"Arrested Development" Missing Kitty (TV Episode 2004) Poster

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9/10
Kitty and GOB Are The MVP's
gab-147124 December 2018
As George Sr. wisely quotes, "Never fire crazy!" The Bluth family and friends are no strangers to the term "crazy", but craziness is certainly abound in this episode, "Missing Kitty." Remember Kitty Sanchez (played by the awesome Judy Greer), the Bluth's oversexed office assistant? She is back and comes off as the villain here albeit dim-witted villain. She knows all the secrets of the Bluth's family thanks to her affair with George Sr, and of course Michael had the weird sense to fire her from the company thus making her disappear to become the antagonist here. Honestly, I did not care for this episode much at first, but I have grown to appreciate it based on my reflection here. Tis episode features two of the famed motifs of the series: Kitty flashing her breasts seemingly every second, and the Spring Break video series called, "Girls With Low Self-Esteem." The performances are all great in this episode, but Judy Greer is the episode's MVP.

With Kitty as our guest character, the centerpiece is focused on GOB. If you are a fan of his magic, prepare to be entertained. GOB is obsessed with softcore spring break series, and decides to bring his magic act to the videos. His goal is to make his family yacht disappear. George-Michael is impressed with GOB and hangs around his uncle more often. Michael taking notice, has George-Michael working in the office. Michael decides to fire Kitty multiple times, and she threatens to take the family to court with her evidence. Meanwhile, Tobias continues to research his film role by going to prison with the white supremacist White Power Bill. Finally, Lindsay, Lucille, Maeby, and Annyong are trying to figure out what is going on financially regarding Nana, or Lucille's deceased mother.

Overall, this is a solid if a little underrated episode. There are laughs to be had especially within the Kitty and GOB scenes. The storyline with Nana left me cold, but we see what a devilish woman Lucille can be....and of course she involves poor Annyong. But I recommend this episode!

My Grade: A-
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10/10
Come on! Underrated episode
gizmomogwai4 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
There's a nice feeling to this episode; it captures some of the good feelings of the subject matter, Spring Break. It also sets up a lot of story, with the episodes Not Without My Daughter and especially Spring Breakout from season 2, growing out of Missing Kitty. In one of the documentaries on the first season DVD, someone comments that Mitch Hurwitz's "dream character" was a dynamic woman who causes lots of trouble for the family. Here, his dreams are realized as Kitty, an assistant in the family business, is fired for her insanity and in turn threatens to take the company down. She becomes a great villainess- a wild and loud but dimwitted opponent. For those of us who like GOB's magic, GOB puts on quite the show with his ultimate trick, which is tied in with the Kitty storyline. GOB's storyline also mixes magic with heart as he spends time with his nephew George Michael until Michael tries to separate them.

Also in this episode, Tobias continues to research his film role by going to prison with his father-in-law George and the neo-Nazi White Power Bill, first seen in Key Decisions. Here, White Power Bill meets his end, and it's done in a quirky way. We then get a scene with Tobias opening up to his father-in-law (and singing a butchered version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow) in a scene that is both funny and slightly sweet (and not so sweet, as George does not like being hugged by Tobias- it's typical of Arrested Development to mix heart with dysfunctional family themes).

Rounding out the episode are Lindsay, Maeby, Lucille and Annyong struggling to get the money left by Lucille's deceased mother. It's a slightly cold storyline (they care mostly about the money, though at one point Lindsay, thinking her grandmother is still alive, does express concern that she is in a bad place). It's also humorous, and an interesting plot line, and it's got a twist ending.
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