09:03,199 --> 00:09:05,099 And, Buster... 159 00:09:05,201 --> 00:09:09,194 you can't do that in the snack room, pal? 160 00:09:09,305 --> 00:09:11,569 Mom told me to stay away from microwaves. 161 00:09:11,674 --> 00:09:14,302 And besides, this is gonna be... 162 00:09:14,410 --> 00:09:17,902 the most bitchingly fast bike in all of Orange County. 163 00:09:18,014 --> 00:09:20,482 - Really? - Your son is gonna love it. 164 00:09:20,583 --> 00:09:25,714 Well, I guess 3:40 is as good a time as any to call it a day. 165 00:09:25,822 --> 00:09:29,087 So Michael left for the high school hoping to reconnect with his son... 166 00:09:29,192 --> 00:09:34,323 while Tobias's attempt to reconnect with his daughter hit a snag. 167 00:09:34,430 --> 00:09:36,830 Stop! Stop it. It's all wrong. 168 00:09:36,933 --> 00:09:39,265 - But we were just about to do the kiss... - Kiss. I know. 169 00:09:39,369 --> 00:09:43,703 It doesn't work. Look, you are playing adults with fully... 170 00:09:45,642 --> 00:09:48,668 Pick that up, please. With fully formed libidos... 171 00:09:48,778 --> 00:09:52,407 not two young men playing grab-ass in the shower. 172 00:09:52,515 --> 00:09:57,111 Would you hold the work, please? Oh, Michael. 173 00:09:57,220 --> 00:10:00,451 - Dad, wh... - So, you're in a play, huh? 174 00:10:00,557 --> 00:10:02,457 I'm not. 175 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,790 - I quit. - Maeby. 176 00:10:07,230 --> 00:10:09,630 - Why didn't you tell me? - It's not really important. 177 00:10:09,732 --> 00:10:13,293 - I'm just a stand-in. - And you're ashamed? 178 00:10:13,403 --> 00:10:16,702 Well, this should cheer you up. Hmm? 179 00:10:16,806 --> 00:10:18,967 I left work early. I thought maybe we'd go for a ride today. 180 00:10:19,075 --> 00:10:22,977 - No, I can't go on a bike ride right now. - Why, because of the play? 181 00:10:23,079 --> 00:10:25,877 - You're just a stand-in. - No, no. It's not the play. It's just... 182 00:10:25,982 --> 00:10:29,782 You know, I can't go on a million bike rides whenever you want me to. 183 00:10:29,886 --> 00:10:33,151 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Hey, is it about a girl? 184 00:10:33,256 --> 00:10:35,281 - No! It's not. Just drop it, Dad. - You can tell me. 185 00:10:37,827 --> 00:10:39,818 What, is Lindsay right? Am I really suffocating him? 186 00:10:39,929 --> 00:10:45,265 Well, they're different people every day, teenagers. Hormones all ablaze. 187 00:10:45,368 --> 00:10:47,836 Except, of course, when they're onstage when I need it. 188 00:10:47,937 --> 00:10:50,565 No, he said it wasn't about a girl. 189 00:10:50,673 --> 00:10:53,335 Maybe he really is pulling away. 190 00:10:56,279 --> 00:10:58,008 Not a girl? 191 00:10:58,114 --> 00:11:01,572 Of course. 192 00:11:04,020 --> 00:11:07,820 Methinks a Cupid I shall play. 193 00:11:10,259 --> 00:11:13,751 Mm. Mmm. Mmm. 194 00:11:15,030 --> 00:11:17,828 Tobias came up with a new plan for the play... 195 00:11:17,933 --> 00:11:21,096 - and a way to connect to George Michael. - I know why you're in the play. 196 00:11:21,203 --> 00:11:23,467 - What? - Watch this. 197 00:11:23,572 --> 00:11:26,700 Okay, everybody. Well, we've lost a leading lady... 198 00:11:26,809 --> 00:11:30,609 but did you know in Shakespeare's day that the women's roles... 199 00:11:30,713 --> 00:11:33,341 were played by men? 200 00:11:33,449 --> 00:11:35,542 Fancy that. 201 00:11:36,618 --> 00:11:39,086 Hmm. 202 00:11:39,188 --> 00:11:41,986 George Michael, you know Steven's lines, yes? 203 00:11:42,091 --> 00:11:44,116 - Sort of. - Fine. Then you are my Benedict. 204 00:11:44,226 --> 00:11:47,525 - And Steven Holt... Where is Steven Holt? - Steve Holt! 205 00:11:47,629 --> 00:11:51,429 Yes. Get ready for the acting challenge of your sweet young life, fair lady. 206 00:11:51,533 --> 00:11:53,558 For you are my Beatrice. 207 00:11:53,669 --> 00:11:56,160 Beatrice! 208 00:11:56,271 --> 00:12:00,071 Let's take it from "Peace, I will stop thy mouth." 209 00:12:00,175 --> 00:12:04,134 Now we'll see if some sparks fly. 210 00:12:05,748 --> 00:12:08,546 As George Michael contemplated kissing his rival... 211 00:12:08,650 --> 00:12:10,481 Michael sought his father's advice. 212 00:12:10,586 --> 00:12:14,386 - You think you never hurt me? - What are you talking about? When have I ever rebelled? 213 00:12:14,490 --> 00:12:17,459 - I never see you anymore, Michael. - You're in prison. 214 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,493 And I was here yesterday. 215 00:12:19,595 --> 00:12:22,758 Oh, yeah. That's-That's... I'm sorry. 216 00:12:22,865 --> 00:12:26,198 I couldn't break away from the poker game. Capital "G" was down to his boxers. 217 00:12:26,301 --> 00:12:29,270 - Strip poker? - Yeah, and it's tough. 218 00:12:29,371 --> 00:12:32,772 We can really only play about two hands. 219 00:12:34,143 --> 00:12:36,771 Listen... 220 00:12:36,879 --> 00:12:40,406 Let him go. Let your son go. 221 00:12:40,516 --> 00:12:42,916 I can't do that, Dad. He needs me. 222 00:12:43,018 --> 00:12:46,385 Michael, you don't want to make the same mistake your mom made with Buster. 223 00:12:46,488 --> 00:12:49,616 - Yeah, boy. What happened there? - I really don't know. 224 00:12:49,725 --> 00:12:52,853 Maybe it was the 11 months he spent in the womb. 225 00:12:52,961 --> 00:12:55,759 The doctor said there were claw marks on the walls of her uterus, but... 226 00:12:55,864 --> 00:12:59,300 he was our miracle baby, you know? 227 00:12:59,401 --> 00:13:01,961 And l-I was just too burned out on raising you guys to care. 228 00:13:02,070 --> 00:13:05,039 So, he turned out a little, uh, soft. 229 00:13:05,140 --> 00:13:08,439 A little doughy. 230 00:13:08,544 --> 00:13:10,671 I don't know. Maybe-Maybe it was my fault. 231 00:13:10,779 --> 00:13:14,579 Maybe I just ignored the guy. 232 00:13:16,485 --> 00:13:20,888 Wow. We're just blowing through nap time, aren't we? 233 00:13:23,258 --> 00:13:25,726 Yeah, I gotta let my son go. 234 00:13:27,930 --> 00:13:31,457 Lindsay, meanwhile, still had the dress... 235 00:13:31,567 --> 00:13:35,128 - and she was starting to get some positive reactions to it. - Look at you. 236 00:13:35,237 --> 00:13:37,899 I am. 237 00:13:38,006 --> 00:13:41,134 So she decided to hide it in the attic crawl space. 238 00:13:53,755 --> 00:13:57,350 Are you crazy? I'm a magician. I make my living with my hands. 239 00:13:57,459 --> 00:14:00,428 - And if I'm going to be staying here... - Staying here? 240 00:14:00,529 --> 00:14:02,121 What, did that Mexican throw you out? 241 00:14:02,231 --> 00:14:05,689 She's not "that Mexican," Mom. She's my Mexican. 242 00:14:05,801 --> 00:14:08,531 And she's Colombian or something. Anyway, it's over. 243 00:14:08,637 --> 00:14:10,935 - You've got three days. - Hey. 244 00:14:11,039 --> 00:14:14,338 If I can't find a horny immigrant by then, I don't deserve to stay here. 245 00:14:14,443 --> 00:14:18,709 Oh! 246 00:14:18,814 --> 00:14:21,112 Back at the model home, Michael was adjusting to... 247 00:14:21,216 --> 00:14:24,117 the absence ofhis son, by enjoying the company ofhis brother. 248 00:14:24,219 --> 00:14:26,119 You know, I'm in pretty good shape. 249 00:14:26,221 --> 00:14:29,190 You could be eating my dust all day, slowpoke. 250 00:14:29,291 --> 00:14:31,851 And Buster was starting to give as good as he got. 251 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,394 Yeah. And you might be eating... 252 00:14:39,768 --> 00:14:43,033 Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that. 253 00:14:43,138 --> 00:14:47,370 Hey, Tobias. How's my son doing? 254 00:14:47,476 --> 00:14:50,172 Oh, well, he didn't want to rehearse today... 255 00:14:50,279 --> 00:14:53,407 but I do think I have a handle on what he's going through. 256 00:14:53,515 --> 00:14:56,973 I wish I could say the same for Steve Holt. I don't know what the hell her problem is. 257 00:14:57,085 --> 00:14:59,212 - Her? - Oh, uh, I'm sorry. 258 00:14:59,321 --> 00:15:03,587 I say that because I switched the parts, but, it's still... 259 00:15:03,692 --> 00:15:05,751 off. 260 00:15:05,861 --> 00:15:08,830 Perhaps if she dressed as a woman. 261 00:15:08,931 --> 00:15:13,425 - She? - Oh, for the love of God. She's playing a woman. 262 00:15:16,939 --> 00:15:19,373 Look who's back. 263 00:15:21,543 --> 00:15:24,512 - I'm exhausted. - Neiman's again, huh? 264 00:15:24,613 --> 00:15:27,810 I've been going to the thrift store, but I'm going to find a way to keep that dress. 265 00:15:27,916 --> 00:15:30,885 Things didn't work out with Mom. 266 00:15:30,986 --> 00:15:34,444 It was utterly macabre. 267 00:15:35,624 --> 00:15:37,592 Zip me up. 268 00:15:40,395 --> 00:15:42,693 She always makes everything about her. 269 00:15:42,798 --> 00:15:45,460 She's the last person I ever want to need something from. 270 00:15:45,567 --> 00:15:47,933 Well, she likes to be needed, just as long as it doesn't cost her anything. 271 00:15:48,036 --> 00:15:50,869 It's like she gets off on being withholding. 272 00:15:52,908 --> 00:15:54,808 - Whoa. Buster. - Look who's got something to say. 273 00:15:57,145 --> 00:16:01,582 I'm Mom, and I wanna shoot down everything you say so I feel good about myself. 274 00:16:01,683 --> 00:16:05,141 Look who's ragging on the old lady. 275 00:16:05,253 --> 00:16:07,448 - Hey, hey. - Finally. 276 00:16:07,556 --> 00:16:10,957 'Cause I'm an uptight... 277 00:16:11,994 --> 00:16:14,724 Buster! 278 00:16:14,830 --> 00:16:16,821 You old horny slut! 279 00:16:19,935 --> 00:16:23,666 Well, no one's gonna top that. 280 00:16:25,941 --> 00:16:29,570 And Tobias had found the perfect wardrobe for his leading man. 281 00:16:29,678 --> 00:16:34,138 The red dress he discovered in the attic crawl space. 282 00:16:34,249 --> 00:16:36,342 Assuming Michael had found and returned it... 283 00:16:36,451 --> 00:16:39,852 - Lindsay called her mother, hoping to get money for a new one. - What? 284 00:16:39,955 --> 00:16:42,185 - Hi, Mama. It's Linds. - Get a job. 285 00:16:42,290 --> 00:16:46,351 Look. Just hear me out. It's Maeby's dress. It was stolen from her locker. 286 00:16:46,461 --> 00:16:50,693 They beat her up, and, uh, took all her clothes. 287 00:16:50,799 --> 00:16:53,267 - Send her over. I'll take her shopping. - Buster was right. 288 00:16:53,368 --> 00:16:55,268 You get off on being withholding, don't you? 289 00:16:55,370 --> 00:16:57,998 - Buster said that? - That's right. 290 00:16:58,106 --> 00:17:01,041 - My Buster? - Not anymore, apparently. 291 00:17:01,143 --> 00:17:04,271 While Lucille was missing her youngest son... 292 00:17:04,379 --> 00:17:07,974 - Michael was finally enjoying his company. - Zip me up. 293 00:17:08,083 --> 00:17:10,950 And while Buster did build a faster bike... 294 00:17:11,053 --> 00:17:13,214 - Whoo! - he neglected to build the brakes. 295 00:17:13,321 --> 00:17:15,289 I'm flying! 296 00:17:15,390 --> 00:17:17,517 Buster? 297 00:17:17,626 --> 00:17:19,924 And George Michael had news for Maeby. 298 00:17:20,028 --> 00:17:23,293 So, I quit the play. I don't really like plays. 299 00:17:23,398 --> 00:17:26,026 Also, I think your dad thinks I'm gay. 300 00:17:26,134 --> 00:17:28,864 - Oh. He thinks everyone's gay. - Do you wanna get a soda? 301 00:17:28,970 --> 00:17:32,497 I can't. I'm actually back in the play. We're in the middle of dress rehearsal now. 302 00:17:32,607 --> 00:17:36,168 - But I thought Steve had your part. - Steve did have Maeby's part. 303 00:17:36,278 --> 00:17:38,508 And Tobias had given Maeby a new part. 304 00:17:38,613 --> 00:17:40,547 So you want me to play the man? 305 00:17:40,649 --> 00:17:43,812 Yes. Don't you see? l-I cast the parts all wrong. 306 00:17:43,919 --> 00:17:46,046 It was Daddy's fault. 307 00:17:46,154 --> 00:17:49,646 And I still get to kiss Steve, right? 308 00:17:49,758 --> 00:17:54,320 It's gonna be a huge disaster. I'll get you tickets. 309 00:17:54,429 --> 00:17:56,989 And Michael tried to salvage what was left of the day... 310 00:17:57,099 --> 00:18:00,398 - with what was left ofhis brother. - I'm a little shaky, but... 311 00:18:00,502 --> 00:18:02,003 - but we're here to work. - Michael. 312 00:18:02,003 --> 00:18:02,970 - but we're here to work. - Michael. 313 00:18:03,071 --> 00:18:05,039 - Mom. - What are you doing here? 314 00:18:05,140 --> 00:18:08,940 Oh. Hello, Buster. Here's a candy bar. 315 00:18:09,044 --> 00:18:10,739 - Oh... - No. I'm withholding it. 316 00:18:10,846 --> 00:18:15,545 Look at me getting off. How dare you turn Buster against me. 317 00:18:15,650 --> 00:18:18,380 - What are you talking about? - I know what you've all been saying. 318 00:18:18,487 --> 00:18:21,615 But I'm not going to let you destroy my relationship with my son... 319 00:18:21,723 --> 00:18:24,191 just because you don't have one with yours right now. 320 00:18:24,292 --> 00:18:26,624 Wait a minute. Me and my son are fine... 321 00:18:26,728 --> 00:18:28,958 and that is not what this is. 322 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:31,259 Buster is a grown man. He can make his own decisions. 323 00:18:31,366 --> 00:18:35,928 - Why don't you ask Buster what he wants. - Michael. I wanna go with Mom. 324 00:18:41,143 --> 00:18:45,136 - You said that she shoots you down. - I was trying to fit in. 325 00:18:46,615 --> 00:18:49,140 You were flying today, buddy. 326 00:18:49,251 --> 00:18:52,220 Yes, I was flying... 327 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,914 but a little too close to the sun. 328 00:18:55,023 --> 00:18:58,652 You let him go in the sun? Get in the backseat. I'll be right out. 329 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:04,426 Front seat, Mom. I sit in the front seat now. Mmm? 330 00:19:08,470 --> 00:19:12,907 Let me tell you something, Michael. You have to fight for your family. 331 00:19:13,008 --> 00:19:16,671 If you were smart, you'd grab your son before he slips any further away. 332 00:19:16,778 --> 00:19:19,406 Well, I disagree, Mom. 333 00:19:19,514 --> 00:19:21,812 I'm not gonna control George Michael. 334 00:19:21,917 --> 00:19:24,215 I'm gonna let him decide for himself what's best. 335 00:19:24,319 --> 00:19:26,787 Mm-hmm. Well, you better hope... 336 00:19:26,888 --> 00:19:30,847 that little bird decides to fly back into your house. 337 00:19:30,959 --> 00:19:32,790 Because they usually don't. 338 00:19:44,506 --> 00:19:46,474 So, uh, can we go now? 339 00:19:49,678 --> 00:19:51,578 Yeah. 340 00:19:54,149 --> 00:19:57,050 And George Michael watched as Maeby shared the kiss... 341 00:19:57,152 --> 00:20:00,713 that should've been his with a boy he almost had to kiss. 342 00:20:05,961 --> 00:20:10,227 But, to Maeby's surprise, she did not enjoy kissing Steve Holt. 343 00:20:10,332 --> 00:20:12,129 You smell like my mom. 344 00:20:12,234 --> 00:20:15,670 Michael returned to the model home to find his son in the kitchen. 345 00:20:15,770 --> 00:20:19,035 - You're home. - Yeah. I was waiting for you. 346 00:20:19,140 --> 00:20:22,940 - I thought we could make some of these. - Sure. 347 00:20:28,850 --> 00:20:32,911 I'm sorry about what I said at the school. It was out of line. 348 00:20:33,021 --> 00:20:35,489 I shouldn't have poked my nose into your life. 349 00:20:35,590 --> 00:20:38,753 - My life? - I know that you're growing up. 350 00:20:38,860 --> 00:20:42,318 Yeah, but, Dad, you're, like, the most important part of my life. 351 00:20:43,932 --> 00:20:47,231 That's a little cornball. 352 00:20:47,335 --> 00:20:50,395 - I don't mind. - I don't mind either, buddy. 353 00:20:52,974 --> 00:20:55,374 - Watch your... - Mother of God! 354 00:20:55,477 --> 00:20:57,775 Oh! Every damn time! 355 00:20:57,879 --> 00:21:01,042 Oh! This is a big one. Oh! 356 00:21:01,149 --> 00:21:03,515 On the next Arrested Development. 357 00:21:03,618 --> 00:21:05,984 Tobias gets a review ofhis Shakespeare play. 358 00:21:06,087 --> 00:21:09,648 I didn't get into this business to please sophomore Tracy Schwarzman, so... 359 00:21:09,758 --> 00:21:11,783 onward and upward! 360 00:21:11,893 --> 00:21:14,919 On... 361 00:21:15,030 --> 00:21:18,295 Why, Tracy? Why? 362 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,732 And Buster is back where he belongs. 363 00:21:20,835 --> 00:21:24,236 - Mom! - What is it? 364 00:21:24,339 --> 00:21:26,807 I can't get down.