| "Let 'Em Eat Cake" | |
|---|---|
| Arrested Development episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Paul Feig |
| Written by | Mitchell Hurwitz Jim Vallely |
| Cinematography by | Greg Harrington |
| Editing by | Steven Sprung |
| Production code | 1AJD21 |
| Original air date | June 6, 2004 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
"Let 'Em Eat Cake" is the twenty-second and final episode of the first season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and consulting producer Jim Vallely, and directed by Paul Feig. It originally aired on Fox on June 6, 2004.[1]
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, Michael and George Sr. prepare for a polygraph test on the company's business dealings. Kitty attempts to blackmail the company with information against George Sr. George Michael gets a new girlfriend, Ann. Maeby is jealous. Lindsay and Tobias enjoy new success when a book Tobias had written years earlier gains an audience. George Sr. escapes from prison.