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Bringing Up Buster
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George Michael tries out for the school play to get closer to Maeby, who herself tries out to kiss Steve Holt. Michael is forced by his mother to spend time with Buster.

References

episode title meaning
The title is a play on Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn movie Bringing Up Baby.
office shredder
G.O.B. feeds a chain of paper clips, a pencil, and slices of white bread into the office shredder.
on the next Arrested Development
“Tobias gets a review of his Shakespeare play, and Buster is back where he belongs.”
Turn of the Century French Erotica
G.O.B. is seen reading Turn of the Century French Erotica.
gaffe
The school play is “Much Ado About Nothing,” but the line they act, “I would kiss before I spoke” is from “As You Like It.”
miscellany
Beatrice, bicycle, bird, bonding, catlike agility, Colombian Mexicans, Cornballer, cornholing, cross-dressing, G.O.B.’s kimono, homosexual, interrupted kiss, interrupted speech, Mexico, Much Ado About Nothing, neck rub, Oscar is Buster’s dad, school play, weekly bike ride

Image Gallery

Michael and George Michael bond.
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Michael and George, Sr. talk, oblivious to Buster.
avg: 5.0
Richard Simmons whines that George, Sr. plopped a cornball.
avg: 4.9
Michael and Buster ride.
avg: 4.9
 
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Quotes

Buster: “’Cause I’m an uptight... (long bleep)... Buster... (long bleep)... you old horny slut!”

Michael: Well, no one’s going to top that.

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CONTEXT

Lucille: Because he’s your brother, and you run around with everyone else, going on bike rides, making cornholes. Everyone’s laughing and riding and cornholing except Buster.Listen

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CONTEXT

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#38 Rivers wrote on October 04, 2005:

Tobias burning himself on the Cornballer is one of the funniest scenes of the entire series. Cross was brilliant right there.

#39 police!open_up! wrote on October 15, 2005:

I just rewatched this episode. I love how the Cornballer commercial is censored: in the English version, George Sr. calls Richard Simmons "mincing", but in the dubbed Spanish version, he says "soy loco por los Cornballs!" ("I’m crazy for Cornballs!") And when GOB goes from a high-five to pointing at Michael...



David Cross is outstanding in this episode. His giggle after he introduces himself as the director (the same as when he says he wants to be an actor)...tasting the pen...burning himself on the Cornballer..."Why, Tracy, Why?"



His "Shakespearian" dialog is awesome—"whence you shall not say it wasn’t ere to be" and "methinks a cupid I shall play". (On a side note, I know there’s more in 301—"If I this scene can recreate..."—but I can’t remember any other Tobias iambic pentameter in any other episodes).





And finally, "everyone is laughing, and riding, and cornholing..." is classic.

#40 droidguy1119 wrote on December 18, 2005:

A reference: "Nobody’s going to top that" is called back in "Motherboy XXX", in which Buster suggests the name "Operation Hot Mother" as their mission name and Michael suggests they try to top it.

#41 hobblywobbly wrote on December 19, 2005:

"She’s not that Mexican, Mother, she’s my Mexican. Plus she’s Columbian or something." Classic.

#42 I Got A Stew Going wrote on February 21, 2006:

This is probably my favorite episode, mainly because it has probably my favorite moment on the show...



Micheal: You might be eating my dust all day slowpoke Buster: well you might be eating ................................ thats gonna.......................................................

#43 Touchlamp wrote on March 04, 2006:

Does anyone know what song G.O.B. is playing on the piano and wakes up Lucille? He sings something like "he was cold as ice"

#44 Dr. Fünke wrote on March 04, 2006:

That’s Cold as Ice by Foreigner.

#45 Touchlamp wrote on March 04, 2006:

Thanks Fünke

#46 TripleTake wrote on March 15, 2006:

Rivers wrote:Tobias burning himself on the Cornballer is one of the funniest scenes of the entire series. Cross was brilliant right there.




I know its so funny and sad at the same time. He trying to hold back tears, I think thats my favorite part of the episode



And that song that plays when lindsey in mirror is "I Get Up" By David Schwartz and Gabriel Mann. You can find it on the special feature of Season 1 Disc 1

#47 jaker12 wrote on June 29, 2006:

What song is playing at the end of the episode? It plays just after Buster leaves the boardroom.

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