Season 1, Episode 20

Whistler's Mother

Originally aired Sunday, April 11, 2004 | Watched by 5.39 million viewers.

Michael deals with numerous requests for some unfrozen money, and chastises Lucille for being too coddling with Buster. Lindsay decides to protest the war to boost her self esteem while Tobias and Gob decide to start a coffee company.

11 recurring jokes in this episode

G.O.B.

...'s wife likes bright sweaters (background)
Mr. Bananagrabber (background)

Oscar is watching Mr. Bananagrabber in his trailer.

Tobias

... is gay

"Give me an old pro like a Robert Redford. Oh, I'd jump into bed with him in a second."
... giggles ambitiously

Lindsay wants to be a cage dancer.

Lindsay

... has a lot of charities

You can take our stylists ... but you can't take our style!

Buster

... gives back rubs

Oscar mimics Buster and gives a back rub.
"Hey, brother ..."

"Hey, nephew." — Oscar to Michael.

Oscar

Oscar's hair / George Sr.'s Wig (foreshadowing)
... is Buster's real father (foreshadowing)

Oscar mimics Buster, giving a backrub and saying, "Hey, nephew."

Related Joke: ... gives back rubs (foreshadowing)

Miscellaneous

"Annyong."
Man with "Freedom" sign

Joining Lindsay's protest.

Related Joke: ... has a lot of charities

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.