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#1 - Saving for Arraignment Day
Season 5 Episode 14
Aired 3/15/2019
As the trial kicks off, the Guilty Guys throw the family for a loop. Lucille learns surprising news about Dusty. George-Michael plots a distraction.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Hallie Cantor
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#2 - Chain Migration
Season 5 Episode 11
Aired 3/15/2019
As George Sr. attempts to win back Lucille, Michael assembles a mold of their scheme. Meanwhile, Buster gets caught up in Tobias and Gob's business.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Richard Day
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#3 - Borderline Personalities
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 5/26/2013
George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Jim Vallely, Richard A. Rosenstock
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#4 - Indian Takers
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 5/26/2013
Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Dean Lorey, Caroline Goddard
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#5 - The Untethered Sole
Season 5 Episode 13
Aired 3/15/2019
Buster's brief appearance in a TV weather report puts the Bluths back in hot water, but Michael has a plan involving his son's definitely real company.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Chris Marrs
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#6 - Unexpected Company
Season 5 Episode 9
Aired 3/15/2019
Buster fails to show for his own prison release party. Michael examines company financial records. George-Michael seeks Anonymous help to deceive Rebel.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Hallie Cantor
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#7 - Taste Makers
Season 5 Episode 10
Aired 3/15/2019
Michael jumps at a chance to spend more time with George-Michael, who seeks a clueless president for Fakeblock. Tobias relocates his makeshift family.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
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#8 - Double Crossers
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 5/26/2013
George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Dean Lorey, Richard A. Rosenstock
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#9 - Family Leave
Season 5 Episode 1
Aired 5/29/2018
Surprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George-Michael confides in Maeby, who's trying to avoid Sudden Valley.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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#10 - Courting Disasters
Season 5 Episode 15
Aired 3/15/2019
George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video sheds more light on the case.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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#11 - Self-Deportation
Season 5 Episode 2
Aired 5/29/2018
For varying reasons, most of the Bluths (even Steve Holt) feel compelled to run off to Mexico. Michael tries to convince Buster to go to the police.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Richard Day
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#12 - Sinking Feelings
Season 5 Episode 5
Aired 5/29/2018
The Bluths receive/present their award, but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George-Michael have a deep conversation.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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#13 - Premature Independence
Season 5 Episode 8
Aired 5/29/2018
As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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#14 - Flight of the Phoenix
Season 4 Episode 1
Aired 5/26/2013
Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mail man Pete dies.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
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#15 - Everyone Gets Atrophy
Season 5 Episode 3
Aired 5/29/2018
The family unites behind Lindsay’s campaign, but Michael senses that something is amiss. Maeby has an idea that George-Michael likes a little too much.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
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#16 - Old Start, An
Season 5 Episode 4
Aired 5/29/2018
Gob acquires a new office for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Jim Vallely
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#17 - Check Mates
Season 5 Episode 12
Aired 3/15/2019
George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George-Michael. Michael remembers there's always money ... somewhere.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Gareth Reynolds, Evan Mann
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#18 - Emotional Baggage
Season 5 Episode 6
Aired 5/29/2018
Michael attempts to bail out Buster. George-Michael finally meets the Howards, and Ron informs Michael that his plans for the movie have changed.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Gareth Reynolds, Evan Mann
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#19 - Rom-Traum
Season 5 Episode 7
Aired 5/29/2018
George-Michael thinks he's being lied to by Michael, who thinks he's being lied to by George Sr. Gob hires guys to help with his "closet conversion."
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Maggie Rowe
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#20 - Red Hairing
Season 4 Episode 8
Aired 5/26/2013
Lindsay continues to push away from being a Bluth by embracing a relationship and finding a new career.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Richard A. Rosenstock, Caroline Goddard
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#21 - Smashed
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 5/26/2013
Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Dean Lorey, Richard A. Rosenstock
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#22 - The B. Team
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 5/26/2013
Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely
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#23 - A New Start
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 5/26/2013
Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Jim Vallely, Dean Lorey
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#24 - Queen B.
Season 4 Episode 10
Aired 5/26/2013
Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.
Director: Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz
Writer: Dean Lorey, Richard A. Rosenstock
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#25 - The Fallout
Season 5 Episode 16
Aired 3/15/2019
As the Bluths come together to unveil a wall, they once again discover that they deserve nothing more than to be saddled with each other forever.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Mitchell Hurwitz
The Worst Episodes of Arrested Development
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The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
Genre:Comedy
Episodes
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Saving for Arraignment Day" is the worst rated episode of "Arrested Development". It scored 6.6/10 based on 823 votes. Directed by Troy Miller and written by Hallie Cantor, it aired on 3/15/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chain Migration".