The One Where Michael Leaves (2)

Season 2, Episode 1, Aired
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In the second season premiere, George Sr. is at large, making Michael next in line to be prosecuted for the Bluth Co. crimes. Meanwhile, Michael is vexed to find that the family is fine without him, and police mistake Oscar for George Sr. and arrest him.
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  • Once again, a fine example of a well written comedy to start the series off.

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    By jason1985monkey, Aug 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    'Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything,
    and the one son who had no choice but to keep them together'

    Seamlessly this episode pulls you back into the Arrested Development world clevely sliding in a series 1 recap without so much detail as to put you off.
    For begginers to the series it eases you in for a few minutes then BAM! You're in and you're going nowhere. Willingly you find yourself intruiged by the story as well as the dynamics between characters. A sense of 'what the hell' accompanied by 'I dunno but I can't wait to find out'.

     For veterans this episode gently reminds you of all the running gags and just how much you love each member of the bluth family.

    Ready with new and old jokes as well as new and old story archs another brilliant episode to start the 2nd season.

    Enjoy.moreless

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  • Michael and his son decides to leave the Bluth family behind and move to Arizona. Unfortunetly, thinngs don't work out as planned

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    By maxi01, Aug 29, 2006 Report Abuse
    This is a great way to start the new season. Starting with old plots and ending with new plots to see out anouther great season. A.D. is a show which discusses dramatic issues, such as affairs and prison break, while showing the funny, light hearted side. This is exactly what a sitcom should be like, yet many are not.

    The best momants of this episode were: * When Portias husband joins the Blue Man Group. * When Michael's mum started having sex with Oscar and * When the father escaped from jail.

    A great way to start a great 2nd season

    NB Apologies- I don't know all charectors names.moreless

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  • Great start to season two

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    By jimbo_001, May 29, 2006 Report Abuse
    The start of this episode is very amusing where Michael has to go back to confirm to the family that he was actually leaving and then coming back again when he thought his father had been caught which of course happens to be Oscar, George Sr's twin brother and this humour is continued until the end with the return of the misleading doctor saying that Tobias looks dead (but is actually fine) and George Sr's clever wig plan to pass him off as Oscar.

    Overall, this is a great season two opener with great lines throughout the episode and is a great follow up on the season one cliffhanger.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Michael knows that his father has "a penchant for hiding valuable things in walls". Aside from the contract, this refers to George Sr. lining the walls of the banana stand with $250,000 in cash in "Top Banana". Edit
    • During the "On the next Arrested Development..." gag, most of the situations are allusions to the first episode. Edit
    • On the Junk poster (Tom Jane's film) it says: "From the directors of Dangerous Cousins". That's the movie George Michael wanted to see with Maeby and where they were kicked out due to being underage. Edit

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    • As from this episode, "Oscar" will be one of the regular characters. Edit
    • This marks the first episode to be simulcast in HDTV rather than Fox High Resolution Widescreen. Edit
    • This episode was delayed in some areas due to football. Edit

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    • Michael: How is he, doctor? Doctor: It, uh, it looks like he's dead. Lucille: Oh, my God! Gob: Oh, little guy ... the tears aren't coming. The tears just aren't coming. Edit
    • Michael: Well, I better get over there before he brings the whole company down. Lindsay: It's only been three hours. How much damage could he really do? Narrator: In three hours, Gob had done $45,000 in damage. Edit
    • Michael: I don't know why you're not taking this "I'm out of here" seriously, but I am out of here, seriously. Edit

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    • Lucille: Well, if it isn't the boy who cried Phoenix.
      This is a reference to the book The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a story about a boy who cries "wolf" all the time. The villagers come out to rescue him, only to see that the boy isn't really being attacked by a wolf. When the boy is actually attacked, no one comes to rescue him. At the end of the book, the moral is stated as: "Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then perish when he tells the truth." In this episode, the family doesn't believe that Michael is moving to Phoenix. Edit
    • The episode title is a reference to the episode titles of Friends, all of which were in "The One Where/With/When..." format. Edit
    • Documentarian: Would you enlist your son or daughter in the Army?
      The activist documenter is supposed to resemble Michael Moore, when asking Lucille about her husband's dealings with Iraq, and whether she would send her son to fight in Iraq. Edit

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