# Arrested Development 12/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532 "2004-12-13T02:21:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/1 "2004-12-13T02:21:26Z")
Thank you God, for this show that you have blessed us with. When the televison womb was as barren as the Antarctic desert, You, in your might and wisdom, have bestowed upon us as how that can mix weapons of mass destruction with balls. The jokes overfloweth. “Ann - Not pictured.” ---
**Author:** ![Middlea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@Middlea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Middlea)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/2 "2004-12-13T02:32:29Z")
“Those are my balls” ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/3 "2004-12-13T02:40:01Z")
The “coarse language” that they kept warning us about—was that about Maeby saying “penis”? If so, og help us. Anyway, great episode. George wearing Michael’s dead wife’s maternity clothes, “Does anyone want a hot Ding Dong?” Anne’s nickname in the yearbook listed as “Egg”, Tobias still has bits of blue makeup on. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/4 "2004-12-13T02:43:51Z")
The best exchange: “It’s not a competitive sport” “It’s called scoring” “Maybe in the 70’s” “That High?” LOL! That low key humor, which you could miss if not paying attention, is what I love about this show! And the lawyer leaving the foil on the ding dong was great as well! “I’m more compitent than you think” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/5 "2004-12-13T02:50:02Z")
“It’s a shemale.” “It’s gorgeous.” Every time I’m about to watch this show, I actually get nervous, thinking that _this time_ it surely must fall as so many other shows have fallen. I must get the DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![Typically\_Sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Typically\_Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typically_Sunday)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/6 "2004-12-13T03:28:00Z")
Loved the blue handprints on the walls of model home. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/7 "2004-12-13T03:32:44Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > The “coarse language” that they kept warning us about—was that about Maeby saying “penis”? If so, og help us. The offending word was probably “balls.” Again, there was so much to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/8 "2004-12-13T03:48:47Z")
(paraphrased) “That’s a brest pump” “Not what I was using it for” Or something like that ;). ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/9 "2004-12-13T04:50:22Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > Anyway, great episode. George wearing Michael’s dead wife’s maternity clothes, “Does anyone want a hot Ding Dong?” Anne’s nickname in the yearbook listed as “Egg”, Tobias still has bits of blue makeup on. Notice also that next to Ann’s name, and under her picture, it said “(not pictured).” Poor Ann! ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/10 "2004-12-13T05:01:15Z")
Guess who didn’t read the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/11 "2004-12-13T05:03:22Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The offending word was probably “balls.” > > Again, there was so much to enjoy. The offending word was almost certainly “homo”. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/12 "2004-12-13T05:26:08Z")
Oh man, that reminded me of the whole “You’ll like it better next time when you don’t get punched” by GOB… that was great! ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/13 "2004-12-13T11:49:43Z")
My favourite subtle scene was GM going to open the fridge door and then realising he got blue paint on his fingers. I found this episode to be solid but not as many laugh out loud moments as the previous few. Shemale was excellent though. When did Tobias grow out of his nevernudeness? I don’t remember that happening. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/14 "2004-12-13T13:25:34Z")
Another neat little joke: The ringer on GOB’s phone? The Final Countdown. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/15 "2004-12-13T13:40:03Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > The offending word was almost certainly “homo”. The people most likely to be offended by a word on TV would not be bothered with “homo.” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/16 "2004-12-13T14:23:56Z")
- What about the scene where the prosecutor (read the patriot act!) gives Gob a few minutes to think it over. When he returns, it appears that Gob is performing an act of auto-erotic asphyxiation. HA! - Tobias’s ball. “I’m on television!” I love that Henry Winkler is the one who saw that. - Didn’t you love that the gay soldier was Winkler’s former gay assistant? - “Not pictured” was the highlight of the show! - Ron Howard’s narration of whether Tobias deserved the phone. “He did not.” ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/17 "2004-12-13T14:28:16Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > - What about the scene where the prosecutor (read the patriot act!) gives Gob a few minutes to think it over. When he returns, it appears that Gob is performing an act of auto-erotic asphyxiation. HA! > " Uh, I believe he was trying to kill himself, not get himself off. Senior quotes from the 19-year old Maebe likes: “I’m outta here!” “See ya later!” “Study hard - trust me.” ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/18 "2004-12-13T16:27:13Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Uh, I believe he was trying to kill himself, not get himself off. I know he was, but when they opened the door, he had his belt around his neck and his pants around his ankles. So even though he was going for the suicide, I think it was supposed to appear to the prosecutors that he was going for the wack. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/19 "2004-12-13T16:32:45Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > his pants around his ankles. On second thought, you have a point. But why would he have his pants around his ankles when he usually wears [stripper pants](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=291602)\*? \*Shameless plug. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532/20 "2004-12-13T17:24:49Z")
Maybe on that day the stripper pants were in the laundry ;). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-12-12/279532.md?page=2)