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Revision as of 14:12, 18 October 2016

Arrested Development
Season 1
DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseNovember 2, 2003 (2003-11-02) –
June 6, 2004 (2004-06-06)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the television comedy series Arrested Development aired between November 2, 2003 and June 6, 2004, on Fox in the United States. It consisted of 22 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on October 19, 2004, in region 2 on March 21, 2005 and in region 4 on February 23, 2005.

The show's storyline centers on the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family and is presented in a continuous format, incorporating hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage.

Plot

George Bluth Sr., patriarch of the Bluth family, is the founder and former CEO of the Bluth Company, which markets and builds mini-mansions, among other activities. His son Michael serves as manager of the company, and, after being passed over for a promotion, decides to leave both the company and his family. Just as he makes this decision, however, George Sr. is arrested by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors and gross spending of the company's money for "personal expenses". His wife Lucille becomes CEO, and immediately names as the new president her extremely sheltered youngest son Buster, who proves ill-equipped, as his only experience with business is a class he took concerning 18th century agrarian business. Furious at being passed over again, Michael secures another job with a rival company and plans on leaving his family behind for good. Realizing that they need Michael, the family asks him to come back and run the company, which Michael scoffs at until he sees how much the family means to his teenaged son George Michael. To keep the family together, Michael asks his self-centered twin sister Lindsay, her husband Tobias and their daughter Maeby to live together in the Bluth model home with him and George Michael.

Throughout the first season, different characters struggle to change their identities. Buster works to escape from his mother's control through brotherly bonding and love interests such as Lucille Austero, Lucille Bluth's neighbor and chief social rival. George Michael nurses a forbidden crush on his cousin Maeby, while continually trying to meet his father's expectations. Lindsay's husband Tobias, a psychiatrist who lost his medical license, searches for work as an actor, with the aid of Carl Weathers. Michael falls in love with his screw-up older brother Gob's neglected girlfriend Marta, and is torn between being with her and putting "family first". After seeing Michael physically fight with Gob, Marta realizes that they do not share the same family values and she leaves them both. To spite Buster, Lucille adopts a Korean son whom she calls "Annyong" after she mistakes the Korean word for "hello" as his name. Through an escalating series of dares, Gob gets married to a woman he just met, played by real-life wife Amy Poehler, but cannot get an annulment because he refuses to admit that he did not consummate the marriage. Kitty, George Sr.'s former assistant and mistress, tries to blackmail the company. She is caught in the Bluth family yacht's explosion, as used in one of Gob's magic acts, but survives with a cooler full of damning evidence labeled "H Maddas". After previous failed attempts, and a brief religious stint in Judaism, George Sr. finally escapes from prison by faking a heart attack. It is also revealed that George committed "light treason" by using the company to build mini-palaces for Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

Cast

Main article: List of Arrested Development characters

Episodes

See also: List of Arrested Development episodes

The episode list below is ordered the same as on the season 1 DVD collection and not in their original broadcast order.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [1]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Anthony Russo & Joe RussoMitchell HurwitzNovember 2, 2003 (2003-11-02)1AJD797.98[2]
22"Top Banana"Anthony RussoMitchell Hurwitz & John LevensteinNovember 9, 2003 (2003-11-09)1AJD016.70[3]
33"Bringing Up Buster"Joe RussoMitchell Hurwitz & Richard RosenstockNovember 16, 2003 (2003-11-16)1AJD025.78[4]
44"Key Decisions"Anthony RussoBrad CopelandNovember 23, 2003 (2003-11-23)1AJD046.26[5]
55"Visiting Ours"Greg MottolaJohn Levenstein & Richard RosenstockDecember 7, 2003 (2003-12-07)1AJD036.31[6]
66"Charity Drive"Greg MottolaBarbie Feldman AdlerNovember 30, 2003 (2003-11-30)1AJD056.77[7]
77"My Mother, the Car"Jay ChandrasekharChuck MartinDecember 21, 2003 (2003-12-21)1AJD076.42[8]
88"In God We Trust"Joe RussoAbraham HigginbothamDecember 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)1AJD066.11[9]
99"Storming the Castle"Greg MottolaBrad CopelandJanuary 4, 2004 (2004-01-04)1AJD085.72[10]
1010"Pier Pressure"Joe RussoMitchell Hurwitz & Jim VallelyJanuary 11, 2004 (2004-01-11)1AJD097.21[11]
1111"Public Relations"Lee Shallat-ChemelCourtney LillyJanuary 25, 2004 (2004-01-25)1AJD106.37[12]
1212"Marta Complex"Joe RussoJohn Levenstein & Jim VallelyFebruary 8, 2004 (2004-02-08)1AJD114.89[13]
1313"Beef Consommé"Jay ChandrasekharChuck Martin & Richard RosenstockFebruary 15, 2004 (2004-02-15)1AJD125.21[14]
1414"Shock and Aww"Joe RussoChuck Martin & Jim VallelyMarch 7, 2004 (2004-03-07)1AJD136.42[15]
1515"Staff Infection"John FortenberryBrad CopelandMarch 14, 2004 (2004-03-14)1AJD145.37[16]
1616"Missing Kitty"Joe RussoMitchell Hurwitz & John LevensteinMarch 28, 2004 (2004-03-28)1AJD155.51[17]
1717"Altar Egos"Jay ChandrasekharBarbie Feldman AdlerMarch 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)1AJD169.62[18]
1818"Justice Is Blind"Jay ChandrasekharAbraham HigginbothamMarch 21, 2004 (2004-03-21)1AJD177.02[18]
1919"Best Man for the Gob"Lee Shallat-ChemelMitchell Hurwitz & Richard RosenstockApril 4, 2004 (2004-04-04)1AJD185.51[19]
2020"Whistler's Mother"Paul FeigJohn Levenstein & Jim VallelyApril 11, 2004 (2004-04-11)1AJD195.39[20]
2121"Not Without My Daughter"Lee Shallat-ChemelMitchell Hurwitz & Richard RosenstockApril 25, 2004 (2004-04-25)1AJD205.66[21]
2222"Let 'Em Eat Cake"Paul FeigMitchell Hurwitz & Jim VallelyJune 6, 2004 (2004-06-06)1AJD215.08[22]

Reception

Critical reception

In its first season, Arrested Development was met with widespread critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 89 out of 100, based on 24 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".[23]

Awards and nominations

In 2004, the first season received seven Emmy Award nominations with five wins.[24] It won for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing and Writing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode written by Mitchell Hurwitz and directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series. Jeffrey Tambor was nominated that year for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.[25]

Home media releases

The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on October 19, 2004,[26] in region 2 on March 21, 2005[27] and in region 4 on February 23, 2005.[28] Special features on the sets include the unaired and uncensored full-length pilot episode; commentary by creator Mitchell Hurwitz and cast members on the extended pilot, "Beef Consomme" and "Let 'Em Eat Cake"; deleted and extended scenes; "Breaking Ground: Behind the Scenes of Arrested Development" featurette; The Museum of Television & Radio: Q&A with Creator Mitchell Hurwitz and the cast of Arrested Development; TV Land – "Arrested Development: The Making of a Future Classic"; TV Land Awards — The Future Classic Award; Ron Howard Sneak Peek at Season 2; Arrested Development Promo – "Blind"; Easter Egg — Tobias Outtake.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Arrested Development". Fox in Flight. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Kissell, Rick (November 4, 2003). "B'casters' post-baseball blues". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Kissell, Rick (November 10, 2003). "The rescue squad". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  4. ^ Kissell, Rick (November 17, 2003). "Listen to the 'Music'". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Nielsen report: total viewers: November 17–23, 2003". Variety. November 26, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Nielsen report: December 1–7, 2003". Variety. December 10, 2003. Retrieved September 3, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  7. ^ Kissell, Rick (December 1, 2003). "Fox takes 'Mac' tack". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "Nielsen report: December 15–21, 2003". Variety. December 24, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Nielsen report: December 8–14, 2003". Variety. December 17, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Nielsen report: December 29, 2003 – January 4, 2004". Variety. January 7, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  11. ^ "Nielsen report: January 5–11, 2004". Variety. January 14, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  12. ^ "Nielsen report: January 19–25, 2004". Variety. January 28, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  13. ^ "Nielsen report: February 2–8, 2004". Variety. February 11, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  14. ^ "Nielsen report: February 9–15, 2003". Variety. February 19, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  15. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 9, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  16. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 16, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  17. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 30, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 23, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  19. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 6, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  20. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 27, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  22. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. June 8, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  23. ^ "Critic Reviews for Arrested Development Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  24. ^ "2003–2004 Primetime Emmys for Programs and Individual Achievements at the 56th Annual Emmy Awards" (Press release). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 19, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  25. ^ "56th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Nominations" (Press release). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  26. ^ "Arrested Development – Season One (2003)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  27. ^ "Arrested Development – Season 1". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  28. ^ "Arrested Development – Season 1". dvdloc8.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  29. ^ "Arrested Development: Season One". DVD Talk. October 13, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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