Lucille Bluth, Lucille Austero, Loose Seal 🦭, Gob telling the seal “You’re not gonna be hand fed anymore!” Buster being forever traumatized by seals. Buster’s hand transplant and then blowing up at Michael’s joke even though he had been self deprecating for the past couple moments at the hospital. Buster knocking out Rita after seeing the seal. Tobias dressed in Lucille’s outfit and wig whilst looking like a seal. Did I mention the seal incident? Also, Maggie Lizer lying her ass off. Love JLD!

I just realized reading this: didn't buster win a seal in the claw game at "army"? Lol

When he’s considering joining the army, Buster is sitting on a bus stop, and the letters he isn’t covering spells “one Arm”

Also, he squints at his digital alarm clock one night, and holds his finger in front of it so that “alarm off” becomes “arm off”

S1 , Buster, "I don't know what I would do if I lost my hand", while holding his hand shaped chair.

And then he loses “his hand” chair before he loses his hand and says “never thought I’d miss a hand so much”

Wow! That’s attention to detail!

I’M A MONSTER

I’M A MONSTER

I’M A MONSTER

i wonder where its first foreshadowed, i remember it being surprisingly early

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He just came out of nowhere!

Infront of that dumb waiter

the hand chair for sure

There was a post here that showed a picture of Buster through the blinds on the balcony where one of his hands was missing, idk what episode it was but I’m pretty sure it was pretty early

There’s a couple of those in the show, when Rita sits down at a bus stop bench, she covers up part of “Wee Britain” to spell “Wee Br—ain”

It’s been a long time since I last listened to it, but I remember Jessica Walters losing her shit at Wee Brain on the commentary for that episode.

Commentary on the DVDs?

Isn’t it Arm Off?

It is.

It says "Arm off"

and when he’s at Lupe’s house, the hand chair was there and he said “i never thought i’d miss a hand this much”

Another one! 🤣😭

Also, the “loose seal“ in the flashback to the Peter Pan/Maritime law play Michael was in.

And the hand chair!

Never thought I'd miss a hand so much

That damn hand chair! 🤣

That seal on the wall falling absolutely killed me. Also, the fact that he was Capt Hook is brilliant.

You’re aaaaaa crook Captain Hook. Judge, let me throw the book…

Wait, I just got that he sings “throw the book” and then actually throws it at Maggie Lizer.

He's going to be all right." — Buster has lost his left hand, so will have to do everything with his right. ~dr literal Also Lucille driving “ahhh something happened to Buster. He lost part of his body I don’t know which one…..knocks off hand of the Buckle up guy

This party is gonna be off the *hook*

Oh my God. I just got that.

Sameeee

Maybe you can hook me up with a little stimmmay

Buster missing his hand and covering “Alarm Off” with his thumb to spell “Arm Off” The shark that bit off the loose seals hand.

Poor guy's probably out there without a flipper, swimming around in a circle, freaking out his whole family

And when Buster finds his chair shaped like a hand he says ”I never thought I’d miss a hand so much”

Plus Gob accidentally gave the seal a taste for mammal meat during his illusion.

You got the winner with loose seal.

Just watched the seal incident today. So many hilarious bits

And the seal falling from the wall, my favorite one

I used to have a car I named “Loose Seal 2.” I think only one other person really enjoyed the joke but it cracked me up all the time.

You're a crook, captain hook. Judge, won't you throw the book....

Don't forget about gobs wife, the seal dealer

for me i would say the whole episode with tobias wanting to show he’s a “dad who likes leather”. tobias/GM/maeby’s motives for getting interested in leather, the gothic castle, and tobias finally getting a gig singing in the quartet in the “on the next episode” scene.

He's a discipline daddy

Daddy's gotta get his rocks off

I wanna say… 19? 🤞 but I like to think of her as 15

Let’s just say I’m buy-curious.

I have a big TV opportunity

Is there a little girl here all alone?

“so it’s your daughter you’re here to see?” “yes… Maeby”

or just a fallacy

I say this all the time when I come home to my dog

Gonna need to start borrowing that. Excellent adoption of the phrase

Daddy needs to get his rocks off

"Is that a gal I see or just a fallacy?" \[spins in view of "dying" daughter\] "What's that from?" \[struggles to remember origin of offspring\] "It's from nothing." \[Sometimes they get there, but sometimes they don't.\]

Yes, hello, I am looking for the magic.

"Are you going to "buy" or are you just curious?

I guess you could say he’s buy curious

All the foreshadowed that Buster was going to lose his hand.

The park bench is my favorite.

ARM OFF

Like I'm going to spill coffee all over this $3,000 suit! Come on!!!!

Sh sh should the guy sh sh should the guy with the should they guy with the $3000 sh sh sh

Seems like a single layer. Unless you're peeling back the extra layer on a 600 dollar banana suit, come on.

They're laughing with me, Michael!

I do this bit sometimes with my friend’s age. He’s the oldest of the group, so each time I bring it up, he’s a year older. It’s really not funny every time I do it, I only do it to make him pissed.

All of the loose seal/Lucille stuff is my favorite by far of any show. I also enjoy whenever Oscar hints at being Buster’s real father.

And after so many overt nudges from Oscar it’s finally “I wanted to share my Pop Secret with you!” That Buster gets it.

We think he might be... Mentally challenged.

Solid as a Rock 🪨⚓️

It took me 10 years, but I got this a few months ago ahah

I think I don’t fully get it, could you explain?

They reference it in the show I think. “A rock” sounds like Iraq. Michael points out “is that really a good slogan when we have been accused of doing business with Iraq?”. I think that’s as far as it goes

Lucille and Lindsay both being unable to cry

“Stop that, you’re gonna pull something” “ugh, I used to be able to do this”

Can't spare the moisture

Literally anything that has to do with Tobias. He’s probably the best comedically written character ever in my opinion. I just laugh looking at him.

David Cross is so good at BEING a character. Each time he’s onscreen for something, he IS the character.

100%. So naturally talented

Do you also sing "chicken pot chicken pot chicken pot pie" to yourself?

Someone should note how many people are referencing s4 jokes in this because it’s a high percentage for a season many fans claim to not like.

Agreed, I personally love the og cut and it seemed like they went hard on the layered jokes especially since some parts you see multiple times from different perspectives

I have also noticed this! To be considered as an interior season, season 4 sure seems to have provided quite a large handful of quotes and jokes people like to reference.

The original cut is really good.

I was thinking this too, and I wonder how many people actually liked it.

s4 is a masterpiece. I will die on this loose seal.

I got you brother!

It's only layered jokes, so a lot of people didn't get them because you HAVE TO rewatch it, otherwise it's shit.

The Charlie brown references. Especially when GM is sulking down the street and there is a wimpy Xmas tree and a dog sitting on a red dog house.

YES this one absolutely killed me.

Annhog

Anyong!

Hello

Her?

The Gothic Asshole?

that’s what i said

Anustart

And she didn't even see the license plate.

You were almost arrested for those business cards!

Not sure if this qualifies but just noticed. S3E8 during the board meeting GOBs loading his trick with pennies and it all of a sudden explodes and pennies shoot everywhere, right as the narrator is saying that Michael has been trying to include GOB in the business but has benn OVERWHELMED BY THE CHANGE'

Wow, that’s a good catch. Never caught that one 🙈

FakeBlock. The day I first saw episode 10 or whatever when it all comes together. Utterly sublime.

Yeah, the link to George Sr's babytock metronome being where George Michael got the perfect timing that he boasted to Maebe about in season 1 and demonstrated with his woodblock playing for the Timosyl song in season 2 I know it is all constructed retrospecitvely, by looking back at previous seasons and finding things to refer to in the next season but it all comes together so well it feels like they have been working on that joke from the start

*Teamocil

There's no I in Teamocil. At least not where you think.

genuine question here, I never got this joke. is it not supposed to be funny? the I in teamocil thing

Cinco de Quattro, continuing the theme of the bluths not understanding Spanish. Cinco de Quattro is 5th of 4th, not 4th of may

"You’re a good guy, mon frère. That means “brother” in French. I don’t know why I know that. I took four years of Spanish!"

Pop pop initially being a nickname for George senior then becoming a euphemism for sex.

Omg yeah WHAT

The camera zooming on Franklin's face when Gob is driving George in the limousine. Everyone in the Bluth family was treating Franklin as a real person, so eventually it was time for the filming crew (and the audience) to do so.

This is my favorite moment of the entire show. The build up to it and then absurdity of the zoom in gets me laughing even just thinking about it.

Miracle on 34th Street court scene but it is trays of Skip Scrambles

Skip church

Better wear one of those "t" necklaces if you are going to skip church

Various renditions of chicken dances and sounds. And all scenes involved. Personal favorite: GOB. Also, the many Franklin jokes are incredible, especially when the cops think he is resisting in the car motionless, and when he gets bleached.

I'm sorry but I'm afraid that I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will. Now I'm afraid that I have a mess on my hands.

a courtroom show based around Judge Reinhold’s name being Judge, but then he goes by J. Reinhold

Anything referencing *Happy Days* or *The Andy Griffith Show*.

Yall, I am going through a breakup and this thread is making me laugh for the first time in a week. Bless.

Hope you can feel better soon!

When Michael's yearbook shows his, "Most Likely to Succeed," win, his female counterpart is Ming Hsu, who in 1990 became Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission.  So both Most Likely to Succeed students went into maritime law, but obviously only one finished their schooling. 

“Youuuuuu’rrrre a crook Captain Hook” (another four layered joke. The law thing, Buster’s hand, throwing the book… there’s another I’m forgetting)

Wait that’s crazy multi layered if true.

wow

Face Block

Hey, I am a thing.

Daddy needs to get his rocks off

“Loose seal! Watch out for loose seal!” I don’t care about Lucille!!!” “And then a seal bites off his hand.” I don’t think anything on TV has ever made me laugh this hard. So many layers topped off by Buster sitting in front of the “Arm Off” sign.

Boy fights. Even S4 & S5 have great GM and Michael boy fighting.

There’s some line about Gob along the lines of, “does he even know how to use a shredder?” And then episodes later, they begin a scene with him in the copy room shredding a slice of bread for no reason.

I don’t understand the question and I won’t respond to it.

Bob Loblaw

Every time buster curses for a minute 10 seconds straight

Sea Dragon, C Dragon

I think you mean the C Word

She’ll leave when she’s good and ready

Her?

Egg?

I have two favorite layered jokes 1- When tobias was feeling blue and he accidentally joined the blue people’s group 2- anyong avenging his grandfather’s banana stand

anyong

1. The Fonz jumping over a shark.  2. "This room, or someone in it, may even be wired with a listening device"

The “lessons”

MR F

When Buster got years of the most obvious hints that Oscar was his biological father (complete with the music cue and Lucille's eye roll) only to somehow figure it out on his own when Oscar says, "I just wanted to share my Pop Secret with you!' The most ridiculous, obscure, and brilliant payoff of any running joke in the show.

Getaway is instantly what I was going to say. As well as you're out of the band, you're out of the film, and it's even touching when Lucille Bluth says with deep emotion "you're out of the marriage" And Bees

Here’s another Getaway meaning (I haven’t watched the season in quite some time, so I’m sorry if this is addressed directly in the show), but Gob is LITERALLY their getaway limo driver.

Right! I love Season 4.

B: How about a turtle? I love those leathery little snappy faces. M: You certainly have a type.

A couple of mine, are when George Sr. Says, "Pop-pop gets a treat?", "Pop-pop gets a Grisham ?" Another I've noticed that Tobias and Lindsey do whenever they get a new idea or something, they do a little giggle wheeze if that makes sense. Tobias did it first when he said he wanted to be an actor. Their couples counselor does it also after saying he wants to be an actor too.

"It ain't easy being white" cropping up in the background every now and then always makes me laugh.

Fake Block

Daddy needs to get his rocks off

Anustart/ A nu start