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Season 4, Episode 10

Queen B.

Originally aired Sunday, May 26, 2013

Lucille finds that her children have started dividing up her things, and adjusts to her new home.

8 recurring jokes in this episode

The Bluths

  • ... always leave a note

    A frozen dove labeled "Dove (bar) Dead Dove Do Not Eat" is found in Rebel Alley's freezer. She killed the dove by whacking her purse on the counter, ruining G.O.B.'s illusion in the standard fashion.

    Related Joke: ... messes up a trick.

G.O.B.

  • ... messes up a trick.

    Rebel Alley killed a dove by whacking her purse on the counter, ruining G.O.B.'s illusion in the standard fashion.

Tobias

  • ... is gay

    Lucille: "You don't look like a hetrosexual in that suit; you look as swishy as Ryan Seacrest."

Lindsay

  • ... tries to cry

    Lucille almost cried for the first time in 60 years until Tobias cut her off.

Buster

Lucille

  • winking

    Lucille winks at Buster to get him to establish her alibi.

Miscellaneous

  • Hot mess

    Buster and Lucille both enjoy using the term "hot mess."