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May 29, 2018 · Premature Independence: Directed by Troy Miller. With Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera. As the Second of July parade approaches, Sally steps up her campaign against Lindsay while the Bluths again struggle to keep their stories straight.
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- Troy Miller
- 2018-05-29
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G.O.B. goes over the parade float with Laguna Closet Conversions. G.O.B. calls Tony to see if he'll do the parade with him and Tony says yes. Lucille goes to visit Buster. She doesn't approve of him having started watching “Two And a Half Men." He says that maybe it's just him that she doesn't approve of. Lucille says she isn't happy with him becau...
Recurring 1. Maria Bamford as DeBrie 2. Ed Begley, Jr. as Stan Sitwell 3. Frances Conroy as Lottie Dottie, DA 4. Debra Mooney as Joan Bark 5. Kyle Mooney as Murph 6. Christine Taylor as Sally Sitwell 7. Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder 8. Henry Winkler as Barry 9. John Beard as John Beard 10. Lauren Weedman as Joni Beard 11. Justin Wade as Steve Holt Gue...
On the next Arrested Development...
1. "Maeby finds the man she had previously tried to get away from horribly injured. Buster unaware that he has only a few days left in jail, is also unaware he's part of a prison break and risks 30 years for the crime. Gob, abandoned and confused can't get back in the closet. Sally, all but sure to win, visits Stan in the hospital. And Tobias desperately tries not to lose his most recent Lindsay."
References
1. Keystone Kops- The float that Buster is portraying a prisoner on is a reference to the popular silent film comedy shorts. Near the end, Oscar freeing Buster from the float is done in the style of said films. 2. Buster Keaton's Convict 13- Buster's break-out mirrors Buster Keaton's Convict 13 , in which he wears and identical outfit 3. Two and a Half Men- Buster says he's been watching Two and a Half Men 4. Jon Cryer- Buster mentions Jon Cryer 5. Fox & Friends - Before leaving the retiremen...
Callbacks/Running Jokes
1. Milford School- The marching band of the famed school appears in the parade, touted as California's Quietest Marching Band. 2. Hop-ons - Michael hops onto Lottie Dottie Da’s parade car 3. Cutoffs- Tobias' cutoffs can be seen again 4. Ostrich- Tobias dons Marky's costume 5. Stair car - Sally Sitwell shows up at the parade with a new stair car 6. Cutoffs - There's a brief shot of Tobias's cutoffs when he's on the phone 7. Face Blindness - DeBrie says Marky doesn't see her for who she really...
Jun 3, 2018 · “Premature Independence” isn’t technically a season finale, but it has the right amount of spectacle and finality to serve as a send-off for the time being. The final 15 minutes or so ...
Mar 18, 2019 · “Premature Independence” (Season 5, Episode 8) ... Some Arrested Development cameos are brief little moments and others are more committed bits of over-the-top lunacy, like Martin Short’s ...
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Jun 4, 2018 · Arrested Development Season 5 Episode 8 Review: Premature Independence. Arrested Development Season 5 ends with a Second of July parade and some old-timey hi jinx
Jun 14, 2018 · A recap of Arrested Development Season 5 Episode 8: ‘Premature Independence’ Season five’s first half concludes with an antic, all-over-the-place episode — and a parade. Intelligencer
Summary The Emmy Award-winning comedy series ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT revolves around MICHAEL BLUTH (Jason Bateman), the “normal” one in a family of crazies, who is forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, GEORGE BLUTH SR. (Jeffrey Tambor), is sent to prison for shifty accounting practices. While Geo...
