Flight of the Phoenix (Arrested Development)

"**Flight of the Phoenix**"
"Flight of the Phoenix"
Arrested Development episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 1
Directed by	Mitchell Hurwitz; Troy Miller
Written by	Mitchell Hurwitz
Cinematography by	Peter Lyons Collister
Editing by	Kabir Akhtar; A.J. Dickerson
Production code	4AJD01
Original air date	May 26, 2013
Running time	32 minutes
Guest appearances
	Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn; Kristen Wiig as Young Lucille Bluth; Seth Rogen as Young George Bluth; Christine Taylor as Sally Sitwell; Ed Begley, Jr. as Stan Sitwell; John Beard as himself; Liza Minnelli as Lucille Austero; Adam DeVine as Starsky; Blake Anderson as B. Lake; Anders Holm as Supervisor Spoon;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Development Arrested"	Next →; "Borderline Personalities"
	Arrested Development season 4
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"Flight of the Phoenix" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It is the 54th overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz, and directed by Hurwitz and executive producer Troy Miller. It originally released on May 26, 2013 with the rest of the season, and was distributed by Netflix.

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 adopted 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. Each episode of the season follows a different character, with this episode focusing on Michael as he moves in with George-Michael at UC Irvine.