Arrested Development - 03/13/05
03-14-05 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Decker
Prior to this season, there was a promotional tie-in to AD at Burger King (signs on the tables, a contest, I think). In this episode, Carl Weathers meets Tobias at a Burger King for the most obvious product placement ever on TV, including three or four wide shots of the restraunt anytime anyone said "Burger King". Tobias comments "This is a great restraunt" to which Ron Howard voices over "It suuurrre is!". Funny stuff.
And I totally missed the jumping the shark reference. God this show is good, but you really have to pay attention.
Also loved all the references to my favorite episode from last season with the one-armed lesson teacher.
What did Buster's clock say? It was too dark for me to see on my tv.
And I totally missed the jumping the shark reference. God this show is good, but you really have to pay attention.
Also loved all the references to my favorite episode from last season with the one-armed lesson teacher.
What did Buster's clock say? It was too dark for me to see on my tv.
Ah, I was unaware of the promotional tie in. I'm not even sure if there are any Burger Kings around where I live anymore. They all closed down.
03-14-05 | 01:55 AM
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This show is the funniest thing on American tv, but it is really obvious how hard it would to watch casually.
03-14-05 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Ted The Bug
You know what else is funny? The original title of this episode was "Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwhich", before it was changed to Motherboy 30.
I think it was Motherboy XXX, which makes it even funnier
03-14-05 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
The 'jumping the shark' scene was pure comic genius. 
mark me down as someone else who didn;t "get it".. i thought the shark was out of place..
03-14-05 | 09:27 AM
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Hey Campers.
03-14-05 | 09:28 AM
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Gob and Winkler's lawyer character having a pre-trial pow-wow in the men's room - another Happy Days reference (Fonzie's "office" was always the men's room at Al's)?
03-14-05 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Meglos
Gob and Winkler's lawyer character having a pre-trial pow-wow in the men's room - another Happy Days reference (Fonzie's "office" was always the men's room at Al's)?
03-14-05 | 10:20 AM
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man, i always love the "Next week" scenes...
"there's no way to tell who this man is"
"It's me, your honor! we had sex!"
admittedly, i didn't catch the "jumping the shark" thing the first time, but cracked up when I rewatched it.
"there's no way to tell who this man is"
"It's me, your honor! we had sex!"
admittedly, i didn't catch the "jumping the shark" thing the first time, but cracked up when I rewatched it.
03-14-05 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
mark me down as someone else who didn;t "get it".. i thought the shark was out of place..
I thought there was an excessive amount of recap at the beginning almost forcing it to snag some new viewers and catch them up. I can't blame 'em. Whatever it takes to keep it on the air.
Very good ep.
Dave Atell
"There's not enough room for you, me and.. the stump." -Gob-
03-14-05 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
"get it" as far as the origination of the phrase? Henry Winkler, aka the Fonz literally Jumped a Shark in an episode of Happy Days, marking the decline of the quality of the show. It is a pretty common phrase now.
03-14-05 | 12:00 PM
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Well after watching the two episodes last week and the episode this week I have to say last weeks episode's really sucked. This episode was hysterical. The Burger King stuff (didn't realize there was actually a tie-in though), having sex with his wife, Dave Atell, jumping the shark (which I didn't get at first), etc. I'm starting to see what all the love is about. Not sure I'll make it a must see Sunday show, but I'll definitely try and catch it.
03-14-05 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Boy Laroux
man, i always love the "Next week" scenes...
"there's no way to tell who this man is"
"It's me, your honor! we had sex!"
"there's no way to tell who this man is"
"It's me, your honor! we had sex!"
03-14-05 | 12:37 PM
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Annyong has disappeared.
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03-14-05 | 12:43 PM
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Annyong is AD's Chuck Cunningham!
03-14-05 | 01:08 PM
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Pvt. Lyndie England reference towards the end of the episode (the way Gob's wife was posing in the photo). I thought that part was great.
03-14-05 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxF
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Pvt. Lyndie England reference towards the end of the episode (the way Gob's wife was posing in the photo). I thought that part was great.
03-14-05 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
This was a followup to a joke in last week's episode as well, which showed her in the exact same photo with a (presumably) Iraqi prisoner.