# Arrested Development **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324 "2010-06-07T19:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/81 "2010-06-09T18:09:39Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > I never really understood that part. She should have no trouble at all finding a guy. Mr. F even got closer to having sex than she did. She usually came off as pretty needy and desperate. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/82 "2010-06-09T18:45:42Z")
Real Estate Agent: “You should be aware I’m expecting multiples today” Lindsay Bluth: “Well, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think that was a possibility” ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/83 "2010-06-09T18:54:06Z")
To be fair, Lindsay had a pretty good shot with that high school kid (his name escapes me) until Maebe sabotaged it. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/84 "2010-06-09T18:57:53Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > To be fair, Lindsay had a pretty good shot with that high school kid (his name escapes me) until Maebe sabotaged it. Steve Holt! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/85 "2010-06-09T19:07:40Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > That’s the thing. She _should_ be able to get any guy she wants but she managed to screw that up. Don’t get me wrong, I still thought it was funny. It’s just surprising she didn’t come across a man as “needy and desperate” as she was. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/86 "2010-06-09T22:53:45Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Don’t get me wrong, I still thought it was funny. It’s just surprising she didn’t come across a man as “needy and desperate” as she was. Well, she came across that homeless bum, but then he turned out to be Tom Jane. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/87 "2010-06-09T23:29:28Z")
I just re-watched these recently and I laughed as hard as I did the first time. An absolutely brilliant series. I love GOB so damned much ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/88 "2010-06-09T23:43:08Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > The first time I saw this episode, I had tears pouring down my face. “Franklin said some things Whitey wasn’t ready to hear.” “Gob, weren’t you also mercilessly beaten outside of a club in Torrance for that act?” “He also said some things that African-American-y wasn’t ready to hear, either.” ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/89 "2010-06-09T23:49:01Z")
“Alright Gob, how did you make the yacht disappear?” “Well Michael, a magician never reveals his _I SANK IT!!!_” ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/90 "2010-06-09T23:49:57Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > _This is George Michael. And this is his cousin, Maybe._ “Uncle GOB, was Aunt Lindsay ever pregnant?” “Oh, sure, dozens of times.” ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/91 "2010-06-10T11:37:02Z")
I don’t know where he gets these irrational fea- GET AWAY FROM THE STOVE - YOU’LL SET YOUR HAIR ON FIRE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/92 "2010-06-10T12:56:47Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > SLUT Careful with the insults or the mods will put the invisible locks on the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/93 "2010-06-10T20:26:43Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Careful with the insults or the mods will put the invisible locks on the thread. Quick, let’s get out of here before they step out of the shower for a cigarette! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/94 "2010-06-10T21:42:40Z")
That’s not my trick, Michael. ON THE NEXT ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT That’s my _illusion_! ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/95 "2010-06-11T00:23:14Z")
“I wanted to share my Pop Secret with you.” Doctor: “He’s going to be all right!” Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go to Sacremende with the debate team. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/96 "2010-06-11T03:19:06Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > That’s not my trick, Michael. > > ON THE NEXT ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT > > That’s my _illusion_! Why am I not going under water!?!? DEAR GOD!! WHY AM I NOT GOING UNDER WATER?!?!?!? ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/97 "2010-06-11T19:49:44Z")
Michael: [to Gob] Get rid of the Seaward. Lucille: I’ll leave when I’m good and ready. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/98 "2010-06-11T19:52:48Z")
> [@pythonzzz](#): > > Michael: [to Gob] Get rid of the Seaward. > Lucille: I’ll leave when I’m good and ready. Minor Nitpick. The boat was called “The C-Word” which ads another layer to an already clever joke. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/99 "2010-06-11T20:04:51Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Minor Nitpick. The boat was called “The C-Word” which ads another layer to an already clever joke. Minor nitpick 2: It was the Seaward in the episode with that joke. It was changed to the C-Word in the final episode. ---
**Author:** ![jrepka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@jrepka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrepka)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324/100 "2010-06-13T04:59:03Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > I love GOB so damned much I don’t care for GOB. We loved her just as much as any of you normal kids. More than GOB. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/542324.md?page=4)