1. Now the story of a wealthy family
who lost everything...
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2. and the one son
who had no choice...
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3. but to keep them all together.
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4. It's Arrested Development.
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5. Michael was using
the Bluth Company crane...
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6. to retrieve the family-owned frozen banana stand
after it had been dumped in the bay...
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7. a holiday tradition
among the local youth.
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8. - Soon he returned home so that he and his son-
- George Michael?
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9. Could share
their holiday tradition of rebuilding it.
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10. - Another one of Dad's suits?
- Hey, I'm the president now.
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11. I'm filling Dad's shoes...
literally, except his shoes don't fit.
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12. But I did finally get
into Dad's pants...
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13. although I had to have
the crotch taken in a little.
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14. You know, Gob, maybe it's the suits,
but I think you may be beginning...
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15. to alienate some
of the employees down at work.
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16. What? Oh, that's great.
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17. The president has to worry
about alienating the employees now.
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18. In fact, Gob had started
to alienate some of his colleagues.
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19. The worst that could happen is I could
spill some on my $3,000 suit. Come on!
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20. - Hey!
- The guy in the $4,000 suit...
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21. is holding the elevator for the guy
who doesn't make that in three months.
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22. Why don't I just take a whiz
through this $5,000 suit?
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23. Come on! They like me just fine.
You'll see that tonight...
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24. when they toast me at the Christmas party,
just like they used to with Dad.
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25. They used to roast Dad
'cause they thought that...
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26. he had a sense of humor about himself,
but he didn't, and neither do you.
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27. Hey, nobody laughed louder
than me at any joke about Dad.
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28. You're the one who's all Mr.
"I take myself too seriously all the time."
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29. Michael did tend to take
the Christmas party somewhat seriously.
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30. Merry Christmas. You can go ahead
and put that right in the charity barrel.
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31. Thanks a lot. Sorry, pal.
We just can't have them resent us.
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32. I know some of the numbers haven't all
added up, and there is some speculation...
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33. that George has been into the kitty-
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34. "Into the kitty"! That's awesome.
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35. Fire Tom
and get your jackass brother out of here.
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36. This year I'm not officially president,
and it'll be nice to actually have some fun...
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37. with my son
at a Christmas party.
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38. - Thank God I don't have to go.
- So glad to hear you say that.
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39. I wanna meet someone there.
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40. What? So I'm not invited to
the Bluth Company Christmas party?
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41. Oh, honey, of course
you can go if you want to.
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42. - Thanks, Mom.
- No. You're not going to that.
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43. You see, if I show up with you,
it'll just make me seem like I'm a mother.
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44. - I've never thought of you that way.
- That's sweet.
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45. Well, I won't be going. I will
be head to toe in blue makeup until 8:01...
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46. in case the Blue Man Group
needs their understudy, so-
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47. No, no, you have to go.
So when men find out...
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48. we're in an open relationship,
they'll see you're no threat.
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49. People hear the name Tobias,
they think big, black guy.
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50. Well, obviously I'm not a big guy.
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51. I'm not a Carl Weathers, par exemple.
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52. I forgot about Carl.
Is he still single?
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53. Hey, George Michael, I need you
to help me fix up the banana stand.
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54. No, I can't. I was supposed
to go to Ann's parents' Christmas party.
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55. - We're makin' yams.
- Tonight? Tonight is the office party.
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56. Well, did you want me to go to that? You're
always telling me not to have fun at those things.
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57. Yes. We might even
snatch a gift from the charity barrel.
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58. Oh. Okay, well-well, I think Ann's parents
are having their party on Bethlehem time...
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59. which is pretty early,
so maybe I can make an appearance.
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60. Make an appearance?
Uh- Uh- No, no. It's okay.
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61. - You be with Yam. It's fine. It's good.
- It's Ann.
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62. It's good. Have fun.
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63. The boy's pulling away from you.
Are we having yams?
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64. Yeah, I don't know what's goin' on with him.
You know, he's on Bethlehem time.
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65. He's spending every moment
of the day with this girl.
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66. - It's, like, I'm his father.
He should be spending most-
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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67. Don't get involved. Believe me. When
I thought your first wife was driving us apart...
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68. I did not make a stink.
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69. You complained all the time,
and she was my only wife. And she died.
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70. Well, see, things have a way
of working themselves out.
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71. Nonetheless, it's family first at the holidays.
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72. - Oh, God. It's Mom again.
- Put it on speakerphone.
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73. I wanna hear
her beautiful voice.
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74. Michael! There's a hole in the window!
There's been a break-in!
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75. - Get over here!
- I'm leaving now.
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76. Sounds tense.
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77. That means she's not gettin' any
from my brother, Oscar. Lovely. That's nice.
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78. I heard about the banana stand,
and now there's been a break-in.
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79. But I have a surprise
for whoever it is if he comes back.
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80. First I blow him;
then I poke him.
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81. Guy has no idea
what he's in for.
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82. You know, Mom, all the glass seems to be
on the outside. Plus, here's your little statue...
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83. so I guess what this says to me is,
I doubt anyone was trying to break in, Mom.
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84. If anything, someone was trying
to break out. Where is Oscar?
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85. Well, he's on his walkabout
or pilgrimage.
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86. Every year,
Oscar attempts the 420-mile walk...
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87. from Newport Beach
to Berkeley, California.
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88. In the 12 years
he's attempted this...
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89. he's never made it past U.C. Irvine.
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90. He calls it a quest to recharge his chi.
I call it an excuse for him...
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91. to score his pot
and wag his pickle at coeds.
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92. You sound mad, Mom, mad enough
to throw one of these little lady heads at him.
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93. - What's that supposed to mean?
- Well, maybe you're a little bit lonely...
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94. and you're acting out
for attention.
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95. That's ridiculous.
I want you to move in with me.
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96. What? No. No. No.
No, no, no, no.
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97. Didn't you adopt a child for this very reason?
So that you would never be alone?
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98. Michael, a mother doesn't have a child
to give herself company.
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99. - Annyong was to teach Buster a lesson.
- And where is that little lesson?
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100. I sent him to the Milford Academy to
teach him a lesson. I can't remember about what.
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101. And Buster left this morning
to finish his army training.
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102. In fact, Lucille had refused
to drive him to the army base...
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103. so Buster was taking
his very first bus ride.
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104. - I can't change a hundred.
- Oh.
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105. Oh, God. Oh.
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106. And that's when Buster
saw something interesting.
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107. That could be good for army.
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108. Whilejust 20 yards away,
Michael went to work repairing the banana stand.
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109. What are you doin' here?
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110. My mom signed me out of school early,
so she wouldn't have to pick me up later...
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111. so she wouldn't be late
for the Christmas party.
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112. - That's about the worst thing I've ever heard.
- I had to drive...
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113. - because she had a little bit of a buzz on.
- No. That's it.
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114. - You doing this alone?
- Yeah. Well, thanks.
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115. I guess George Michael's gettin' a little too old
to hang out with his dad.
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116. - Yeah, and I'm getting too old
for my mom to be with me.
- You know what?
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117. - Maybe we should go to this party together.
- Really?
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118. Yeah. You're my little niece. I think
we should be spending more time together.
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119. - And if it makes my mom jealous-
- And George Michael can run back
to his precious Ann.
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120. Great. Good deal.
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121. Michael and Maeby stopped
by the office to see if Gob needed help...
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122. for the party
that was now hours away.
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123. king $6,300 suit!
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124. - Come on!
- Hi there.
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125. - What's she doin' here?
- Merry Christmas to you too, Uncle Gob.
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126. - Everything all right?
- I just don't want people's kids
getting their sticky fingers...
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127. all over these $2,600 pants.
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128. Oh, yeah? You think
they're gonna go right for the pants?
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129. Okay, okay, okay. So, should-
should- should- should, should, should-
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130. - Shh.
- Should- should- should-
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131. We'll do it your way.
I'm just here to have fun.
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132. Not too much fun, all right? I already
gave my big sexual harassment speech today.
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133. And please refrain from
discussing or engaging...
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134. in any sort of interoffice-
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135. Or-
Or finger-
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136. Or- fisting
or-
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137. Or even- even though
so many people in this office are begging for it.
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138. And if anybody does anything
with my sister Lindsay...
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139. I'll take off my pants,
I'll shave-
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140. And I'll personally-
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141. - Let's get this going.
- What are you talking about?
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142. Now? You're not gonna let these people
go home and change their clothes?
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143. I don't think we need people tryin'
to compete with what I'm wearing.
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144. Everybody, come out of your offices, please.
The party has now started.
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145. Here we go. Let's go.
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146. Everybody dance now.
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147. Everybody dance now.
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148. I think we're off
to a great start.
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149. And so, Michael started
to become relaxed, and a short time later...
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150. his mother arrived anything but.
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151. Someone broke in again.
The liquor is gone. All of it- gone.
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152. In fact, Gob had stolen it earlier that day...
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153. to cut down on the cost
of the party.
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154. - Hey, need a hand with that?
- No, Al. I wanna spill booze all over my f-
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155. - I'm all alone there, Michael.
- You know, Buster's only
stationed about five miles away.
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156. In fact, Buster never went to the army.
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157. He'd gotten hooked playing the skill crane
and missed his first day.
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158. - Somewhat ashamed and with nowhere
to go, he returned home.
- Hey, Buster.
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159. Buster!
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160. Thank God you're back!
There's no shame in being a coward.
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161. A coward? I'm not a coward.
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162. - Would a coward have this?
- What the hell is that?
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163. These are my awards, Mother,
from army.
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164. The seal is for marksmanship...
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165. and the gorilla is for sand racing.
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166. - You're doing well?
- I was just dropping these off.
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167. Now, if you'll excuse me, they're
putting me in something called Hero Squad.
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168. You have no idea what it's like
to be abandoned by your son.
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169. Do you see my son?
He chose his girlfriend over me.
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170. How the worm has turned.
Look who feels the sting of an ungrateful child.
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171. Mother, you have
to receive something to be ungrateful.
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172. I'm not gettin' worked up over it tonight.
I'm not gonna let anything bother me.
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173. Good. I'll get a drink and then go home
and wait for you to come stay with me.
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174. Thank God they've got my brands here.
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175. This was an unacceptable solution.
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176. Hey, Tobias, it's Michael. I hope you get this.
I need you to go over to my mother's tonight.
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177. Unfortunately, Tobias missed the call...
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178. and it went through
to Michael's home voice mail.
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179. The Blue Men!
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180. You have
101 unheard messages. First message.
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181. - Michael, it's your mother-
- Michael, pick up.
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182. Happy Thanksgiving- Michael, it's Mother-
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183. Michael, pick up-
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184. - Hey, Tobias, it's Michael.
- Bluth Company.
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185. And Lindsay showed up
at the Christmas party.
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186. Unfortunately, she didn't realize the employees
had been threatened against flirting.
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187. Oh, hello, Ted. Oh, if you're worried
about my husband, it's fine.
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188. He's no bigger than a Cub Scout. You could
take him, and you could certainly take me.
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189. This has been pleasant and professional.
Good luck in the coming business year.
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190. Hey, you guys are
sticking stuff on Gob's suit?
- Shh.
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191. Go away.
You're gonna ruin it.
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192. Aunt Lindsay,
how's the party?
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193. It is the worst Christmas party
I've ever been to in my life.
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194. Yeah. Watch this.
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195. Yep. Like my last 10 years. And my daughter
won't give me the time of day.
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196. - How was your party?
- Oh, it was good.
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197. They're kind of religious,
Ann's family, so it was-
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198. Yeah, it was just kind of-
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199. The word George Michael
was searching for was "creepy."
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200. Let me give you a hand
with that, little fella.
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201. Hey, I was talkin' to the sound guy,
and he said he's got this karaoke thing.
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202. - Yeah. Let's do it. Put the first song on in the book.
- Okay.
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203. Okay? Thanks very much.
Hey. I thought you were at your party.
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204. No, no. They said I could leave
for the second hour of silent prayer.
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205. But Ann and I do have to go back,
so I should- I should go soon.
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206. - Uncle Michael-
- Okay. I'll be right there.
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207. Sorry. I gotta go do this.
I'll be right back.
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208. And Michael
sang a duet with his niece.
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209. My daughter doesn't need me.
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210. Neither does my dad.
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211. Had George Michael
and Lindsay stayed, they might have discovered...
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212. what Michael and Maeby did- that
"Afternoon Delight'was more adult-themed...
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213. than its innocent melody
would have you believe.
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214. - Hang on, Maeby.
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215. Listen. I'm gonna
go get some more punch, because it is toast time.
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216. Okay? No, no, no.
It'll look worse. Go that way.
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217. So, let's toast me.
Who's first?
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218. Huh. Tom, why don't you come up here
and talk about me for a few minutes?
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219. Uh, I wanna thank
the Bluth family for hiring me back.
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220. It's been a tough couple years.
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221. - My brother did that. Talk about me.
- Oh, okay.
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222. Uh, you certainly
do love those suits.
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223. At seven grand, you'd better believe I love 'em.
I mean, look at what you're wearing.
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224. You look like crap.
I mean, at least this is-
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225. Who did this?
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226. You do this, Tom?
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227. - No.
- You're a real smart-ass. You know that, Tom?
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228. Look, I don't know him very well...
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229. but Gob seems like
he'd be a really smart boss.
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230. Please don't laugh.
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231. Look, he's a great magician.
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232. - That's even better!
- you, Tom.
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233. - Please don't.
- You know what? You're fired.
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234. No. You're all fired,
each and every one of you.
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235. Merry Christmas.
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236. I didn't know the lyrics.
Where's everybody goin'?
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237. - We don't work here anymore.
- What?
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238. Is your sister still around?
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239. The Christmas party had been a disaster.
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240. I did the right thing, Michael. If I don't
fire them, how do I teach a lesson to the others?
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241. - There are no others. You fired everyone.
- Oh, that- that's great.
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242. The guy who's dirty dancing with his niece
is gonna tell the guy in the $3,600 suit...
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243. how to run the business.
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244. - Come on.
- I know. Maybe we're better off...
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245. with me being businesslike and you
being the good-time, useless party guy.
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246. - It got us this far.
- Mm-hmm.
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247. And I must say that I miss the laughter.
Oh, God, how they used to laugh with me.
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248. At you. We gotta figure out a way
to hire everybody back.
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249. - A meeting.
- A party.
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250. - No. We just had a party.
- Yeah, but I didn't get to have any fun.
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251. So Michael went to work
on another Christmas party...
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252. this time with the help
of his niece.
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253. I appreciate you doing this.
I didn't wanna ask George Michael.
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254. Did you see that he showed up at the party
for five minutes and left without saying good-bye?
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255. - Hey, my mom doesn't even wanna
be in the same room with me.
- Michael...
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256. I was almost attacked
last night in my own home.
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257. I walk in, and there's a colored man
in my kitchen.
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258. - "Colored"? What color was he exactly?
- Blue.
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259. Hello, Lucille.
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260. - I sent him to your house to keep you safe.
- Well, he did a terrible job.
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261. Didn't he? I need someone else, someone better.
What about this one? She's got thick arms.
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262. Mom, you just need to calm down a little bit.
You're so tense.
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263. How am I supposed
to calm down?
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264. Sounds tense. That means she's not
gettin' any from my brother Oscar.
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265. Maybe I should move in with you.
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266. And Michael realized
he needed to retrieve his Uncle Oscar.
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267. How would you like
to go on a road trip?
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268. No. I wanna stay here
with her. Let's go.
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269. And so the two of them
prepared to drive up the coast.
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270. You're in charge of the radio, and we're
not stopping until we find Uncle Oscar.
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271. There he is.
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272. My mom is very stressed out,
and she needs something that I can't give her-
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273. um, maybe a little
afternoon delight.
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274. Oscar thought that Michael
was referring to a particular brand of cannabis...
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275. named Afternoon Deelite,
a strain famous for slowing behavior.
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276. Well, sure. The question is...
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277. which way do I try
to get it in her?
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278. I don't need any details.
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279. - Maybe I'll put it in her brownie.
- Hey!
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280. - What happened to you?
- What?
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281. Oh, oh. My ears. The doctor said
I can't go to sleep for five hours...
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282. or I might die or something.
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283. Oh, I got blown,
so I can't sleep.
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284. Hey, have you seen Maeby?
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285. You're not gonna believe this. Apparently
my dad and Maeby took a drive up the coast.
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286. - You're kidding me.
- Uh-oh. I should not have picked at that.
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287. - That's blood.
- This is ridiculous.
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288. - So she's got a new parent.
- Yeah. Now my dad's got a new kid.
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289. I'm gonna lie down for a little bit,
but just- I c- I can't fall-
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290. Hey, how would you like
to come to the party with me today?
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291. And Oscar was giving Lucille
a little Afternoon Deelite.
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292. - These are really delicious.
- I'll get some more.
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293. Okay
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294. Mm-hmm
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295. Where did she go?
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296. Soon, the second Bluth Company
Christmas party in as many days began.
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297. - You are not fired, sir.
- I really appreciate that.
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298. You got it. Here you go. Merry Christmas.
Where the hell is my brother?
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299. Sure, the guy in the $600 banana suit.
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300. - Come on!
- Hi.
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301. - What the hell are you doing?
- Hey, don't be mad at me...
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302. 'cause you didn't think
about going out to Tarzana...
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303. to get the old banana suit
out of storage.
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304. But it's worth it, because it's time for me
to make people laugh again.
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305. With me.
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306. And what's funnier than a guy in-
Oh- Hey, wait. Hey.
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307. Okay.
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308. Later, Gob was inside the banana stand...
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309. and it was getting pretty hot in there,
so he decided to lose a layer.
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310. Hey, look. There's your mom and George Michael.
I guess they did come to support us after all.
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311. Look at that. They're all over each other
with their little secrets.
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312. - What can you do, right?
- Yeah.
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313. How would you feel
about singing a little karaoke?
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314. Unfortunately, Lindsay wasn't there
to see all of Michael and Maeby's song...
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315. and was about
to have a similar revelation.
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316. Could not be caught
that didn't bite
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317. But you got some bait
a-waitin', and I think I might
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318. - Try nibbling a little afternoon delight
- That's my wife and nephew.
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319. - Skyrockets in flight
- We have an open relationship.
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320. Just then, Lucille arrived,
craving a frozen banana.
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321. And the effects of Lindsay and George Michael's
"Afternoon Delight'was overshadowed-
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322. - Mom?
- by the effects of Oscar
and Lucille's Afternoon Deelite.
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323. - Tobias-Tobias, watch out.
- Tobias couldn't hear-
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324. - Tobias!
- and didn't manage to get out of the way in time.
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325. What the hell was that?
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326. And Gob couldn't move freely.
Lucille tried to stop...
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327. but the car
hit Gob's banana peel.
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328. I can't get out of here. I'm stuck.
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329. Mom, are you crazy?
You could've killed somebody.
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330. Hey, Mikey, relax.
It's just a giant banana.
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331. And that's when Buster
saw an opportunity to be a hero.
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332. - Gob?
- Mom, I'm stuck!
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333. I got you, Brother!
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334. And for the second time
since he became president...
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335. Gob heard the sweet sound
oflaughter.
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336. They're laughing with me, Michael.
They're laughing with me!
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337. Unfortunately,
Buster's newfound skills...
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338. did not involve
lowering gently.
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339. Ooh. Oh.
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340. Hey, it's Tobias.
Who wants to take me to the hospital?
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341. And so father and son reunited...
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342. rebuilding the banana stand
for a second time.
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343. - Hey. Can I give you a hand?
- Hey. Yeah.
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344. - That would be great.
- Okay.
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345. - Oh, I'm sorry about-
It's embarrassing, the whole-
- Listen, I, uh-
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346. I've been a little out of line lately.
You're entitled...
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347. to be with your girlfriend,
and I guess I got a little bit jealous.
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348. - Yeah. Well, me too.
- Yeah.
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349. Okay.
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350. - Gonna grab some afternoon-
- Afternoon
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351. - It does not seem like it would be that dirty.
- It's- It is catchy.
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352. Right. That's the thing.
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353. On the next Arrested Development.
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354. The Blue Man Group finally calls for Tobias...
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355. With a life-changing opportunity.
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356. Unfortunately, he can't hear it,
and his life stays the same.
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