- Anne Frank
- When Michael says George Michael is hiding Ann in the attic, Lindsay thinks it’s from the Nazis. CONTEXT
- cartoon
- The newspaper, El Guardian, shows a cartoon of George, Sr. dipped into a Cornballer.
- Charlie Brown
- The banana stand is closed, with a “The frozen banana maker is OUT” sign like Lucy’s psychiatry stand. CONTEXT
- The piano music throughout the episode is Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here” as featured in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
- The sad forlorn walk is based on Charlie Brown.
- George Michael walks by a dog on the doghouse, reminiscent of Snoopy. CONTEXT
- George Michael walks past two men carrying a sad Christmas tree, reminiscent of the tree in A Charlie Brown Christmas. (Thanks RobRob.)
- egg
- George Michael attempts to sneak eggs into the attic, which prompts Michael to think Ann 2.0 is in the attic. CONTEXT
- episode title meaning
- The title refers to Charlie Brown’s famous saying.
- Frito Bandito
- The political cartoon’s caption, “Frito Bandito,” refers to the 1960’s cartoon character used in Fritos advertising. CONTEXT
- ice cream
- George Michael attempts to sneak up ice cream sandwiches to George, Sr., who had a “love affair” with them in Top Banana. CONTEXT
- Milford School
- Young Buster is wearing a Milford Academy polo shirt.
- newspaper article
- The Spanish newspaper, El Guardian, has the headline, “Eso Americano Loco” (That Crazy American), and the caption, “Esto es por lo cual notrotros crusamos corriendo las autopistas.” (very roughly: For this, we run across the highways.) CONTEXT
- on the next Arrested Development
- “Buster finds out about the death of Captain Kangaroo, Michael grows weary of caring for his father, and G.O.B. finally makes the cover of Poof magazine.”
- Saddam Hussein
- George, Sr. is discovered hiding underground with a long beard, like Saddam Hussein.
- George Michael performs a dental exam on George, Sr., like the first photographs of Saddam Hussein after he was captured.
- Tracy
- A box in the attic is labelled “Tracy’s sweaters,” which refers to Michael’s dead wife.
- writer
- Abraham Higginbotham, who played Gary, is a writer for the show.
- yellow pages
- Ice’s party planner entry reads: “You can’t have a party without ICE. (See also: BOUNTY HUNTER)” CONTEXT
- miscellany
- Aztec Tomb, bird, Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand, cell phone, Charlie Brown, Cornballer, Final Countdown, George W. Bush, Glisten, good grief, Her?, homosexual, Hot Cops, in the background, interrupted speech, John Wayne, loophole, magazine, Mexico, mistaken names, newspaper article, Oscar is Buster’s dad, P2252, Plain, Poof, Rosa, sitting on lap, soup trick, the mere fact... means that you’re not ready, “Slut” shirt
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- Broadcast 204
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- December 5, 2004
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When Lucille hires a bounty hunter to find George, Sr., he delivers the disturbing news that George, Sr. is dead. Each Bluth copes with the pain in a different way: G.O.B. tries to pull off an elaborate illusion, Maeby tries to set up Lindsay with the bounty hunter, and Michael tries to mend his son’s relationship. Meanwhile, George, Sr. is closer than they all think.
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« Older posts#86 TripleTake wrote on March 12, 2006:
Yeah, I saw that but, The Peanuts Strip was around from 1950. So i was trying to suggest somthing else that the 52 might be.
#87 TripleTake wrote on March 14, 2006:
I just found this out:
1952: The first Sunday Peanuts page published; the strip was then featured in over 40 U.S. newspapers. The first book collection, Peanuts, was also published.
From the Charles M Schulz Museum website. That makes more sense. sorry
#88 Busty wrote on May 16, 2006:
Abraham Higginbotham is a hottie!!!!
#89 LickMyLovePump wrote on May 16, 2006:
I’d kill for that ass!
#90 I ate all your bees wrote on May 16, 2006:
Too bad he went over to the dark side. Oh, and we don’t need any more lawsuits.
#91 ACR wrote on May 18, 2006:
Stilla very cute traitor though
#92 Hero Squad Captain wrote on May 09, 2007:
Anyone notice the thing in the coffin?
After Gob gets in and says, "Take me halfway around", and as Buster turns the coffin some sort of metal object is attached to the coffin’s top (on the inside). I think it might have been a camera pointed at Gob in the coffin that they decided not to use later.
What do you guys think?
#93 Beatrice wrote on May 11, 2007:
| LickMyLovePump wrote: |
| I’d kill for that ass! |
you’ve got a really nice mouth.
#94 Beatrice wrote on May 11, 2007:
| Hero Squad Captain wrote: |
| Anyone notice the thing in the coffin?
After Gob gets in and says, "Take me halfway around", and as Buster turns the coffin some sort of metal object is attached to the coffin’s top (on the inside). I think it might have been a camera pointed at Gob in the coffin that they decided not to use later. What do you guys think? |
well in the deleted scenes, you can see GOB in the coffin on TV. so that may have been what the camera was used for.
#95 Nicholas Angel wrote on June 06, 2007:
"Hey, did you see the new Poof?"
"His name is Gary and we don’t need anymore lawsuits."
"Uh-oh, he’s gonna think I was coming on to him.
