ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT fans, assemble!

[Mr Light]

I think on the aired version of the pilot he says "...or candy!" and it's only one the extended DVD cut that he says "...or cocaine!".

 

[TheGodBen]

TOBIAS: Do you have something that says "Dad likes leather"?
SALESMAN: Something that says... leather-daddy?
TOBIAS: Oh, is there such a thing?

 

[1001001]

Take a trip down memory lane....


[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYVnosKj8i4[/yt]

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Ahh, Franklin Delano Bluth.

 

[BillJ]

...if it means taking a chubby, I will suck it up. - Tobias Funke

Absolutely brilliant show, right up with The Simpsons and Seinfeld.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Well back when The Simpsons was actually funny. And i never found Seinfeld to be funny at all.

 

[shivkala]

It was all funny. But the single funniest ep was the one with the Japanese investors. Put together like a precision watch. I did not see the resolution coming, and I really did fall about laughing when it happened.

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This.

Some other favorites:

• I can never hear Bob Seger's classic song again without thinking, "Like Iraq."
• And, yes, I will never forget, Tobias Funke, Anal-Rapist.
• Also, for some reason, all I could think of the other day was, "There's money in the banana stand!"

• Dr. Fishman: Excuse me, are you the Bluths?
  [*]Lucille: Not Doctor Wordsmith. How's my son?
  [*]Dr. Fishman: He's going to be all right.
  [*]Oscar: Oh, thank God.
  [*]Lindsay: Finally, some good news from this guy.
  [*]George Michael: There's no other way to take that.
  [*]Dr. Fishman: That's a great attitude. I gotta tell you, if I was given this news, I don't know if I would take it this well.
  [*]Lucille: But... you said he was alright.
  [*]Dr. Fishman: Yes. He's lost his left hand, so he's going to be all right.
  [*]Lucille: You son of a bitch. I hate this doctor!

The show was so well written and rewarded long time viewers with great continuity bits and recurring gags. I doubt we'll ever see another show quite so well written.

 

[AstroSmurf]

I just have to ask... did anyone else here spend hours practicing to say "Bob Loblaw" correctly? It isn't just blahblahblah. The actors on the show actually managed to slide a tiny pause into the proper place and it took me forever to get it right.

 

[ParticleMan]

The things that immediately come to mind...

George Michael watching "Oz" thinking it had something to do with "The Wizard of Oz"

Wee Britain

"Let's have sex-u-al re-la-tions!"

The tiny teddy

Super Dave Osborne as George Sr's mobile avatar

Mrs. Featherbottom

 

[The Lensman]

"Come on!!" (I say it just like Gob alot)

Big Yellow Joint

"Her?"

"And THAT'S why you don't__________" or some variation as kids are screaming at one armed guy.

Favorite t.v. show of all time!!

 

[D Man]

"It was kind of funny to "Yellow Submarine," but who could afford it?"

cue "We're floating aloooong...in a yellow boat!"

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

So my friends that i have gotten into this show have just finished up season one and are working on season 2. So far, the verdict is awesome.

 

[ToddKent]

I liked George Micheal's lightsaber tape and who it kept popping up.

"That kid's got moves."

 

[1001001]

So my friends that i have gotten into this show have just finished up season one and are working on season 2. So far, the verdict is awesome.

Since this thread came up, I've been watching the series from the beginning on Netflix. I'm up to the Bachelorette Auction where Buster buys the wrong Lucille.

 

[DonIago]

I've been thinking for a couple of days now that I may need to do a re-watch.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Well my friend has now finished the show. He enjoyed it a lot. We have a new fan, everyone.

"And a lot of love."

 

[Capt. Vulcan]

I loved the show, but can't really blame fox for this one. They stuck with it probably one more season than it's ratings warranted. For whatever reason it was a hard sell. I didn't start watching till the middle of 2nd season, and this was after people kept telling me to watch it because it was the best show ever. For whatever reason the idea of the show didn't draw me in.

I've probably re-watched the show now 5 or 6 times, and each time I find new jokes I didn't notice before. Like in the Charlize Theron episodes, someone is sitting on the bench that's advertising We Brittain and covering up the letters so it says We Brain. Or how many hints that were that Buster was going to lose his hand. Or how George Michael, after being told that Aunt Lindsay looked like a baby eagle when she was younger, stares at Linday's nose when they next meet.

 

[1001001]

Tobias: "I'm afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run if you will, so I'm afraid I have something of a mess on my hands."

Tobias: "Ooh, I can taste those meaty, leading man parts in my mouth!"

 

[ToddKent]

Or how many hints that were that Buster was going to lose his hand.

I noticed some of those too when I re-watched it. A few of them were waaaay before he lost the hand.

 

[TheGodBen]

For whatever reason the idea of the show didn't draw me in.

I've had trouble convincing people about the show because the premise sounds clichéd: A family of rich eccentrics lose their money and have to learn to live with one another. That doesn't sound like the sort of premise that provides fresh, original comedy. It doesn't help that some of the best jokes require an understanding of the show, how can you adequately explain the joke about Buster having his hand bitten off by a loose seal without knowing his relationship with his mother? On paper it's a bad pun, but when seen in context it is just one of the show's many layers.

On a side note, I'm most of the way through the first season and I'm ashamed to admit that I completely forgot about Annyong (Hel-loh).