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Arrested Development S3E12 — Exit Strategy
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Arrested Development•Season 3•Episode 12

Exit Strategy

8.8/10 · 2,606 votesFeb 10, 200622 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

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Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr. sent Gob to Iraq to burn down the model home he built there, so Michael and Buster fly to Iraq to spring their

Directed byLev L. Spiro, Rebecca Asher
Written byDean Lorey, Chuck Tatham, Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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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

Crew8

D

Dean Lorey

Writer

C

Chuck Tatham

Writer

Mitchell Hurwitz

Mitchell Hurwitz

Writer

J

Jim Vallely

Writer

Lev L. Spiro

Lev L. Spiro

Director

G

Greg Harrington

Director of Photography

R

Richard Candib

Editor

Rebecca Asher

Rebecca Asher

Director

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Episode Summary

"Exit Strategy" is episode 12 of Arrested Development season 3. It scored 8.8/10 from 2,606 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Lev L. Spiro, Rebecca Asher and written by Dean Lorey, Chuck Tatham, Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely, it aired on February 10, 2006.

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