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Previously, On Arrested Development

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

Occurrence of a joke
Joke in the background
Foreshadowing
Combined joke

5 episodes feature this joke:

Season 1

17: Altar Egos

Season 4

1: Flight of the Phoenix

Michael is revealed to have taken a year of law school with a focus on maritime law.
2: Borderline Personalities

Lucille's trial is held in a seafood restaurant.
3: Indian Takers

None
13: It Gets Better

Barry tells George Michael to "take to the sea," which is still terrible legal advice several decades later.

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