The WORST episodes of Arrested Development
Every episode of Arrested Development ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Arrested Development!
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
#1 - Taste Makers
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2019
Michael jumps at a chance to spend more time with George-Michael, who seeks a clueless president for Fakeblock. Tobias relocates his makeshift family.
#2 - Saving for Arraignment Day
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/2019
As the trial kicks off, the Guilty Guys throw the family for a loop. Lucille learns surprising news about Dusty. George-Michael plots a distraction.
#3 - The Untethered Sole
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2019
Buster's brief appearance in a TV weather report puts the Bluths back in hot water, but Michael has a plan involving his son's definitely real company.
#4 - Chain Migration
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2019
As George Sr. attempts to win back Lucille, Michael assembles a mold of their scheme. Meanwhile, Buster gets caught up in Tobias and Gob's business.
#5 - Unexpected Company
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/2019
Buster fails to show for his own prison release party. Michael examines company financial records. George-Michael seeks Anonymous help to deceive Rebel.
#6 - Premature Independence
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2018
As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
#7 - Sinking Feelings
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2018
The Bluths receive/present their award, but it weighs on George Sr. and creates new problems. Michael and George-Michael have a deep conversation.
#8 - Courting Disasters
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2019
George and Lucille overestimate their new lawyer's expertise in the courtroom. Two familiar faces testify, and a video sheds more light on the case.
#9 - Self-Deportation
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/29/2018
For varying reasons, most of the Bluths (even Steve Holt) feel compelled to run off to Mexico. Michael tries to convince Buster to go to the police.
#10 - Family Leave
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/2018
Surprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George-Michael confides in Maeby, who's trying to avoid Sudden Valley.
#11 - An Old Start
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2018
Gob acquires a new office for the company with a "premium view." Michael gets a shock when he returns to a place that holds a lot of memories.
#12 - Everyone Gets Atrophy
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/29/2018
The family unites behind Lindsay’s campaign, but Michael senses that something is amiss. Maeby has an idea that George-Michael likes a little too much.
#13 - Check Mates
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/15/2019
George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George-Michael. Michael remembers there's always money ... somewhere.
#14 - Emotional Baggage
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2018
Michael attempts to bail out Buster. George-Michael finally meets the Howards, and Ron informs Michael that his plans for the movie have changed.
#15 - The Fallout
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2019
As the Bluths come together to unveil a wall, they once again discover that they deserve nothing more than to be saddled with each other forever.
#16 - Rom-Traum
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/29/2018
George-Michael thinks he's being lied to by Michael, who thinks he's being lied to by George Sr. Gob hires guys to help with his "closet conversion."
#17 - Borderline Personalities
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/26/2013
George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
#18 - Indian Takers
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/26/2013
Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
#19 - Double Crossers
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2013
George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
#20 - Flight of the Phoenix
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2013
Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mail man Pete dies.
#21 - Smashed
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/26/2013
Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.
#22 - Staff Infection
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2004
When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within the company. Lindsay questions his management skills, and Tobias checks himself in at George Sr.'s prison to research a film role.
#23 - Queen B.
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/26/2013
Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.
#24 - The B. Team
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2013
Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life, but unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
#25 - Switch Hitter
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/16/2005
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.