The Best Episodes Written By Mitchell Hurwitz

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Monkey Show (2)

   S7:E911/9/1991

   Dorothy discovering Gloria sleeping with Stan just adds to their sibling rivalry and Sophia has had it so she leaves just prior the the hurricane hitting.

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   #2 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (1)

   S7:E255/9/1992

   Blanche's uncle Lucas Hollingsworth is visiting but, to no surprise, Blanche is busy with a date. In order to be rid of his intrusion, Blanche tells Dorothy that he desperately wants to meet a woman of her intelligence. Dorothy agrees to see him but they both later learn that Blanche just lied to get rid of them and decide to get revenge by acting as though they're getting married, much to the dismay of Blanche. As a result, Rose decides she should move on to live with her daughter Kirsten to be the "Sophia of the household" as Blanche finally comes to terms with their idea to wed. Just as Lucas is about to reveal the truth, he decides to pop the question to Dorothy for real...

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   #3 - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest (2)

   S7:E265/9/1992

   Dorothy accepts Lucas' proposal. The two plan to tie the knot two months later and on the way to the chapel, Dorothy takes a limo. However, this limo is driven by none other than Stanley Zbornak. The two share a rather comical but nonetheless touching moment together before arriving at the chapel. Down the aisle, along with Sophia, the girls think to themselves about the beautiful friendship they shared. Rose, Blanche and Sophia decide that the three of them should not depart and allow Dorothy on her way to Atlanta but she doesn't leave without sharing some final words with the girls...

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   #4 - Zborn Again

   S6:E711/3/1990

   Dorothy finds herself being wooed by Stan and it seems her old feelings for him are resurfacing. Meanwhile, Rose has to deal with an annoying co-worker.

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   #5 - Witness

   S6:E213/9/1991

   Rose has a new man, Carl, in her life but suddenly out of the blue Miles returns, still undercover in the Witness Protection Program. However, things get hairy when Carl reveals himself to be the mobster that is after Miles. Meanwhile, Sophia loses her glasses.

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   #6 - Hey, Look Me Over

   S7:E19/21/1991

   Rose discovers an old camera of Charlie's with some undeveloped film still in it. After getting it developed, Rose is stunned when one of the pictures shows Charlie in bed with Blanche. Meanwhile, Dorothy tries to get Sophia to have her hearing checked.

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   #7 - The Monkey Show (1)

   S7:E811/9/1991

   A hurricane is brewing and it's not just outside after Dorothy gets a visit first from Stan with news that he's over her and moving on with his life. Dorothy quickly discovers who he's moving on with, her sister, Gloria. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose hold a telethon to save a lighthouse.

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   8.7/10(29 votes)

   #8 - Pier Pressure

   S1:E101/11/2004

   Buster realizes that medical marijuana will help cure Lucille 2's vertigo, and pays George Michael to get it for him from Gob. Lindsay sends Maeby to spend a day with Lucille to punish her for bad grades. Michael thinks George Michael is on drugs and attempts to teach him a lesson.

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   8.7/10(26 votes)

   #9 - Hand to God

   S2:E123/6/2005

   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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    8.7/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Development Arrested

    S3:E132/10/2006

    After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of a successful company for a change. The real brains behind the madness is revealed, and just as the family begins to celebrate their victory, a whole new set of problems emerge.

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    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Let 'Em Eat Cake

    S1:E226/6/2004

    In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he wrote a long time ago becomes a gay bestseller, and Buster and Annyong compete over women.

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    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Not Without My Daughter

    S1:E214/25/2004

    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.

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    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Motherboy XXX

    S2:E133/13/2005

    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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    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #14 - The Righteous Brothers

    S2:E184/17/2005

    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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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (1)

    S6:E244/27/1991

    The deathbed confession of an ex-patient at Shady Pines, means bad news for Sophia, since in her confession she stated that Sophia and her stated the 1985 Shady Pines fire.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home (2)

    S6:E254/27/1991

    Sophia cannot recall the events that lead to the Shady Pines fire.

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    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #17 - The One Where Michael Leaves

    S2:E111/7/2004

    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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    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #18 - The One Where They Build a House

    S2:E211/14/2004

    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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    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Ready, Aim, Marry Me

    S2:E102/13/2005

    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(21 votes)

    #20 - Making a Stand

    S3:E812/19/2005

    Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, only to find that Gob has set it up 20 feet from the old one. After the two compete, they decide to teach their father an elaborate lesson, and Buster refuses to use his handicap to scare kids. Meanwhile, Maeby uses Lucille's surgery in a horror film.

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    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Exit Strategy

    S3:E122/10/2006

    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 brother from prison.

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    8.2/10(35 votes)

    #22 - Top Banana

    S1:E211/9/2003

    Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Bannana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadvertantly gets the part.

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    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #23 - The Cabin Show

    S3:E19/19/2005

    Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a tip from Barry, Michael heads to Reno to find George, but that costs him a camping trip he promised his son.

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    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Missing Kitty

    S1:E183/28/2004

    Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect, and Michael attempts to fire Kitty, who claims to have information that could bring down the company.

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    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #25 - For British Eyes Only

    S3:E29/26/2005

    Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and Gob goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.

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