Whistler's Mother

Season 1, Episode 20, Aired

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    • In the "On the next Arrested Development" gag, Lindsay's statement "I want to be... a cage dancer" (and subsequent giggle) is an echo of Tobias's declaration that he wants to be an actor (with the same giggle) in the pilot episode.
    • When Oscar receives a call just before Lucille visits, a character on Oscar's television can be heard saying "Look! A seagull!", which is a line from the Mr. Banana-Grabber cartoon. Gob gave up the animation rights to Mr. Banana-Grabber in the episode "Charity Drive".
    • Protestors's signs: -"Freedom". -"Where are the weapons of mass destruction?". -"You can take away our stylists... but you can't take away our STYLE!". -"War is SEXIST!". -"War is RACIST!". -"Free speech!". -"Larger free speech zone!". -"Free Jacko!".
    • When Lindsay is protesting, one of the protesters is the same protester from the pilot and the storming the castle episode, namely a homosexual with a boa and a freedom sign.
    • When Lucille visits Oscar in the supposed lemon grove, buildings and golf carts can be seen over her shoulder.

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    • Tobias: Well, Lindsay, could you use it over there? I'm trying to grow. Lindsay: Yeah. Well, it's clear that's not going to happen.
    • Tobias: Well, I've always wanted to remake Annie Hall. Except, I wouldn't want to get in bed with a green producer like a Sofia Coppola, though. Oh, but give me an old pro like a Robert Redford. Oh, I'd jump into bed with him in a second. And I wouldn't just lie there, Michael Bluth, if that's what you're thinking. Michael: Actually, that time, that was what I was thinking.
    • Tobias: I just need to prove to my wife that I can act like a man. And it's not about sex. I don't just lie there, if that's what you're thinking. Michael: That's not what I was thinking.
    • Michael: Ok, there's still three whistles left out there. Whose got the whistles? Board Member #1: (blows whistle) He kept one. Michael: There's a good example of whistle blowing, ok, but you've kept yours, so it's hurting your case. Board Member #1: I was in the bathroom when you asked for it back. Board Member #2: (blows whistle) No, he wasn't.
    • Michael: Well, this money is for land, okay? We're not going to burn through it like Dad did when he was in charge with his bad investments and his corrupt dealings ... Mother's neck ... Lindsay: No, that was a good investment. Michael: It is easier to look at now, isn't it?
    • Lindsay: All your water's doing is whetting my appetite for protest. No hair for oil! No hair for oil!
    • Lucille: It's a hug, Michael; I'm hugging you. Michael: Well, why? Lucille: Because you need your mother right now. Michael: But I don't get along with my ... Sorry, that was - that was a knee jerk.
    • Lucille: Buster's jaw clicks when he eats. I think it's what's driving his friends away. I sent him to Canada for an operation, so I'll need some of that new money that just came in. Michael: You know, Mom, if you want an operation that's really going to help him, you ought to have them finally cut that cord.
    • George Sr.: Michael, this is my brother. Do you know what it's like to have a sibling who has no source of income except for you? Michael: Just one? No, no idea. It sounds wonderful, though.
    • Lindsay: I'm protesting the war. There's a war going on, you know. Maeby: Yeah. I'm the one who told you, and you said it happened ten years ago.
    • Michael: Is this about the money? Gob: No. Michael: What do you want? Gob: I mean, it's not about money in the sense that I'm coming here saying, "Here, Michael. Take some money." It's just more of a "may I have some" kind of visit.
    • Maeby: It all adds up. He stole somebody's hair, made a wig, knocked out the guard, tunneled his way through a sewer line, and then stopped to get a candy apple on his way to Mexico! George Michael: Of course! You're mocking me. Maeby: Of course.
    • Gob's Wife: I'm in love with your brother-in-law. Gob: You're in love with your own brother? The one in the army? Gob's Wife: No, your sister's husband. Gob: Michael? Michael! Gob's Wife: No, that's your sister's brother. Gob: No, I'm my sister's brother. You're in love with me - me. Gob's Wife: I'm in love with Tobias. Gob: My brother-in-law? Gob's Wife: I know it can never be, so I'm leaving. I'm enlisting in the army. Gob: To be with your brother ... Gob's Wife: No!
    • Lucille: Why have we been spending so much money on whistles?

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    • The episode title is a reference to James McNeill Whistler's 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter's Mother, which has come to be more commonly known as "Whistler's Mother".
    • n/a: Passion of the Crust
      The bagel place name is an obvious reference to the then recent (Spring 2004) movie The Passion of the Christ.
    • n/a: On the next Arrested Development
      The scene from the "On the next Arrested Development" gag featuring Oscar outside Lucille's house is a spoof of the movie Say Anything...

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