One of my favourites, this episode has two guest stars, the amusing Ben Stiller and hilarious Dan Castellaneta, who even says "D'oh", the catchphrase of his character on the Simpsons, Homer Simpson, which is a great inside joke.
My favourite plot is Gob and Buster's, Gob's trademark music, The Final Countdown, once again being used at his magic show though Buster is the magician on paper. The sword is one of the funniest aspects of the show, Gob putting it through his side instead of the holster and Buster slicing Gob's fingers off, a comeuppance for Gob inadvertently losing Buster's hand since he released the seal.
Michael and Dr Frank Stein (I wonder if his middle name starts with the initial N) was also hilarious and shows there can be worse doctors than the literal one the Bluths have always detested.
Overall, the episode is definitely among my favourites for many reasons including the end which bring up a theme from the previous episode which they think is a terrorist training film.moreless
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Episode Summary
Gob and Buster team up for some magic tricks with the help of Buster's fake hand, but when Tony Wonder, a rival magician, starts to mentor them, somebody gets the finger. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to delegate some work when he's hospitalized and Lindsay teaches George Michael how to drive using the staircar.
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Jeffrey Tambor
George Bluth Sr. / Oscar Bluth
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Portia de Rossi
Lindsay Bluth Fünke
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David Cross
Tobias Fünke
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Trivia
ADD TRIVIA- In the previous episode, Gob is looking for the video camera and wrongly assumes that Tobias took it. Now, we see that George Sr. has it in the attic. Edit
- During the "On the next" gag, the Star Wars Kid parody video was obviously re-shot. The cardboard box George Michael originally kicks in already has the hole in it from the previous episodes. Edit
- On Tobias's resume you can see Gobias Industries, the company created by Gob and Tobias. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- David Cross (Tobias) and Special Guest Star Ben Stiller both starred in the comedy "School for Scoundrels". Edit
- Dan Castellaneta receives the "And" credit. Edit
- This episode was nominated for the 2005 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series". Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Gob: My middle finger and index finger are -- Dr. Stein: Switched! For the first time ever. Edit
- Tony Wonder: For what, Buster, huh? You're the magic. Just check out those moves you're doing, they're in their own orbit. Look at Tiagre, my girl. Don't look at her. 'Cause you look at her and, like, it affects her in a way I don't feel comfortable with. Or go for it, I don't care, whatever. I'm just saying, it's your world. Edit
- Dr. Stein: Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. D'oh! Edit
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Allusions
ADD ALLUSIONS- When Tony Wonder goes into his chest to rip out the little menorah, he is mocking the David Blaine trick where he reaches into his chest and rips out his own heart, which can be seen over the internet. Edit
- Tony Wonder laments that he had to change the name of one of his magic videos slightly after some band used the same name. This is a reference to the group Arrested Development, who once sued the show over the use of their name. Edit
- Mission Accomplished: The Bluth employees hang a "Mission Accomplished" banner - alluding to Bush's famously wrong "Mission Accomplished" sign on May 2, 2003 claiming the invasion of Iraq was successful. Edit
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