1 00:00:04,094 --> 00:00:07,495 Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything... 2 00:00:07,597 --> 00:00:09,588 and the one son who had no choice... 3 00:00:09,699 --> 00:00:11,690 but to keep them all together. 4 00:00:17,207 --> 00:00:18,868 It's Arrested Development. 5 00:00:21,111 --> 00:00:24,911 It was Sunday morning, and Michael was making cornballs. 6 00:00:25,014 --> 00:00:27,767 A Bluth family favorite since George Sr. unsuccessfully... 7 00:00:27,802 --> 00:00:29,667 tried to market the device in the mid-'70s. 8 00:00:29,769 --> 00:00:32,329 Time to pull out the basket and we dig into some hot... 9 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:35,033 - Son of a bitch! - Oh, look what you did! 10 00:00:35,141 --> 00:00:36,608 - You plopped it! - I'll plop you! 11 00:00:36,710 --> 00:00:40,111 It was a ritual Michael shared with his son... 12 00:00:40,213 --> 00:00:43,011 before their weekly bike ride to Balboa Island. 13 00:00:43,116 --> 00:00:46,279 Be careful! Don't touch that. Never touch that. 14 00:00:46,386 --> 00:00:50,618 I'm looking forward to our ride today. We better go extra hard to work off these cornballs. 15 00:00:50,724 --> 00:00:54,683 Or, you could not eat the cornballs and let your kid lead his own life. 16 00:00:54,794 --> 00:00:56,728 Please. He loves this. Am I right? 17 00:00:56,830 --> 00:01:00,459 Actually, uh, I can't really go today. 18 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:04,526 - How's that? - My bike needs a tune-up or something. 19 00:01:04,638 --> 00:01:07,471 Let's not blame the bike, okay? 20 00:01:07,574 --> 00:01:12,409 It's the poor carpenter that blames his shoddy tools for the... Ow! 21 00:01:12,512 --> 00:01:15,811 Christ! 22 00:01:15,916 --> 00:01:20,319 - That stupid cornballing piece of... - You okay? 23 00:01:20,420 --> 00:01:23,548 - So I'm gonna go, okay? - Yeah, yeah. It's fine. 24 00:01:23,657 --> 00:01:26,922 It's good. That's okay. Have fun. 25 00:01:27,027 --> 00:01:31,259 - Getting too old for his daddy? - No. He'll be fine. 26 00:01:31,364 --> 00:01:35,494 And I would buy him a faster bike if we weren't trying to save every... 27 00:01:35,602 --> 00:01:38,070 - Did you go shopping? - Oh, yeah. Don't worry about it. 28 00:01:38,171 --> 00:01:40,332 - Excuse me. - I paid for it myself. 29 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,567 - With what? - Company credit card. 30 00:01:42,676 --> 00:01:44,906 - You're returning that. - But... 31 00:01:45,011 --> 00:01:47,536 - Get a job. - Michael. Hey, the Cornballer. 32 00:01:47,647 --> 00:01:49,740 I thought these things were only legal in Mexico. 33 00:01:49,849 --> 00:01:52,340 In fact, the Cornballer wasn't legal anywhere. 34 00:01:52,452 --> 00:01:55,478 But George Sr. continued to market it there successfully. 35 00:01:55,588 --> 00:01:58,182 - Muy delicioso. - Es verdad. 36 00:02:00,894 --> 00:02:05,194 - Where'd you come from? - I had another big fight with Marta. 37 00:02:05,298 --> 00:02:08,199 Gob had been having an on-again, off-again relationship... 38 00:02:08,301 --> 00:02:10,360 with Marta, a Spanish-language soap opera star. 39 00:02:10,470 --> 00:02:13,769 It looks like I'm going to be staying here for a while. 40 00:02:13,873 --> 00:02:17,365 No, it doesn't. It doesn't look like that. I've got a full house here, Gob. 41 00:02:17,477 --> 00:02:21,379 He's just in a bad mood, Gob, because his son feels suffocated by him. 42 00:02:21,481 --> 00:02:23,915 - Suffocated? Really? - Yes, Michael. He's a teenager. 43 00:02:24,017 --> 00:02:27,316 He's probably got a little girlfriend, and, well, let's face it... 44 00:02:27,420 --> 00:02:31,413 - you are overbearing. - Maybe I should be more like you when it comes to parenting. 45 00:02:31,524 --> 00:02:35,654 No borders. No limits. "Go ahead, touch the Cornballer. You know best." 46 00:02:35,762 --> 00:02:40,096 Michael, if I could stick my pretty little nose in here for one second. 47 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,330 When I was a psychiatrist... and this is before I became an actor... 48 00:02:44,437 --> 00:02:46,905 - You're still not an actor. - Lovely. 49 00:02:47,007 --> 00:02:48,941 I saw a lot of this type of behavior... 50 00:02:49,042 --> 00:02:53,672 and I think what you're experiencing is your son's very normal need... 51 00:02:53,780 --> 00:02:57,978 to distance himself from his overbearing father. 52 00:02:58,084 --> 00:03:01,713 Am I touching something? Hot! Hot, hot. Hot. 53 00:03:01,821 --> 00:03:05,552 - Be careful. - Hot. 54 00:03:05,658 --> 00:03:09,094 - You all right? - Hot. 55 00:03:09,195 --> 00:03:11,925 Now, take my daughter, for example. 56 00:03:12,032 --> 00:03:14,091 She lives her life... 57 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,931 and I get the pleasure of guessing what that might entail. 58 00:03:18,038 --> 00:03:22,998 Now watch this. Maeby, where are you off to on this glorious Sunday afternoon? 59 00:03:23,109 --> 00:03:25,873 - She won't tell me. - I'm going to audition for a play. 60 00:03:25,979 --> 00:03:28,880 Well, that time it didn't work. What play? 61 00:03:28,982 --> 00:03:31,109 It's for high school. You can't audition. 62 00:03:31,217 --> 00:03:33,879 I was totally wrong. 63 00:03:33,987 --> 00:03:39,289 She's reaching out to her actor daddy. Does anyone have an ice pack? 64 00:03:39,392 --> 00:03:43,021 In truth, Maeby was reaching out to a boy named Steve Holt... 65 00:03:43,129 --> 00:03:45,461 who was auditioning for the lead in the school play. 66 00:03:45,565 --> 00:03:47,999 "I would kiss before I spoke." 67 00:03:48,101 --> 00:03:51,559 Maeby decided to audition as well... 68 00:03:51,671 --> 00:03:54,037 Iooking for a chance to get closer to Steve. 69 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:55,732 And then we actually get to kiss, right? 70 00:03:55,842 --> 00:03:58,470 George Michael also chose to audition... 71 00:03:58,578 --> 00:04:01,138 Iooking for a chance to get closer to his cousin Maeby. 72 00:04:01,247 --> 00:04:04,375 "I would kiss before I spoke." Then there's a kiss, right? 73 00:04:04,484 --> 00:04:07,146 - Louder. - And then there's a kiss, right? 74 00:04:07,253 --> 00:04:11,314 - Later, the cast list was posted. - Steve Holt! 75 00:04:11,424 --> 00:04:15,986 - Steve Holt! - Stand-in for Steve Holt? 76 00:04:16,096 --> 00:04:18,656 Steve Holt! 77 00:04:20,834 --> 00:04:25,464 Michael went to get his son a new bike to keep him from slipping away... 78 00:04:25,572 --> 00:04:28,905 while Michael's mother was giving up hope her son Buster would ever leave her side. 79 00:04:29,008 --> 00:04:30,999 Zip me up. 80 00:04:31,111 --> 00:04:33,739 Usually at this time of year... 81 00:04:33,847 --> 00:04:36,509 Buster would return to his post-graduate studies. 82 00:04:36,616 --> 00:04:39,346 But without the resources to afford it... 83 00:04:39,452 --> 00:04:42,512 his summer vacation was extending into the fall. 84 00:04:42,622 --> 00:04:44,852 Mom! Mom! 85 00:04:46,593 --> 00:04:50,859 And Lucille was beginning to resent it. 86 00:04:50,964 --> 00:04:52,932 What? 87 00:04:53,032 --> 00:04:56,160 Hi, Mama, it's Linds. 88 00:04:56,269 --> 00:05:00,205 It'll fly out on its own. Why are you calling me? What do you need? 89 00:05:00,306 --> 00:05:03,104 Very nice, Mom. I don't need anything. 90 00:05:03,209 --> 00:05:05,871 My daughter needs some new school clothes. 91 00:05:05,979 --> 00:05:08,277 Buster! 92 00:05:08,381 --> 00:05:11,839 - It's a bird. - I know it's a bird. I'm on the phone. 93 00:05:11,951 --> 00:05:15,614 - It walked on my pillow. - Look, I have a child that costs me money too, you know. 94 00:05:15,722 --> 00:05:18,782 - Why can't you get a job? - What is it with this family and working? 95 00:05:18,892 --> 00:05:21,884 Michael just gave me the exact same lecture in front of everybody. 96 00:05:21,995 --> 00:05:24,520 Everybody? Who's everybody? 97 00:05:24,631 --> 00:05:28,397 - Who's everybody? - You know, the kids, Gob, Tobias, everybody. 98 00:05:28,501 --> 00:05:31,129 He didn't invite Buster. 99 00:05:31,237 --> 00:05:33,865 Buster's his brother too. What's wrong with Buster? 100 00:05:33,973 --> 00:05:36,601 And even as she asked the question, Lucille realized... 101 00:05:36,709 --> 00:05:40,076 that perhaps it was time to let her own baby bird fly away. 102 00:05:40,180 --> 00:05:42,011 - Why do I have to take him? - Because he's your brother. 103 00:05:42,115 --> 00:05:46,245 You run around with everyone else, going on bike rides, making cornholes. 104 00:05:46,352 --> 00:05:51,085 - Mom, listen... - Everyone's laughing, riding and cornholing except Buster. 105 00:05:51,191 --> 00:05:55,389 And I know he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's sensitive, Michael... 106 00:05:55,495 --> 00:05:58,123 and you could pretend to be interested in him. 107 00:05:58,231 --> 00:06:01,359 Fine. He can hang out, but he's going to work, okay? 108 00:06:01,467 --> 00:06:04,265 This is not going to be a day at the beach. 109 00:06:04,370 --> 00:06:07,703 Th-That's cool. Mom packed me a change of clothes. 110 00:06:07,807 --> 00:06:12,835 So Buster stayed and Michael made him build the new bike. 111 00:06:12,946 --> 00:06:16,575 - It's in the big box in my office. Hey. - Michael. 112 00:06:16,683 --> 00:06:20,483 Gob, what are you doing here, and why are you in a bathrobe? 113 00:06:20,587 --> 00:06:23,385 What's he doing here? Why is he in his bathing suit? 114 00:06:23,489 --> 00:06:25,957 Mom dropped me off to spend time with Michael. 115 00:06:26,059 --> 00:06:29,358 Spend time with Michael, or to serve her own menopausal needs? 116 00:06:29,462 --> 00:06:32,954 She's always got to wedge herself in the middle of us, so she can control everything. 117 00:06:33,066 --> 00:06:37,047 Yeah. Mom's awesome. 118 00:06:37,082 --> 00:06:38,947 Maybe we should call her. 119 00:06:42,486 --> 00:06:45,114 - So why are you in your robe? - I camped out in the boardroom last night. 120 00:06:45,222 --> 00:06:47,622 What with you kicking me out of your house... 121 00:06:47,724 --> 00:06:49,624 there are few places left that you have that I can stay. 122 00:06:49,726 --> 00:06:53,355 Hmm. Well, you can't stay here either. 123 00:06:53,463 --> 00:06:56,921 Let me ask you something. 124 00:06:57,033 --> 00:07:00,332 Is this a business decision, or is it personal? 125 00:07:00,437 --> 00:07:03,235 'Cause if it's business, I'll go away happily. 126 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:08,141 But if it's personal, I'll go away. But I won't be happy. 127 00:07:09,579 --> 00:07:12,275 It's personal. 128 00:07:14,985 --> 00:07:16,919 I am so sorry. 129 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:20,956 Michael's son, meanwhile, was waiting with his cousin for first rehearsal. 130 00:07:21,057 --> 00:07:24,823 - I'm surprised you tried out for this. - Yeah. I just love the theater. 131 00:07:23,536 --> 00:07:25,697 That's great. I'm just doing it to kiss Steve Holt. 132 00:07:25,805 --> 00:07:30,105 Well, actually, I think I'm gonna quit. Yeah, theater's dead. 133 00:07:30,209 --> 00:07:33,610 But, he's always going to be at football practice, so I'm gonna have to kiss the stand-in. 134 00:07:33,713 --> 00:07:37,342 But, no. No. I love the theater... 135 00:07:37,450 --> 00:07:41,682 and I gave my word, so I'm back in. 136 00:07:41,788 --> 00:07:44,689 Tobias, meanwhile, stopped by the school. 137 00:07:44,791 --> 00:07:48,750 - I know why you're doing this. - Dad. What are you doing here? Go away. 138 00:07:48,861 --> 00:07:52,854 Yes, because the director might be here soon, right? Oops. Too late. 139 00:07:52,965 --> 00:07:54,865 He's already here. 140 00:07:54,967 --> 00:07:59,097 Hello, everyone, and welcome to the theater. 141 00:08:02,475 --> 00:08:04,943 I am Dr. Tobias Fünke... 142 00:08:05,044 --> 00:08:09,504 and I will be your new director. 143 00:08:11,751 --> 00:08:13,981 Oh, my God. 144 00:08:14,087 --> 00:08:17,716 Tobias had gotten the directing job by meeting with the school principal. 145 00:08:17,824 --> 00:08:19,985 And you tell me you've got some P.E. teacher directing? 146 00:08:20,093 --> 00:08:23,551 That just makes me wanna puke all over your head, sir. 147 00:08:23,663 --> 00:08:27,463 Give me a chance to tell the Bard's tale... 148 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:29,694 and I give you my word on humble knee... 149 00:08:29,802 --> 00:08:35,001 whence you shall not say it wasn't e'er to be. 150 00:08:35,108 --> 00:08:39,067 - Jerry, you cool with this? - Sure. Let the little fruit do it. 151 00:08:39,178 --> 00:08:41,806 - Huzzah! - As the days went by... 152 00:08:41,914 --> 00:08:46,214 Buster's apprenticeship was proving more trying than Michael had anticipated. 153 00:08:46,319 --> 00:08:48,810 We're excited. We want your business. 154 00:08:51,624 --> 00:08:56,584 And, uh, everybody at the Bluth Company... 155 00:08:56,696 --> 00:08:58,527 Here I go again. 156 00:09:01,634 --> 00:09:03,659 And just when he could take no more... 157 00:09:03,769 --> 00:09:06,738 And we're back on track. And we're focused. 158 00:09:06,839 --> 00:09:08,739 And, Buster... 159 00:09:08,841 --> 00:09:12,834 you can't do that in the snack room, pal? 160 00:09:12,945 --> 00:09:15,209 Mom told me to stay away from microwaves. 161 00:09:15,314 --> 00:09:17,942 And besides, this is gonna be... 162 00:09:18,050 --> 00:09:21,542 the most bitchingly fast bike in all of Orange County. 163 00:09:21,654 --> 00:09:24,122 - Really? - Your son is gonna love it. 164 00:09:24,223 --> 00:09:29,354 Well, I guess 3:40 is as good a time as any to call it a day. 165 00:09:29,462 --> 00:09:32,727 So Michael left for the high school hoping to reconnect with his son... 166 00:09:32,832 --> 00:09:37,963 while Tobias's attempt to reconnect with his daughter hit a snag. 167 00:09:38,070 --> 00:09:40,470 Stop! Stop it. It's all wrong. 168 00:09:40,573 --> 00:09:42,905 - But we were just about to do the kiss... - Kiss. I know. 169 00:09:43,009 --> 00:09:47,343 It doesn't work. Look, you are playing adults with fully... 170 00:09:49,282 --> 00:09:52,308 Pick that up, please. With fully formed libidos... 171 00:09:52,418 --> 00:09:56,047 not two young men playing grab-ass in the shower. 172 00:09:56,155 --> 00:10:00,751 Would you hold the work, please? Oh, Michael. 173 00:10:00,860 --> 00:10:04,091 - Dad, wh... - So, you're in a play, huh? 174 00:10:04,197 --> 00:10:06,097 I'm not. 175 00:10:06,199 --> 00:10:09,430 - I quit. - Maeby. 176 00:10:10,870 --> 00:10:13,270 - Why didn't you tell me? - It's not really important. 177 00:10:13,372 --> 00:10:16,933 - I'm just a stand-in. - And you're ashamed? 178 00:10:17,043 --> 00:10:20,342 Well, this should cheer you up. Hmm? 179 00:10:20,446 --> 00:10:22,607 I left work early. I thought maybe we'd go for a ride today. 180 00:10:22,715 --> 00:10:26,617 - No, I can't go on a bike ride right now. - Why, because of the play? 181 00:10:26,719 --> 00:10:29,517 - You're just a stand-in. - No, no. It's not the play. It's just... 182 00:10:29,622 --> 00:10:33,422 You know, I can't go on a million bike rides whenever you want me to. 183 00:10:33,526 --> 00:10:36,791 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Hey, is it about a girl? 184 00:10:36,896 --> 00:10:38,921 - No! It's not. Just drop it, Dad. - You can tell me. 185 00:10:41,467 --> 00:10:43,458 What, is Lindsay right? Am I really suffocating him? 186 00:10:43,569 --> 00:10:48,905 Well, they're different people every day, teenagers. Hormones all ablaze. 187 00:10:49,008 --> 00:10:51,476 Except, of course, when they're onstage when I need it. 188 00:10:51,577 --> 00:10:54,205 No, he said it wasn't about a girl. 189 00:10:54,313 --> 00:10:56,975 Maybe he really is pulling away. 190 00:10:59,919 --> 00:11:01,648 Not a girl? 191 00:11:01,754 --> 00:11:05,212 Of course. 192 00:11:07,660 --> 00:11:11,460 Methinks a Cupid I shall play. 193 00:11:13,899 --> 00:11:17,391 Mm. Mmm. Mmm. 194 00:11:18,670 --> 00:11:21,468 Tobias came up with a new plan for the play... 195 00:11:21,573 --> 00:11:24,736 - and a way to connect to George Michael. - I know why you're in the play. 196 00:11:24,843 --> 00:11:27,107 - What? - Watch this. 197 00:11:27,212 --> 00:11:30,340 Okay, everybody. Well, we've lost a leading lady... 198 00:11:30,449 --> 00:11:34,249 but did you know in Shakespeare's day that the women's roles... 199 00:11:34,353 --> 00:11:36,981 were played by men? 200 00:11:37,089 --> 00:11:39,182 Fancy that. 201 00:11:40,258 --> 00:11:42,726 Hmm. 202 00:11:42,828 --> 00:11:45,626 George Michael, you know Steven's lines, yes? 203 00:11:45,731 --> 00:11:47,756 - Sort of. - Fine. Then you are my Benedict. 204 00:11:47,866 --> 00:11:51,165 - And Steven Holt... Where is Steven Holt? - Steve Holt! 205 00:11:51,269 --> 00:11:55,069 Yes. Get ready for the acting challenge of your sweet young life, fair lady. 206 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:57,198 For you are my Beatrice. 207 00:11:57,309 --> 00:11:59,800 Beatrice! 208 00:11:59,911 --> 00:12:03,711 Let's take it from "Peace, I will stop thy mouth." 209 00:12:03,815 --> 00:12:07,774 Now we'll see if some sparks fly. 210 00:12:09,388 --> 00:12:12,186 As George Michael contemplated kissing his rival... 211 00:12:12,290 --> 00:12:14,121 Michael sought his father's advice. 212 00:12:14,226 --> 00:12:18,026 - You think you never hurt me? - What are you talking about? When have I ever rebelled? 213 00:12:18,130 --> 00:12:21,099 - I never see you anymore, Michael. - You're in prison. 214 00:12:21,199 --> 00:12:23,133 And I was here yesterday. 215 00:12:23,235 --> 00:12:26,398 Oh, yeah. That's-That's... I'm sorry. 216 00:12:26,505 --> 00:12:29,838 I couldn't break away from the poker game. Capital "G" was down to his boxers. 217 00:12:29,941 --> 00:12:32,910 - Strip poker? - Yeah, and it's tough. 218 00:12:33,011 --> 00:12:36,412 We can really only play about two hands. 219 00:12:37,783 --> 00:12:40,411 Listen... 220 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:44,046 Let him go. Let your son go. 221 00:12:44,156 --> 00:12:46,556 I can't do that, Dad. He needs me. 222 00:12:46,658 --> 00:12:50,025 Michael, you don't want to make the same mistake your mom made with Buster. 223 00:12:50,128 --> 00:12:53,256 - Yeah, boy. What happened there? - I really don't know. 224 00:12:53,365 --> 00:12:56,493 Maybe it was the 11 months he spent in the womb. 225 00:12:56,601 --> 00:12:59,399 The doctor said there were claw marks on the walls of her uterus, but... 226 00:12:59,504 --> 00:13:02,940 he was our miracle baby, you know? 227 00:13:03,041 --> 00:13:05,601 And l-I was just too burned out on raising you guys to care. 228 00:13:05,710 --> 00:13:08,679 So, he turned out a little, uh, soft. 229 00:13:08,780 --> 00:13:12,079 A little doughy. 230 00:13:12,184 --> 00:13:14,311 I don't know. Maybe-Maybe it was my fault. 231 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:18,219 Maybe I just ignored the guy. 232 00:13:20,125 --> 00:13:24,528 Wow. We're just blowing through nap time, aren't we? 233 00:13:26,898 --> 00:13:29,366 Yeah, I gotta let my son go. 234 00:13:31,570 --> 00:13:35,097 Lindsay, meanwhile, still had the dress... 235 00:13:35,207 --> 00:13:38,768 - and she was starting to get some positive reactions to it. - Look at you. 236 00:13:38,877 --> 00:13:41,539 I am. 237 00:13:41,646 --> 00:13:44,774 So she decided to hide it in the attic crawl space. 238 00:13:57,395 --> 00:14:00,990 Are you crazy? I'm a magician. I make my living with my hands. 239 00:14:01,099 --> 00:14:04,068 - And if I'm going to be staying here... - Staying here? 240 00:14:04,169 --> 00:14:05,761 What, did that Mexican throw you out? 241 00:14:05,871 --> 00:14:09,329 She's not "that Mexican," Mom. She's my Mexican. 242 00:14:09,441 --> 00:14:12,171 And she's Colombian or something. Anyway, it's over. 243 00:14:12,277 --> 00:14:14,575 - You've got three days. - Hey. 244 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,978 If I can't find a horny immigrant by then, I don't deserve to stay here. 245 00:14:18,083 --> 00:14:22,349 Oh! 246 00:14:22,454 --> 00:14:24,752 Back at the model home, Michael was adjusting to... 247 00:14:24,856 --> 00:14:27,757 the absence of his son, by enjoying the company of his brother. 248 00:14:27,859 --> 00:14:29,759 You know, I'm in pretty good shape. 249 00:14:29,861 --> 00:14:32,830 You could be eating my dust all day, slowpoke. 250 00:14:32,931 --> 00:14:35,491 And Buster was starting to give as good as he got. 251 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,034 Yeah. And you might be eating... 252 00:14:43,408 --> 00:14:46,673 Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that. 253 00:14:46,778 --> 00:14:51,010 Hey, Tobias. How's my son doing? 254 00:14:51,116 --> 00:14:53,812 Oh, well, he didn't want to rehearse today... 255 00:14:53,919 --> 00:14:57,047 but I do think I have a handle on what he's going through. 256 00:14:57,155 --> 00:15:00,613 I wish I could say the same for Steve Holt. I don't know what the hell her problem is. 257 00:15:00,725 --> 00:15:02,852 - Her? - Oh, uh, I'm sorry. 258 00:15:02,961 --> 00:15:07,227 I say that because I switched the parts, but, it's still... 259 00:15:07,332 --> 00:15:09,391 off. 260 00:15:09,501 --> 00:15:12,470 Perhaps if she dressed as a woman. 261 00:15:12,571 --> 00:15:17,065 - She? - Oh, for the love of God. She's playing a woman. 262 00:15:20,579 --> 00:15:23,013 Look who's back. 263 00:15:25,183 --> 00:15:28,152 - I'm exhausted. - Neiman's again, huh? 264 00:15:28,253 --> 00:15:31,450 I've been going to the thrift store, but I'm going to find a way to keep that dress. 265 00:15:31,556 --> 00:15:34,525 Things didn't work out with Mom. 266 00:15:34,626 --> 00:15:38,084 It was utterly macabre. 267 00:15:39,264 --> 00:15:41,232 Zip me up. 268 00:15:44,035 --> 00:15:46,333 She always makes everything about her. 269 00:15:46,438 --> 00:15:49,100 She's the last person I ever want to need something from. 270 00:15:49,207 --> 00:15:51,573 Well, she likes to be needed, just as long as it doesn't cost her anything. 271 00:15:51,676 --> 00:15:54,509 It's like she gets off on being withholding. 272 00:15:56,548 --> 00:15:58,448 - Whoa. Buster. - Look who's got something to say. 273 00:16:00,785 --> 00:16:05,222 I'm Mom, and I wanna shoot down everything you say so I feel good about myself. 274 00:16:05,323 --> 00:16:08,781 Look who's ragging on the old lady. 275 00:16:08,893 --> 00:16:11,088 - Hey, hey. - Finally. 276 00:16:11,196 --> 00:16:14,597 'Cause I'm an uptight... 277 00:16:15,634 --> 00:16:18,364 Buster! 278 00:16:18,470 --> 00:16:20,461 You old horny slut! 279 00:16:23,575 --> 00:16:27,306 Well, no one's gonna top that. 280 00:16:29,581 --> 00:16:33,210 And Tobias had found the perfect wardrobe for his leading man. 281 00:16:33,318 --> 00:16:37,778 The red dress he discovered in the attic crawl space. 282 00:16:37,889 --> 00:16:39,982 Assuming Michael had found and returned it... 283 00:16:40,091 --> 00:16:43,492 - Lindsay called her mother, hoping to get money for a new one. - What? 284 00:16:43,595 --> 00:16:45,825 - Hi, Mama. It's Linds. - Get a job. 285 00:16:45,930 --> 00:16:49,991 Look. Just hear me out. It's Maeby's dress. It was stolen from her locker. 286 00:16:50,101 --> 00:16:54,333 They beat her up, and, uh, took all her clothes. 287 00:16:54,439 --> 00:16:56,907 - Send her over. I'll take her shopping. - Buster was right. 288 00:16:57,008 --> 00:16:58,908 You get off on being withholding, don't you? 289 00:16:59,010 --> 00:17:01,638 - Buster said that? - That's right. 290 00:17:01,746 --> 00:17:04,681 - My Buster? - Not anymore, apparently. 291 00:17:04,783 --> 00:17:07,911 While Lucille was missing her youngest son... 292 00:17:08,019 --> 00:17:11,614 - Michael was finally enjoying his company. - Zip me up. 293 00:17:11,723 --> 00:17:14,590 And while Buster did build a faster bike... 294 00:17:14,693 --> 00:17:16,854 - Whoo! - he neglected to build the brakes. 295 00:17:16,961 --> 00:17:18,929 I'm flying! 296 00:17:19,030 --> 00:17:21,157 Buster? 297 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,564 And George Michael had news for Maeby. 298 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:26,933 So, I quit the play. I don't really like plays. 299 00:17:27,038 --> 00:17:29,666 Also, I think your dad thinks I'm gay. 300 00:17:29,774 --> 00:17:32,504 - Oh. He thinks everyone's gay. - Do you wanna get a soda? 301 00:17:32,610 --> 00:17:36,137 I can't. I'm actually back in the play. We're in the middle of dress rehearsal now. 302 00:17:36,247 --> 00:17:39,808 - But I thought Steve had your part. - Steve did have Maeby's part. 303 00:17:39,918 --> 00:17:42,148 And Tobias had given Maeby a new part. 304 00:17:42,253 --> 00:17:44,187 So you want me to play the man? 305 00:17:44,289 --> 00:17:47,452 Yes. Don't you see? l-I cast the parts all wrong. 306 00:17:47,559 --> 00:17:49,686 It was Daddy's fault. 307 00:17:49,794 --> 00:17:53,286 And I still get to kiss Steve, right? 308 00:17:53,398 --> 00:17:57,960 It's gonna be a huge disaster. I'll get you tickets. 309 00:17:58,069 --> 00:18:00,629 And Michael tried to salvage what was left of the day... 310 00:18:00,739 --> 00:18:04,038 - with what was left of his brother. - I'm a little shaky, but... 311 00:18:04,142 --> 00:18:05,643 - but we're here to work. - Michael. 312 00:18:05,643 --> 00:18:06,610 - but we're here to work. - Michael. 313 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:08,679 - Mom. - What are you doing here? 314 00:18:08,780 --> 00:18:12,580 Oh. Hello, Buster. Here's a candy bar. 315 00:18:12,684 --> 00:18:14,379 - Oh... - No. I'm withholding it. 316 00:18:14,486 --> 00:18:19,185 Look at me getting off. How dare you turn Buster against me. 317 00:18:19,290 --> 00:18:22,020 - What are you talking about? - I know what you've all been saying. 318 00:18:22,127 --> 00:18:25,255 But I'm not going to let you destroy my relationship with my son... 319 00:18:25,363 --> 00:18:27,831 just because you don't have one with yours right now. 320 00:18:27,932 --> 00:18:30,264 Wait a minute. Me and my son are fine... 321 00:18:30,368 --> 00:18:32,598 and that is not what this is. 322 00:18:32,704 --> 00:18:34,899 Buster is a grown man. He can make his own decisions. 323 00:18:35,006 --> 00:18:39,568 - Why don't you ask Buster what he wants. - Michael. I wanna go with Mom. 324 00:18:44,783 --> 00:18:48,776 - You said that she shoots you down. - I was trying to fit in. 325 00:18:50,255 --> 00:18:52,780 You were flying today, buddy. 326 00:18:52,891 --> 00:18:55,860 Yes, I was flying... 327 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,554 but a little too close to the sun. 328 00:18:58,663 --> 00:19:02,292 You let him go in the sun? Get in the backseat. I'll be right out. 329 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:08,066 Front seat, Mom. I sit in the front seat now. Mmm? 330 00:19:12,110 --> 00:19:16,547 Let me tell you something, Michael. You have to fight for your family. 331 00:19:16,648 --> 00:19:20,311 If you were smart, you'd grab your son before he slips any further away. 332 00:19:20,418 --> 00:19:23,046 Well, I disagree, Mom. 333 00:19:23,154 --> 00:19:25,452 I'm not gonna control George Michael. 334 00:19:25,557 --> 00:19:27,855 I'm gonna let him decide for himself what's best. 335 00:19:27,959 --> 00:19:30,427 Mm-hmm. Well, you better hope... 336 00:19:30,528 --> 00:19:34,487 that little bird decides to fly back into your house. 337 00:19:34,599 --> 00:19:36,430 Because they usually don't. 338 00:19:48,146 --> 00:19:50,114 So, uh, can we go now? 339 00:19:53,318 --> 00:19:55,218 Yeah. 340 00:19:57,789 --> 00:20:00,690 And George Michael watched as Maeby shared the kiss... 341 00:20:00,792 --> 00:20:04,353 that should've been his with a boy he almost had to kiss. 342 00:20:09,601 --> 00:20:13,867 But, to Maeby's surprise, she did not enjoy kissing Steve Holt. 343 00:20:13,972 --> 00:20:15,769 You smell like my mom. 344 00:20:15,874 --> 00:20:19,310 Michael returned to the model home to find his son in the kitchen. 345 00:20:19,410 --> 00:20:22,675 - You're home. - Yeah. I was waiting for you. 346 00:20:22,780 --> 00:20:26,580 - I thought we could make some of these. - Sure. 347 00:20:32,490 --> 00:20:36,551 I'm sorry about what I said at the school. It was out of line. 348 00:20:36,661 --> 00:20:39,129 I shouldn't have poked my nose into your life. 349 00:20:39,230 --> 00:20:42,393 - My life? - I know that you're growing up. 350 00:20:42,500 --> 00:20:45,958 Yeah, but, Dad, you're, like, the most important part of my life. 351 00:20:47,572 --> 00:20:50,871 That's a little cornball. 352 00:20:50,975 --> 00:20:54,035 - I don't mind. - I don't mind either, buddy. 353 00:20:56,614 --> 00:20:59,014 - Watch your... - Mother of God! 354 00:20:59,117 --> 00:21:01,415 Oh! Every damn time! 355 00:21:01,519 --> 00:21:04,682 Oh! This is a big one. Oh! 356 00:21:04,789 --> 00:21:07,155 On the next Arrested Development. 357 00:21:07,258 --> 00:21:09,624 Tobias gets a review of his Shakespeare play. 358 00:21:09,727 --> 00:21:13,288 I didn't get into this business to please sophomore Tracy Schwarzman, so... 359 00:21:13,398 --> 00:21:15,423 onward and upward! 360 00:21:15,533 --> 00:21:18,559 On... 361 00:21:18,670 --> 00:21:21,935 Why, Tracy? Why? 362 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,372 And Buster is back where he belongs. 363 00:21:24,475 --> 00:21:27,876 - Mom! - What is it? 364 00:21:27,979 --> 00:21:30,447 I can't get down.