The plot of Arrested Development revolves around the members of the Bluth family, who generally lead excessive lifestyles. At the center of the show is the relatively honorable michael bluth, who strives to do the right thing and keep his family together, despite their materialism, selfishness, and manipulative natures. His teenage son, george michael, has the same qualities of decency, but feels a constant pressure to live up to his father's expectations, and is often reluctant to follow his father's plans. Michael is a widowed single father. His wife, Tracy, died two years previously to ovarian cancer.
Michael's own father george bluth sr. is the patriarch of the family. At times dictatorial, George Sr. goes to considerable lengths to manipulate and control his family. His wife, and Michael's mother, lucille , is equally manipulative, materialistic, and hypercritical of every member of her family, as well as being a perpetual drunk. In particular, she has a tight grip on her youngest son, byron bluth, who, as a result of his mother's dominance and sheltering, is unstable, socially inept, and prone to panic attacks.
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