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Whistler's Mother (Arrested Development Episode)
"Whistler's Mother" is the twentieth episode of the first season of the American television satirical sitcom ''Arrested Development''. It was written by co-executive producer John Levenstein and consulting producer Jim Vallely, and directed by Paul Feig. It originally aired on Fox on April 11, 2004. 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 family each beg Michael for money when the company funds become unfrozen. George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar shows up to attempt an affair with Lucille, and Michael makes a bad business deal with him. Lindsay protests the Iraq War after her stylist is deployed. Plot Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrested Development
''Arrested Development'' is an American satire, satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. It follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family and is presented in a Serial (radio and television), serialized format, incorporating handheld camera work, voice-over narration, archival photos and historical footage, and maintains numerous running gags and catchphrases. Ron Howard served as both an executive producer and the omniscient narrator and, in later seasons, appears in the show as a fictionalized version of himself. Set in Newport Beach, California, the series was filmed primarily in Culver City, California, Culver City and Marina del Rey, California, Marina del Rey. ''Arrested Development'' received critical acclaim. It won six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and attracted a cult following. It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest TV shows of all time. It influenced later Single-camera setup, single-camera comedy series such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Bluth
''Arrested Development'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox from November 2, 2003 to February 10, 2006. A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26, 2013, and a fifth season was released in two parts on May 29, 2018 and March 15, 2019. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers the Bluth family. The Bluths are formerly wealthy and a habitually dysfunctional family. It is presented in a continuous format, and incorporates hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage. The series stars Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. In addition, Ron Howard serves as the series narrator and an executive producer on the show. The main characters of ''Arrested Development'' can be divided into the Bluth ( ) and Fünke ( ) families. Bluth family tree † denotes a deceased character Dashed lines denote adoption C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alia Shawkat
Alia Martine Shawkat ( ; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Maeby Fünke in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox/Netflix television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006; 2013–2019), Dory Sief in the TBS (American TV channel), TBS and HBO Max dark comedy series ''Search Party (TV series), Search Party'' (2016–2022), and Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film ''The Final Girls'', as well as her roles in ''State of Grace (TV series), State of Grace'' and ''The Old Man (TV series), The Old Man''. She has also guest starred as historical figures Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's ''Drunk History''. Early life Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Shawkat (née Burke) and strip club owner Tony Shawkat. She grew up in Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. She has two brothers. Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother is American. Her maternal grandfather was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeby Fünke
''Arrested Development'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox from November 2, 2003 to February 10, 2006. A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26, 2013, and a fifth season was released in two parts on May 29, 2018 and March 15, 2019. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers the Bluth family. The Bluths are formerly wealthy and a habitually dysfunctional family. It is presented in a continuous format, and incorporates hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage. The series stars Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. In addition, Ron Howard serves as the series narrator and an executive producer on the show. The main characters of ''Arrested Development'' can be divided into the Bluth ( ) and Fünke ( ) families. Bluth family tree † denotes a deceased character Dashed lines denote adoption C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank Kingsley on ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1992–1998), George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Maura Pfefferman on '' Transparent'' (2014–2017). For his role in the latter, Tambor earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. In 2015, he was also awarded a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Pfefferman. His film roles include Jay Porter in '' ...And Justice for All'' (1979), Jinx Latham in '' Mr. Mom'' (1983), Sully in ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), Mayor Augustus May Who in '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), Tom Manning in '' Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008), Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bluth Sr
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cera
Michael Austin Cera ( ; ; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor. Over his career he has received nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Cera became known for portraying leading roles in a string of comedic films such as '' Superbad'' (2007), '' Juno'' (2007), '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008), and '' Youth in Revolt'' (2009). He took supporting roles in both comedies and dramas including '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (2002), '' This Is the End'' (2013), '' Molly's Game'' (2017), '' Person to Person'' (2017), '' Gloria Bell'' (2019), ''Barbie'' (2023), '' Dream Scenario'' (2023) and '' The Phoenician Scheme'' (2025). He voiced Dick Grayson/ Robin in '' The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017). Cera gained prominence portraying George Michael Bluth in the Fox sitcom '' Arrested Development'' from 2003 to 2006 and then again from 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Michael Bluth
''Arrested Development'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox from November 2, 2003 to February 10, 2006. A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26, 2013, and a fifth season was released in two parts on May 29, 2018 and March 15, 2019. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers the Bluth family. The Bluths are formerly wealthy and a habitually dysfunctional family. It is presented in a continuous format, and incorporates hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage. The series stars Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. In addition, Ron Howard serves as the series narrator and an executive producer on the show. The main characters of ''Arrested Development'' can be divided into the Bluth ( ) and Fünke ( ) families. Bluth family tree † denotes a deceased character Dashed lines denote adoption C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Arnett
William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series ''BoJack Horseman'' (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arnett was Emmy-nominated for his recurring role as Devon Banks in the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' (2007–2013). He starred in the NBC sitcom '' Up All Night'' (2011–2012), the CBS sitcom '' The Millers'' (2013–2014), and the Netflix mystery series '' Murderville''. He has also starred, co-created, executive produced the Fox sitcom '' Running Wilde'' (2010–2011), and the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Flaked'' (2016–2017). Arnett has acted in films such as '' Let's Go to Prison'' (2006), '' Blades of Glory'' (2007), '' Semi-Pro'' (2008), ''G-Force'' (2009), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director. Cross is best known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998), his role as Ian Hawke in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013–2019). He has been described as “one of the defining figures of cult Gen X comedy”. Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in '' The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret'' (2010–2016); developed and had a prominent role in ''Freak Show'' (2006); appeared on ''Modern Family'' (2011–2012); and portrayed Ian Hawke in ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007), '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' (2009), and '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' (2011). Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom '' Oliver Beene'' (2003–2004), and has had lead voice-over rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Fünke
''Arrested Development'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox from November 2, 2003 to February 10, 2006. A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26, 2013, and a fifth season was released in two parts on May 29, 2018 and March 15, 2019. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the show centers the Bluth family. The Bluths are formerly wealthy and a habitually dysfunctional family. It is presented in a continuous format, and incorporates hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage. The series stars Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter. In addition, Ron Howard serves as the series narrator and an executive producer on the show. The main characters of ''Arrested Development'' can be divided into the Bluth ( ) and Fünke ( ) families. Bluth family tree † denotes a deceased character Dashed lines denote adoption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hale
Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his comedic leading roles in the Fox series '' Arrested Development'' as Buster Bluth, and as Gary Walsh on the HBO series '' Veep''. For the latter, Hale won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Hale has appeared in feature films including '' Because I Said So'' (2007), ' The Informant!'' (2009), '' In My Sleep'' (2010), '' The Heat'' (2013), '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip'' (2015), ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' (2021), '' Hocus Pocus 2'' (2022), and '' Quiz Lady'' (2023). He has provided voice-work for '' The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008), ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (2016), ''The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)'', '' Toy Story 4'' (2019) as Forky, a role he reprised in '' Forky Asks a Question'', and '' Inside Out 2'' (2024) as Fear, replacing Bill Hader from the first film. Hale also created the Netflix and Peacock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
