Arrested Development (TV series)/Trivia

"Narrator: Jessie had gone too far, and she had best watch her mouth."
 * Actor Allusion
 * Several regarding the narrator, Ron Howard's career, as well as his former costars brought in for recurring roles:
 * One of Michael's love interests tells George Michael that he's ruining his happiness, punctuating it by calling him "Opie."

"Narrator: No one was making fun of Andy Griffith. I can't emphasize that enough."
 * An attempt to hire Andy Griffith to appear in court dressed as Matlock met with failure when he was offered a rustic cabin on a moving truck as a dressing room and thought he was being made fun of.

""This isn't the first time I've been brought on to replace Barry Zuckercorn.""
 * Several allusions to Happy Days are also made through Henry Winkler's character of Barry Zuckercorn
 * Bob Loblaw, played by Scott Baio, on Barry Zuckercorn, played by Henry Winkler:

"George Bluth, Sr.: Well, I don't think the Home Builders Organization is going to be supporting us. Michael Bluth: No, the HBO's not gonna want us. What do we do now?
 * Zuckercorn himself, discussing a toy shark on a pier, ends the scene by jumping over it.
 * In the first season there is a brief shot of Winkler combing his hair in the mirror after which he does iconic Fonzie open arm gesture
 * A "pre-cosmetic surgery" photo of Rita was one of Charlize Theron in Monster.
 * Richard Belzer has a cameo in one episode as "Professor" Munch (the character was, of course, a COP).
 * Dan Castellaneta cast as a bumbling doctor. D'oh!
 * Channel Hop: Jossed:

George Sr.: Well, I think it's Showtime- ...we have to have a show during dinner."


 * Dawson Casting: Averted in the original run, but becomes jarring in flashbacks in Season 4. Events that took place right after Season 3's finale have characters looking much older than they looked even hours before. Even Michael Cera is not immune looking years older when confronting GOB after the Yacht party than he did when he confronted him not long earlier.
 * Dueling Shows: "Obsessive Compulsive disorder, or... The OC Disorder."
 * "Don't call it that."
 * The OC is mentioned a few other times earlier in Season 3, which always prompts the same response from Michael (and once by Bob Loblaw when Michael isn't present).
 * Another connection to this is that Michael's wife died from Ovarian Cancer.
 * After Arrested lost it's Monday night prime time slot, they had an episode called "Prison Break-in".
 * Fake American: Michael Cera is Canadian, and it often shows from his accent (particularly his pronunciation of "sorry").
 * Will Arnett is also Canadian but has no discernible accent.
 * His use of the word "guy", however, is more telling.
 * Portia de Rossi is Australian, and it rarely if ever shows. (Although once you've noticed her distinctive way of saying "anything", "Mama" and "stupid", you'll never miss it again.)
 * In the reverse of this, Rita says ironically "You can always tell when they choose an American to play a Brit".
 * Fake Brit: Rita is a British character played by white South African actress Charlize Theron.
 * Her uncle Trevor is played by Canadian Dave Thomas.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!:
 * Zach Braff, Andy Richter, Liza Minelli, Charlize Theron, Ben Stiller, Amy Poehler - this show had a lot of famous guest stars.
 * George Bluth Sr started out selling condos in California, then briefly went into showbiz under the name Hank Kingsley.
 * Elaine Benes as Maggie Lizer.
 * Hey, Buster's drill instructor is Officer Jones!
 * Reverend Veal is from the other show known for being screwed by Fox.
 * Hey, it's Kenneth the Page!
 * The real estate agent in Season 2 is Stu
 * The Fonz became a lawyer for a rich, dysfunctional family?!
 * And Chachi took over for him?
 * Hey, It's That Voice!
 * The Nondescript Ann Veal was played (after her first appearance) by Mae Whitman, AKA Katara.
 * Mae Whitman plays Roxy Richter in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, who is about as different from Ann as is possible. Michael Cera (George Michael Bluth) plays Scott.
 * Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth) and Judy Grier (Kitty) both voice main characters on Archer.
 * Plus, you know, Ron Howard.
 * Retroactive Recognition: Yes, years before and in another universe, Scott Pilgrim and Roxy Richter used to date.
 * The guy who takes Maeby's "Marry me!" seriously? It's Howard Wolowitz.
 * And the guy who Lindsay thought she had a date with? Andy Bernard.
 * Remember the incredibly ugly woman GOB tried to set up Michael with in Shock and Aww? Iqbal Theba, better known as Principal Figgins from Glee.
 * There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of Andy Samberg at the tail end of the second season finale, as a stage manager for the Blue Man group.
 * Saul Goodman is a slightly better lawyer than he is a marriage counsellor.
 * Role Association David Hogan becomes head of the family company after his father Hank Kingsley is arrested (he's got the worst bleeping lawyers, including The Fonz and Charles), and has to look after his relatives, including son Paulie Bleeker, mother Fran Sinclair, brothers Devon Banks and Emmett Milbarge, sister Nell Porter, and brother-in-law Yivo. The whole thing is narrated by Opie Taylor.