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Arrested Development S1E21 — Not Without My Daughter
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Arrested Development•Season 1•Episode 21

Not Without My Daughter

8.5/10 · 2,942 votesApr 25, 200422 min

Ranked #6 of 22 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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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 just manly. Oscar takes Lucille and Buster to Annyong's soccer game.

Directed byLee Shallat Chemel
Written byMitchell Hurwitz, Richard A. Rosenstock
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Cast10

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Michael Bluth

Portia De Rossi

Portia De Rossi

Lindsay Bluth Fünke

Will Arnett

Will Arnett

Gob Bluth

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

George Michael Bluth

Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

Maeby Fünke

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Byron 'Buster' Bluth

David Cross

David Cross

Tobias Fünke

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

George Bluth Sr.

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

Lucille Bluth

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Narrator

Crew12

Lee Shallat Chemel

Lee Shallat Chemel

Director

Mitchell Hurwitz

Mitchell Hurwitz

Writer

R

Richard A. Rosenstock

Writer

J

Jim Vallely

Consulting Producer

J

John Levenstein

Co-Executive Producer

Brad Copeland

Brad Copeland

Co-Producer

B

Barbie Adler

Producer

C

Chuck Martin

Supervising Producer

R

Richard A. Rosenstock

Co-Executive Producer

D

Diane Mercer

Associate Producer

G

Greg Harrington

Director of Photography

R

Robert Bramwell

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Not Without My Daughter" is episode 21 of Arrested Development season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 2,942 votes, ranking #6 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Mitchell Hurwitz, Richard A. Rosenstock, it aired on April 25, 2004.

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