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Afternoon Delight (Arrested Development)
"Afternoon Delight" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It was written by executive story editor Abraham Higginbotham and supervising producer Chuck Martin, and directed by series star Jason Bateman—and is the only episode of the series to be directed by him. It originally aired on the Fox Network on December 19, 2004.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. In the episode, after getting roasted at the Bluth company Christmas party, Gob fires the entire staff, and Michael must find a way to rehire them. Meanwhile, George Michael and Lindsay feel left out by the family, and Lucille finds herself drugged by Oscar.
Actor Will Arnett found "Afternoon Delight" to be the "most fun" episode of the series to do, highlighting the filming of a scene splitting up a curse word from Gob. The episode was watched by 5.62 million viewers during its original broadcast, and received highly positive reviews from critics. It has been listed on several lists detailing the best Christmas-themed episodes of television. Several critics and scholars have analyzed the episode since its release.
Michael (Jason Bateman) is upset as his son George Michael (Michael Cera) plans to attend his girlfriend Ann's (Mae Whitman) family Christmas party. Michael's brother Gob (Will Arnett) is excited for the Bluth Company celebration, because he believes his coworkers are going to toast him, while Michael and his niece, Maeby (Alia Shawkat), begin rebuilding the company's banana stand, which has been vandalized by teenagers. They arrive at the party as Gob threatens the employees by strongly advising them not to flirt with his sister Lindsay (Portia de Rossi). The family's matriarch Lucille (Jessica Walter) arrives, and Michael decides to send his brother-in-law Tobias (David Cross) over to her to give her company, only to find that Tobias has painted himself blue in case the Blue Man Group needs him.
As Lindsay finds the party far from enjoyable due to no one flirting with her, while George Michael shows up after a disturbing experience with Ann's religious family. George Michael and Lindsay watch Michael and Maeby perform karaoke of "Afternoon Delight" together on stage, and leave the party feeling abandoned. Gob gets roasted by an employee, and, after the whole staff laughs at him, he fires them all; trying to save the company and rehire all the employees, Michael and Gob decide to throw a new party.
Michael finds his uncle Oscar (Jeffrey Tambor) and asks him to help soothe Lucille, insinuating sex, but Oscar takes this as Michael asking him to drug her. Lindsay and George Michael decide they should spend more time together and opt to go to the second Bluth party together, where they find Gob in the family's banana suit, attempting to cheer his employees up. Lucille, under the effects of Oscar's marijuana, plows her car through the party and toward the banana stand, running over Tobias. She crashes into the banana stand, trapping Gob inside. A nearby Buster (Tony Hale) spots a real crane on the docks and takes control, grabbing his brother Gob out of the crushed banana stand. As he is lifted up out of the stand, Gob hears laughter from the employees, upon which he is abruptly released and plummets into the ocean. Michael again takes to rebuilding the banana stand, happy to find George Michael helping him this time.
"Afternoon Delight" was directed by Jason Bateman, who plays Michael Bluth in the series, and written by executive story editor Abraham Higginbotham and supervising producer Chuck Martin; it was Higginbotham's third writing credit for the series. It was the sixth episode of the season to be filmed, and was the only episode of Arrested Development that Bateman directed.
Will Arnett said he had the "most fun" working on "Afternoon Delight" compared to any other. In the episode, Gob's line, "Are you fucking kidding me?", is split in two—"are you f-" and "-king kidding me?"—and the parts are played in reverse chronological order, a gag Arnett enjoyed filming. The episode was first released on home video in the United States on October 11, 2005, in the Complete Second Season DVD box set.
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Afternoon Delight (Arrested Development)
"Afternoon Delight" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It was written by executive story editor Abraham Higginbotham and supervising producer Chuck Martin, and directed by series star Jason Bateman—and is the only episode of the series to be directed by him. It originally aired on the Fox Network on December 19, 2004.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. In the episode, after getting roasted at the Bluth company Christmas party, Gob fires the entire staff, and Michael must find a way to rehire them. Meanwhile, George Michael and Lindsay feel left out by the family, and Lucille finds herself drugged by Oscar.
Actor Will Arnett found "Afternoon Delight" to be the "most fun" episode of the series to do, highlighting the filming of a scene splitting up a curse word from Gob. The episode was watched by 5.62 million viewers during its original broadcast, and received highly positive reviews from critics. It has been listed on several lists detailing the best Christmas-themed episodes of television. Several critics and scholars have analyzed the episode since its release.
Michael (Jason Bateman) is upset as his son George Michael (Michael Cera) plans to attend his girlfriend Ann's (Mae Whitman) family Christmas party. Michael's brother Gob (Will Arnett) is excited for the Bluth Company celebration, because he believes his coworkers are going to toast him, while Michael and his niece, Maeby (Alia Shawkat), begin rebuilding the company's banana stand, which has been vandalized by teenagers. They arrive at the party as Gob threatens the employees by strongly advising them not to flirt with his sister Lindsay (Portia de Rossi). The family's matriarch Lucille (Jessica Walter) arrives, and Michael decides to send his brother-in-law Tobias (David Cross) over to her to give her company, only to find that Tobias has painted himself blue in case the Blue Man Group needs him.
As Lindsay finds the party far from enjoyable due to no one flirting with her, while George Michael shows up after a disturbing experience with Ann's religious family. George Michael and Lindsay watch Michael and Maeby perform karaoke of "Afternoon Delight" together on stage, and leave the party feeling abandoned. Gob gets roasted by an employee, and, after the whole staff laughs at him, he fires them all; trying to save the company and rehire all the employees, Michael and Gob decide to throw a new party.
Michael finds his uncle Oscar (Jeffrey Tambor) and asks him to help soothe Lucille, insinuating sex, but Oscar takes this as Michael asking him to drug her. Lindsay and George Michael decide they should spend more time together and opt to go to the second Bluth party together, where they find Gob in the family's banana suit, attempting to cheer his employees up. Lucille, under the effects of Oscar's marijuana, plows her car through the party and toward the banana stand, running over Tobias. She crashes into the banana stand, trapping Gob inside. A nearby Buster (Tony Hale) spots a real crane on the docks and takes control, grabbing his brother Gob out of the crushed banana stand. As he is lifted up out of the stand, Gob hears laughter from the employees, upon which he is abruptly released and plummets into the ocean. Michael again takes to rebuilding the banana stand, happy to find George Michael helping him this time.
"Afternoon Delight" was directed by Jason Bateman, who plays Michael Bluth in the series, and written by executive story editor Abraham Higginbotham and supervising producer Chuck Martin; it was Higginbotham's third writing credit for the series. It was the sixth episode of the season to be filmed, and was the only episode of Arrested Development that Bateman directed.
Will Arnett said he had the "most fun" working on "Afternoon Delight" compared to any other. In the episode, Gob's line, "Are you fucking kidding me?", is split in two—"are you f-" and "-king kidding me?"—and the parts are played in reverse chronological order, a gag Arnett enjoyed filming. The episode was first released on home video in the United States on October 11, 2005, in the Complete Second Season DVD box set.