Arrested Development (2003) is a comedy web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Arrested Development online in HD.
Arrested Development — Storyline
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Mitchell Hurwitz
- Starring: Jason Bateman, Portia De Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor
Arrested Development — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2003-11-02 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 84 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | FOX, Netflix |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.9/10 (1,764 votes) |
Arrested Development — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Pilot (2003-11-02) — Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family re
- E2: Top Banana (2003-11-09) — Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadverta
- E3: Bringing Up Buster (2003-11-16) — Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.
- E4: Key Decisions (2003-11-23) — Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality time with his father. Michael takes Gob's girlfriend to an aw
- E5: Charity Drive (2003-11-30) — Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2.
- E6: Visiting Ours (2003-12-07) — Michael sets up an "intimate conjugal visit" for his parents, while it is revealed that George Sr. had an affair with Kitty, his secretary who recently slept with Gob. Tobias and L
- E7: In God We Trust (2003-12-14) — Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent, but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pagent. Tobias has a psychologic
- E8: My Mother, the Car (2003-12-21) — Michael loses his short-term memory, which Lucille uses to her advantage. Gob attempts to use the family yacht before Michael sells it. George Michael and Maeby attempt to see an R
- E9: Storming the Castle (2004-01-04) — Michael cannot go through with his plan to break up Gob and Marta. A thug magician wants to take Gob's "legs". Maeby wears all leather to get back at her mother, and Lucille decide
- E10: Pier Pressure (2004-01-11) — Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to pu
- E11: Public Relations (2004-01-25) — When George Michael is a rejected by a private school due to the family's reputation, Michael hires a publicist from his gym who he's been flirting with to change the public perspe
- E12: Marta Complex (2004-02-08) — When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for hi
- E13: Beef Consommé (2004-02-15) — After learning that Marta has feelings for him, Michael goes to her and they decide to get permission from Gob before taking things to the next level. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Tobias
- E14: Shock and Aww (2004-03-07) — Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes h
- E15: Staff Infection (2004-03-14) — When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within the company. Lindsay questions his management skills, and Tobi
- E16: Altar Egos (2004-03-17) — Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is not only blind, but the prosecutor who is trying to put his father in jail. Also, Gob gets marri
- E17: Justice Is Blind (2004-03-21) — Gob steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to pro
- E18: Missing Kitty (2004-03-28) — Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect
- E19: Best Man for the Gob (2004-04-04) — George Sr. uses Gob's bachelor party as an opportunity to set up his accountant in a compromising position so that he can blackmail him. Meanwhile, Michael tries to prove he's a f
- E20: Whistler's Mother (2004-04-11) — Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem
- E21: Not Without My Daughter (2004-04-25) — Michael takes Maeby to work with him on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. After being slighted by Michael, Tobias, George-Michael and Gob all go to the mall to prove that they are ju
- E22: Let 'Em Eat Cake (2004-06-06) — In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he w
Season 2
- E1: The One Where Michael Leaves (2004-11-07) — Michael and George Michael leave for Phoenix but go back to ensure the family misses them. Lindsay wants to have an open marriage, which causes Tobias to try to join the Blue Man G
- E2: The One Where They Build a House (2004-11-14) — Michael is driven crazy by Gob when he impresses the board as the new company figurehead due to Michael's legal troubles. Meanwhile, George Sr. is arrested in Mexico for a crime Os
- E3: Amigos (2004-11-21) — Michael is increasingly frustrated over being abandoned by the family, and when the staircar is found in Mexico, Michael vows to find his father and give him a piece of his mind. A
- E4: Good Grief (2004-12-05) — Lucille hires a bounty hunter, Ice, to find George Sr., who may be closer than everyone thinks. Gob tries to pull off an elaborate illusion, Maeby tries to set Lindsay up with Ice,
- E5: Sad Sack (2004-12-12) — George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar. Gob motivates Buster for the Army while Lindsay spends more time with Maeby to get closer to Steve Holt and Tobias starts working out
- E6: Afternoon Delight (2004-12-19) — Gob stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Michael is forced to rebuild the Banana Stand, and Buster plays hooky from the Army
- E7: Switch Hitter (2005-01-16) — The Bluths rival development company hires Gob, who finds the company president a father figure, in preparation for the Bluth-Sitwell softball game; Lindsay hallucinates from takin
- E8: Queen for a Day (2005-01-23) — Michael sells a portion of his stock in the Bluth company to buy a car, and Lucille 2 returns, only to discover that Buster is dating the company secretary Starla.
- E9: Burning Love (2005-01-30) — Michael reunites with his long, lost love Sally Sitwell, but faces interference from parents. Meanwhile, the two Lucilles need someone to bid on them at the bachelorette auction wi
- E10: Ready, Aim, Marry Me (2005-02-13) — With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old family friend "Uncle" Jack Dorso for financial assistance. Un
- E11: Out on a Limb (2005-03-06) — Just as Michael's relationship with Sally starts to flourish, Maggie Lizer returns nine months pregnant, and Michael immediately assumes he's the father. George Michael attempts to
- E12: Hand to God (2005-03-06) — Michael tries to find out who's the father of Maggie's baby, or if it's just another of her lies; Gob tries to find out whether he was responsible for Buster's accident.
- E13: Motherboy XXX (2005-03-13) — Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance, Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand and Gob reunites with his estranged wife. Also, Tobias stars as George Sr. in a bi
- E14: The Immaculate Election (2005-03-20) — George Michael runs for student body president, which Gob manages to ruin. Buster has an affair with Lupe, who is being sought after by Lindsay and Tobias attempts to move out of t
- E15: Sword of Destiny (2005-03-27) — Gob and Buster team up for some magic tricks with the help of Buster's fake hand, but when Tony Wonder, a rival magician, starts to mentor them, somebody gets the finger. Meanwhile
- E16: Meat the Veals (2005-04-03) — George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille while Michael deliberately offends Ann's devout Christian parents. Tobias goes overboard performing his "
- E17: Spring Breakout (2005-04-10) — Gob confronts the editor of the videos that showcased his magic mistakes. Michael tricks Lucille in to rehab, and then attempts to get her out after George Sr. is kidnapped.
- E18: The Righteous Brothers (2005-04-17) — Gob hides George Sr. while the model home's plumbing is checked; George Michael helps Ann protest Maeby's new movie; Tobias takes a liking to Kitty after Michael asks him to keep a
Season 3
- E1: The Cabin Show (2005-09-19) — 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
- E2: For British Eyes Only (2005-09-26) — 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
- E3: Forget-Me-Now (2005-10-03) — 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 R
- E4: Notapusy (2005-11-07) — 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 tri
- E5: Mr. F (2005-11-07) — 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
- E6: The Ocean Walker (2005-12-05) — 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 surpris
- E7: Prison Break-In (2005-12-12) — 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
- E8: Making a Stand (2005-12-19) — 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.
- E9: S.O.B.s (2006-01-02) — 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 h
- E10: Fakin' It (2006-02-10) — 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
- E11: Family Ties (2006-02-10) — 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
- E12: Exit Strategy (2006-02-10) — 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
- E13: Development Arrested (2006-02-10) — 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 th
Season 4
- E1: Flight of the Phoenix (2013-05-26) — Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mail man Pete dies.
- E2: Borderline Personalities (2013-05-26) — George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
- E3: Indian Takers (2013-05-26) — Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
- E4: The B. Team (2013-05-26) — Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
- E5: A New Start (2013-05-26) — Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
- E6: Double Crossers (2013-05-26) — George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
- E7: Colony Collapse (2013-05-26) — Gob finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him.
- E8: Red Hairing (2013-05-26) — Lindsay continues to push away from being a Bluth by embracing a relationship and finding a new career.
- E9: Smashed (2013-05-26) — Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.
- E10: Queen B. (2013-05-26) — Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.
- E11: A New Attitude (2013-05-26) — Gob accepts a job from his brother, but is distracted by a scheme of his own.
- E12: Señoritis (2013-05-26) — Maeby moves out on her own and reconnects with her cousin George-Michael.
- E13: It Gets Better (2013-05-26) — At UC Irvine things get steamy when George-Michael finds himself in a love triangle with his best friend Ray and his girlfriend Becky.
- E14: Off the Hook (2013-05-26) — Buster struggles to make it on his own and break away from his overbearing mother.
- E15: Blockheads (2013-05-26) — George-Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running his business.
Season 5
- E1: Family Leave (2018-05-29) — Surprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George-Michael confides in Maeby, who's trying to avoid Sudden Valley.
- E2: Self-Deportation (2018-05-29) — For varying reasons, most of the Bluths (even Steve Holt) feel compelled to run off to Mexico. Michael tries to convince Buster to go to the police.
- E3: Everyone Gets Atrophy (2018-05-29) — The family unites behind Lindsay’s campaign, but Michael senses that something is amiss. Maeby has an idea that George-Michael likes a little too much.
- E4: Old Start, An (2018-05-29) — Gob acquires a new office for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
- E5: Sinking Feelings (2018-05-29) — The Bluths receive/present their award, but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George-Michael have a deep conversation.
- E6: Emotional Baggage (2018-05-29) — Michael attempts to bail out Buster. George-Michael finally meets the Howards, and Ron informs Michael that his plans for the movie have changed.
- E7: Rom-Traum (2018-05-29) — George-Michael thinks he's being lied to by Michael, who thinks he's being lied to by George Sr. Gob hires guys to help with his "closet conversion."
- E8: Premature Independence (2018-05-29) — As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
- E9: Unexpected Company (2019-03-15) — Buster fails to show for his own prison release party. Michael examines company financial records. George-Michael seeks Anonymous help to deceive Rebel.
- E10: Taste Makers (2019-03-15) — Michael jumps at a chance to spend more time with George-Michael, who seeks a clueless president for Fakeblock. Tobias relocates his makeshift family.
- E11: Chain Migration (2019-03-15) — As George Sr. attempts to win back Lucille, Michael assembles a mold of their scheme. Meanwhile, Buster gets caught up in Tobias and Gob's business.
- E12: Check Mates (2019-03-15) — George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George-Michael. Michael remembers there's always money … somewhere.
- E13: The Untethered Sole (2019-03-15) — Buster's brief appearance in a TV weather report puts the Bluths back in hot water, but Michael has a plan involving his son's definitely real company.
- E14: Saving for Arraignment Day (2019-03-15) — As the trial kicks off, the Guilty Guys throw the family for a loop. Lucille learns surprising news about Dusty. George-Michael plots a distraction.
- E15: Courting Disasters (2019-03-15) — George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video sheds more light on the case.
- E16: The Fallout (2019-03-15) — As the Bluths come together to unveil a wall, they once again discover that they deserve nothing more than to be saddled with each other forever.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Arrested Development have? 5 season(s) with 84 episodes.
Who created Arrested Development? Mitchell Hurwitz.
Where can I watch Arrested Development? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.