Good Grief (Arrested Development)

"Good Grief" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It is the 26th overall episode of the series, and was written by consulting producer John Levenstein and directed by Jeff Melman. It originally aired on Fox on December 5, 2004. The episode received critical acclaim, and series creator Mitchell Hurwitz called it his third favorite episode of the series. In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the episode as the 29th best television episode of all time.

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 Ice reveals that George Sr. has been executed in Mexico, the family holds a wake. Gob attempts an illusion in which he is buried in place of his father's body, which upsets Buster, who was told that it was a birthday party. George Michael discovers George Sr. alive in an underground bunker and hides him in the attic.