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Someone had to get the family back together.
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
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Episode 1
Michael learns that it's actually George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar serving time in prison, not George. After getting a tip from Barry, Michael heads to Reno to find George, but that costs him a camping trip he promised his son.
Directed by Paul FeigWritten by Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim VallelyGuest stars Justin Grant Wade, Judy Greer, Paul Vogt, Brandon Johnson, John Beard, Henry Winkler, Anthony DeSantis, Michael Savage
Episode 2
Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and Gob goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.
Directed by John FortenberryWritten by Richard Day, Mitchell HurwitzGuest stars Justin Grant Wade, Charlize Theron, Dave Thomas, Harry Hamlin, John Beard, B.W. Gonzalez, Jonathan Schmock, Miss Coco Peru
Episode 3
George Sr. is placed under house arrest by the family's new attorney Bob Loblaw, and finds that it's not exactly a walk in the park. Michael sets up his first date with Rita, but Rita has an unfortunate encounter with the family beforehand.
Directed by John AmodeoWritten by Tom SaundersGuest stars Justin Grant Wade, Bob Einstein, Charlize Theron, Scott Baio, Dave Thomas, Jonathan Schmock, Asante Jones
Episode 4
To prove he's a man to Rita, Michael and his nephew Steve Holt compete in the Church And State Fair's annual triathlon. George Sr. tries to scare some at-risk youth, and Tobias tries to help George-Michael's girlfriend Ann to compete in the fairs' "inner beauty" pageant.
Directed by Lev L. SpiroWritten by Ron WeinerGuest stars Justin Grant Wade, Bob Einstein, Mae Whitman, Charlize Theron, Scott Baio, Dave Thomas, Jamie Kennedy, Nathalia Ramos
Episode 5
Michael must deal with a huge mole problem in order to salvage a major real estate deal with Japanese investors. In an effort to help Michael, Gob and Buster team up with George Sr.'s surrogate, Larry, to devise a plan and save the deal, but their plan falls apart in a big way. Meanwhile, Tobias mistakes a CIA agent for a CAA agent and inadvertently betrays the family, and Michael makes Rita a proposal she can't refuse. Frankie Muniz makes a cameo as himself.
Directed by Arlene SanfordWritten by Richard Day, Jim VallelyGuest stars Jeff Garlin, Bob Einstein, Frankie Muniz, Charlize Theron, Scott Baio, Dave Thomas, John Beard, Justin Lee
Episode 6
After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncle Trevor tries to stop the wedding by revealing some surprising information about Rita, Michael must decide if he wants to walk down the aisle.
Directed by Paul FeigWritten by Jake Farrow, Sam LaybourneGuest stars Bob Einstein, Charlize Theron, Dave Thomas
Episode 7
The family plans their annual fund raiser, and they actually have a cause this time. Tobias is ailing due to his transplanted hair plugs, which appear to be rejecting him. Lindsay uses the illness as her ticket back into high society, and Michael learns of the prison warden's true intentions with his mother after reading the warden's screenplay.
Directed by Robert BerlingerWritten by Karey DornettoGuest stars James Lipton, Kenneth Kimmins, Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Cameron Covell, Andrew Vo, Mackenzie Hannigan, Ruby Jossen, Sema'Jay Hall
Episode 8
Michael is tired of his father always having Gob compete with him, so Michael gets Gob his own banana stand franchise, only to find that Gob has set it up 20 feet from the old one. After the two compete, they decide to teach their father an elaborate lesson, and Buster refuses to use his handicap to scare kids. Meanwhile, Maeby uses Lucille's surgery in a horror film.
Directed by Peter LauerWritten by Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck TathamGuest stars Steve Ryan, Justin Grant Wade, Jeff Garlin, Scott Baio, Lobo Sebastian, Michael Bartel, Joe Camareno, Richard Assad
Episode 9
George Sr. suggests a last-ditch effort to save the family by holding a fund raiser to raise money to pay their legal expenses. Michael suggests to Lindsay that she take over the house work, and he sends George-Michael to an expensive boarding school. Meanwhile, Maeby has trouble with a snowboarding film and Tobias tries to be a "discipline daddy".
Directed by Robert BerlingerWritten by Richard Day, Jim VallelyGuest stars Andy Richter, Bob Einstein, Zach Braff, Jack McBrayer, John Beard, Tannis Vallely, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Anne Bellamy
Episode 10
George, Sr. hires a new attorney who asks the Bluths to participate in a mock trial to help prepare them for the real thing. The attorney gets actor Judge Reinhold to preside over the mock case. Meanwhile, Buster fakes a coma to get out of testifying, and George Michael and Maeby participate in a mock wedding to entertain hospital patients. Back at the office, Michael discovers that he may have a long-lost sister named Nellie Bluth.
Directed by Lev L. SpiroWritten by Chuck Tatham, Dean LoreyGuest stars John Michael Higgins, Judge Reinhold, William Hung, Bud Cort, Carrie Preston, Peter Michael Goetz, Bronwen Masters, Michael P. Byrne
Episode 11
In an effort to get to the bottom of things, Michael tracks Nellie down and hires her as a consultant for the Bluth Co. Unfortunately, Michael discovers Nellie's hands-on approach is more than he bargained for.
Directed by Robert BerlingerWritten by Ron WeinerGuest stars Rob Riggle, Justine Bateman, Charlie Hartsock, Bronwen Masters, Lanre Idewu, Levin O'Connor, Ben Carroll
Episode 12
Gob goes to Iraq to perform his Christian magic act on the USO tour and ends up incarcerated. Michael learns George, Sr. sent Gob to Iraq to burn down the model home he built there, so Michael and Buster fly to Iraq to spring their brother from prison.
Directed by Lev L. Spiro, Rebecca AsherWritten by Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck Tatham, Dean Lorey, Jim VallelyGuest stars Richard Belzer, John Michael Higgins, Gary Cole, Bronwen Masters, Qaid Al-Nomani, James Evans, Tyler Sedustine, Mousa Kraish
Episode 13
After returning home from Iraq, George Sr. is finally cleared of all charges, and Michael is relieved to be the head of a successful company for a change. The real brains behind the madness is revealed, and just as the family begins to celebrate their victory, a whole new set of problems emerge.
Directed by John FortenberryWritten by Richard Day, Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck Tatham, Jim VallelyGuest stars Jeff Garlin, Mae Whitman, Ed Begley Jr., Justin Lee, Charlie Hartsock, J.J. Wall, Brandon Killham, Jason Young
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Jason BatemanMichael Bluth
Portia De RossiLindsay Bluth Fünke
Will ArnettGob Bluth
Michael CeraGeorge Michael Bluth
Alia ShawkatMaeby Fünke
Tony HaleByron 'Buster' Bluth
David CrossTobias Fünke
Jeffrey TamborGeorge Bluth Sr.
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