Arrested Development Ranked: Best To Worst
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- DirectorJohn FortenberryStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettAfter 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.10/10
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael 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.10/10
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGeorge is declared dead in Mexico and the Bluth family holds a wake for their dead family member. Meanwhile, George isn't dead and has returned to the USA, only to be found by a newly dumped George Michael.10/10
- DirectorRebecca AsherStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGob heads to Iraq via his participation in the USO, where he is quickly arrested and being held by the U.S. military. The prosecutors believe this is treasonous, so Michael and Buster head to Iraq to free Gob. There, they visit the house they built and discover what's really inside.10/10
- DirectorJason BatemanStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettWhile Buster looks for ways to get out of serving in Iraq, Lindsay's quest to score a date at the Bluth Company Christmas party backfires after Gob's sexual harassment speech. Michael and Maeby get in trouble singing Afternoon Delight, but are quickly overshadowed by Oscar and Lucille's afternoon delight.10/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael plans to marry Rita, but that's not before her uncle Trevor intervenes, and Michael discovers Rita's handicap. When the family learns that Rita has millions of dollars, they try to speed up the wedding process.10/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettWhen Buster asks George-Michael to buy him marijuana to treat Lucille Austero's vertigo, Michael stages a phony bust to teach George-Michael a lesson.10/10
- DirectorChuck MartinStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael thinks it's time for George Sr. to leave the attic where he's been hiding as a fugitive. George-Michael helps his girlfriend Ann stage a protest against the American remake of the movie Dangerous Cousins, which turns out to be a big hit for Maeby. Tobias falls for Kitty, and learns that his "cease and desist" with the Blue Man Group has been lifted, and they ask Tobias to come to Las Vegas for an audition.9/10
- DirectorJohn AmodeoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGeorge 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.9/10
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGeorge 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".9/10
- 2003–201930mTV-PG8.7 (2.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael Bluth denounces his family after George Sr. escapes to Mexico with his secretary Kitty. But when Michael announces plans to move to Phoenix, Barry informs him that he cannot leave California or he will face prosecution for his father's crimes. While Michael scrambles to find the company checkbook, Lucille signs Buster up for the Army, and Lindsay and Tobias institute an open marriage.9/10
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael's quest to locate the mysterious "N. Bluth" leads him to Nellie, a prostitute who he believes is his long-lost sister, and the woman who just might be able to clear everything up. Meanwhile, Buster's fake coma incurs the wrath of real doctors.9/10
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael gets a lead that his father has fled to Mexico and takes along a group to retrieve him. In the meantime, he tries to connect with George-Michael's girlfriend, Ann, and Buster tries to escape going off to the army by stowing away.9:10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettLindsay and Tobias continue to investigate the mysterious pregnancy by Maggie Lizer, while Michael continues to see her. Buster prepares to go off to Iraq, but before doing so, decides to go on a long-delayed rite of passage - swimming in the ocean, and gets his hand bit off by a seal.9/10
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettThe family's meeting with Japanese investors backfires big time when Tobias mistakes a real government agent for a talent agent. Gob tries to connect with his father, who is controlling a Surrogate. Meanwhile, Michael has another encounter with Rita's uncle, and Maeby's romantic comedy is a total flop.9/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael 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.9/10
- DirectorAnthony RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettAt his girlfriend's request, George-Michael decides to run for class president, but finds that it will not be easy competing with his rival, Steve Holt. Once again, Michael and Gob find themselves competing with each other as it's revealed that Steve Holt is Gob's son.9/10
- 2003–201930mTV-148.5 (2.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorPatty JenkinsStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael's new business model backfires when Gob suggests that they build a fake house in two weeks. Meanwhile, George Sr. turns up in Mexico, only to be captured by prison guards who have been injured by a shoddy device he tried to market in Mexico years earlier.9/10
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettWhile grappling with the dilemma of whether or not to open his father's case file, Michael discovers the truth about Maggie.9/10
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettPolice attempt to pin Kitty's disappearance on Michael. Meanwhile, Michael brings Maeby along with him for "Take Your Daughter To Work Day."9/10
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettLucille recruits George Michael to take Buster's place at the annual mother son dinner dance. While Michael and Gob are busy tracking down the seal that ate Buster's hand, Tobias signs away the family's life rights in order to get a part with his former acting coach Carl Weathers.9/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettMichael discovers the secret behind his father's financial woes, and George Sr. has a heart attack in prison and makes his escape from the hospital.9/10
- DirectorLev L. SpiroStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettAs the family's upcoming deposition nears, they participate in a mock trial, hosted by Judge Reinhold. Michael searches for a mysterious witness on the list, while the prosecuting attorney makes Michael an offer he cant refuse. Meanwhile, Gob practices his ventriloquism act, and Buster fakes a coma to get out of testifying.9/10
- DirectorLee Shallat ChemelStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGob throws a bachelor party to scare the company accountant -- who's getting ready to testify against George Sr. -- into believing he killed a stripper.9/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettGob suspects that rival housing contractor Stan Sitwell is up for a power grab at the Bluth Company when he wants to hire Gob. Michael plans the annual softball game between the rival companies, and Lindsay and Tobias move to separate bedrooms.9/10