"Afternoon Delight" | |
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Arrested Development episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 6 |
Directed by | Jason Bateman |
Written by | Abraham Higginbotham Chuck Martin |
Cinematography by | Greg Harrington |
Editing by | Richard Candib |
Production code | 2AJD06 |
Original air date | December 19, 2004 |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
"Afternoon Delight" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It is the 28th overall episode of the series, and was written by executive story editor Abraham Higginbotham and supervising producer Chuck Martin, and directed by series star Jason Bateman. It originally aired on Fox on December 19, 2004.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of Michael, his twin sister Lindsay, his older brother Gob, his younger brother Buster, their mother Lucille and father George Sr., as well as Michael's son George Michael, and Lindsay and her husband Tobias' daughter Maeby. In the episode, after getting roasted at the company Christmas party, Gob fires the entire staff and Michael must find a way to rehire them. Meanwhile, Buster plays hooky from the army.