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|ShortSummary = The family each beg money of Michael when the company funds become unfrozen. George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar shows up to attempt an affair with Lucille, and Michael makes a bad business deal with him. Lindsay protests the [[Iraq War]] after her stylist is deployed. |
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Revision as of 14:12, 18 October 2016
Arrested Development | |
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Season 1 | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | November 2, 2003 June 6, 2004 | –
Season chronology | |
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
- Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth (22 episodes)
- Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Fünke (22 episodes)
- Will Arnett as Gob Bluth (22 episodes)
- Michael Cera as George Michael Bluth (22 episodes)
- Alia Shawkat as Maeby Fünke (22 episodes)
- Tony Hale as Buster Bluth (17 episodes)
- David Cross as Tobias Fünke (19 episodes)
- Jeffrey Tambor as George and Oscar Bluth (22 episodes)
- Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth (22 episodes)
- Ron Howard as Narrator (uncredited)
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 | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Anthony Russo & Joe Russo | Mitchell Hurwitz | November 2, 2003 | 1AJD79 | 7.98[2] |
2 | 2 | "Top Banana" | Anthony Russo | Mitchell Hurwitz & John Levenstein | November 9, 2003 | 1AJD01 | 6.70[3] |
3 | 3 | "Bringing Up Buster" | Joe Russo | Mitchell Hurwitz & Richard Rosenstock | November 16, 2003 | 1AJD02 | 5.78[4] |
4 | 4 | "Key Decisions" | Anthony Russo | Brad Copeland | November 23, 2003 | 1AJD04 | 6.26[5] |
5 | 5 | "Visiting Ours" | Greg Mottola | John Levenstein & Richard Rosenstock | December 7, 2003 | 1AJD03 | 6.31[6] |
6 | 6 | "Charity Drive" | Greg Mottola | Barbie Feldman Adler | November 30, 2003 | 1AJD05 | 6.77[7] |
7 | 7 | "My Mother, the Car" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Chuck Martin | December 21, 2003 | 1AJD07 | 6.42[8] |
8 | 8 | "In God We Trust" | Joe Russo | Abraham Higginbotham | December 14, 2003 | 1AJD06 | 6.11[9] |
9 | 9 | "Storming the Castle" | Greg Mottola | Brad Copeland | January 4, 2004 | 1AJD08 | 5.72[10] |
10 | 10 | "Pier Pressure" | Joe Russo | Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely | January 11, 2004 | 1AJD09 | 7.21[11] |
11 | 11 | "Public Relations" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Courtney Lilly | January 25, 2004 | 1AJD10 | 6.37[12] |
12 | 12 | "Marta Complex" | Joe Russo | John Levenstein & Jim Vallely | February 8, 2004 | 1AJD11 | 4.89[13] |
13 | 13 | "Beef Consommé" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Chuck Martin & Richard Rosenstock | February 15, 2004 | 1AJD12 | 5.21[14] |
14 | 14 | "Shock and Aww" | Joe Russo | Chuck Martin & Jim Vallely | March 7, 2004 | 1AJD13 | 6.42[15] |
15 | 15 | "Staff Infection" | John Fortenberry | Brad Copeland | March 14, 2004 | 1AJD14 | 5.37[16] |
16 | 16 | "Missing Kitty" | Joe Russo | Mitchell Hurwitz & John Levenstein | March 28, 2004 | 1AJD15 | 5.51[17] |
17 | 17 | "Altar Egos" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Barbie Feldman Adler | March 17, 2004 | 1AJD16 | 9.62[18] |
18 | 18 | "Justice Is Blind" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Abraham Higginbotham | March 21, 2004 | 1AJD17 | 7.02[18] |
19 | 19 | "Best Man for the Gob" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Mitchell Hurwitz & Richard Rosenstock | April 4, 2004 | 1AJD18 | 5.51[19] |
20 | 20 | "Whistler's Mother" | Paul Feig | John Levenstein & Jim Vallely | April 11, 2004 | 1AJD19 | 5.39[20] |
21 | 21 | "Not Without My Daughter" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Mitchell Hurwitz & Richard Rosenstock | April 25, 2004 | 1AJD20 | 5.66[21] |
22 | 22 | "Let 'Em Eat Cake" | Paul Feig | Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely | June 6, 2004 | 1AJD21 | 5.08[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
- ^ "Arrested Development". Fox in Flight. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Kissell, Rick (November 4, 2003). "B'casters' post-baseball blues". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Kissell, Rick (November 10, 2003). "The rescue squad". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Kissell, Rick (November 17, 2003). "Listen to the 'Music'". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Nielsen report: total viewers: November 17–23, 2003". Variety. November 26, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: December 1–7, 2003". Variety. December 10, 2003. Retrieved September 3, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ Kissell, Rick (December 1, 2003). "Fox takes 'Mac' tack". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Nielsen report: December 15–21, 2003". Variety. December 24, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: December 8–14, 2003". Variety. December 17, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: December 29, 2003 – January 4, 2004". Variety. January 7, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: January 5–11, 2004". Variety. January 14, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: January 19–25, 2004". Variety. January 28, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: February 2–8, 2004". Variety. February 11, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Nielsen report: February 9–15, 2003". Variety. February 19, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 9, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 16, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 30, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 23, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 6, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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- ^ "Critic Reviews for Arrested Development Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "56th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Nominations" (Press release). The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 15, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Arrested Development – Season One (2003)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "Arrested Development – Season 1". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Arrested Development – Season 1". dvdloc8.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ "Arrested Development: Season One". DVD Talk. October 13, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2011.