Gob attempts to make good on his promise to make the family yacht disappear. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Maeby try to track down Lindsay's grandmother, Tobias seeks George Sr.'s respect, and Michael attempts to fire Kitty, who claims to have information that could bring down the company.
Wordplay and character collision drive 48 jokes across 22 minutes—1.93 per minute, elite density.
Directed by Joe Russo · Written by Mitchell Hurwitz, John Levenstein
WAR
61.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Missing Kitty” ranks #12 of 84 Arrested Development episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 86.4 — Elite. The episode packs 48 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.2 on impact, with Michael landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Maeby · George Michael: Not a lot of kids have B.S. these days. - What does that stand for? I don't know. It's B.S.
Michael: Justice cannot be blind, Doc. He's got a handle and everything. Come on, boy.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Lucille: What's gotten into you? Have you been eating cheese?
Lucille: Uh, you. I was raising the children.
Lucille Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Michael: Surely, she has enough sight to catch the truth... before it hits her in the face.
All Jokes — 48 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Narrator · Michael: And at his brother's suggestion, he gave a false identity. Chareth Cutestory.
Maeby: Hey, you don't get giant checks if you're healthy.
Maeby Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Maeby: I figure I'll kill her off just before graduation. Just so everyone gets really sad before prom.
Maeby Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Maeby · George Michael: Not a lot of kids have B.S. these days. - What does that stand for? I don't know. It's B.S.
Gob: The wife likes me in bright sweaters.
Gob Character Comedy Visual Gag Gob: Just because I like it doesn't mean I have to wear it. I don't wear everything I like.
Gob Absurdist Character Comedy Gob: 'Consummated.' What is up with that 'prosecutie'?
Gob Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Gob: What is with the insane moral code in this family?
Gob Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Tobias: Honey, they're just heels. They can only support so much weight.
Tobias Visual Gag Deadpan/Understatement Gob: Thou shalt protect thy father and honor no one above him unless it beith me... thy sweet Lord.
Michael: I'm not sure that one made it down the mountain, Gob.
Michael Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement Tobias: Ah, le clumsy adolescence. It's a phase we've all been through. Except for me. I was like a cat. I always ended up on all fours.
Tobias Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Tobias Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Callback Michael: I might even be the main idiot. Well, I'm not the main idiot, but I'm the idiot in charge.
Michael Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Maggie: I'm blind, Michael. I'm not stuffed up.
Maggie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Maggie: I smelled you, baby.
Maggie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Maggie: Well, you lied to me. Chareth Cutestory?
Maggie Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: I know. 'Thou shalt not make up a name in vain.'
Michael Wordplay/Pun Callback Callback Michael: Well, I know Maggie Lizer is adorable. You don't know what you're missing.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Maggie: It's like we're making naughty sex even naughtier.
Maggie Observational Character Comedy Maggie · Michael: 'Be true to thine own self, and to thine own self...' 'Be true.' Yeah. Number seven.
Barry: I had a really interesting date last night. A woman who actually works two jobs.
Barry Character Comedy Observational Lucille: Uh, you. I was raising the children.
Lucille Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm George Sr. · Lucille: When was the last time you raised children? Excuse me? I've got two in the waiting room right this moment.
Annyong: No. We have court day today. They take plea. Daddy come home. You out.
Annyong Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Officer Kelley: I just winked. It's a surprise witness.
Gob: He feels you've been sucking off this family far too long.
Gob Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Gob: it's gonna be shape up or ship up.
Gob Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Tobias: This kind of agility? Let's go, little man.
Tobias Visual Gag Character Comedy Callback Michael (disguised voice): Uh, I-I want immunity for me and my mom... and I want my dad to stay in prison. Also, can you send Annyong back to Korea?
Buster: He came back home once with a black statue... with an erect penis. It stayed in our living room until my aunt objected.
Buster Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy District Attorney: This guy's wasting our time. Take away his grilled cheese.
Tobias Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Justice cannot be blind, Doc. He's got a handle and everything. Come on, boy.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Vet: I think she's been leading him around.
Vet Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Maggie: 'D.' 'B' places fourth. 'A'?
Maggie Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Maggie: Don't worry. You're so ahead.
Maggie Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Tobias Physical/Slapstick Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Tobias: Would that I could say that I wore it to impress you... but, no, I'm afraid it's merely a cloaking agent from a sadly blunderous afternoon.
Tobias Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Callback Lucille: What's gotten into you? Have you been eating cheese?
Surely/Maeby: Not just to me, but to all handicapped kids out there... who are sick and tired of sitting in the front rows at basketball games.
Michael Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm Callback Michael: Surely, she has enough sight to catch the truth... before it hits her in the face.
Michael: That was my plan. What do you got?
Michael Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Crowd: No more B.S. No more B.S.
Crowd Callback Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Callback Maggie: I think I'm gonna go for... 'I was struck by the Bible and it restored my sight.'
Maggie Absurdist Character Comedy Callback Barry: Well, the hell with this then!
Barry Character Comedy Reaction Beat New prosecutor: I was made to understand there were grilled cheese sandwiches here.
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