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episode title meaning

Episodes

Top Banana
The title refers to the leader of the pack, and the banana stand.
Bringing Up Buster
The title is a play on Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn movie Bringing Up Baby.
Key Decisions
The title refers to making a choice, as well as G.O.B.’s key.
Charity Drive
The title refers to both a charity and transportation event.
My Mother The Car
The title refers to the ’60s television show, My Mother The Car.
Pier Pressure
The title is a play on the homonyms “pier” and “peer.”
Public Relations
The title refers to both a publicist’s job and a mating ritual.
Shock and Aww
The title refers to the Bush Administration’s term for the Iraqi air strikes.
Staff Infection
The titular “staff” refers to the Bluth Company employees; and is a homonym for “staph.”
Altar Egos
The title is a play on the term “alter ego.”
Justice Is Blind
The title substitutes a real person for the metaphor.
Missing Kitty
The titular “kitty” refers to both money and Ms. Sanchez.
Best Man for the GOB
The title uses “G.O.B.” and ”job” as homonyms.
Whistler’s Mother
The title refers to a Whistler painting as well as Michael as the whistler.
Not Without My Daughter
There was a book and 1991 movie with the same title, although there do not appear to be any other similarities.
The One Where Michael Leaves
The title is a play on Friends-style titles.
The One Where They Build A House
The title is a play on Friends-style titles.
Amigos
The title, which means “friends” in Spanish, is a clever conclusion to the Friends-style titles used during the previous two episodes.
Good Grief
The title refers to Charlie Brown’s famous saying.
Sad Sack
The title refers to the old Army comic, Sad Sack, as well as Tobias’ balls.

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Previous comments:

#1 graymare wrote on July 04, 2005:

i thought Amigos reffered to GOB not having a friend

#2 Dr.Fünke wrote on January 20, 2006:

I think Justice Is Blind not only refers to the phrase of the same name, but that Maggie’s dog, Justice, is, in fact, blind.

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