432:) avoid the desposition at a spa in the desert. Michael and Buster check out of the hospital as George Sr. is admitted in his own fake coma. George Michael gets a hold of Maeby's address book to invite all of her friends to her secret party. In Iraq, Gob is thrilled to see his brothers and informs Michael that he was arrested for doing street magic. Gob confesses to Michael that George Sr. asked him to burn a few model homes if he had the time, but now he is ready to go. They then check out one of the Iraqi model homes, which is inhabited with multiple
448:
telling her
Lucille once confided that Lindsay never got pregnant. Maeby is touched by her cousin's kindness, and the two end up passionately kissing. In Iraq, Michael finally learns that his father actually was a patsy, used by the government through a British building company, just like George Sr. had always claimed. Richard Shaw agrees to let them go, and now in a bargaining position, the Bluths are able to negotiate direct flights home, and that the treason charges against George Sr. are dropped.
447:
agent, enters to arrest the Bluths. One of the Iraqi residents points out the warhead was a fake, with a U.S. government tape recorder inside. Richard Shaw learns that the government got George Sr. to build houses in Iraq so they could wire them. Back home, George
Michael tries to console Maeby by
514:” nor “Exit Strategy” is perfect, but both are well-oiled machines, chugging easily through a fine assortment of callbacks, meta-textual gags, sociopolitical satire, and double entendres." Brian Tallerico from
1321:
1352:
330:. In the episode, George Michael's surprise birthday party for Maeby lands her in big trouble; Michael and Buster make a startling discovery when they go to Iraq to rescue Gob.
1357:
409:
class, which is actually a trap set up by Jarvis. Michael confronts George Sr. about Gob's trip to Iraq, and
Michael says he will have to ask the prosecution for a delay.
476:. It was Asher's first and only directing credit, Hurwitz's 18th writing credit and Vallely's 14th writing credit. It was the twelfth and penultimate episode of the
460:
Tobias gives Maeby a birthday gift of graphic birthing photos and
Michael and Gob find out a Saddam Hussein look-alike has been arrested instead of the real Saddam.
439:
Meanwhile, none of the invitees show for Maeby's birthday party, as the invitations exposed Maeby's secret studio job and got her fired. Back in Iraq, Richard Shaw (
1347:
420:) speaks to his nurse after she asks him to, which leads her to slap him. Michael meets with Wayne Jarvis, who tells him that Gob is being held in an Iraqi jail as
950:
731:
1226:
552:
943:
1342:
957:
1316:
1098:
1014:
1290:
1077:
880:
382:
327:
323:
319:
315:
307:
303:
299:
164:
1268:
1261:
1028:
859:
788:
280:
228:
1049:
873:
1183:
1035:
1254:
1190:
1056:
724:
511:
194:
510:
writers trying to wrap up the series as best as possible with their shortened episode order." Murray also commented on how "Neither “
1000:
922:
817:
986:
424:. Michael is called to sign Buster out of the hospital, and they decide to travel to Iraq to get Gob out of prison. Lindsay and
1007:
670:
1215:
1109:
968:
799:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
717:
477:
241:
218:
979:
810:
378:
506:
writer Noel Murray praised the episode, whilst also commenting on how "The title of “Exit
Strategy” also refers to the
444:
645:
542:
1233:
524:
often walked a fine line of ridiculousness and “Exit
Strategy” stumbles on the wrong side of it a few times".
265:
599:
1070:
17:
369:)'s birthday is coming up, and suggests throwing her a surprise party he had already informed Maeby about.
346:
1127:
1042:
1204:
936:
741:
394:
354:
291:
277:
269:
252:
206:
160:
43:
866:
574:
852:
824:
493:
In the United States, the episode was watched by 3.47 million viewers on its original broadcast.
704:
675:
516:
1155:
929:
894:
469:
398:
257:
78:
1162:
1091:
908:
350:
1169:
1120:
1084:
433:
429:
402:
362:
170:
154:
1336:
1300:
1240:
1134:
1063:
1021:
915:
901:
887:
845:
838:
831:
502:
425:
342:
338:
311:
295:
413:
406:
390:
366:
358:
256:. It is the 52nd overall episode of the series, and was written by series creator
1275:
1247:
993:
473:
468:"Exit Strategy" was directed by Rebecca E. Asher, and written by series creator
386:
374:
261:
83:
294:, who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of
421:
287:
547:
440:
417:
370:
148:
1141:
626:"Disney General Entertainment Press – Disney General Entertainment Press"
700:
1176:
709:
248:
245:
268:
on
February 10, 2006, along with the two previous episodes, and the
1148:
353:) for her upcoming deposition in the case against their father.
713:
520:
ranked the episode 47th out of the whole series, stating that "
405:) behind bars, but Tobias declines. Tobias sees a flyer for a
273:
625:
264:, and directed by Rebecca E. Asher. It originally aired on
543:"If this is the end, a fond arrivederci to 'Arrested'"
27:
12th episode of the 3rd season of
Arrested Development
646:"Arrested Development: "Family Ties"/"Exit Strategy""
436:
look-alikes, and
Michael finds a nuclear bombshell.
377:) informs Michael he is going to be performing in a
1309:
1289:
1214:
1108:
967:
798:
787:
751:
178:
138:
130:
115:
107:
99:
91:
72:
64:
51:
32:
1353:Television episodes written by Mitchell Hurwitz
671:"Every Episode of Arrested Development, Ranked"
725:
397:), and he offers Tobias a deal if he can put
8:
18:Exit Strategy (Arrested Development episode)
1358:Television episodes written by Jim Vallely
795:
732:
718:
710:
290:, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy,
29:
533:
1348:Arrested Development season 3 episodes
555:from the original on December 14, 2010
7:
669:Tallerico, Brian (March 18, 2019).
541:Bianco, Robert (February 9, 2006).
216:
182:
600:"20th Century Fox - Fox In Flight"
25:
1343:2006 American television episodes
987:The One Where They Build a House
240:" is the twelfth episode of the
322:, and Lindsay and her husband
53:
1:
980:The One Where Michael Leaves
272:in a two-hour block against
318:, as well as Michael's son
244:of the American television
119:February 10, 2006
1374:
472:and co-executive producer
260:and co-executive producer
227:
217:
183:
145:
41:
1234:Borderline Personalities
361:) tells the family that
286:The series, narrated by
1071:The Immaculate Election
951:Not Without My Daughter
412:While faking his coma,
1322:Awards and nominations
575:"Arrested Development"
306:, his younger brother
1227:Flight of the Phoenix
1128:For British Eyes Only
1043:Ready, Aim, Marry Me!
220:Arrested Development
1205:Development Arrested
937:Best Man for the Gob
743:Arrested Development
522:Arrested Development
508:Arrested Development
454:Arrested Development
395:John Michael Higgins
302:, his older brother
292:dysfunctional family
278:2006 Winter Olympics
253:Arrested Development
207:Development Arrested
161:John Michael Higgins
44:Arrested Development
867:Storming the Castle
579:directories.wga.org
276:'s coverage of the
1099:Righteous Brothers
853:My Mother, the Car
825:Bringing Up Buster
606:. October 30, 2011
497:Critical reception
298:, his twin sister
179:Episode chronology
157:as Detective Munch
1330:
1329:
1285:
1284:
1015:Afternoon Delight
944:Whistler's Mother
443:), an undercover
270:following episode
234:
233:
213:
212:
140:Guest appearances
116:Original air date
92:Cinematography by
16:(Redirected from
1365:
1310:Related articles
1293:
1218:
1156:The Ocean Walker
1112:
1078:Sword of Destiny
971:
958:Let 'Em Eat Cake
930:Justice Is Blind
881:Public Relations
802:
796:
791:
744:
734:
727:
720:
711:
688:
687:
685:
683:
666:
660:
659:
657:
656:
642:
636:
635:
633:
632:
622:
616:
615:
613:
611:
596:
590:
589:
587:
585:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
538:
470:Mitchell Hurwitz
281:opening ceremony
258:Mitchell Hurwitz
229:List of episodes
185:
184:
141:
126:
124:
79:Mitchell Hurwitz
68:Rebecca E. Asher
55:
30:
21:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1305:
1291:
1281:
1269:Colony Collapse
1262:Double Crossers
1216:
1210:
1163:Prison Break-In
1110:
1104:
1092:Spring Breakout
1029:Queen for a Day
969:
963:
909:Staff Infection
860:In God We Trust
800:
789:
783:
747:
742:
738:
701:"Exit Strategy"
697:
692:
691:
681:
679:
668:
667:
663:
654:
652:
644:
643:
639:
630:
628:
624:
623:
619:
609:
607:
604:web.archive.org
598:
597:
593:
583:
581:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
540:
539:
535:
530:
499:
491:
486:
466:
458:
351:Portia de Rossi
336:
310:, their mother
204:
192:
169:James Evans as
151:as Richard Shaw
139:
122:
120:
108:Production code
95:Greg Harrington
59:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1371:
1369:
1361:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1335:
1334:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1324:
1319:
1313:
1311:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1287:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1230:
1222:
1220:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1170:Making a Stand
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1121:The Cabin Show
1116:
1114:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1085:Meat the Veals
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1004:
997:
990:
983:
975:
973:
965:
964:
962:
961:
954:
947:
940:
933:
926:
919:
912:
905:
898:
891:
884:
877:
870:
863:
856:
849:
842:
835:
828:
821:
814:
806:
804:
793:
785:
784:
782:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
755:
753:
749:
748:
739:
737:
736:
729:
722:
714:
708:
707:
696:
695:External links
693:
690:
689:
661:
637:
617:
591:
566:
532:
531:
529:
526:
498:
495:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:to be filmed.
465:
462:
457:
450:
434:Saddam Hussein
430:Jessica Walter
403:Jeffrey Tambor
381:show in Iraq.
355:George Michael
335:
332:
320:George Michael
232:
231:
225:
224:
215:
214:
211:
210:
198:
181:
180:
176:
175:
174:
173:
171:Saddam Hussein
167:
158:
155:Richard Belzer
152:
143:
142:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
103:Richard Candib
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
87:
86:
81:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
56:
49:
48:
39:
38:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1370:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1308:
1302:
1301:Michael Bluth
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1288:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1245:
1242:
1241:Indian Takers
1238:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1213:
1206:
1202:
1199:
1198:Exit Strategy
1195:
1192:
1188:
1185:
1181:
1178:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1160:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1139:
1136:
1135:Forget-Me-Now
1132:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1107:
1100:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1064:Motherboy XXX
1061:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1050:Out on a Limb
1047:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1022:Switch Hitter
1019:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1005:
1002:
998:
995:
991:
988:
984:
981:
977:
976:
974:
972:
966:
959:
955:
952:
948:
945:
941:
938:
934:
931:
927:
924:
920:
917:
916:Missing Kitty
913:
910:
906:
903:
902:Shock and Aww
899:
896:
895:Beef Consommé
892:
889:
888:Marta Complex
885:
882:
878:
875:
874:Pier Pressure
871:
868:
864:
861:
857:
854:
850:
847:
846:Charity Drive
843:
840:
839:Visiting Ours
836:
833:
832:Key Decisions
829:
826:
822:
819:
815:
812:
808:
807:
805:
803:
797:
794:
792:
786:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
756:
754:
750:
746:
745:
735:
730:
728:
723:
721:
716:
715:
712:
706:
702:
699:
698:
694:
678:
677:
672:
665:
662:
651:
647:
641:
638:
627:
621:
618:
605:
601:
595:
592:
580:
576:
570:
567:
554:
550:
549:
544:
537:
534:
527:
525:
523:
519:
518:
513:
509:
505:
504:
503:The A.V. Club
496:
494:
488:
483:
481:
479:
475:
471:
463:
461:
455:
451:
449:
446:
442:
437:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
410:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
389:) meets with
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
343:Jason Bateman
340:
333:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
284:
282:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:
250:
247:
243:
239:
238:Exit Strategy
230:
226:
223:
221:
208:
202:
199:
196:
191:
187:
186:
177:
172:
168:
166:
162:
159:
156:
153:
150:
147:
146:
144:
137:
133:
129:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
85:
82:
80:
77:
76:
75:
71:
67:
63:
58:Season 3
57:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:Exit Strategy
31:
19:
1317:Cast members
1197:
1036:Burning Love
740:
680:. Retrieved
674:
664:
653:. Retrieved
649:
640:
629:. Retrieved
620:
608:. Retrieved
603:
594:
582:. Retrieved
578:
569:
559:September 1,
557:. Retrieved
546:
536:
521:
515:
507:
501:
500:
492:
467:
459:
453:
452:On the next
438:
411:
407:scrapbooking
391:Wayne Jarvis
367:Alia Shawkat
359:Michael Cera
337:
285:
251:
242:third season
237:
235:
219:
200:
189:
165:Wayne Jarvis
131:Running time
42:
34:
1276:Red Hairing
1255:A New Start
1248:The B. Team
1191:Family Ties
1057:Hand to God
512:Family Ties
474:Jim Vallely
387:David Cross
375:Will Arnett
345:) prepares
326:' daughter
314:and father
262:Jim Vallely
195:Family Ties
84:Jim Vallely
65:Directed by
1337:Categories
1292:Characters
1001:Good Grief
923:Altar Egos
818:Top Banana
655:2024-08-04
631:2024-08-05
528:References
464:Production
422:insurgency
399:George Sr.
316:George Sr.
288:Ron Howard
134:22 minutes
123:2006-02-10
100:Editing by
73:Written by
60:Episode 12
1184:Fakin' It
548:USA Today
484:Reception
441:Gary Cole
418:Tony Hale
246:satirical
149:Gary Cole
1217:Season 4
1142:Notapusy
1111:Season 3
1008:Sad Sack
994:¡Amigos!
970:Season 2
801:Season 1
790:Episodes
779:Season 5
774:Season 4
769:Season 3
764:Season 2
759:Season 1
682:July 21,
553:Archived
222:season 3
190:Previous
52:Episode
1177:S.O.B.s
752:Seasons
676:Vulture
650:AV Club
610:July 8,
584:July 8,
517:Vulture
489:Viewers
426:Lucille
347:Lindsay
339:Michael
312:Lucille
300:Lindsay
296:Michael
203: →
188:←
121: (
47:episode
478:season
414:Buster
383:Tobias
324:Tobias
308:Buster
249:sitcom
111:3AJD12
1149:Mr. F
811:Pilot
363:Maeby
328:Maeby
705:IMDb
684:2024
612:2024
586:2024
561:2012
334:Plot
201:Next
703:at
456:...
445:CIA
379:USO
371:Gob
304:Gob
274:NBC
266:Fox
163:as
54:no.
1339::
673:.
648:.
602:.
577:.
551:.
545:.
283:.
209:"
197:"
1278:"
1274:"
1271:"
1267:"
1264:"
1260:"
1257:"
1253:"
1250:"
1246:"
1243:"
1239:"
1236:"
1232:"
1229:"
1225:"
1207:"
1203:"
1200:"
1196:"
1193:"
1189:"
1186:"
1182:"
1179:"
1175:"
1172:"
1168:"
1165:"
1161:"
1158:"
1154:"
1151:"
1147:"
1144:"
1140:"
1137:"
1133:"
1130:"
1126:"
1123:"
1119:"
1101:"
1097:"
1094:"
1090:"
1087:"
1083:"
1080:"
1076:"
1073:"
1069:"
1066:"
1062:"
1059:"
1055:"
1052:"
1048:"
1045:"
1041:"
1038:"
1034:"
1031:"
1027:"
1024:"
1020:"
1017:"
1013:"
1010:"
1006:"
1003:"
999:"
996:"
992:"
989:"
985:"
982:"
978:"
960:"
956:"
953:"
949:"
946:"
942:"
939:"
935:"
932:"
928:"
925:"
921:"
918:"
914:"
911:"
907:"
904:"
900:"
897:"
893:"
890:"
886:"
883:"
879:"
876:"
872:"
869:"
865:"
862:"
858:"
855:"
851:"
848:"
844:"
841:"
837:"
834:"
830:"
827:"
823:"
820:"
816:"
813:"
809:"
733:e
726:t
719:v
686:.
658:.
634:.
614:.
588:.
563:.
428:(
416:(
401:(
393:(
385:(
373:(
365:(
357:(
349:(
341:(
236:"
205:"
193:"
125:)
37:"
33:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.