Righteous Brothers (Arrested Development)

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"Righteous Brothers"
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George Sr. stops a fight between his sons Michael Bluth and Gob.
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Directed byChuck Martin
Written by
Cinematography byGreg Harrington
Editing byRichard Candib
Production code2AJD18
Original air dateApril 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)
Running time22 minutes
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"Righteous Brothers" (also titled "The Righteous Brothers" on the season 2 DVD) is the eighteenth and final episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development . It is the 40th overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and co-executive producer Jim Vallely, and directed by Chuck Martin. It originally aired on Fox on April 17, 2005.

Contents

The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of Michael, his twin sister Lindsay, his older brother Gob, his younger brother Buster, their mother Lucille and father George Sr., as well as Michael's son George Michael, and Lindsay and her husband Tobias' daughter Maeby. In the episode, the model home collapses and Tobias and Kitty head to Las Vegas together.

An extended version of the episode was released as a special feature on the DVD home release. [1] The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics. At the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards, Hurwitz and Vallely received the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award for this episode.

Plot

Having been told that the house is sinking and that a city inspector is on the way, Michael (Jason Bateman) tells George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) that he needs to move out of the attic. Having made a music CD with his puppet Franklin, Gob (Will Arnett) asks Michael if he heard it. Michael assures Gob that he did. Realizing that George Sr. doesn't want to leave the attic, Gob knocks him out with ether, and drives him in the stair car to the police station to turn him in. Seeing that the Franklin CD he made for Michael hasn't been opened, Gob makes it seem as if Michael drove George Sr. to the station.

After signing an affidavit stating that he doesn't know where his father is, Michael is arrested after a security camera photo shows Gob holding a picture of Michael on his face, making it seem as if Michael had met with his father earlier in the day. Meanwhile, George Michael (Michael Cera) and Ann (Mae Whitman) protest the American remake of the film Les Cousins Dangereux, in which two cousins fall in love. Maeby (Alia Shawkat), who created the remake, is told by producers to cut down the movie into a mere 52 minutes. At home, George Michael and Maeby share a kiss on the living room couch, and after jokingly saying that they "didn't get swallowed up into hell," the house fully sinks.

Gob arrives, wanting to retrieve his father who he put underground the house, only to realize George Sr. had escaped earlier in the day. Earlier, George Sr., having escaped, knocked out his brother Oscar (Tambor), shaved his head, and placed him in the police station's bathroom. He then witnessed Gob arriving outside the police station and starting a fight with Michael. George Sr., stopping the fight, stated that he was turning himself in, only to lead the cops into the bathroom where Oscar was located, which resulted in Oscar being arrested.

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Having burnt his hands on the family Cornballer, which erased his fingerprints, Oscar has trouble explaining to the cops who he really is. Having broken up with Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), Tobias (David Cross) decides to quit his job at the Bluth Company and move to Las Vegas with his new girlfriend Kitty (Judy Greer). Having arrived at Las Vegas, Tobias is told that his dream job has been filled in by a mysterious man, who happens to be George Sr.

Production

"Righteous Brothers" was directed by Chuck Martin, and written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and co-executive producer Jim Vallely. It was Martin's first and only directing credit, Hurwtitz's 14th writing credit and Vallely's tenth writing credit. [2] It was the eighteenth and final episode of the season to be filmed. [3]

Reception

In the United States, the episode was watched by 5.99 million viewers on its original broadcast. [4]

Critical reception

The A.V. Club writer Noel Murray wrote that the season finale didn't feel much like a finale, saying that "there's a fumbling-for-an-ending aspect to "Righteous Brothers" that keeps it from being one of the classic Arrested Developments. Chalk it up to the reduced episode order, which makes this finale feel like a big finish and just an ordinary episode, all at once." [5] In 2019, Brian Tallerico, writing for Vulture , ranked the episode 42nd out of the whole series. [6]

Accolades

"Righteous Brothers" was honored at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards. Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely received the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award for writing the episode, and Jeffrey Tambor was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award for his supporting role as George Sr. [7]

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