Thomas Jane played himself in an episode of Arrested Development (2003), the plot of which had him preparing for a movie role. In the fictional movie role, he would be playing a homeless man looking for a new job because he's lost custody of his children. His character repeatedly says, "I just want my kids back." In "Hung," Thomas Jane also plays a newly homeless man taking on a new job to regain custody of his children. In episode 2, he even says, "I just want my kids back."