The long haired hippie who, in frustration, shouts at Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) to abandon her protest is played by Dave Allen. Allan, playing Mr. Rosso on Freaks and Geeks (1999), also advised a character named Lindsay to abandon her protest in The Little Things (2000), a show created and written by Paul Feig, who directed this episode of Arrested Development.
Protestors' signs:
- "Freedom".
- "Where are the weapons of mass destruction?".
- "You can take away our stylists... but you can't take away our STYLE!".
- "War is SEXIST!".
- "War is RACIST!".
- "Free speech!".
- "Larger free speech zone!".
- "Free Jacko!".
Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) is put in a "free speech zone," a cage, during her protest. Free speech zones (often in cages or fences) exist in real life to help curtail demonstrations at political events.