Season 1, Episode 3

Bringing Up Buster

Originally aired Sunday, November 16, 2003 | Watched by 5.78 million viewers.

Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. Gob breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.

16 recurring jokes in this episode

Michael

rejected high five

G.O.B.

Tobias

... is a never-nude (foreshadowing)
... has cat-like agility (foreshadowing)
... is gay

"... two young men playing grab-ass in the shower."

Buster

... gives back rubs
... studies
... has odd genitals (foreshadowing)
... loves his mother

Related Joke: "Zip me up."

Oscar

... is Buster's real father (foreshadowing)

Buster was born 11 months after Lucille and George Sr. stopped having sex.
Big Yellow Joint (foreshadowing)

George Sr.

The Cornballer

Lucille

"Zip me up."

Miscellaneous

"Her?"

Michael says "Her?" when he finds out Tobias has cast Steve Holt as a woman.
Steve Holt!
bleeps

Sources: Joke data compiled by Adam Cole / NPR. Episode metadata from The TVDB via a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) license.