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EPISODE
SEASON
Arrested Development - Season 1 Episode 02: Top Banana
When George Bluth Sr. gets arrested for white collar crime he leaves his son in charge of the family’s real estate business, but his job soon becomes intolerable because of his eccentric family.
19 February 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 June 1982, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
12 December 1987, Andover, Massachusetts, USA
23 October 1959, Scardale, New York, USA
12 June 1971, Seoul, South Korea
27 May 1965, Houston, Texas, USA
20 September 1956, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
28 October 1966, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
26 April 1953, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
20 December 1984, Harlem, New York, USA
2 October 1951, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
May 16, 2018
Probably the most recurring trope in Arrested Development is struggling to meet the expectations of parents. "Top Banana" has Michael trying to show his father that he could run the business he wasn't given the opportunity to run.
May 17, 2018
It's part of what makes Arrested Development such an easy show to watch over and over again; there will always be something that went by too quickly for you to notice the first time, leaving plenty to discover on repeat viewings.