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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: At the news of ten new episodes being released in preparation for [[The Movie]].
* [[Audience-Alienating Premise]]: The show actually got a decent amount of support from the network, considering it lasted 3 years despite being rather expensive to produce. Some have theorized that FOX simply did not know how to effectively advertise the show, Emmy winning or not. It is basically about a family of egotistical yuppies where [[Only Sane Man|only one is sympathetic]], Michael, and the [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|rest are not]]. This was pointed out in the third season by Michael "Maybe we aren't as likeable as we think we are."
* [[Better
** Watching the episodes in quick succession instead of an episode per week makes the countless [[Running Gag|running gags]] and [[Brick Joke|brick jokes]] funnier because the set-ups are fresh in the viewer's mind. The show is also made even more hilarious when you watch the first season and catch all the [[Foreshadowing]] of things you now know are to come.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: David Schwartz's score for the show is almost as riddled with running jokes and clever allusions as the show itself.
* [[Ear Worm]]: The "Mock Trial with J. Reinhold" theme song, as sung by William Hung.
** "Big Yellow Joint".
** The opening theme.
** "You're a crook/Captain Hook/Judge, won't you throw the book..."
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** "It ain't easy, bein' white..."
** "FOR BRITISH EYES ONLY!"
** "[[The Beatles (
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]:
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: Lucille constantly calls Lindsay fat. It's treated negatively in universe, but it's still deeply uncomfortable to watch knowing that [[Portia
▲* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: Lucille constantly calls Lindsay fat. It's treated negatively in universe, but it's still deeply uncomfortable to watch knowing that [[Portia De Rossi]] went public about her struggles with anorexia after the show ended.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Through [[Foreshadowing]] and jokes that soon enter the annals of Arrested Development's [[Running Gag|Running Gags]].
** A good part of the humor in Lindsay and Tobias' relationship is that he's living in a [[Transparent Closet]]. In [[Real Life]], [[Portia
* [[Hollywood Homely]]: George-Michael's girlfriend Ann is often treated like this by Michael. While not particularly unattractive, she has a dowdy appearance and appears very unemotional and bizarre, failing to make any lasting impression on people.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Lucille.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: Yes, years before and in another universe, [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World|Scott Pilgrim and Roxy Richter]] used to date.
** The guy who takes Maeby's "Marry me!" seriously? It's [[The Big Bang Theory|Howard Wolowitz]].
** And the guy who Lindsay thought she had a date with? [[The Office|Andy Bernard]].
** Remember the incredibly ugly woman Gob tried to set up Michael with in [[Arrested Development (TV series)/Recap/S1/E14 Shock and Aww|"Shock and Aww"]]? Iqbal Theba, better known as Principal Figgins from ''[[Glee]]''.
** There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of [[The Lonely Island|Andy Samberg]] at the tail end of the second season finale, as a stage manager for the Blue Man group.
** [[Breaking Bad|Saul Goodman]] is a slightly better lawyer than he is a marriage counselor.
* [[Too Good to Last]]: The poster child for this trope. The show was too expensive to keep on the air at a loss for more than three seasons.
* [[The Woobie]]: George-Michael. Especially in the pilot.
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