- arm off
- Like the park bench in Out on a Limb, Buster covers the “al” in “alarm,” leaving “arm off.”
- cross-dressing
- Barry Zuckerkorn says he caught the judge (Judge Ping) at a drag club.
- family first
- Michael says George Michael should visit Buster because of “family first.”
- hand
- Buster’s hand chair reminds him of his lost hand.
- homosexual
- Dave Attell thinks there is no way Tobias is straight.
- Hot Cops
- G.O.B. takes off his stripper pants from Good Grief.
- jump the shark
- Barry Zuckerkorn jumps over the shark.
- license plate
- Tobias has the following plates made up: (“Yes, your [sic] following”) “INM8 2,” “BLUMN,” “CONMAN2” “DRHOUSE.” CONTEXT
- money-saving tips
- Carl Weathers says you can get advertisers to underwrite a project by setting a scene there; and you can get free refills at Burger King.
- Motherboy
- The Motherboy invitation reads: “The Balboa Country Club invites Mrs. Lucille Bluth and Master Buster Bluth to atten the Motherboy Dinner Dance in San Diego. All contestants will be responsible for their own costumes and music. Please make arrangements for child care in the evenings if needed. R.S.V.P.” CONTEXT
- The trophy in the Motherboy II photo appears to read “Saddest Couple.” CONTEXT
- nose job
- Lucille references Lindsay’s nose job, first mentioned in The One Where Michael Leaves.
- on the next Arrested Development
- “Lindsay finds herself strangely compelled to be with Tobias, but not the one she’s married to; having finally had sex, G.O.B. can admit that he never consummated their marriage, but then G.O.B. caught a lucky break, but it didn’t last long; and Maeby impresses the kids at the Promise Land with her one scary campfire story.”
- pumps
- Michael says he had to remove all the pumps from the attic, a reference to Sad Sack when George, Sr. used Tracy’s breast pump.
- seal
- Buster’s seal for markmanship from Army (from Afternoon Delight) reminds him of his seal attack.
- the band Arrested Development
- The “legally obligated” distinction between Motherboy the dance, and Motherboy the band is a dig at the band Arrested Development’s lawsuit.
- “Hey”
- Buster greets the Christian campers with “Hey, campers.”
- miscellany
- Burger King, cutoffs, Dana Point, House, lost appendage, mistaken names, Motherboy, Operation: Hot Mother, Promise Land, rock, paper, scissors, Scandalmakers, Sonny and Cher, Swatch, teaching lessons
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- Broadcast 213
- Production 213
Originally broadcast
- March 13, 2005
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When Lucille abducts George Michael to take Buster’s place at the annual mother-son dance, Michael and Buster try to save him and end up in a compromising position. Meanwhile, Tobias gets a role in which he must act like George, Sr., which makes him more attractive to Lindsay.
References
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Quotes
Buster: Can I open a can of soup for you?
George Michael: Can it open a can?
Buster: Can what open a can? Oh, God.
George Michael: Oh, God.
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« Older posts#248 vcalzone wrote on March 21, 2006:
After Barry says he’s going to Burger King, he literally jumps the shark.
#249 shahfather wrote on April 09, 2006:
another point for the references on this episode - when lucille and george michael arrive at the hotel in their sailor costumes, george micahel’s costume reads "uss enter_rise." it’s clearly missing the "p" as in "the one where they build a house" where GOBs "P" falls off his segway, leaving it to read "Resident"
#250 GasCabbie wrote on April 09, 2006:
I think I’m almost... too blown away.
I never noticed that! I’m deffinitely going to keep an eye out next time I put on this episode.
#251 Mr. M wrote on July 13, 2006:
I NEVER noticed the Annyong Look-Alike actor in Scandlemakers. I’m sure this has been mentioned somewhere in the previous seventy-two pages about this episode, but I just wanted to point out that it is still possible to find new things in episodes you’ve seen over, and over, and over, and, well, you know...
#252 Josiwe wrote on July 26, 2006:
I just noticed this: G.O.B. says "We never sonsumated this marriage!" This is a running joke about G.O.B.’s inability to pronounce words with a hard or soft c, such as "circumvent".
#253 DonnyHost wrote on September 06, 2006:
At the beginning of this episode, Michael spills burning hot coffee on himself. Could this possibly be alluding to the scandal-making McDonald’s incident? Perhaps a subliminal advertisement for their competitor?
#254 vcalzone wrote on September 06, 2006:
Well, if anything, it would be a warning AGAINST going to McDonald’s, silently telling the viewers to stay within the loving arms of Burger King.
#255 each wrote on September 06, 2006:
vcalzone wrote:Well, if anything, it would be a warning AGAINST going to McDonald’s, silently telling the viewers to stay within the loving arms of Burger King.
It’s a wonderful resturant!
#256 Chelpo wrote on September 06, 2006:
It suuure is!
#257 ruiner wrote on February 15, 2007:
vcalzone wrote:After Barry says he’s going to Burger King, he literally jumps the shark.
I didn’t get it until I googled "jump the shark." « Older posts
