S2E1 · The One Where Michael Leaves

When George Sr. is apprehended, the police realize they have mistakenly caught Oscar, George Sr.'s twin brother. With George Sr. at large, Michael is next in line to be prosecuted for the Bluth Co. crimes and must find funds immediately to stay out of jail. Too proud and angry to ask his family members for help, Michael is further vexed to find out that they are doing perfectly well without him - Lindsay and Tobias have decided to have an open relationship, Gob is running the company and Lucille has asked Oscar to move in and be a role model for Buster.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Michael Bluth ( Jason Bateman ) and George Michael ( Michael Cera ), leave for Phoenix, but go back to ensure the family misses them, and, following George Sr. 's ( Jeffrey Tambor ) arrest, Michael must locate the company checkbook. Lindsay ( Portia de Rossi ), desires for an open marriage with her husband Tobias ( David Cross ), who tries to join the Blue Man Group, assuming they are a support group for depressed men. Lucille ( Jessica Walter ) signs Buster ( Tony Hale ) up for the Army after being persuaded to do so by a Michael Moore lookalike. Gob ( Will Arnett ) becomes president of the Bluth company, and stumbles upon a contract between George Sr. and Saddam Hussein.

Sources and content license

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