Arrested Development

S.O.B.s

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired 1/2/06

Episode Summary

George Sr. and Lucille decide to host a fundraiser at the apartment in an attempt to pay for a new lawyer; Lindsay becomes a mother figure in the Bluth household, with mixed results; Maeby helps Tobias land an acting gig; Gob accidentally finds a job; Andy Richter's brother helps George Michael to learn how to speak up.moreless

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In this classic episode, it's the FOX network that is the real S.O.B.

9.8

"Superb"

By cheezhead1013, Dec 11, 2010 Report Abuse

What other show on television could simultaneously provide a laugh-out-loud episode while letting viewers in on the self-referencing joke? I laughed every single minute. How does FOX repay this comedic genius? By arresting "Development" and serving up trash like "Free Ride," "Trading Spouses," and "Stacked." The Bluth family motto should be "Remember 'Family Guy'." FOX - what an S.O.B.!

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one of my faves

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By _crazy_cool_, Dec 11, 2010 Report Abuse

this was one of the first episodes i ever saw and i think its one of the best. it is one of my favorites and it is really very funny.

i love this show and i own all three seasons even though the third season is only two dvds i have watched all three seasons and i love all three seasons.

Gob actually works a day in his life... wow! all the "gimmicks" they have are hilarious... lindsay trying to be a "mother figure" in the house is super funny and micheal thinking that george michael has obsessive compulsive disorder is so funny!

so in closing... thank you for reading my rant and the fact that you have put up with my rambling. by:a.q.moreless

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Gob accidentally works a day in his life!

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By jimbo_001, Jun 20, 2006 Report Abuse

Save Our Bluths, may not be the best abbreviation for a fundraiser, but even worse may be a speech removing all respect for the family, sauce being the water the chicken was cooked in and an old lady choking moments after the announcement that the charity source used to poison people.

This is my favourite season three episode so far, the only part I didn't like being the quintuplets, though they did have their funny moments.

Much like Scrubs "My Life In Four Cameras" which is a parody of the basic sitcom, this episode parodies shows attempts at boosting popularity, eg/3D glasses (who through the tomato?), a promise of a death (we may as well tell you now, she's the one that dies) and live moments, and is done in a hilarious way.

Overall, this episode is a very amusing instalment of Arrested Development with great inside jokes about the show's cancellation and hilarious subplots from both George Michael and Maeby.moreless

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One of the best of the series.

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By sipowicz, Apr 01, 2006 Report Abuse

I have felt that this season wasn't on par with the first 2, but I stand corrected with this episode...

One of the best ever. Period.

A hilarious satire on the future of the show. I can't think of better way to send off Arrested, FOX gave it 2 good years of press, and abandoned it the 3rd. FOX tried is like crap the third year, and the show shows it, and addresses it in the only way it knows how, satire. Hilarious satire.

Hopefully, Showtime will pick the show up, and this will be a hilarious screw-you to FOX, and not a sad end.moreless

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Wonderful, Brilliant !!

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By shawna6218, Mar 18, 2006 Report Abuse

This Is One Of The Best Series, Yet FOX Never Really Gave It A Chance. This Episode Was Hilarous, It Can Poke Fun at Itself Even While It's Fate It Unknown. I Laughed All The Way Through. I Hope that This Series Will Be On for A While. FOX Keep's Canceling All the Good Series.

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Trivia
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- While Michael is giving his speech, there's a reaction shot of George Sr. without his glasses on in between clips where he's wearing glasses (the one after showing him taking them off). Edit
- George, Sr.: I think it's showtime. This reference was toward the premium cable channel Showtime, which showed interest in picking up the series (although this episode was filmed before the Showtime speculation started). Edit
- The "Home Builder's Organization" reference is toward the premium cable channel HBO (since the network had shown no interest in picking up the series). Edit
Notes
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- When George Michael wants a cream soda, Lindsay mixes baking soda and cream in a glass. Edit
- On Variety.com, where we discover about Maeby's new film, we can see an advertisement for Ocean Walker. Ocean Walker was a movie that Maeby was asked to read in an earlier episode. Rita, Michael's girlfriend, came up with the idea of people being able to walk on oceans. She was coincidentally mentally retarded. Edit
- It is revealed that the company that Maeby works for is called Tantamount Studios. This is an obvious parody of Paramount Studios. Tantamount Studios is the fictitious studio from Mr. Show with Bob & David. David Cross co-starred and co-wrote the sketch show. The Tantamount Studio in Mr. Show portrayed everything that was evil of the four major networks; the show relished being "off the map" on HBO. Edit
Quotes
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- TV Newscaster: Do you like foam in your coffee? It's called a cap-a-keeno, and you'll never believe what it costs! Edit
- Andy Dick: And whatever happened to the Muffin Man? Remember him? I always pictured a giant six-foot muffin trying to eat me while I was eating him. It's kind of a fantasy I go to a lot now. Edit
- Gob: If you didn't have adult onset diabetes, I wouldn't mind giving you a little sugar. Mrs. Van Skoyk: Oh, Gob ... you could charm the black off a telegram boy. Narrator: Ok, we should tell you right now. She is the one who dies! Edit
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- Tobias: Now we paint our lips Joan Crawford red. Joan Crawford was an Oscar-winning actress who starred in movies such as, Mildred Pierce and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. She was also the central figure of the book and movie, Mommie Dearest. Edit
- After helping her dad stuff goodie bags for studio producers, Maeby complains she has glitter in her lungs...which is very similar to Tobias' complaint of having diamond dust in his lungs from inhaling a large quantity of Lindsay's diamond-based makeup in "The One Where They Build A House". Edit
- During an exchange on fundraising approaches, George Sr and Michael say that "HBO does not want us" and "I think it's showtime", a reference to the rumors of Arrested Development moving onto the networks of HBO and Showtime. Edit