Arrested Development: Season 2

2004 · 18 episodes · ★ 8.4

What Season 2 of Arrested Development

Season two opens with Michael convinced he's going to end up in prison. A scandal linking Bluth Co. to a trade deal in Iraq threatens to expose the family business, and he has to support relatives who refuse to give up their luxuries. Gob, always eager to show off, causes setbacks with his antics and magic tricks. Lucille tries to keep Buster from being sent overseas, while the youngest son believes he can escape the army. Michael also gets tangled up in romantic messes, such as the question of whether he's the father of Maggie's baby. The episodes mix jokes, family schemes and comments from narrator Ron Howard.

18episodes

Nov 7, 2004Aired

Apr 17, 2005Latest episode

6.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 The One Where Michael Leaves
Nov 7, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Richard A. Rosenstock · Starring: Ed Helms, Ian Roberts, Jay Johnston, John Beard
2x02 The One Where They Build a House
Nov 14, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Patty Jenkins · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely · Starring: Thomas Jane, Judy Greer, Mae Whitman, Mo Collins
2x03 Amigos
Nov 21, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.8
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.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Brad Copeland · Starring: Judy Greer, Malik Yoba, Mae Whitman, Mo Collins
2x04 Good Grief
Dec 5, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.9
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.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: John Levenstein · Starring: Malik Yoba, Mae Whitman, Henry Winkler, Abraham Higginbotham
2x05 Sad Sack
Dec 12, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Directing: Peter Lauer · Writing: Barbie Adler · Starring: Justin Grant Wade, John Michael Higgins, Bradley Stryker, Mae Whitman
2x06 Afternoon Delight
Dec 19, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.8
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.
Directing: Jason Bateman · Writing: Abraham Higginbotham, Chuck Martin · Starring: Mae Whitman, Charlie Hartsock, Tom Saunders, Al Eisenmann
2x07 Switch Hitter
Jan 16, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Paul Feig · Writing: Barbie Adler · Starring: Jeff Garlin, J.K. Simmons, Mae Whitman, Mo Collins
2x08 Queen for a Day
Jan 23, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Andrew Fleming · Writing: Brad Copeland · Starring: Jeff Garlin, Liza Minnelli, Mo Collins, Tom Virtue
2x09 Burning Love
Jan 30, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Paul Feig · Writing: Chuck Martin, Lisa Parsons · Starring: Rob Corddry, Justin Grant Wade, Liza Minnelli, Mae Whitman
2x10 Ready, Aim, Marry Me
Feb 13, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Paul Feig · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely · Starring: Liza Minnelli, Martin Short, Troy Brenna, Ed Begley Jr.
2x11 Out on a Limb
Mar 6, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Danny Leiner · Writing: Jim Vallely, Chuck Martin · Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Paul Chan, Mae Whitman, Jerry Minor
2x12 Hand to God
Mar 6, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck Martin · Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Paul Chan, Jerry Minor, Ian Roberts
2x13 Motherboy XXX
Mar 13, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely · Starring: Carl Weathers, Michael Paul Chan, Amy Poehler, Karly Rothenberg
2x14 The Immaculate Election
Mar 20, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo · Writing: Barbie Adler, Abraham Higginbotham · Starring: Rob Corddry, Justin Grant Wade, Mae Whitman, John Harrington Bland
2x15 Sword of Destiny
Mar 27, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Peter Lauer · Writing: Brad Copeland · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Mo Collins, Paul Feig, Ian Roberts
2x16 Meat the Veals
Apr 3, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.8
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo · Writing: Barbie Adler, Richard A. Rosenstock · Starring: Mae Whitman, Mario Joyner, Simon Helberg, Alan Tudyk
2x17 Spring Breakout
Apr 10, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo · Writing: Barbie Adler, Abraham Higginbotham · Starring: Jeff Garlin, Judy Greer, Dick Van Patten, Zach Braff
2x18 The Righteous Brothers Season Finale
Apr 17, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Directing: Chuck Martin · Writing: Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely · Starring: Jeff Garlin, John Michael Higgins, Judy Greer, Mae Whitman