- Balboa Bay Window
- The “Magazine of the American Society of Ladies Who Lunch—A Lot” features Lucille and Buster, with an article “Why I want to marry my mother” by Buster Bluth, age 10. CONTEXT
- Homeless Dad
- The movie studio has a banner congratulating Tom Jane’s movie, Homeless Dad, for being the #3 movie in America. CONTEXT
- Milford School
- The softball game takes place at Milford Park, which the outfield sign says includes 4 fields: softball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and lawn tennis. CONTEXT
- newspaper article
- The announcements section of the newspaper has an article “Wedding Bells In Near Future.” CONTEXT
- on the next Arrested Development
- “Maeby gets her father a job, and Buster visits the general.”
- shoulder rub
- Lucille and Buster both gives General Anderson a shoulder rub.
- sitting on lap
- A guy sits on G.O.B.’s lap at Sitwell, like Gary in Good Grief.
- miscellany
- Army, chicken, Come on!, deflection, Downtown, Dr. Fünke’s 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution, father figure, featured music, Old Man And The Sea, playing catch, Riley Weston, shoddy workmanship, Sitwell Housing Inc., swift boat, Teamocil, USO, Vietnam, whistling
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- Broadcast 207
- Production 207
Originally broadcast
- January 16, 2005
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When the president of rival company Sitwell Housing Inc. hires away G.O.B. in an effort to win the big company softball game against the Bluth Co., Michael asks G.O.B. to throw the game. G.O.B. grapples with the idea, but finds his new boss supportive and fatherly, which catches him off guard. Meanwhile, Lindsay takes anti-depressants and the bizarre side effects include hallucinations and a strong sense of team spirit.
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George Michael: Maybe-Maybe now, I’ll get a kiss.
Michael: Okay.
George Michael: I... Oh. I meant from Ann.
Michael: Yes, I know. I just wanted to get in there first.
Stan Sitwell: The only thing I ask is, out of the 450 homes we build, one be given to a disadvantaged family from the inner city.
G.O.B.: That’s great. So the other 449 families live in fear? Is that what we’re saying? I mean, come on! Where’s your decenc...?
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« Older posts Newer posts »#65 Stardork13 wrote on August 08, 2005:
boooya wrote:I never noticed the banner at the entrance of the studio:
"Homeless Dad - #3 comedy in America!"
That cracked me up.
"I just want my kids back!"
Yeah I noticed that banner too!
That was great.
#66 littlesquish89 wrote on August 15, 2005:
One of the best jokes is how GOB met Gary again, and quickly went back to his old ways, even though he knows that he’s coming on to him. Perhaps GOB is bisexual after all...
#67 Beatrice wrote on August 15, 2005:
Fun with Probate wrote:However, if they needed a female for the game, why not ask Maebe?
Technically, she’s a funke, not a bluth. And biologically, she’s not a bluth.
#68 CanadianTac wrote on August 15, 2005:
Beatrice wrote:Fun with Probate wrote:However, if they needed a female for the game, why not ask Maebe?
Technically, she’s a funke, not a bluth. And biologically, she’s not a bluth.
Still, I was also wondering why they didn’t ask Maeby...
#69 alexcase wrote on September 27, 2005:
We watched this on sunday night in the UK. It was good, I thought the kiss was funny - very awkward and also that guy with no hair.
GOB: You look suprised
Oh Sorry I must have put it on too high. 
#70 Beamer wrote on September 27, 2005:
Beatrice wrote:Fun with Probate wrote:However, if they needed a female for the game, why not ask Maebe?
Technically, she’s a funke, not a bluth. And biologically, she’s not a bluth.
Neither is Ann... But here are some theories on why Maeby wasn’t on the Bluth team:
1. They might have already asked her, but she said no since she had to finish that book report and go with Tobias to the studio.
2. They tried to ask her, but couldn’t contact her.
3. She might have already been on the team, we just didn’t see her (George Michael did say they needed some GIRLS on the team - note the plural - Maeby might’ve been the only one).
#71 Frightened Inmate #2 wrote on October 17, 2005:
Watched a bunch of episodes on the Season 2 DVD this weekend, and I noticed something hilarious on "Switch Hitter" that I don’t believe was mentioned before.
When Buster is marching in line with the drill sergeant barking at him, it’s a frame-by-frame recreation of the opening credits of "Gomer Pyle." Even Buster’s facial expressions are an exact copy.
Can’t believe I missed that the first time around. I know it’s somewhat obscure, but many a summer afternoon was spent watching reruns (along with Hogan’s Heroes, McHale’s Navy, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie.)
#72 Hollus wrote on October 21, 2005:
I watched this ep again yesterday, and noticed something: when GM’s trying to convince Michael to let Ann play on the team, Michael makes the exact squinty face that GOB uses in GM’s campaign video in Immaculate Election. I realize that that url goes to the pic from the campaign vid, but that shot is definitely a screencap from Switch Hitter, you can see that GM has the same shirt on: http://the-op.com/media/image2.php?ep=207&i=1862
#73 Stardork13 wrote on October 21, 2005:
yeah i noticed that picture of michael in the campaign video. it is definitely just a screencap, like you said. a week or so ago, i actually took a screencap from switch hitter when michael makes the face to see if it was the same pic from the campaign video.
Hollus wrote:I watched this ep again yesterday, and noticed something: when GM’s trying to convince Michael to let Ann play on the team, Michael makes the exact squinty face that GOB uses in GM’s campaign video in Immaculate Election. I realize that that url goes to the pic from the campaign vid, but that shot is definitely a screencap from Switch Hitter, you can see that GM has the same shirt on: http://the-op.com/media/image2.php?ep=207&i=1862
#74 adam34 wrote on November 11, 2005:
Does anyone know what brand of chair GOB sits in when he is hired by Sitwell? It’s got a brown leather back. It makes me think it’s a Steelcase, but I can’t find that style on their site.
Can anyone help me? I’d get a picture, but The OP’s image archives don’t go that far.
