The Bluths
... don't understand Spanish
Unfamiliarity with the Spanish language causes many problems for the Bluth family, hermano.
- Occurrence of a joke
- Joke in the background
- Foreshadowing
- Combined joke
19 episodes feature this joke:
Season 1
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4: Key Decisions
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6: Charity Drive
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8: In God We Trust
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12: Marta Complex
Michael finally realizes that "hermano" means "brother" in Spanish.
Related Joke: "I've made a huge mistake."
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13: Beef Consommé
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19: Best Man for the Gob
Season 2
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2: The One Where They Build a House
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3: ¡Amigos!
G.O.B.'s chicken dance means something else in Mexico.
Related Joke: The Cornballer
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9: Burning Love
Barry Zuckercorn's sign reads: "El es el mejor!"
Related Joke: "He's very good."
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13: Motherboy XXX
Season 3
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8: Making a Stand
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11: Family Ties
In a Spanish language video titled "Too Old to Breastfeed" watched by the Bluth's Guatemalan painters, Buster is heard crying for his mother's milk: "Yo quiero leche! Yo quiero leche de madre!"
Related Joke: ... loves his mother
Season 4
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1: Flight of the Phoenix
Cinco de Cuatro
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4: The B. Team
George Sr. buys pornography in Mexico because he is unable to communicate what he wants.
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6: Double Crossers
Cinco de Cuatro
Related Joke: "He's very good."
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9: Smashed
Cinco de Cuatro
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11: A New Attitude
Cinco de Cuatro
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13: It Gets Better
George Michael, on his new double-castle dorm room: "Todo mio. Todo ... mia? Mio."
Michael says, "Adios, brodiero." This is not a word.
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14: Off The Hook
Tres de Cinco is the day before Cinco de Cuatro, itself the day before Cinco de Mayo. They really don't understand Spanish in Newport.