Arrested Development

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Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
  • 26min
  • Seasons: 5
  • Episodes: 84
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Arrested Development

season 1

serie United States 2003 - 2019

Episode rating

Season 1
8.1
E1
8.4
E2
8.1
E3
8.3
E4
8.2
E5
8.0
E6
8.1
E7
8.0
E8
8.3
E9
9.0
E10
8.2
E11
8.3
E12
8.4
E13
8.5
E14
8.1
E15
8.5
E16
8.7
E17
8.2
E18
8.1
E19
7.9
E20
8.5
E21
8.6
E22

Cast of season 1

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 122

  • 8.1
    /10

    Pilot
    episode S1.E1 november 2003
    After his father fails to promote him within the family business, Michael accepts a job in Arizona -- until his dad is arrested for shady bookkeeping.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Top Banana
    episode S1.E2 november 2003
    Michael suspects that George Sr. is running the business from inside prison. George Michael is made manager of the banana stand, and Michael gives Gob a letter to mail after Lucille suggests that he be included in the business.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Bringing Up Buster
    episode S1.E3 november 2003
    A reluctant Michael takes Buster under his wing while attempting to get closer to an increasingly distant George-Michael.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Key Decisions
    episode S1.E4 november 2003
    Determined to not be upstaged by his actress girlfriend, Gob decides to pull an elaborate escape at the Orange County Prison, where George Sr. is being held. Meanwhile, Michael falls for Gob's girlfriend Marta.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Charity Drive
    episode S1.E5 november 2003
    Michael trades in his bicycle for his father's car and ends up giving a ride to a complete stranger who mistakes Michael for a killer.
  • 8
    /10

    Visiting Ours
    episode S1.E6 december 2003
    Michael gets a tip about the company's international accounts, and has Gob question the office secretary Kitty about them. But that's not before Michael does the unthinkable - setting up a conjugal visit between George Sr. and Lucille.
  • 8.1
    /10

    In God We Trust
    episode S1.E7 december 2003
    The family attorney arranges George Sr.'s release from prison for Christmas. Later, George-Michael has to wear an embarrassing codpeice in a pageant.
  • 8
    /10

    My Mother the Car
    episode S1.E8 december 2003
    Michael loses his short-term memory after he and Lucille have a car accident. George-Michael and Maeby want to see an R-rated movie about cousins in love.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Storming the Castle
    episode S1.E9 january 2004
    Michael decides to expose Marta to Gob's womanizing by having her participate in a magic trick that involves one of Gob's many girlfriends.
  • 9
    /10

    Pier Pressure
    episode S1.E10 january 2004
    When Buster asks George-Michael to buy him marijuana to treat Lucille Austero's vertigo, Michael stages a phony bust to teach George-Michael a lesson.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Public Relations
    episode S1.E11 january 2004
    After having a tough time getting George-Michael admitted to a private school, Michael hires an attractive publicist to change the family's image.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Marta Complex
    episode S1.E12 february 2004
    Michael delivers a speech about love that makes Marta realise she has feelings for him. George-Michael realises that Maeby might not be his cousin.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Beef Consomme
    episode S1.E13 february 2004
    Michael tells Gob about his flirtation with Marta. Meanwhile, George-Michael tries to determine whether he and Maeby are related by blood.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Shock and Aww
    episode S1.E14 march 2004
    George Bluth Sr. gets a visit from a rabid female fan who may be in love with him. George Michael is interested in his teacher, and so is his father. Gob tries to get revenge on Michael for trying to steal his girlfriend.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Staff Infection
    episode S1.E15 march 2004
    Michael learns that most of his family is on the company payroll despite not working there. Gob and Buster are sent to work at the construction site, while Lindsay answers phone calls for the company.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Altar Egos
    episode S1.E16 march 2004
    Michael has a one-night stand with a woman named Maggie Lizer. He has a guilt-trip after learning she is blind, but not so much after he discovers that she's the prosecuting attorney against his family. Meanwhile, Gob gets married to a woman after a series of escalating dares, and tries to get a subsequent divorce.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Justice Is Blind
    episode S1.E17 march 2004
    While grappling with the dilemma of whether or not to open his father's case file, Michael discovers the truth about Maggie.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Missing Kitty
    episode S1.E18 march 2004
    Michael disobeys his father and fires the incompetent Kitty, who could reveal secrets that would further damage the family's reputation.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Best Man for the Gob
    episode S1.E19 april 2004
    Gob throws a bachelor party to scare the company accountant -- who's getting ready to testify against George Sr. -- into believing he killed a stripper.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Whistler's Mother
    episode S1.E20 april 2004
    As his entire family targets company funds that have recently become unfrozen, Michael purchases some ultimately worthless land from his Uncle Oscar.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Not Without My Daughter
    episode S1.E21 april 2004
    Police attempt to pin Kitty's disappearance on Michael. Meanwhile, Michael brings Maeby along with him for "Take Your Daughter To Work Day."
  • 8.6
    /10

    Let 'Em Eat Cake
    episode S1.E22 june 2004
    Michael discovers the secret behind his father's financial woes, and George Sr. has a heart attack in prison and makes his escape from the hospital.