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Arrested Development :: Storming the Castle (01x09)
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Episode Information |
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| Title: | Storming the Castle |
| Episode #: | 01x09 |
| Production Number: | ARR-109 |
| Original Airdate: | Sunday January 04th, 2004 |
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Jan 31, 2005 |
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Despite Michael's feelings for Marta, he can't bring himself to break up G.O.B. and Marta. As G.O.B. tries to resurrect his career as an illusionist, George, Sr. finds religion while in prison. Meanwhile, Lucille confronts Buster about his relationship with Lucille 2.
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Episode Notes |
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On The Next Arrested Development Gag: The Alliance decides to let G.O.B. back in, and Tobias gets some good news.
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Michael: Mom, somebody wants to break G.O.B.'s legs.
Lucille: It's a good thing he has his little scooter!
| Michael: Since when are you against leather?
Maeby: Yeah, you're not even a vegetarian.
Lindsay: Well, I'm not against the insides. I mean, you need food to survive.
Michael: You are aware they don't remove it surgically?
| Michael: Call me what you want ...
Lindsay: An impotent man-boy.
| Lucille: You're the only one who chose a spouse I liked and she had to die.
Michael: I know, that's rough for you.
| Buster: And I'm going to continue dating, Mom.
Michael: It sounds a little bit like dating Mom.
Buster: It's starting to feel a little like it.
| Lucille: Oh, don't give me that look. I happen to be a more caring mother than most.
Buster: Where's my bed?
Lucille: I put it in storage.
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Lucille: She changed him as a baby.
Michael: Okay, that’s about the creepiest thing I’ve ever heard.
Buster: That’s why she didn’t look surprised.
| Marta: They’re children! How could you do that?
G.O.B.: Oh, sure, first you dump all over it, now you want to know how it’s done.
| Maeby: Your legs look exactly like mine, and I just shaved mine.
George Michael: So, I’m thinking of getting a motorcycle.
| Rollo: If you care about your brother, you’ll get in this car.
Michael: Which brother?
| Lucille: You’re the only child who chose a spouse I liked, and she’s the one who had to die.
Michael: I know. That’s rough for you.
| Buster: Where’s my bed?
Lucille: I put it in storage. I guess you’ll just have to decide which Lucille you want to spend your nights with.
| Lucille: You know, he’s damaged goods. He was born with a hole in his heart.
Lucille 2: Listen to me, Lucille, I’m going to fill that hole, ’cause we’re in love.
Lucille: Oh, please. You’re no more in love with him than I am.
Buster: Okay, we’re all saying some things we’re going to regret.
| G.O.B.: And now, my hopefully lovely assistant will join me.
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When G.O.B. is showing Marta his new trick, the boom mic is visible in the scene.
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Alliance of Magicians
The Alliance of Magicians is loosely based on the World Alliance of Magicians, a group in Hollywood, California that works to preserve magic trick secrets.
| Playtime Pizza Theater
Playtime Pizza Theater, the "theater" where G.O.B. performed is a reference to the Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant chain.
| Whip and Snaps
Tobias joins the Whip and Snaps barbershop quartet during the episode. David Cross, who plays Tobias, was in a barbershop quartet, Chock Full of Notes, as a guest star on the "Chock" episode of NewsRadio.
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Alliance of Magicians
During the episode, G.O.B. squares off with Rollo, his replacement at the Alliance of Magicians. In the "Pilot", the Alliance was started by G.O.B. to blacklist magicians that reveal their secrets.
| Escape Attempt
In "In God We Trust", George, Sr. attempts to escape from prison, and is caught, much like his attempt in this episode.
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Leather
During the episode, the use of leather emerges as an underlying theme. Tobias dresses up as a leather daddy in order to impress and bond with Maeby after he learns that Maeby likes leather. When Maeby learns that he mother is against the making and wearing of leather, she dresses in all leather to get the attention of her mother. Elsewhere, Michael spends his time in search of a leather chair, making leather an underlying theme to his storyline in this episode as well.
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