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Charity Drive

Episode Number: 5    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday November 30, 2003    Prod Code: 1AJD05
Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2.

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Writer: Barbie Feldman Adler
Director: Greg Mottola
Star: Alia Shawkat (Mae "Maeby" Fünke),  Michael Cera (George Michael Bluth),  Will Arnett (George "Gob" Bluth II),  Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth),  Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth),  Ron Howard (Narrator),  David Cross (Tobias Fünke),  Portia de Rossi (Lindsay Bluth Fünke),  Tony Hale (Byron "Buster" Bluth),  Jeffrey Tambor (George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth)
Recurring Role: Judy Greer (Kitty Sanchez),  BW Gonzalez (Lupe),  Liza Minnelli (Lucille Austero)
Guest Star: James Howell (Cop),  Christopher Gehrman (Worker #2),  Bruno Oliver (Guard),  Mel Gorham (Helen),  Robert Neches (Investor),  Robert Isaac Lee (Worker #1)

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When Lucille 2 calls and leaves a message on the family's machine for Buster, she is reading her message from a pad of paper. (edit)
After Buster gives Michael George Sr.'s car keys, he takes them back to remove his rape whistle. (edit)
A man wearing a tuxedo and a furry frog costume is at the Save the Wetlands Charity Bachelorette Auction. (edit)
On the side of the activists' bus are posters that say "Save the Marsh Toad." (edit)
Mr. Bananagrabber was animated by the boys at Jib-Jab. The same people who did the infamous "this land" music video about Kerry and Bush. (edit)

Quotes

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Lindsay: (loudly) Well, how embarrassing. My own brother buying me? I’d rather die. (whispers to Michael) Thank you. Maybe you’re not that selfish. (edit)
George Michael: Save yourself. I’ll take the hit. My record’s clean. Well, I got my bike seat stolen once, but I don’t think it counts on your record if you’re the victim. I mean, there is a record, but it’s not like --
Maeby: Yeah, thanks. I’ll take the rap next time we do something like this, okay? (edit)
George Michael: What are you doing? We’re supposed to put the form in the wrong file.
Maeby: I know. I’m just leaving my calling card.
George Michael: I thought we didn’t want anyone to know we were here.
Maeby: Well, it’s a little late for that. Our fingerprints are everywhere.
George Michael: But you said they weren’t gonna check for fingerprints.
Maeby: No, I said don’t wear your mittens. I didn’t want you to look stupid on the security cameras.
George Michael: There’s a security camera? (edit)
Gob: All right, take this lock-pick, break into the permit office for me.
George Michael: I think I’d better check with my dad first.
Maeby: You’re going to break into a permit office? Sweet. Can I come?
Narrator: And George Michael saw a chance to get closer to Maeby.
George Michael: You know, my dad hates to micromanage. Let’s just do this. (edit)
Lindsay: (to a Taxi Driver) I don’t know if that smell is you, the car, something you ate, or something you’re about to eat, but my God, you’re in a service business. (edit)

Trivia

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George Michael is afraid of visiting his grandfather in prison due to seeing an episode of the HBO series Oz at a young age mistaking it for The Wizard of Oz. Oz was a fictional look at a maximum security New York prison. (edit)
This is the only appearance we see of Bob Odenkirk's character, marriage counselor Dr. Gunty. Both Bob Odenkirk and the actor who plays Tobias, David Cross, were the stars and executive producers of the HBO sketch comedy series, Mr. Show with Bob and David. (edit)

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Charity Drive
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Absolutely Hysterical From Start To Finish! I laughed until I felt like I needed surgery!
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Everyone uses the company car
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