3x11 Family Ties - Arrested Development Episode Guide

Arrested Development

- Episode 03x11

Episode: 03x11
Title: Family Ties
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: ARR-311
First Aired: Feb. 10, 2006

Season 3 » Episode #11 - Family Ties

Arrested Development - 03x11 Family Ties

Summary: Michael hires a woman who might be his sister and the services she provides are just what the company needs but not the services that Michael expected. Meanwhile, Buster's fake coma grabs the attention of a local politician.

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Magnet and Coma (01:55)

Baby Buster (00:55)

A New Girl (02:14)

The Result of Nelly (04:06)

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

George 'Gob' Bluth II	played by Will Arnett
Oscar Bluth	played by Jeffrey Tambor
Nellie Bluth	played by Justine Bateman
Congressman John Van Huesen	played by Rob Riggle
Adelaide	played by Bronwen Masters
Ted	played by Charlie Hartsock
Employee #1	played by Ben Carroll
Girl-Michael	played by Lanre Idewu
Bartender	played by Levin O'Connor

Season 3 / Episode 11: - Family Ties

Narrator: George Michael was interested in the subject of marital love because earlier that day, he discovered that the recent mock wedding he had acted in with his cousin was in fact as real and binding as the rice pudding the disoriented patients had thrown at them.

Season 3 / Episode 11: - Family Ties

Narrator: And Michael went to investigate his mystery sister.
Lucille: Michael! What a surprise!
Michael Bluth: Really? Were you expecting someone else? Maybe one of your... two daughters?
Lucille: Oh Lindsay and Tobias never visit. [laughs] Oh we're so bad.
Michael Bluth: I meant Lindsay and Nellie.
Lucille: You call him that too? It's so great to be able to talk like this!

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TRIVIA

When Michael looks at Nellie's profile on the computer, a close look shows it actually reads "ConSLUTant".
Justine Bateman, who plays Michael's sister Nellie Bluth in this episode, is the real-life sister of Jason Bateman, who plays Michael.
This is the only episode in which George-Michael is bleeped. However, it's not for swearing. It's for mentioning "Veronica Mars" (2004). A little over a month after this episode aired, Michael Cera, who plays George, guest starred in an episode of Veronica Mars.