- Bananagrabber
- G.O.B.’s negative campaign includes an image of Bananagrabber as an example of evil. CONTEXT
- Christopher Lowell Show
- Michael says they stopped TiVoing the design show after Tobias moved out.
- Ghyslain Raza
- The videotape of George Michael recreating scenes from Star Wars is a reference to The Star Wars Kid. CONTEXT
- Goofus and Gallant
- George, Sr. compares Michael and G.O.B. to the “biblical brothers, Gallant and Goofuth.” CONTEXT
- hole in his heart
- Buster’s inability to put in the aorta leaves a hole in the heart. CONTEXT
- let me finish
- Regarding his magic video, G.O.B. calls it “Tricks... let me finish... Around the Office,” recalling his phrasing in Let ’Em Eat Cake.
- Mary Poppins
- Narrator says there was also “some Mary Poppins in Tobias’s acting;” his song (as Mrs. Featherbottom) “When you put a squirt of frosting down your throat, before we take our medications” is a clear knock-off of “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
- on the next Arrested Development
- “Lucille finds a housekeeper that she won’t lose her son to, and Steve Holt finally tracks down his real father.”
- poster
- Ann 2.0 reveals George Michael’s campaign poster: “v.i.r.g.i.n.: Voting In Righteous George Michael Is Noble” CONTEXT
- Roomba
- Lucille replaces Lupe with the robot vacuum, Roomba.
- Simpsons
- George Michael ties with Bart Simpson and “School Sucks” in the school election.
- spelling
- Maeby creates a poster for Steve Holt: “Volt for Steve Holt.” CONTEXT
- Star Wars
- George Michael recreates moments from Star Wars, including “You cut off my hand.”
- Perhaps paralleling the Star Wars storyline, G.O.B. (i.e., Darth Vader) cuts off Buster’s hand, and then is later revealed to be the surprise father of Steve Holt.
- Tantamount Pictures
- The clip from Wrench is “property of the Tantamount Television and Film Company.” CONTEXT
- Tyco
- George, Sr. and Lucille’s anniversary party bears an uncanny resemblance to the infamous Tyco party, down to the ice sculptures, male models poolside, and the $2.1 million price tag. (Thanks, TeddyT1186 and others.)
- “I’ve made a huge mistake.”
- G.O.B. says “I’ve made a huge mistake” after seeing Steve Holt’s campaign video.
- “Slut” shirt
- Lindsay is wearing the “Slut” shirt, first seen in My Mother The Car, in George Michael’s video. CONTEXT
- miscellany
- Blackstool, Chicago, chicken, Corona del Mar, deflection, E-bay, hand, medication, Mrs. Doubtfire, Mrs. Featherbottom, Phen-phen, Qusay Hussein, Sammy Davis, Jr., self-esteem, TiVo, Tracy, Wrench
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When Ann 2.0 convinces George Michael to run for student body president, Michael gets involved and things take a turn for the worse. Michael asks G.O.B. to help remedy the situation, but instead, G.O.B. shoots an offensive campaign video that makes all the students revolt against George Michael. Meanwhile, Buster has an affair with Lupe and Tobias moves out... sort of.
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« Older posts#247 Dideldamdam wrote on November 25, 2005:
Yesterday, I watched the david cross hbo special from 1999 (which, by the way, is very good). He also talks about the footprints scene during his rant about religion. Maybe he had something to with the scene, though the writers could’ve easily thought of the scene themselves.
Also, about the lost sibling speculation: the guy behind the lamp is quite big and muscular (look at his arm) - reminds me a bit of Dragon, though i am sure it’s not him. So maybe this is another detail we have to look for in future scenes where the guy could be hidden in the background.
I don’t know if these two things are even worth mentioning, it’s just something that caught my attention and i thought i’d share it.
#248 Josiwe wrote on July 26, 2006:
The webmaster should DEFINITELY put G.O.B.’s "I dated a girl like that once in high school. No I didn’t." reference to Eve Holt in the main references section. It’s a huge foreshadow.
#249 Josiwe wrote on July 26, 2006:
#244-#246 - I always just assumed Busty was jerking it.
#250 blah blah blah? wrote on August 05, 2006:
why am I the only one who thought the footprints bit was the funniest bit in the whole episode?
and why GOB said "no I didnt" at the end of his sentence? i didnt find it very funny
#251 Beamer wrote on August 06, 2006:
Because normally when AD does a hint like that, they try to make it subtle, and find a really clever way to cancel the hint out. But this hint was the total opposite of subtle, and him saying "No I didn’t" doesn’t make it any less obvious at all. That’s what makes it so great!
#252 Bruised wrote on August 28, 2006:
I read through this forum quite a bit, but I’ve never posted anything till now. I caught this last night for the first time.
In a previous episode (dont remeber which one) George Sr. tells Michael that he gets the names "Polly" and "Nellie" mixed up. When Lindsay is in the attic looking to stash the trash, she finds her doll and decides to sell it on EBay. George Sr. looks up from his hiding spot, says "Polly?", and then hits his head and passes out. It’s my interpretation that he meant to say "Nellie" in reference to Lindsay, but got the names confused as he often does.
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, I skimmed through the topic and didnt notice anything about it.
#253 WhoamI wrote on August 28, 2006:
^Nice catch there.
#254 LordCool wrote on May 03, 2009:
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but in the video Gob makes for George Michael’s election campaign he uses a still image of Michael and describes him as a "powerful executive". This still image is taken from Switch Hitter (Ep. 207) at 9 minutes and 11 seconds into the episode.
#255 LordCool wrote on May 04, 2009:
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but in the video Gob makes for George Michael’s election campaign he uses a still image of Michael and describes him as a "powerful executive". This still image is taken from Switch Hitter (Ep. 207) at 9 minutes and 11 seconds into the episode.
#256 Sarah wrote on August 09, 2009:
Josiwe wrote:The webmaster should DEFINITELY put G.O.B.’s "I dated a girl like that once in high school. No I didn’t." reference to Eve Holt in the main references section. It’s a huge foreshadow.
The other two I picked up on were...
"The guy that he’s running against is basically a young you."
And...
"Looks like a chick I did once in High School".
Both with the menacing music underneath. « Older posts
