Episode 1x4 - "Key Decisions"
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Michael Bluth arrived home to find the rental car...
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his sister, Lindsay, had promised to return.
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Lindsay, you have to cut back on everything. I'm even selling the corporatejet.
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Great. So now we don't have a car or a jet?
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Why don't we just take an ad out in I'm Poor magazine?
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I'm trying to get development started. All right?
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- I've got six bulldozers waiting to get underway. - Bulldozing?
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- What about the trees? - We're just gonna cover them up with blankets.
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- I'm ripping them out. - Anything for a buck, right?
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You are so materialistic.
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- Don't suddenly turn this into one of your causes. - It's not sudden, Michael.
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I've always been deeply passionate about nature. Perhaps you remember Neuterfest?
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I'll never forget your wedding.
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I care deeply for nature.
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- You're wearing ostrich skin boots. - I don't care about ostriches.
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You're looking at a desperate man, Michael.
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- Do you need money? - What I need is freedom.
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Marta is being interviewed today on TV...
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about her show, El Amor Prohibido.
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It's bad enough that I gotta go to the awards show tomorrow night.
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Today I gotta stand next to her like I'm Rita Wilson.
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Gob's girlfriend Marta had been nominated for a daytime Desi...
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the award given for excellence in Spanish daytime television.
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You found a woman who believes in you.
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You should make a commitment to her, 'cause life is short.
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I would give anything to be able to have that again.
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You know? A family? Nothing else matters.
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- Michael! - That's Mom. Hide.
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You brought up money earlier.
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I actually would like to borrow some.
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- No. - Michael?
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- He's in here, Mom! - Come on.
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No way. That's mine. Give it to me!
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Gob, wait! I need those tickets!
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He promised me tickets to his girlfriend's awards show.
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You're going to that thing?
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Well, my dear friend Lucille Austero...
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is part owner of a television station...
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and I want to show up and hold my head high.
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I may not have her money anymore, but at least I have a live husband.
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Ah, she's lucky to have you as a friend.
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- Buster. - Hey, brother.
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Uh, Mom said you could tie this for me.
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Make it long so Buster doesn't seem so... round.
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- Come here, pal. - Thank you.
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- Do you guys got a big date? - Well, we're not dating.
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Nonetheless... Come here...
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shouldn't Buster be spending his evenings...
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with women that aren't so much... his mother?
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He's a beautiful boy. They don't appreciate him.
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It's his glasses. They make him look like a lizard.
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- Plus, he's self-conscious. - Gee, I wonder why.
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When's the last time you went on a date?
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I just haven't met anybody who's not self-absorbed and impossible to have a conversation with.
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If that's a veiled criticism about me...
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I won't hear it and I won't respond to it.
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Hmm. Maybe I'm wrong.
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Later that day Michael finalized the sale of the corporatejet...
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and was also able to solve the family's transportation problem.
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Hmm?
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I am not riding in that thing.
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Well, we sold the jet, and they didn't want this. What am I gonna do?
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Besides, Lindsay, it's not like you're materialistic.
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Well, then, it's all yours.
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Watch out for bridges and hop-ons.
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You're gonna get some hop-ons.
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And Michael was finally prepared...
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to begin the next phase of the family business.
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We go to Trisha Thoon for more.
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An activist known as Johnny Bark has taken residence in this beloved tree...
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and refuses to come down.
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What is he protesting?
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The expansion of high-cost, low-quality mini-mansions...
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like this one here.
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You gotta be kidding me.
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Michael met with his sister about the activist in the tree.
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You want me to get him out?
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Oh, come on, It's one tree.
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After we get that lot cleared, we're gonna have enough money...
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for you to neuter thousands of animals.
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You can make dogs and cats a complete thing of the past. No more dogs and cats.
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And we will have enough money...
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for me to replace the stair car with a normal car.
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I'll do it for the cats.
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Meanwhile, Marta's interview was underway...
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and Gob was getting uncomfortable playing the supportive role.
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I just told him that we are this family now...
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and that career's one thing, but family is forever.
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I, too, have an announcement to make.
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To prove that no prison can hold me...
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I will incarcerate myself in the penitentiary that holds my own father...
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only to escape 24 hours later.
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No shackles can hold these hands.
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Say that to them in Spanish.
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The next day, Michael got a call to meet Gob at the prison.
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You're going into prison? I thought there was something wrong with Dad.
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What? No, Dad's fine. Just saw him in there throwing the ball around with a couple guys.
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Which, of course, he never did with me.
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- How did you get them to agree to this? - Oh, the warden's a fan.
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You really think you can break out of my prison?
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You won't even know I was here.
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The warden was intrigued... less about the stunt...
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and more about the prison beatings this brash magician was sure to receive.
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Well, any press is good press, huh?
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Right.
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So Gob went about swallowing the key to prepare for his escape.
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Then I pass the key, bust out of prison and into magic history.
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Of course, that is gonna conflict with my going to the Desis with Marta.
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Well, life's a compromise.
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I probably would have taken her to the nice event, but prison'll be fun too.
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- Thank you. I knew you'd come through. - How'd I come through?
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- Thank you. I knew you'd come through. - How'd I come through?
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Gob, how'd I come through?
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You might wanna find something a little stronger, Warden.
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What is your problem?
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Meanwhile, Lindsay set about fulfilling her promise to Michael.
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Get out of our tree.
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At this moment, Maeby found another opportunity to rebel.
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- We have to save this tree. - We have to!
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And George Sr. was about to be surprised by his son.
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Keep your arm up. That's how you get accuracy.
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Thought you said throwing the ball against the garage door by yourself...
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was how you got accuracy.
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- Gob, what are you doing here? - Life, Dad.
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I killed a guy.
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Nah, it's just a publicity stunt. I'm gonna bust out tomorrow.
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- Impressive, no? - You idiot. You're gonna get yourself killed.
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Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize there weren't any magic fans here.
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Hey, White Power Bill, he's all right.
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White Power Bill can't hear you... with such dirty ears.
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Hey, White Power Bill has dirty ears. Hey, guys!
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Dirty Ears Bill! Dirty Ears Bill!
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And Michael was about to get a surprise visit ofhis own.
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Michael?
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Yes? Hi. I'm Michael.
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I'm Marta.
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You're Marta?
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Thank you so much for taking me to the awards.
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Gob said he really appreciated you coming through for him.
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Oh. Sure. Yeah.
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This is how I came through, huh?
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Listen, Marta...
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I hope you don't mind driving. I took a cab here.
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- I just couldn't find my keys. - Well, my brother may have eaten them.
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Look...
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Um... I haven't hired a limo or anything.
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- I don't mind. - I think you might.
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Look, I'm an activist too. I appreciate what you're doing for the environment.
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But we're not the only ones who destroy trees.
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What about beavers?
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You call yourself an environmentalist? Go club some beavers.
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You don't really get nature, do ya?
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It will be torn down, with or without you.
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Where are the stairs?
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Meanwhile, the Desis were underway.
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Felicio Colón como Miguelito...
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And Lucille was mingling with the elite of the Latino Television Academy.
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Can I get a vodka tonic, please?
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I'd like a vodka tonic. Vodka tonic, please?
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A sea of waiters, and no one will take a drink order.
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Buster was also mingling...
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but, at Lucille's insistence, wasn't wearing his glasses.
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? Cómo estoy?
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Exciting night.
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And Lucille Bluth crossed paths with Lucille Austero.
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Lucille?
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Lucille!
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- Well, aren't you something? - Oh!
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Showing up here without your husband.
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Shame be damned. Caution to the wind.
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That's so sweet, darling. I'm here to support you.
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You're the one who's all alone and likely to stay that way.
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My husband's just a phone call away.
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That's one call per day, isn't it?
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Gee, I should think he'd wanna save that for his lawyer.
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At least he's in prison, not an urn.
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You are so deliciously witty.
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Aren't we having fun?
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The other Lucille also suffers from severe vertigo.
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Lucille Austero, meanwhile...
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perhaps because she'd never seen him without his glasses...
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first took notice of Buster.
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Buster, however, failed to notice her...
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and she sent him a proposition.
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Excuse me, sir. This is for you.
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Huh?
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Finally, Marta's category was announced.
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?: Yel Desi va a...
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Sandra Elena Higuera!
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Marta? Hey.
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I'm sorry. You really deserved to win in there.
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Did you win? l-I don't speak Spanish.
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It's not about the award.
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It's crazy, but I thought it would make Gob proud.
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I'm sure, in his own way, that he's...
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I just think he doesn't understand family. You know, commitment.
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But those are the only things that matter in life.
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At that moment Michael realized that this was...
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the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.
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For the first time since he lost his wife, he wanted someone.
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At the same moment, Gob was ready to retrieve the key...
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to execute his escape.
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Is there a private bathroom nearby?
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- You're looking at it. - No, I can't use that.
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No, no, I need privacy. Yeah, I've always been that way.
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No, no, I need privacy. Yeah, I've always been that way.
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I can't go without privacy.
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I c... I can't pass this key without privacy!
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Well, I could ask the guys to leave, but, uh...
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they've been locking the doors lately.
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l...
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I've made a huge mistake.
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Michael was having a wonderful time with Marta and didn't want the evening to end...
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while Lindsay was bonding with the man in the tree.
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You have no idea what it's like to save a living thing.
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Well, for your information, I do.
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My husband, Tobias, and I used to do this kind of thing all the time.
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I guess that's why I was so attracted to him.
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He was a serious and committed advocate for change.
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Where is he now?
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At a weekend stage fighting workshop with Carl Weathers.
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But he used to believe in things.
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We both used to.
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Sorry, Lindsay. I didn't realize you were up there.
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Oh, I'm up here, Mike, and I'm not coming down!
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I'm gonna save this tree, no matter what it takes.
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Okay. I'll see you when you realize what that bucket's for.
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I can see why your mom likes it. It is a really nice tree...
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We've gotta get it torn down.
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That must die... stupid tree.
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- Buster's out of control. - Another panic attack?
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Me? No. She's just wigged out because I have a girlfriend.
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A waiter hands him a note; suddenly he's Steve McQueen.
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He doesn't even know what she looks like.
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I know she's a brownish area with points.
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And I know I love her.
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I'm calling Dr. Miller.
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Okay, I don't know I love her...
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but I cannot tell you how liberating it is to be with someone who's not Mom...
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who's nothing like her.
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Yeah, and you're just... you're just jumping right into this, huh?
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Oh, yes. Yes.
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That's what you do when life hands you a chance to be with someone special.
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You just grab that... that brownish area by its points...
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and you don't let go, no matter what your mom says.
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Mmm!
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Good talk.
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- Hello. - Michael. Change of escape plan.
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I unplugged the ice cream sandwich machine...
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and the guards are all eating them before they get too melty...
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so I've got like a half an hour.
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Meet me at the south prison wall and bring the stairs.
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Michael knew he had an obligation to his brother.
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Oh! I thought you were kidding!
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Hey, speaking ofkidding, how serious are you about Marta?
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Let me ask you something. How would you feel if I came down on you hard?
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You're saying I'm not reading this right.
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No, I'm saying I need to jump on you to break my fall.
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- Don't be an idiot. Don't jump on me. - I have to! Stop moving!
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- Come on! Stop moving! - Don't jump on me!
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about the paperwork that would be required of them if Gob actually didjump.
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- Don't be such a moron! - You're making this very, very difficult.
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Ohh! God!
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This is personal...
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Gob. Gob!
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Good talk.
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I'm a complete failure.
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Where'd you get that kind of talk?
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From you. You always say that about me.
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Well, maybe you're not entirely to blame.
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I haven't always been the best kind of father either.
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You've done a pretty good job of being a father to everybody in here.
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What have they got that I don't?
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You've never even... thrown a ball around with me.
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Great. Now you're an athlete.
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Lindsay left the tree to sleep in her own bed...
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and Johnny Bark left the tree to awaken her.
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- So, Lindsay, I was thinking... - Johnny Bark?
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- I wanna be with you, Lindsay. - What?
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- And I know you wanna be with me too. - No, I don't.
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But all the things you said about commitment and believing in things...
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that's the way I feel!
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johnny, I'm sorry. l... I didn't mean to lead you on.
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I think you're gross.
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- Uh-oh. - My tree.
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That's why you never get out of the tree.
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And Gob was about to get a reason to stay in prison.
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You all right?
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Not great.
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Maybe this'll help.
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And for the first time...
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Gob had the game of catch with his father he'd been waiting for his whole life.
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Okay, ready? Put your mitt up.
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There you go.
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White power!
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I'm... white.
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And Michael decided to share his feelings with Marta.
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- Michael. - Marta.
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I'm not really quite sure how to say this, but, um...
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- I had a great time last night. - I did too.
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And, um...
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we're so in synch on so many things...
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and, uh, l-l...
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You guys don't have a machine, huh?
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- Sorry. - Okay.
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Hello.
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Oh, my God.
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Gob has been stabbed in the back.
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- Am I still in prison? - You're in the hospital.
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? Ta-dah?
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Meanwhile, Buster was waiting in the hallway.
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Buster?
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Oh, Miss Austero. Wh-What are you doing here?
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- A touch of the dizzies. - Oh. Oh.
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So, listen, Buster, have you given any, uh, thought to my offer?
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I'm sorry. What?
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Well, my phone hasn't made a peep.
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Ha... Has your hair...
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always been that pointy, Miss Austero?
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- It's Lucille. - Right. Right.
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That's my mom's name.
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Yes!
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Oh, God!
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Buster? Buster! Bu...
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He... Oh!
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I'm all right. I'm all right.
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He's fine. I'll be in the hospital bar.
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Uh, you know, there isn't a hospital bar, Mother.
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Well, this is why people hate hospitals.
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You were right, Michael. Life is too short.
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Mine almost ended today.
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So I think I'm gonna work things out with Marta.
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- You are, huh? - Yeah.
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Boy, that's, uh...
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that's great.
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- Hmm. You know what's funny? - Mmm.
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I was gonna walk out of that prison last night and break up with her.
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Good thing you didn't bring the stairs, huh?
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Mmm. Very funny. Yeah. It's hysterical.
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I'm lucky.
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- Can I come in now? - Yeah, sure. He's fine.
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Listen, I really appreciate you helping me out last night.
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Well, you know, you gotta put family first.
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That's the stupid thing that I believe.
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You two keep talking out there, I'm gonna start getting jealous.
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I was really worried about you.
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You've got nothing to worry about.
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We're gonna be together for a long time.
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We're family now.
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I am so happy.
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I'm gonna call the kids.
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I've made a huge mistake.
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On the next Arrested Development...
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Gob learns how he survived his stabbing.
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Looks like the shiv would have done some real damage if it hadn't been for this.
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It was in your lower intestine.
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So close.
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And Buster makes a bold move.
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- Buster. - Let's go for it.
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