Meat the Veals

Season 2, Episode 16, Aired
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George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille; Michael deliberatly offends Ann's devout Christian parents; Tobias goes overboard performing his "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.
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  • One of the best episodes so far

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    By scr0lleh, May 19, 2010 Report Abuse
    A great episode that relies on multiple subplots that have been introduced and matured throughout the season. The family meets Ann's parents during an anniversary dinner in which George Bluth, Sr finally comes out of the attic and confronts his brother about their mutual love for Lucille. The ann-is-ugly jokes are great and expanded based on the fact that her mother is good looking ("next you'll say I am Ann's sister" "I would never say that"). The entire sequence at the church is another great example of how Arrested Development creates threads throughout a single episode which all come together at the end in a hilarious knot of comedy gold. This is a great episode.moreless

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  • Meeting the veals isn't quite the turnout Michael expected.

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    By jimbo_001, May 31, 2006 Report Abuse
    Another classic from season two, this episode is one of my favourites because of everyone's reaction, especially George Sr's, to Gob's puppet, Franklin who is a fantastic contribution to this hilarious episode with many great scenes such as Tobias finding out everyone knew he was Mrs Feather-bottom, Gob finding his father, though not realising it at first, and the shock that Bland Ann has a hot mother.

    George Sr and Oscar fighting was brilliantly shot and acted for the end of the episode and was a hilarious end to this truly classic episode where the one time Michael's family doesn't let him down, they let him down by doing so.moreless

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  • Michael tries to ruin his son\\\'s pre-engagement without being the bad guy while Gob introduces Franklin for the first time... great stuff

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    By chage_16, Apr 25, 2006 Report Abuse
    its pretty hard to find a standout episode in a show this good, but meet the veals has always been one of my favourites.

    watching michael try to sabotage his sons happiness by intoducing the veals was such a great idea... its strange he didn\\\'t think of it earlier. the zoom in on franklin in the \\\"tension\\\" secene inside the limo made me laugh so hard, and watching buster use him at the end as his hook replacement was funny too.

    god knows what tobias was thinking jumping off the balcony with an umbrella into a glass table but it did the job... another standout episode in a fantastic seriesmoreless

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  • Intense action, high drama and the unmasking of T.V.'s most deceptive characters.

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    By chrisanderso10, Mar 08, 2006 Report Abuse
    My favorite. From tobias' quote about the colonies to the fight btwn george and oscar. had me on the edge of my seat through out the whole thing. this is a classic example of why the show needs to stay on the air. Personal favorite, Mrs. Veal "making love" with Michael

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    • Busters says that his family is going to the Church of the Good Shepherd. In "Staff Infection", the office workers boarded a Church of the Good Shepherd bus (meant for Lupe's family). Also in that episode, the man in the stair car hit his head on a sign that said Church of the Good Shepard. Edit
    • The song at the end where the camera centers on George Michael after Ann says she wants to do, was the same song played when George Michael learns he's going to be sharing a room with Maeby. Edit
    • Gob: They're Laughing, Michael. A reference to the episode "Afternoon Delight." Edit

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    • The guy who does Maeby's homework is featured in a current commercial for Domino's Pizza. A few weeks ago, they had the Ditech guy. Apparently, instead of product placement, they're doing product pitchman placement. Edit
    • Rating: 4.0/6 Edit
    • Alan Tudyk who plays Pastor Veal was in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story playing Steve the Pirate. Jason Baetman was also in Dodgeball co-starring with him. He played the sports commentator at the dodgeball match. Edit

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    • George Michael: Gangy's having an anniversary party? Michael: Seems that way. George Michael: Hey, is Franklin gonna be there? Gob: See that, Mike? Kids love Franklin. George Michael: I just don't want him to point out my cracker ass in front of Ann. Edit
    • Mrs. Featherbottom: Oh, mercy me! I forgot that we were in the colonies. Edit
    • Michael: Mom, this is Ann's mother. Lucille: Are you sure this isn't her sister? Ann's mother: Oh, what a lovely thing to say. Michael: Oh, what an awful thing to say Mom, please. Edit

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    • Title: Meet the Veals
      The title refers to Meet the Parents, a 1993 indie film remade into a major Hollywood motion picture seven years later starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. Edit

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