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The Best Episodes of Arrested Development Season 2

Every episode of Arrested Development Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arrested Development Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Arrested Development Season 2

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

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  1. Background image for The One Where Michael Leaves
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The One Where Michael Leaves

    S2:E1

    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 Group under the impression that they are a support group for depressed men. Lucille signs Buster up for the Army after being goaded by a Michael Moore look-alike. Gob becomes president of the Bluth Company.

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  2. Background image for The One Where They Build a House
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #2 - The One Where They Build a House

    S2:E2

    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 Oscar committed, and Buster witnesses something that utterly shocks him.

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    8.9/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Amigos

    S2:E3

    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. Also, Buster spends time with Lupe's family and thinks he's in Mexico.

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    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Good Grief

    S2:E4

    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, and Michael tries to mend George Michael's broken relationship.

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    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Sad Sack

    S2:E5

    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.

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    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Afternoon Delight

    S2:E6

    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 at an arcade game.

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  8. Background image for Switch Hitter
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Switch Hitter

    S2:E7

    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 taking anti-depressants.

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  9. Background image for Queen for a Day
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Queen for a Day

    S2:E8

    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.

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    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Burning Love

    S2:E9

    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 with Buster already in a relationship.

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  11. Background image for Ready, Aim, Marry Me
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Ready, Aim, Marry Me

    S2:E10

    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. Uncle Jack, however, wants something in return.

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    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Out on a Limb

    S2:E11

    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 break up with Ann, and Buster learns he's being deployed to Iraq.

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    Director:Danny Leiner
  13. Background image for Hand to God
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Hand to God

    S2:E12

    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.

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    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Motherboy XXX

    S2:E13

    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 biopic about the Bluth family, which causes Lindsay to become more attracted to him.

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  15. Background image for The Immaculate Election
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - The Immaculate Election

    S2:E14

    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 the model home, then develops a new persona when he regrets his decision.

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  16. Background image for Sword of Destiny
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Sword of Destiny

    S2:E15

    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, Michael is forced to delegate some work when he's hospitalized and Lindsay teaches George Michael how to drive using the staircar.

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  17. Background image for Meat the Veals
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Meat the Veals

    S2:E16

    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 "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.

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    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #17 - Spring Breakout

    S2:E17

    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.

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  19. Background image for The Righteous Brothers
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Righteous Brothers

    S2:E18

    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 an eye on her.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The One Where Michael Leaves" is the best rated episode of "Arrested Development" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Mitchell Hurwitz, it aired on 11/7/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The One Where They Build a House".