The BEST episodes written by Chuck Martin

Afternoon Delight
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8.14
2406 votes

#1 - Afternoon Delight

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 6

Gob stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Michael is forced to rebuild the Banana Stand, and Buster plays hooky from the Army at an arcade game.

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Beef Consomme
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8.06
2701 votes

#2 - Beef Consomme

Arrested Development - Season 1 - Episode 13

After learning that Marta has feelings for him, Michael goes to her and they decide to get permission from Gob before taking things to the next level. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Tobias finally get to the heart of his "never-nude" problem and George Sr. faces his first hearing.

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Shock and Aww
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8.03
2680 votes

#3 - Shock and Aww

Arrested Development - Season 1 - Episode 14

Michael falls for his George Michael's ethics teacher, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.

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Hand to God
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7.91
2157 votes

#4 - Hand to God

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 12

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.

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My Mother, The Car
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7.86
2715 votes

#5 - My Mother, The Car

Arrested Development - Season 1 - Episode 8

Michael loses his short-term memory, which Lucille uses to her advantage. Gob attempts to use the family yacht before Michael sells it. George Michael and Maeby attempt to see an R-rated movie about cousins having an affair. Buster and Lucille 2 take "the next step".

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Ready, Aim, Marry Me!
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7.85
2290 votes

#6 - Ready, Aim, Marry Me!

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 10

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.

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Out on a Limb
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7.80
2203 votes

#7 - Out on a Limb

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 11

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.

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Burning Love
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7.78
2364 votes

#8 - Burning Love

Arrested Development - Season 2 - Episode 9

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.

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Chain Reaction
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5.00
1 votes

#9 - Chain Reaction

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 3

When Ellen finds out that a P.J. Knockers is opening in Clark, she tries to start a petition to stop Clark from being invaded by all the chain stores and lose its small town aspect. But everybody seems blinded by the wonder they think a new restaurant will be. To make things even worse, Catherine quits her job and becomes a waitress at P.J. Knockers, and it takes Dot to convince Ellen to support her sister and ease off on the protest. Meanwhile, the new home economics teacher, Pam, takes over Ellen's office and turns it into a mini bakery room.

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Muskrat Love (a.k.a. Raccoon Guy)
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#10 - Muskrat Love (a.k.a. Raccoon Guy)

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 6

Faced with what could be raccoons digging up their front lawn, Ellen calls a raccoon guy to get rid of the problem. Dot, on the other hand, thinks she can take care of the problem herself by scaring the raccoons away with her high-pitched singing. The raccoon guy decides to camp in the lawn, and Ellen discovers Rusty making the holes. Turns out he was just trying to find the time capsule he buried so the raccoon guy wouldn't find it. He made the capsule as a love proof to Ellen, his old high school crush, and just dug it out to show Ellen that he too can do crazy things for love, just like Tug, one of the students who fell for Ellen. But Ellen assures Rusty that they're nothing more than just good friends.

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Cathy's Taffy
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#11 - Cathy's Taffy

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 8

Ellen entices Catherine by telling her how much money she could potentially make by selling her delicious candy, and the Richmonds decide to go into business together with Ellen as the ""idea"" person and Catherine as the talented taffy maker. But soon Catherine realizes that all the fun has gone out of taffy making now that it has become more of a job than a hobby. Meanwhile, Ellen's fellow high school teachers are dismayed when they realize that the town of Clark doesn't even appear on a local map

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Alive and Kicking
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0.00
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#12 - Alive and Kicking

The Ellen Show - Season 1 - Episode 10

Ellen doesn't have any students to counsel, because the entire school seems to be in a good mood. So she snoops around until she finds one student that may need some help: Tug, the football team's kicker. Even though Mr. Munn forbids Ellen to bother Tug, she insists on doing so and approaches his dad, trying to fix a fragile father/son relationship. Meanwhile, Ellen's a little annoyed with the cheap products of the house, a result of Dot's economic way of life. Since she won't take money, Ellen tells Dot she won a $500 prize, which she uses to bet on the football team.

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