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30 mins
9/19/2005
1.
The Cabin Show
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Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a tip from Barry, Michael heads to Reno to find George, but that costs him a camping trip he promised his son.
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Director:
Paul Feig
Writer:
Mitchell Hurwitz
/ Jim Vallely
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Guest starring:
Justin Grant Wade, John Beard, Henry Winkler,
Judy Greer, Blue Man Group, Gary Kraus, A. DeSantis Martin,
Brandon Johnson, Paul Vogt, Jim Cramer
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30 mins
9/26/2005
2.
For British Eyes Only
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Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and Gob goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.
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Director:
John Fortenberry
Writer:
Richard Day
/ Mitchell Hurwitz
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Guest starring:
Justin Grant Wade, BW Gonzalez,
Charlize Theron, John Beard, Jonathan Schmock, Clinton Leupp, Rory Knox Johnston, Steve Stapenhorst, Harry Hamlin
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30 mins
10/3/2005
3.
Forget Me Now
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George Sr. is placed under house arrest by the family's new attorney Bob Loblaw, and finds that it's not exactly a walk in the park. Michael sets up his first date with Rita, but Rita has an unfortunate encounter with the family beforehand.
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Director:
John Amodeo
Writer:
Tom Saunders
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Guest starring:
Jonathan Schmock, Justin Grant Wade, Bob Einstein, Dave Thomas, Scott Baio, Asante Jones
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30 mins
11/7/2005
4.
Notapusy
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To prove he's a man to Rita, Michael and his nephew Steve Holt compete in the Church And State Fair's annual triathlon. George Sr. tries to scare some at-risk youth, and Tobias tries to help George-Michael's girlfriend Ann to compete in the fairs' "inner beauty" pageant.
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Director:
Lev L. Spiro
Writer:
Ron Weiner
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Guest starring:
Scott Baio, Dave Thomas,
Mae Whitman, Justin Grant Wade, Bronwen Masters, Nathalia Ramos, Marcy Goldman,
Charlize Theron
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30 mins
11/7/2005
5.
Mr. F
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Michael must deal with a huge mole problem in order to salvage a major real estate deal with Japanese investors. In an effort to help Michael, Gob and Buster team up with George Sr.'s surrogate, Larry, to devise a plan and save the deal, but their plan falls apart in a big way. Meanwhile, Tobias mistakes a CIA agent for a CAA agent and inadvertently betrays the family, and Michael makes Rita a proposal she can't refuse. Frankie Muniz makes a cameo as himself.
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Director:
Arlene Sanford
Writer:
Richard Day
/ Jim Vallely
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Guest starring:
Bob Einstein, Frankie Muniz, Branden Weslee Kong
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30 mins
12/5/2005
6.
The Ocean Walker
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After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncle Trevor tries to stop the wedding by revealing some surprising information about Rita, Michael must decide if he wants to walk down the aisle.
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30 mins
12/12/2005
7.
Prison Break-In
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The family plans their annual fund raiser, and they actually have a cause this time. Tobias is ailing due to his transplanted hair plugs, which appear to be rejecting him. Lindsay uses the illness as her ticket back into high society, and Michael learns of the prison warden's true intentions with his mother after reading the warden's screenplay.
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Director:
Bob Berlinger
Writer:
Karey Dornetto
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Guest starring:
Mackenzie Hannigan, Sema'jay Hall, Ruby Jossen, James Lipton, Kenneth Kimmins, Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Cameron Covell, Andrew Vo
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30 mins
12/19/2005
8.
Making A Stand
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Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, only to find that Gob has set it up 20 feet from the old one. After the two compete, they decide to teach their father an elaborate lesson, and Buster refuses to use his handicap to scare kids. Meanwhile, Maeby uses Lucille's surgery in a horror film.
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Director:
Peter Lauer
Writer:
Mitchell Hurwitz
/ Chuck Tatham
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Guest starring:
Jeff Garlin, Joe Camareno, Alan Marco, Jason Jurman, Justin Grant Wade, Scott Baio
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30 mins
1/2/2006
9.
S.O.B.s
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George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal expenses. Michael suggests to Lindsay that she take over the house work, and he sends George-Michael to an expensive boarding school. Meanwhile, Maeby has trouble with a snowboarding film and Tobias tries to be a "discipline daddy".
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Director:
Bob Berlinger
Writer:
Richard Day
/ Jim Vallely
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Guest starring:
John Beard, Andy Richter, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Richard Belzer,
Andy Dick,
Ben Stiller, John Larroquette,
Zach Braff,
Judge Reinhold, Bob Einstein
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30 mins
2/10/2006
10.
Fakin' It
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George, Sr. hires a new attorney who asks the Bluths to participate in a mock trial to help prepare them for the real thing. The attorney gets actor Judge Reinhold to preside over the mock case. Meanwhile, Buster fakes a coma to get out of testifying, and George Michael and Maeby participate in a mock wedding to entertain hospital patients. Back at the office, Michael discovers that he may have a long-lost sister named Nellie Bluth.
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Director:
Lev L. Spiro
Writer:
Dean Lorey
/ Chuck Tatham
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Guest starring:
John Michael Higgins, Bronwen Masters, Peter Michael Goetz,
Carrie Preston, Michael P. Byrne, John Fremont, John Farley, Ron Matthews, Michael Bartel, William Hung
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30 mins
2/10/2006
11.
Family Ties
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In an effort to get to the bottom of things, Michael tracks Nellie down and hires her as a consultant for the Bluth Co. Unfortunately, Michael discovers Nellie's hands-on approach is more than he bargained for.
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Director:
Bob Berlinger
Writer:
Rob Weiner
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Guest starring:
Tom Saunders, Ron Riggle, Mark Mueller, Ben Carroll, Olanrewaju Idewu, Charlie Hartsock, Bronwen Masters, Justine Bateman
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30 mins
2/10/2006
12.
Exit Strategy
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Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr. sent Gob to Iraq to burn down the model home he built there, so Michael and Buster fly to Iraq to spring their brother from prison.
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Director:
Lev L. Spiro
Writer:
Dean Lorey
/ Chuck Tatham
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Guest starring:
John Michael Higgins, James O. Evans, Gary Cole, Jon Curry, Robert Michael Morris, Kathy Kolla, Cooper Thornton, Michael A. Shepperd, Richard Belzer, Mousa Kraish
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30 mins
2/10/2006
13.
Development Arrested
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After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of a successful company for a change. The real brains behind the madness is revealed, and just as the family begins to celebrate their victory, a whole new set of problems emerge.
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Director:
John Fortenberry
Writer:
Richard Day
/ Mitchell Hurwitz
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Guest starring:
Jim Cramer, Bill Rutkowski, J.J. Wall, Somer Dice, Brandon Hilluam
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