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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Burning Love
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/30/2005
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.
#6 - Out on a Limb
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/6/2005
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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Key Decisions
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2003
Gob decides to lock himself in his father's prison for 24 hours to get back in with the alliance, and to spend quality time with his father. Michael takes Gob's girlfriend to an awards show, and Buster inadvertently flirts with his mother's rival.
#10 - Hand to God
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2005
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.
#11 - Marta Complex
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2004
When Lucille throws an anniversary party for Tobias and Lindsay on Valentine's Day, Michael gives an impassioned speech about love. This makes Marta realize she has feelings for him and Lindsay realize she wants a divorce. Meanwhile, Buster decides to move out of the penthouse and Lucille revels in living alone for the first time.
#12 - Spring Breakout
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2005
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.
#13 - Ready, Aim, Marry Me!
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2005
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.
#14 - The Cabin Show
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2005
Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a tip from Barry, Michael heads to Reno to find George, but that costs him a camping trip he promised his son.
#15 - Queen for a Day
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/23/2005
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.
#16 - For British Eyes Only
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2005
Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and Gob goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2003
Meet the Bluths. In the pilot, Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.
#21 - Charity Drive
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2003
Michael and Lindsay try to prove their charitable sides to each other. Gob demands George Michael's respect, and Buster continues avoiding Lucille 2.
#22 - In God We Trust
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2003
Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent, but likeable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pagent. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes.
#23 - Storming the Castle
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2004
Michael cannot go through with his plan to break up Gob and Marta. A thug magician wants to take Gob's "legs". Maeby wears all leather to get back at her mother, and Lucille decides to confront Buster's relationship with Lucille 2.
#24 - Whistler's Mother
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2004
Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem while Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company.
#25 - ¡Amigos!
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2004
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.