Previously, On Arrested Development

NPR's guide to the running gags from the show.

Maeby

"Marry me!"

Maeby avoids tough questions — usually about her age and position as a movie executive — with this quick comeback.

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9 episodes feature this joke:

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

  • 7: Colony Collapse

    G.O.B. says "marry me" to Ann. "Like many Evangelicals, Ann took it literally."

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.