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* OutdatedOutfit: A RunningGag told through {{Funny Background Event}}s is that she is often seen at holiday parties wearing wrong-themed sweaters passed down by Lucille, such as wearing a Halloween sweater at a Christmas party of a Thanksgiving sweater at a Valentine's Day party.

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!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, [[spoiler:Max Winkler (Young Barry)]]

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!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, ~~[[spoiler:Max~~ Max Winkler (Young ~~Barry)]]~~
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* TimeShiftedActor: [[spoiler:In Season 4, Young Barry is played by Max Winkler, Henry Winkler’s son, in flashbacks.]]

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* TimeShiftedActor: ~~[[spoiler:In~~ In Season 4, Young Barry is played by Max Winkler, Henry Winkler’s son, in flashbacks.]]

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~~-->'''Played By:'''~~ !!Dr. Norman
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Dr. Norman is a disgraced anaesthesiologist one of Oscar's friends staying with him in the Southern Californian desert. He later gives medical advice to George Sr.
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A British man who comes after Michael and his family in Season 3. [[spoiler:He is actually Rita's uncle and caretaker, due to her disability.]]

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A British man who ~~comes after~~ threatens Michael and his family in Season 3. [[spoiler:He is actually Rita's uncle and caretaker, due to her disability.]]

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[[folder:The Richter Quintuplets]]
!!The Richter Quintuplets
!!!Played by: Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four identical brothers. Besides Andy, there's Rocky Richter, Andy's stunt double and a police officer; Donny Richter, a teacher at the alternative, new-age high school Openings, which George Michael and Maeby attend in Season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, Season 4]]; Emmett Richter, whose face is blurred at all times due to refusing to make an appearance on the show; and Chareth Richter, who doesn't appear outside of the family photo in Season 3.

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[[folder:The Richter Quintuplets]]
!!The Richter Quintuplets
[[folder:Larry Middleman]]
!!Larry Middleman
!!!Played by: Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four identical brothers. Besides Andy, there's Rocky Richter, Andy's stunt double and a police officer; Donny Richter, a teacher at the alternative, new-age high school Openings, which Bob Einstein

George Michael and Maeby attend in Season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, Season 4]]; Emmett Richter, whose face is blurred at all times due to refusing to make an appearance on the show; and Chareth Richter, who doesn't appear outside of the family photo Sr's surrogate while he remains under house arrest in Season 3.

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* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance after [[spoiler:"The Ocean Walker"]].
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:George fires him after he gives away the family's plan to get Michael married to Rita so that they can inherit her money. He does make a brief appearance in "S.O.B.s", working for someone else.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:He gives away George and Lucille's plan in "The Ocean Walker" when George starts thinking aloud, not realising that Larry is still repeating what he's saying. This gets him fired.]]
* TheStoic: He's definitely a professional. He acts only a George's eyes and ears. In fact, he hardly even shows emotion when George tells him to.
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[[folder:The Richter Quintuplets]]
!!The Richter Quintuplets
!!!Played by: Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four identical brothers. Besides Andy, there's Rocky Richter, Andy's stunt double and a police officer; Donny Richter, a teacher at the alternative, new-age high school Openings, which George Michael and Maeby attend in Season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, Season 4]]; Emmett Richter, whose face is blurred at all times due to refusing to make an appearance on the show; and Chareth Richter, who doesn't appear outside of the family photo in Season 3.
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** In Season 4, she becomes fond of ending sentences with “you pig,” generally when she’s disgusted by (perceived) sexist behavior.

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** In Season 4, she becomes fond of ending sentences with ~~“you~~ “you pig,” generally when she’s disgusted by (perceived) sexist behavior.

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!!Saddam Hussein/H. Maddas

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!!Saddam Hussein/H. ~~Maddas~~Maddas[[spoiler:/Achmed]]
!!!Played by: [[spoiler:Larry Thomas ("Achmed")]]

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[[spoiler:It is ultimately revealed in "Exit Strategy" that the real Saddam Hussein was hiding in the Iraq model home as one of his own lookalikes under the name "Achmed".]]

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* TheChessmaster: According to George Sr.

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* TheChessmaster: ~~According to~~ George ~~Sr.~~Sr claims that Saddam set him up, and had been coordinating his actions from the very start. While this may or may not be strictly true, [[spoiler:he did coordinate a lookalike to be sent to trial in his place while the real Saddam hid out in the model home]], so he definitely fits the trope.
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:The real Saddam Hussein hides in the model home, disguised as a mere lookalike.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He remains hidden in the model home in Iraq while a lookalike is trialled for his crimes in his place.]]

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[[folder:Barry Zuckerkorn]]
!!Barry Zuckerkorn
!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, [[spoiler:Max Winkler (Young Barry)]]

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the series. [[spoiler:He is fired by Michael in the Season 3 premiere after he is caught trying to smuggle George, now a member of the Blue Man Group, out of the country.]]

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[[folder:Barry Zuckerkorn]]
!!Barry Zuckerkorn
[[folder:Lupe]]
!!Lupe
!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, [[spoiler:Max Winkler (Young Barry)]]

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries BW Gonzalez
->''"Mister Gay, he's bleeding! Mister Gay!"''

Lucille's Hispanic housekeeper, who often gets verbally abused by her employer. She was brought in to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the series. [[spoiler:He is fired by Michael in the Season 3 premiere after he is caught trying to smuggle George, now a member of the Blue Man Group, out of the country.]]her sister, Luz.

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* DemotedToExtra: Upon her return in Season 3, he appears in a total of three episodes across Seasons 3 and 4.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Lucille fires her in Season 2 after she is caught sleeping with Buster.]]
** TheBusCameBack: Inexplicably returns in Season 3, albeit [[DemotedToExtra with a much minor role]].

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[[folder:Barry Zuckerkorn]]
!!Barry Zuckerkorn
!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, [[spoiler:Max Winkler (Young Barry)]]

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the series. [[spoiler:He is fired by Michael in the Season 3 premiere after he is caught trying to smuggle George, now a member of the Blue Man Group, out of the country.]]
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Introduced early in Season 2, Starla is GOB's business [[LiteralMinded model]], and later the ~~Bluth's~~ Bluths' secretary to replace Kitty, who [[spoiler:helped George escape to Mexico]]. She claims to have had a relationship with music legend Quincy Jones. She ignores GOB's sexual advances, and later [[spoiler:becomes a love interest for Buster]]. She also develops rabies from a Quincy Jones' rabid guard dog later on in the season.

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The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

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The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible and temporary exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

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* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance in season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay prefaces her flirtations with him with that she’s looking into getting a divorce. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce lawyer.
* PunnyName: Taken UpToEleven when we discover he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about his name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it out loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.

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* DemotedToExtra: He Being the Bluths' new lawyer in Season 3, his appearances are very regular until [[spoiler:he has to drop their case in "S.O.B.s" due to Lindsay using up their retainer on her divorce]]. Due to this, he only makes ~~a brief~~ one appearance in ~~season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.~~
Season 4.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay initially prefaces her flirtations with him ~~with that~~ by saying she’s looking into getting a ~~divorce.~~ divorce from her husband. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce ~~lawyer.~~
lawyer. [[spoiler:It's later subverted when he responds to her flirting (he most likely figured it out at some point down the path and continued to act as her lawyer for the business she provided him with), but even when he asks her out, it's just to get evidence for his new client, Tobias.]]
* PunnyName: ~~Taken UpToEleven~~ "Bob Loblaw", said aloud, sounds like BlahBlahBlah. It's taken even further when we ~~discover~~ find out he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about blog - the Bob Loblaw Law Blog, and later in the newspaper title, "Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb".
* StrictlyProfessionalRelationship: He doesn't pursue a relationship with Lindsay because he cannot date a client of his. [[spoiler:Eventually double subverted: he passes Lindsay's case off to Treat, his ~~name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it~~ paralegal (soon to be a lawyer), in order to ask her out ~~loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.~~on a date, only for it to be revealed later that he was only doing it to get evidence against Lindsay for his new client: Tobias.]]
* TurnCoat: [[spoiler:He dumps Lindsay as a client to represent Tobias in the same case.]]

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An Iraqi dictator, and the long-time business partner of George, Sr. His involvement in the plot was first hinted when George Sr revealed that he ''may'' have committed some "light treason", but it was confirmed at the end of Season 1 that George had been making model homes in Iraq to aid Hussein. Evidence relating to the business ventures of the two was stored in the [[SdrawkcabName H. Maddas]] cooler, [[spoiler:until it was destroyed by GOB at the end of "Spring Breakout"]]. George Sr claims that Hussein set him up, and used him as a pawn in his plans.

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An Iraqi dictator, and the long-time business partner of ~~George,~~ George Sr. His involvement in the plot was first hinted when George Sr revealed that he ''may'' have committed some "light treason", but it was confirmed at the end of Season 1 that George had been making model homes in Iraq to aid Hussein. Evidence relating to the business ventures of the two was stored in the [[SdrawkcabName H. Maddas]] cooler, [[spoiler:until it was destroyed by GOB at the end of "Spring Breakout"]]. George Sr claims that Hussein set him up, and used him as a pawn in his plans.
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* CommitmentIssues: It actually turns her on when Michael pretends to not be interested in her.
* FieryRedhead
* HeroesLoveRedheads
* {{Hypocrite}}: Destructive and spoiled, yet self-righteous enough to try to take the high ground against the Republicans that she hates. Of course, the dinner between her and Herbert Love exemplifies that they really are NotSoDifferent in terms of morals.
* LoveTriangle: Between Rebel, Michael, and [[spoiler:George Michael]].

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* LoveTriangle: Between Rebel, Michael, and [[spoiler:George Michael]].

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* ~~LoveTriangle: Between Rebel, Michael,~~ UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Inadvertently destroys Michael's relationship with his son; whenever they try to make up and ~~[[spoiler:George Michael]].~~reconnect, she shows up and the meet-up never happens. Not to mention that her son unwittingly destroys the brief financial success that Sudden Valley was enjoying.]]

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Introduced early in Season 2, Starla is GOB's business [[LiteralMinded model]], and later the Bluth's secretary to replace Kitty, who [[spoiler:helped George escape to Mexico]]. She claims to have had a relationship with music legend Quincy Jones. She ignores GOB's sexual advances, and later [[spoiler:becomes a love interest for Buster]]. She also develops rabies from a Quincy Jones' rabid guard dog later on in the ~~season.~~
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She isn't seen after "Sword of Justice", where she develops rabies. She was presumably accidentally replaced with Tobias, whom Michael inadvertently hired as his assistant.

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* OutOfFocus: Chareth, who only appears in the family photo in Seaosn 3.

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* OutOfFocus: Chareth, who only appears in the family photo in ~~Seaosn~~ Season 3.

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* SecretlyWealthy: [[spoiler:To the extent that ''her family owns all of Wee Britain''. When Lucille and George find out, they encourage Michael to go ahead with the wedding.]]

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-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four lookalike brothers.

'''Tropes Applying to the Richters in General'''

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~~-->'''Played By:'''~~ !!The Richter Quintuplets
!!!Played by: Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four lookalike brothers.

'''Tropes Applying to identical brothers. Besides Andy, there's Rocky Richter, Andy's stunt double and a police officer; Donny Richter, a teacher at the ~~Richters~~ alternative, new-age high school Openings, which George Michael and Maeby attend in ~~General'''~~
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* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: Andy Richter appears as himself, with just a slightly sadder life.
* AscendedExtra: Their only appearance in the first three seasons was in the Season 3 episode “S.O.B.s”, but they return multiple times in Season 4. It's most notable with Emmett, who ''didn't'' even appear in "S.O.B.s" (besides being blurred out in a family picture), but turns up in-person in Season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias' Franchise/FantasticFour play.
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* CallBack: Chareth's name and personality (the Narrator refers to him as "the flirt") are a reference to the persona Michael adopted when flirting with Maggie Lizer in "Altar Egos", Chareth Cutestory.

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* AscendedExtra: Somewhat, they make an appearance in “S.O.B.s” in season 3 but have multiple appearances in Season 4.
* SelfDeprecation: Their lives, especially Andy's, seem to be in shambles, more or less.

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* ~~AscendedExtra: Somewhat, they make an appearance in “S.O.B.s” in season~~ TheGhost: Chareth, who doesn't appear at all throughout Season 3 or 4 of the show, and Emmett, but ~~have multiple appearances~~ only due to his {{Pixellation}}.
* GranolaGirl: Donny works at a very liberal school and abides to its teachings.
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Rocky goes undercover at the high school in Season 4.
4 as his brother Donny.]]
* IdiotBall: They all show shades of this. Perhaps most notably is Emmett not letting the documentary crew use his face in the show, not realising that they can easily overlay the face of one of his four identical brothers.
* OutOfFocus: Chareth, who only appears in the family photo in Seaosn 3.
* {{Pixellation}}: Emmett's face is blurred out whenever he is shown.
* SelfDeprecation: ~~Their lives, especially Andy's, seem to be in shambles, more or less.~~Rocky complains about Andy looking like a "pig" even though they're identical brothers.

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%%* SpecialGuest

'''Andy Richter:''' The man himself.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AdamWesting / AsHimself: It's the actual Andy Richter, just with a slightly sadder life.

'''Rocky Richter:''' Andy’s stunt double and a cop.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* TheBigGuy
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Goes undercover at the high school as his brother Donny.]]
* SelfDeprecation: Complains about Andy looking like a “pig” which means he has to look like a pig too.

'''Donny Richter:''' A teacher at Openings, an alternative high school that George Michael and Maeby attend in season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, season 4]].
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* GranolaGirl: Works at a very liberal school and abides to its teachings.
* TheSmartGuy: Is apparently the smartest of the quintuplets, but that's not saying much.

'''Emmett Richter:''' The quintuplet who refused to be shown on the show. A compulsive hoarder.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AscendedExtra: Turns up in season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias’ Franchise/FantasticFour musical, though his face is still blurred.
* IdiotBall: It never seems to occur to him that even if he never lets anyone show his image specifically, he has four identical brothers with no such qualms.
* TheUnseen

'''Chareth Richter:''' Only appears in the family photograph with the other quintuplets.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* OutOfFocus: Has not made any appearances in Seasons 3 or 4.

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%%* SpecialGuest

'''Andy Richter:''' The man himself.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AdamWesting / AsHimself: It's the actual Andy Richter, just with a slightly sadder life.

'''Rocky Richter:''' Andy’s stunt double and a cop.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* TheBigGuy
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Goes undercover at the high school as his brother Donny.]]
* SelfDeprecation: Complains about Andy looking like a “pig” which means he has to look like a pig too.

'''Donny Richter:''' A teacher at Openings, an alternative high school that George Michael and Maeby attend in season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, season 4]].
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* GranolaGirl: Works at a very liberal school and abides to its teachings.
* TheSmartGuy: Is Donny is apparently the smartest of the quintuplets, but that's not saying much.

'''Emmett Richter:''' The quintuplet who refused much.
* SpecialGuest: Introduced in "S.O.B.s" to be shown on the show. A compulsive hoarder.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AscendedExtra: Turns up in season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias’ Franchise/FantasticFour musical, though his face is still blurred.
* IdiotBall: It never seems to occur to him that even if he never lets anyone show his image specifically, he has four identical brothers with no such qualms.
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'''Chareth Richter:''' Only appears in the family photograph with the other quintuplets.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* OutOfFocus: Has not made any appearances in Seasons 3 or 4.parody this.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In-Universe. When Michael asks his father what happened to him, George replies:
-->'''George''': He's, uh, dead. You killed him when you left the door open with the air conditioner running.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler:In Season 3, he appears to be working for George, but then reveals he was in on it with Michael and GOB the whole time. Even then, it's possible he was working with ''Buster'' the whole time.]]

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* SpaceWhaleAesop: Every single bad thing you do will somehow lead to a man losing his arm, apparently. Or, in the case of leaving the front door open while the air conditioner is on, ''kill'' him.

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* SpaceWhaleAesop: ~~Every single bad thing you do will somehow lead~~ Forgetting to leave a ~~man losing his arm, apparently. Or, in the case of~~ note, yelling, or leaving the front door open while the air conditioner is ~~on,~~ on will result in a man losing his hand, or in the latter case, ''kill'' him.

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J. Walter Weatherman is an ex-Bluth company employee who lost his arm in a company accident. Ever since the accident, George has been using him and his ArtificialLimb to teach his children "valuable" life lessons, like why you should always leave a note.

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\n->''"And '''that's''' why... you always [[DisproportionateRetribution leave a note]]."''

J. Walter Weatherman is an ex-Bluth company employee who lost his arm in a company accident. ~~Ever since~~ Throughout the ~~accident,~~ Bluth children's childhoods, George has ~~been using~~ used him and his ArtificialLimb as a lesson-teaching device, by [[ScareEmStraight convincing them that their actions have led to a man losing his arm]]. He appears in "Pier Pressure", where [[spoiler:George Sr uses him to teach ~~his children "valuable" life lessons, like why you should always leave~~ one last lesson: to not teach lessons to your son.]]

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* FakeArmDisarm: His prosthetic right arm detaches, and as such the lessons always end with it being ripped off somehow.

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* FakeArmDisarm: His prosthetic right arm detaches, and as such ~~the~~ his lessons always ~~end~~ ended with it being ripped off ~~somehow.~~somehow.
* ForWantOfANail: All of his lessons involved a small misdemeanour committed by one of the children leading to the loss of his arm.

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[[folder:James Buck]]
!!James Buck
!!!Played by: Rocky McMurray

The first warden at Orange County prison, James Buck appears in two episodes in Season 1, where he allows GOB to enter his prison as a publicity stunt, and then ends up [[spoiler:detaining him against the trailer in which GOB's parents were getting intimate in, after denying the legitimacy of GOB's eventual escape (via getting stabbed and being rushed to a hospital)]]. He is replaced by Stefan Gentles.

* {{Jerkass}}: He allows GOB into the prison, not for the publicity, but because he was eager to see what kind of beating a brash magician like he would receive in the prison.
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[[folder:Stefan Gentles]]
!!Stefan Gentles
!!!Played by: James Lipton
->''"No... What I'm calling you... is a [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall television actor]]."''

The second prison warden at Orange County prison, Stefan Gentles is, on the side, an amateur script-writer, always trying to pitch the script for his new play, "New Warden". In Season 1, he places Tobias in prison as part of a training exercise, and also to pass his script on to Carl Weathers. In Season 3, he tries to seduce Lucille.

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
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!!Stefan Gentles
!!!Played by: James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: [[spoiler:We know that she's "mentally retarded", but no further information about her disability is disclosed.]]

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* CloudCuckoolander: [[spoiler:Not noticable at first, but a lot of her dialogue is this after she is revealed as an MRF.]]

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* CloudCuckoolander: [[spoiler:Not ~~noticable~~ noticeable at first, but a lot of her dialogue is this after she is revealed as an MRF.]]
* KissingCousins: Trevor explains that her parents were cousins, [[spoiler:and he believes that this is the reason for her disability.]]

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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:When the marriage with Michael doesn't go through, she is forced to move back to Britain, and disappears from the show.]]

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* VillainousFriendship: The final moments of "For British Eyes Only" shows [[spoiler:her get into a car with Trevor, implying this.]]

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* VillainousFriendship: The final moments of "For British Eyes Only" shows [[spoiler:her ~~get~~ getting into a car with Trevor, implying this.]]

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* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Zig-Zagged and Deconstructed]] in Season 2. While she appears to be pregnant, due to [[spoiler:her faking her blindness]], Michael believes that she could be faking it. [[spoiler:He sends Lindsay and Tobias to her house to investigate, and they find a fat suit. He confronts her about it, only for her to show her stomach, revealing that she really is blind. Then in the next episode, it turns out that it's not Michael's child, but the surrogate child of Officers Carter and Taylor. ''Then'' it turns out that it's not Maggie's child either - her client Loretta was the pregnant one all along, and Maggie ''had'' been wearing the fat suit (a latex model which led Michael to believe her).]]

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* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Zig-Zagged and Deconstructed]] in Season 2. While she appears to be pregnant, due to [[spoiler:her faking her blindness]], Michael believes that she could be faking it. [[spoiler:He sends Lindsay and Tobias to her house to investigate, and they find a fat suit. He confronts her about it, only for her to show her stomach, revealing that she really is ~~blind.~~pregnant. Then in the next episode, it turns out that it's not Michael's child, but the surrogate child of Officers Carter and Taylor. ''Then'' it turns out that it's not Maggie's child either - her client Loretta was the pregnant one all along, and Maggie ''had'' been wearing the fat suit (a latex model which led Michael to believe her).]]

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-->'''Played By:''' James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
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A newscaster that has frequently appeared throughout the show whenever somebody watches the news or ends up in the news.

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~~-->'''Played By:'''~~ !!John Beard
!!!Played by: [[AsHimself John Beard]]

A newscaster that has frequently appeared throughout the show from as early as the very first episode, whenever ~~somebody watches the~~ a news ~~or ends up in the news.~~
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[[folder: John Beard]]
-->'''Played By:''' [[AsHimself John Beard]]

A newscaster that has frequently appeared throughout the show whenever somebody watches the news or ends up in the news.

* AscendedExtra: John Beard AsHimself ties Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn for most frequently credited SpecialGuest, yet he probably has a cumulative minute of screentime.
** He more properly fits the trope in season 4, as he has an actual role in the Tobias plot.
* AsHimself: John Beard was a real newscaster for the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles area’s local FOX affiliate and was active during ''Arrested Development''’s run. He relocated to Buffalo in the seven-year break between the show’s FOX cancellation and its Netflix resumption, but he still filmed all his parts.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: If what the Bluths do end up on the news, John Beard usually headlines it.
* KentBrockmanNews
* ManipulativeEditing: Used by the news crew to make GOB sound like he's confessing to killing [[spoiler:Earl Milford]].
-->'''GOB''': I didn’t kill him, alright? And don’t edit this for your broadcast so it looks like I’m screaming-\\
'''GOB''' ''(on broadcast)'': "I killed [[spoiler:Earl Milford]]!"\\
'''John Beard''': Startling confession tonight at 11:00.
* PungeonMaster: Justified, since most of the plot-relevant things that wind up on the news are featured in ‘lighter side’-type segments.
* RecurringExtra: Has appeared in all four seasons.
* SmugSnake
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* CatchPhrase[=/=]SayMyName: STEVE HOLT!
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* ~~CatchPhrase[=/=]SayMyName:~~ CatchPhrase / SayMyName: STEVE HOLT!
* ~~DumbJock~~DumbJock / LovableJock: He’s dumb as a box of hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].

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* LargeHam
* LovableJock: He’s dumb as a box of hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].

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* LargeHam
* LovableJock: He’s dumb as LargeHam: He even makes a ~~box~~ big deal out of ~~hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].~~shouting his name.

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~~-->'''Steve''':~~ -->'''Steve:''' [[spoiler:Heck of a birthday this is shaping up to be...]]

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** She eventually comes to view her judgement of [[spoiler:Michael as a caring family-driven person]] as this when she finds him [[spoiler:fighting GOB and Buster outside their father's hearing]] in "Marta Complex".
* NoodleIncident: ''Anything'' involving the plot of her ShowWithinAShow "El Amor Prohibido".
* TheOtherDarrin: Portrayed by two different actresses across Season 1, with a third given a brief appearance in [[spoiler:a montage of Michael’s former girlfriends]] in "Forget-Me-Now".
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She doesn't appear after "Marta Complex".]]

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** She eventually comes to view her judgement of [[spoiler:Michael as a ~~caring~~ caring, family-driven person]] as this when she finds him [[spoiler:fighting GOB and Buster outside their father's hearing]] in "Marta Complex".
* NoodleIncident: ''Anything'' involving the plot of her ShowWithinAShow ~~"El~~ ''El Amor Prohibido".
* TheOtherDarrin: Portrayed by two different actresses across Season 1, with a third given a brief appearance in [[spoiler:a montage of Michael’s former girlfriends]] in "Forget-Me-Now".
Prohibido''.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She doesn't appear after "Marta Complex". To be fair, she broke up with Michael and GOB, so there's not a lot of reason for her to stick around.]]

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* CoolOldGuy
* TheDanza

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AdamWesting: Playing as a more washed-up version of himself.
* CoolOldGuy
* TheDanzaCoolOldGuy: Is a pretty cheerful guy overall, at least with Tobias.

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[[folder: Ann Veal]]

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~~[[folder: Ann~~ [[folder:Ann Veal]]

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* ~~TheFundamentalist~~TheFundamentalist: One of her defining (gasp) traits is that she's a true Christian.

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* TheOtherDarrin: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Apparently the plan was]] to give her a new actress for ''every episode'' she appeared in, to make her status as the TheNondescript work on a meta level too, but in practice her second actress is used for the rest of the series.
* PhraseCatcher: “Who?”, “Her?”, “Egg?” “Bland?”

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* ActorAllusion: In Season 4 [[spoiler: she is both partner and partner-in-crime to Tony Wonder, who is played by Taylor’s husband, Ben Stiller.]]
** She's also implied to be going bald. Christine Taylor previously played a bald woman in ''{{Friends}}''.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:At the end of Season 4, she may be shaping up to become one for the Bluths.]]

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->''"Did somebody say... "wonder"?"''

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* ActorAllusion: In Season 4 [[spoiler: he is both partner and partner-in-crime to Sally Sitwell, who is played by Stiller’s wife, Christine Taylor.]]

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* ImpossiblyAwesomeMagicTrick: He somehow managed to have himself baked into a loaf of bread and turned into a giant sandwich for the troops.

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[[folder:Bob Loblaw]]
!!Bob Loblaw
!!!Played by: Scott Baio
->''"Why should you go to jail, for a crime someone else... [[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]?"''

The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

* AmoralAttorney: See the quote above.
* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance in season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay prefaces her flirtations with him with that she’s looking into getting a divorce. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce lawyer.
* PunnyName: Taken UpToEleven when we discover he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about his name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it out loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.
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[[folder:Stefan Gentles]]
-->'''Played By:''' James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
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!!Unsorted
[[folder: John Beard, his Hometown’s Leading News Anchor]]
-->'''Played By:''' [[AsHimself John Beard]]

* AdamWesting
* AscendedExtra: John Beard AsHimself ties Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn for most frequently credited SpecialGuest, yet he probably has a cumulative minute of screentime.
** He more properly fits the trope in season 4, as he has an actual role in the Tobias plot.
* AsHimself: John Beard was a real newscaster for the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles area’s local FOX affiliate and was active during ''Arrested Development''’s run. He relocated to Buffalo in the seven-year break between the show’s FOX cancellation and its Netflix resumption, but he still filmed all his parts.
* CoincidentalBroadcast
* KentBrockmanNews
* ManipulativeEditing: Used by the news crew to make GOB sound like he's confessing to killing [[spoiler:Earl Milford]].
-->'''GOB''': I didn’t kill him, alright? And don’t edit this for your broadcast so it looks like I’m screaming-\\
'''GOB''' ''(on broadcast)'': "I killed [[spoiler:Earl Milford]]!"\\
'''John Beard''': Startling confession tonight at 11:00.
* PungeonMaster: Justified, since most of the plot-relevant things that wind up on the news are featured in ‘lighter side’-type segments.
* RecurringExtra
* SmugSnake
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[[folder: Bob Loblaw]]
!!Bob Loblaw
!!!Played by: Scott Baio
->''"Why should you go to jail, for a crime someone else... [[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]?"''

The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

* ActorAllusion: This isn’t the first time he’s been brought in [[Series/HappyDays to replace Barry Zuckerkorn]].
* AmoralAttorney: See the quote above.
* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance in season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay prefaces her flirtations with him with that she’s looking into getting a divorce. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce lawyer.
* PunnyName: Taken UpToEleven when we discover he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about his name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it out loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.
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[[folder: Stefan Gentles, his Father’s Prison Warden]]
-->'''Played By:''' James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
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[[folder: The Richter Quintuplets - his Son's Former Counselor's Siblings]]

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!!Unsorted
[[folder: John Beard, his Hometown’s Leading News Anchor]]
-->'''Played By:''' [[AsHimself John Beard]]

* AdamWesting
* AscendedExtra: John Beard AsHimself ties Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn for most frequently credited SpecialGuest, yet he probably has a cumulative minute of screentime.
** He more properly fits the trope in season 4, as he has an actual role in the Tobias plot.
* AsHimself: John Beard was a real newscaster for the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles area’s local FOX affiliate and was active during ''Arrested Development''’s run. He relocated to Buffalo in the seven-year break between the show’s FOX cancellation and its Netflix resumption, but he still filmed all his parts.
* CoincidentalBroadcast
* KentBrockmanNews
* ManipulativeEditing: Used by the news crew to make GOB sound like he's confessing to killing [[spoiler:Earl Milford]].
-->'''GOB''': I didn’t kill him, alright? And don’t edit this for your broadcast so it looks like I’m screaming-\\
'''GOB''' ''(on broadcast)'': "I killed [[spoiler:Earl Milford]]!"\\
'''John Beard''': Startling confession tonight at 11:00.
* PungeonMaster: Justified, since most of the plot-relevant things that wind up on the news are featured in ‘lighter side’-type segments.
* RecurringExtra
* SmugSnake
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[[folder: Bob Loblaw]]
!!Bob Loblaw
!!!Played by: Scott Baio
->''"Why should you go to jail, for a crime someone else... [[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]?"''

The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

* ActorAllusion: This isn’t the first time he’s been brought in [[Series/HappyDays to replace Barry Zuckerkorn]].
* AmoralAttorney: See the quote above.
* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance in season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay prefaces her flirtations with him with that she’s looking into getting a divorce. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce lawyer.
* PunnyName: Taken UpToEleven when we discover he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about his name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it out loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.
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[[folder: Stefan Gentles, his Father’s Prison Warden]]
-->'''Played By:''' James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
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[[folder: The [[folder:The Richter ~~Quintuplets - his Son's Former Counselor's Siblings]]~~Quintuplets]]

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* AscendedExtra: Somewhat, they make an appearance in “S.O.B.s” in season 3 but have multiple appearances in season 4.
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* AscendedExtra: Somewhat, they make an appearance in “S.O.B.s” in season 3 but have multiple appearances in ~~season~~ Season 4.
~~%%* SelfDeprecation~~* SelfDeprecation: Their lives, especially Andy's, seem to be in shambles, more or less.

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~~[[folder: Dr. Norman, his Uncle's Friend]]~~!!Introduced in Season 4

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[[folder:Rebel Alley]]
-->'''Played By:''' Isla Fisher

Ron Howard's illegitimate daughter. Had a very wild rebel streak before her son was born and is now aspiring to be an actress.

* MeaningfulName: She was a heck of a rebel back in the day. She might still be one today.
* LoveTriangle: Between Rebel, Michael, and [[spoiler:George Michael]].
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A British girl whom Michael meets in Wee Britain during "For British Eyes Only", and falls in love with.

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A British girl whom Michael meets in Wee Britain during "For British Eyes Only", and falls in love ~~with.~~
with. [[spoiler:While it's at first hinted that she is working with Trevor, the reality is that she's mentally retarded (earning her the title of MRF: Mentally Retarded Female).]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:When it comes to light that she's working with Trevor, the two are set up as this for Season 3. Ultimately subverted, as it turns out he really is her uncle, and she isn't evil in the slightest.]]

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* MasterOfDisguise: Parodied. He constantly turns up in various disguises and faked accents. They are all blatantly obvious, and the narration {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this, with the narrator saying, “Gene was far from the best.” Despite this, they invariably fool Lucille, eliciting a scream of delight from her each time. However, he gets pretty much anywhere instantly, which is surprisingly so given his standard—

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* MasterOfDisguise: Parodied. He constantly turns up in various disguises and faked accents. They are all blatantly obvious, and the narration {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this, with the narrator saying, “Gene was far from the best.” Despite this, they invariably fool Lucille, eliciting a scream of delight from her each time. However, he gets ~~pretty much~~ anywhere instantly, which is surprisingly so given his standard—

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* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: He doesn't seem to understand how certain phases can be allusions to death when taken non-literally.

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!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, [[spoiler:Henry Winkler (Young Barry)]]

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!!!Played by: Henry Winkler, ~~[[spoiler:Henry~~ [[spoiler:Max Winkler (Young Barry)]]

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* ~~{{Parental Neglect}} [[spoiler: Steve~~ ParentalAbandonment: Steve's father has been missing from his life since he was young, and he goes on a quest to find him after "The Immaculate Election".
* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:Steve is often disappointed by GOB's constant failed attempts to try and connect with him.]]

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!!Introduced in Season 3
[[folder:Rita Leeds]]
!!Rita Leeds
!!!Played by: Charlize Theron

A British girl whom Michael meets in Wee Britain during "For British Eyes Only", and falls in love with.

* CloudCuckoolander: [[spoiler:Not noticable at first, but a lot of her dialogue is this after she is revealed as an MRF.]]
* OneOfTheKids: Due to teaching at a school in Wee Britain. [[spoiler:Or attending the school as a student, as it turns out.]]
* RummageSaleReject: How she dresses is pretty questionable, but Michael finds it charming.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Subverted. [[spoiler:This is how the Bluths can’t recognize her as mentally retarded: her British accent.]]
* VillainousFriendship: The final moments of "For British Eyes Only" shows [[spoiler:her get into a car with Trevor, implying this.]]
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[[folder:Trevor]]
!![[spoiler:Uncle]] Trevor
!!!Played by: Dave Thomas

A British man who comes after Michael and his family in Season 3. [[spoiler:He is actually Rita's uncle and caretaker, due to her disability.]]
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* BigBad: Implied at first to be one for Season 3; he is part of the group who set up George, Sr. [[spoiler:Except not really, because he doesn't actually have anything to do with that group at all.]]
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[[folder: Rita Leeds, his Ex-Fiancée]]
-->'''Played By:''' Charlize Theron

* CloudCuckoolander
* OneOfTheKids
* RummageSaleReject: How she dresses is pretty questionable, but Michael finds it charming.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Subverted.[[spoiler: This is how the Bluths can’t recognize her as mentally retarded: her British accent.]]
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!!!Played by: Henry Winkler

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the series.

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!!!Played by: Henry ~~Winkler~~

Winkler, [[spoiler:Henry Winkler (Young Barry)]]

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the ~~series.~~
series. [[spoiler:He is fired by Michael in the Season 3 premiere after he is caught trying to smuggle George, now a member of the Blue Man Group, out of the country.]]

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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Michael fires him in "The Cabin Show", the Season 3 premiere.]]

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!!Bob Loblaw
!!!Played by: Scott Baio
->''"Why should you go to jail, for a crime someone else... [[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]?"''

The Bluths' first ''decent'' lawyer (with the possible exception of Wayne Jarvis), brought in by Michael in Season 3 [[spoiler:to replace Barry Zuckercorn]].

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* AmoralAttorney: ~~“Why should you go to jail for a crime somebody else … ''[[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]''?”~~See the quote above.

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!!Introduced in Season 1
[[folder: Steve Holt]]
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!!Steve Holt
!!!Played by: Justin Grant Wade
->''"[[SayMyName STEVE HOLT]]!"''

Steve Holt is a student at George Michael and Maeby's high school. Introduced first in "Bringing Up Buster", he is initially Maeby's crush, and is a BookDumb high school jock. [[spoiler:He is actually GOB's son, born to Eve Holt, a woman GOB impregnated at high school, making him Michael's nephew. Despite numerous attempts to reconnect with GOB, it never works out for him. By Season 4, he's working as pest control.]]

* CatchPhrase[=/=]SayMyName: STEVE HOLT!
* DumbJock
* FutureLoser: [[spoiler:In Season 4, Steve has finally gotten out of high school, works as a pest exterminator, has gained some weight, and his hairline is starting to recede just like he feared it would. Arguably a subversion, since he's still cheerful, energetic, self-employed and successful. Which is altogether more what the rest of his biological family can say.]]
* GenerationXerox: His mother, EVE HOLT!
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:Season 4 reveals he’s the very picture of someone who peaked in high school.]]
* LargeHam
* LovableJock: He’s dumb as a box of hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].
* LukeYouAreMyFather: It turns out [[spoiler:he's actually GOB's son. However, it's not him who tells his father this, but Michael, who easily puts two and two together upon seeing them.]]
* {{Malaproper}}:
** “There’s no ''me'' in ''team''!”
** "There’s no “i” in “win”!"
* PopularIsDumb
* YankTheDogsChain: [[spoiler:In Season 4. For a moment it looks like GOB is going to make a serious attempt to reconnect with him, but he eventually bails out on Steve and even berates him later for not sending him any birthday cards through the years. Then Maeby doesn’t recognize him despite him doing his trademark pose.]]
-->'''Steve''': [[spoiler:Heck of a birthday this is shaping up to be...]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Marta Estrella]]
!!Marta Estrella
!!!Played by: Leonor Varela[[note]]In "Bringing Up Buster" and "Key Decisions"[[/note]], Patricia Velásquez

Marta is a Spanish soap opera actress. While she is dating GOB, Michael quickly falls in love with her upon getting to know her in "Key Decisions". She has two sons.

* TheCameo: Albeit played by a different actress, in a montage in "Forget-Me-Now".
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter:
** Thinking GOB, of all people, was a great (and [[YourCheatingHeart faithful]]) guy.
** She eventually comes to view her judgement of [[spoiler:Michael as a caring family-driven person]] as this when she finds him [[spoiler:fighting GOB and Buster outside their father's hearing]] in "Marta Complex".
* NoodleIncident: ''Anything'' involving the plot of her ShowWithinAShow "El Amor Prohibido".
* TheOtherDarrin: Portrayed by two different actresses across Season 1, with a third given a brief appearance in [[spoiler:a montage of Michael’s former girlfriends]] in "Forget-Me-Now".
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She doesn't appear after "Marta Complex".]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Near the end of their relationship, [[spoiler:she cheated on GOB with Michael.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lucille 2]]
!!Lucille Austero/Lucille 2/"Standpoor"
!!!Played by: Liza Minnelli

Lucille Austero, known by the Bluths as "Lucille 2", is Lucille's next-door-neighbour, best friend and rival. She also suffers from chronic vertigo. She begins a relationship with Buster in the first season after unknowingly flirting with him in "Key Decisions". In Season 2, we see that she is a major investor in the Bluth company stocks, which she has registered under the named "Standpoor" as a nod to her vertigo, to the point of her taking ownership of the company away from the Bluths themselves. She becomes an AscendedExtra as the series goes on, especially in Season 4. [[spoiler:She goes missing on the night of Cinco de Cuatro, her bloodied outline viewed against the staircar, with the identity of her possible murderer being the main {{cliffhanger}} of Season 4, since every main character has a motive. Buster is arrested for her murder, although his guilt remains unknown.]]

* AscendedExtra: In Season 4, after becoming the major shareholder in the company. In fact, most of the season's storyline revolves around her.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** She refuses to sell her Bluth shares when she finds out Lucille took advantage of her.
** [[spoiler: She delivers a withering TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Lucille in Season 4, while being deposed as a defense witness]].
* SitcomArchnemesis: With Lucille Bluth as social friends and passive-aggressive rivals.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lucille. She begins to give as good as she gets in the later seasons.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kitty Sanchez]]
!!Kitty Sanchez
!!!Played by: Creator/JudyGreer
->''"And say goodbye... ''(flashes breasts)'' to these."''

Kitty Sanchez is George's, and later Michael's personal secretary. She's still loyal to George despite his imprisonment. George was actually having an affair with her, and continues to throughout the series. After getting breast implants in Season 1, she becomes fond of flashing her breasts to people. [[spoiler:When George escaped from prison, she helped him flee the country. She was seen attending his fake funeral, but returns to the plot properly in the last two episodes of Season 2, when she kidnaps George Sr, and comes across a sample of his sperm.]]

* TheAlcoholic
* BeautifulAllAlong: Averted, as much as GOB tries (even though she is played by an attractive actress). When he gets her to take off the glasses and let down her hair, he finds out that she is crossed-eyed and her hair is a puffy, unruly mess. While putting off having sex with her, he keeps trying different combinations in the hopes that she'll look better.
-->'''GOB''': Glasses off. Glasses on. Hair up. Glasses off. Down, on. Have we done up, off?
** However, she does look much better upon her return in the last two episodes of Season 2.
* BigBreastPride: After getting (botched) breast implants she refuses to stop flashing Michael anytime he doesn’t give into her demands to show him “what [he’s] missing” and [[MyEyesAreUpHere then get angry at him for staring at her breasts.]]
* BreastExpansion: She decided to get breast implants when the makers of ''Girls With Low Self-Esteem'' refused to use footage of her taking her top off.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Take a good look at these! Because it's the last time you're ever going to see them!", or "And say goodbye... to ''these''!"
** In Season 4, she becomes fond of ending sentences with “you pig,” generally when she’s disgusted by (perceived) sexist behavior.
* CloudCuckooLander
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:For a few minutes in "Missing Kitty", where we see a flashback of her boarding the yacht, just after hearing that GOB ''sunk'' the yacht for his illusion.]]
* TheDitz: Displayed several times that she's not exactly bright. Quite possibly her biggest blunder was challenging Lucille to a drinking contest of all things.
* FieryRedhead
* GenkiGirl
* ManChild: She still acts like an extremely immature teenager (taking time off for spring break and partying excessively).
* PluckyOfficeGirl: A quite crazy version of this.
* PutOnABus: For the first half of Season 2, where she is only seen [[spoiler:attending George's Mexican funeral]].
** TheBusCameBack: In "Spring Breakout", where she plays a major part in the plot when she [[spoiler:kidnaps George Sr.]]
* SanitySlippage: Inverted. She is much less crazy upon her return in the Season 2 finale.
* SmugSnake
* StalkerWithATestTube: [[spoiler:In "Spring Breakout", she challenges Lucille to a drinking contest over an amount of George Sr's sperm after he denies her a child. She eventually gets what she's after too, when GOB uses a cooler from the banana stand that happened to contain the sperm sample to replace the one full of evidence which would have proved George Sr's innocence.]]
* {{Yandere}}: In her initial appearance, to George Sr.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Barry Zuckerkorn]]
!!Barry Zuckerkorn
!!!Played by: Henry Winkler

The Bluth family's incompetent lawyer, whom Michael desperately tries to replace with rival Wayne Jarvis. He is homophobic[[note]]Which caused his (gay) paralegal to sue him with a rival lawyer[[/note]] and homosexual himself. Like most of the Bluth family, he is lazy and selfish. He makes many appearances throughout the series.

* ActorAllusion[=/=]CastingGag: In a couple of scenes he briefly slips into [[Series/HappyDays Fonzie]]’s trademark poses and mannerisms. The most overt reference has him literally [[JumpTheShark jumping over a shark]].
* AmbiguouslyJewish
* AmoralAttorney
* ArmoredClosetGay
* CasanovaWannabe: He often makes uncomfortable passes at other men in the form of {{Freudian Slip}}s, and has a reputation as a bit of creep as a result.
* FreudianSlip: Commonly after he's revealed to be gay. In fact, the reveal itself also comes in the form of a FreudianSlip at the end of "In God We Trust":
-->'''Barry''': Are all of the guys in here, you know...\\
'''George''': Oh, no, no, no. Not all of them.\\
'''Barry''': Yeah. It's never the ones you hope.\\
'''George''': ...Hope?\\
'''Barry''': Think.
* {{Jerkass}}: To James, especially considering he's gay himself.
* LazyBum: At one point he’s so lazy that he won’t even read the settlement George Sr. has been given.
* ThePeepingTom: Season 4 has him facing charges of sneaking into the grounds of the local high school to spy on the football team's dressing room, and it is heavily implied that he in fact did so.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Michael fires him in the Season 3 premiere.]]
** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Lucille has rehired him in Season 4, following her being arrested for hijacking the ''Queen Mary''.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo
* TimeShiftedActor: [[spoiler:In Season 4, Young Barry is played by Max Winkler, Henry Winkler’s son, in flashbacks.]]
* TransparentCloset
[[/folder]]

[[folder:James Spangler]]
!!James Alan Spangler
!!!Played by: Sam Pancake, Antony Desantis

Barry Zuckerkorn's gay paralegal. He filed a lawsuit against Barry, ironically with Barry's rival Wayne Jarvis.

* ButtMonkey: It certainly appears so. In fact, Barry's homophobic comments against him are implied to be all too common.
-->'''Barry''': I am not a ''girl'', you bow-tied...\\
'''James''': ''(holds up tape recorder, presses record)'' Go on, call me something. I'm redoing my kitchen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: J. Walter Weatherman]]
!!J. Walter Weatherman
!!!Played by: Steve Ryan

J. Walter Weatherman is an ex-Bluth company employee who lost his arm in a company accident. Ever since the accident, George has been using him and his ArtificialLimb to teach his children "valuable" life lessons, like why you should always leave a note.

* ArtificialLimb: His prosthetic arm.
* FakeArmDisarm: His prosthetic right arm detaches, and as such the lessons always end with it being ripped off somehow.
* HypocriticalHumor: At the end of "Pier Pressure", [[spoiler:he teaches Michael and GOB why you should never teach lessons to your son.]]
* MadLibsCatchphrase: “And ''that’s'' why you _________.”
* ScareEmStraight: His whole purpose in George's parenting.
* SpaceWhaleAesop: Every single bad thing you do will somehow lead to a man losing his arm, apparently. Or, in the case of leaving the front door open while the air conditioner is on, ''kill'' him.
* UncattyResemblance: In his introductory flashback, he is seen with a three-legged dog.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carl Weathers]]
!!Carl Weathers
!!!Played by: [[AsHimself Carl Weathers]]
->''"Whoa, whoa, whoa, there’s still plenty of meat on that bone! Now you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato... Baby, you’ve got a stew going!"''

Carl Weathers is Tobias' idol and acting coach, whose training his purchases with his last $1100 given to him by Michael to regain his medical license under Jessie's suggestion. After [[spoiler:being fired by Tobias]] he starts spending time with Lucille 2.

* AdamWesting
* CoolOldGuy
* TheDanza
* EatDirtCheap: The famous stew line. His love of Burger King also stems from this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maggie Lizer]]
!!Maggie Lizer
!!!Played by: Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus
->''"I'm Maggie Lizer. As in, Maggie Lies-her ass off! ''(laughs awkwardly)'' ...One person laughed at that once, I don't know why I keep trying it."''

Maggie Lizer is a blind prosecutor whom Michael starts going out with after an unsuccessful one-night-stand. She turns out to be the prosecutor in the case against his father, and asks him to look over the list of evidence they have against him in the case. [[spoiler:It's a bluff, and the evidence list is fake, but her [[BatmanGambit gambit]] goes even further than that - not only was she lying about the evidence, she was also lying about her blindness, and has been faking the condition for years since it helped her cheat on the exam.]]

She returns in Season 2, pregnant with a child Michael believes could be his. [[spoiler:Due to her track record, though, he also believes that she could be lying about the whole thing. Eventually he discovers that the baby isn't his, but the child of Officers Carter and Taylor, using Maggie as a surrogate mother. And ''then'' he discovers that Maggie isn't the mother at all, but her client Loretta is. In TheStinger of her final appearance, she is implied to be pregnant for real this time, and with Michael's child at that.]]

* AmoralAttorney: Well, [[spoiler:she has been using her blindness to gain sympathy from the judge, jury and even the defendants themselves, and sometimes even to falsify evidence.]]
* BatterUp: Against [[spoiler:Tobias]] during their game of cat-and-mouse.
* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Zig-Zagged and Deconstructed]] in Season 2. While she appears to be pregnant, due to [[spoiler:her faking her blindness]], Michael believes that she could be faking it. [[spoiler:He sends Lindsay and Tobias to her house to investigate, and they find a fat suit. He confronts her about it, only for her to show her stomach, revealing that she really is blind. Then in the next episode, it turns out that it's not Michael's child, but the surrogate child of Officers Carter and Taylor. ''Then'' it turns out that it's not Maggie's child either - her client Loretta was the pregnant one all along, and Maggie ''had'' been wearing the fat suit (a latex model which led Michael to believe her).]]
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: When Tobias [[spoiler:infiltrates her house to steal evidence, it's her fake blindness that prevents her from letting on that she can tell he's there.]]
* ObfuscatingDisability: [[spoiler:Her "ocular retinoblastoma", which she has been faking for years.]]
* PutOnABus: After her two-parter, "Altar Egos"/"Justice is Blind".
** TheBusCameBack: For Season 2's "Out on a Limb"/"Hand to God".
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: In "Justice is Blind", Michael throws a copy of the Bible at her in court to [[spoiler:prove that she's not blind. Unfortunately, she actually ''was'' temporarily blind at that point, thanks to Tobias spraying her in the face.]]

!!Justice
Maggie's seeing-eye dog, although [[spoiler:it turns out that he's the blind one, not Maggie]].[[note]]Not to be confused with Little Justice, one of George Sr.'s fellow inmates who appears in "Missing Kitty".[[/note]]

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He doesn't appear in Season 2 even though Maggie does. [[spoiler:She presumably had no use for him once her blind act was up.]]
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Justice causing havoc in the park when Michael and Maggie go for a walk.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ann Veal]]
!!Ann Paul Veal
!!!Played by: Alessandra Torresani; Creator/MaeWhitman
->'''George Michael''': She’s not my girlfriend. And she’s not bland.\\
'''Maeby''': Really? Because, I mean, under her school picture it said “not pictured”.

...''[[RunningGag her?]]'' George Michael's bland girlfriend as of the end of Season 1. Although George Michael is infatuated with her, Michael cannot bring himself to like her, due to her lack of any personality beyond her Christianity. [[spoiler:In Season 3, she ends up sleeping with GOB behind George Michael's back.]]

* ButtMonkey
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Tricks GOB and Tony Wonder into sleeping with each other when both attempt to use her against each other as revenge for GOB leaving her at the altar and Tony getting her pregnant.]]
* {{Embarrassing|MiddleName}} {{Tomboyish|Name}} [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Middle Name]]: Paul.
* TheFundamentalist
* TheNondescript: According to Maeby, you couldn't pick her from a lineup of ''one''.
* TheOtherDarrin: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Apparently the plan was]] to give her a new actress for ''every episode'' she appeared in, to make her status as the TheNondescript work on a meta level too, but in practice her second actress is used for the rest of the series.
* PhraseCatcher: “Who?”, “Her?”, “Egg?” “Bland?”
** “Who?”
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Ann and her mother have a decidedly unique interpretation of the word “secularity”.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:'''Spoiler Character''']]
!!Saddam Hussein/H. Maddas
->'''GOB''': We've got the proof, Michael. Dad's signed contract with Saddam.\\
'''Buster''': ''(whispering)'' ...Hussein.

An Iraqi dictator, and the long-time business partner of George, Sr. His involvement in the plot was first hinted when George Sr revealed that he ''may'' have committed some "light treason", but it was confirmed at the end of Season 1 that George had been making model homes in Iraq to aid Hussein. Evidence relating to the business ventures of the two was stored in the [[SdrawkcabName H. Maddas]] cooler, [[spoiler:until it was destroyed by GOB at the end of "Spring Breakout"]]. George Sr claims that Hussein set him up, and used him as a pawn in his plans.

* TheChessmaster: According to George Sr.
* SdrawkcabName: "H. Maddas".
* WalkingSpoiler: His involvement in the plot is ''the'' major reveal of Season 1.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Fishman]]
!!Doctor Fishman/Doctor Wordsmith
!!!Played by: Ian Roberts
->''"Excuse me, Mr. Bluth. [[spoiler:We lost him]]. He just, uh... [[spoiler:got away from us]]. I’m sorry."''

A very literal doctor who often gets assigned to the Bluths whenever they visit the hospital. His strange way of speaking often results in miscommunication between him and his patients.

* LiteralMinded: His defining character trait, which leads to some of the most hilarious moments on the show.
[[/folder]]

!!Introduced in Season 2
[[folder:Starla]]
!!Starla
!!!Played by: Mo Collins
->''"Solid as a rock!"''

Introduced early in Season 2, Starla is GOB's business [[LiteralMinded model]], and later the Bluth's secretary to replace Kitty, who [[spoiler:helped George escape to Mexico]]. She ignores GOB's sexual advances, and later [[spoiler:becomes a love interest for Buster]]. She also develops rabies from a rabid dog later on in the season.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: If she is a whore, as Lucille vehemently suggests.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gene Parmesan]]
!!Gene Parmesan
!!!Played by: Martin Mull

Lucille's Private Investigator.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: His disguises are comically bad, but he did manage to track down George Sr. before GOB's bounty hunter did.
* MasterOfDisguise: Parodied. He constantly turns up in various disguises and faked accents. They are all blatantly obvious, and the narration {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this, with the narrator saying, “Gene was far from the best.” Despite this, they invariably fool Lucille, eliciting a scream of delight from her each time. However, he gets pretty much anywhere instantly, which is surprisingly so given his standard—
* PaperThinDisguise: As bad as his fake accents and his detective skills.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stan Sitwell]]
!!Stan Sitwell
!!!Played by: Ed Begley Jr.

George's long-time rival, although he's a genuinely nice guy.

* BaldOfAwesome: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. He has alopecia, rendering him completely hairless, and regularly donates large sums to charities.
** CastingGag: Ed Begley Jr. has a very full blond head in real life.
* NiceGuy
** BewareTheNiceOnes:[[spoiler: After the events of “[[Recap/ArrestedDevelopmentS3E13DevelopmentArrested Development Arrested]],” Stan buys up the Bluth Co. stock Michael’s family had sold, and then sells it to Lucille Austero at a loss. To recover his money, he signs a contract with the U.S. government to build a wall along the Mexican border.]]
* SitcomArchnemesis: To everyone except Michael, who regards him as a [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Competitor]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sally Sitwell]]
!!Sally Sitwell
!!!Played by: Christine Taylor

Stan Sitwell's daughter, and Michael's childhood crush. Michael never acted on his intentions due to their parents' feud. Their relationship eventually reaches a halt when Maggie returns and Michael believes she is pregnant with his baby.

* ActorAllusion: In Season 4 [[spoiler: she is both partner and partner-in-crime to Tony Wonder, who is played by Taylor’s husband, Ben Stiller.]]
** She's also implied to be going bald. Christine Taylor previously played a bald woman in ''{{Friends}}''.
* AscendedExtra: Despite only appearing in two episodes throughout the first three seasons, she is given a much bigger part in Season 4, where she [[spoiler: becomes Lucille 2's campaign advisor, and then is revealed to be behind Tony Wonder's grand plan]].
* BaldWomen: [[spoiler: It’s strongly hinted in Season 4 that she’s inherited her father’s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_universalis alopecia universalis]] and is starting to wear hairpieces, just like Stan]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tony Wonder]]
!!Tony Wonder
!!!Played by: Creator/BenStiller
->''"Did somebody say... "wonder"?"''

A professional magician, and GOB's idol. He shows up in "Sword of Destiny", allowing Buster (and by extension, GOB) to be on his DVD, "Use Your Illusion", although for copyright reasons he is considering changing the title to "[[Music/GunsNRoses Use Your Illusion II]]"[[note]]Since both are Music/GunsNRoses albums, it ends up being "Use Your Allusion"[[/note]]. He plays a bigger part in Season 4.

* ActorAllusion: In Season 4 [[spoiler: he is both partner and partner-in-crime to Sally Sitwell, who is played by Stiller’s wife, Christine Taylor.]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Gob.
* InadvertentEntranceCue: {{Exploited|Trope}}. He loves to hide in hidden compartments just so he can make a grandiose entrance when someone says the word “Wonder.”
* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: From Gob]] in Season 4. [[spoiler: They both have an interest in magic and they both have never felt genuine friendship. They even share a {{leitmotif}}.]]
* SuddenlySexuality: [[spoiler: ZigZagged.]] He publicly comes out of the closet in Season Four; [[spoiler: and although this is revealed to be a publicity stunt, he and Gob develop genuine romantic feelings for each other, leaving Tony’s actual sexuality somewhat ambiguous.]]
* UnknownRival: Even before their shenanigans in Season 4, Gob keeps track of Tony’s career exploits and is highly jealous of him. But while the Narrator refers to their relationship as a “longtime rivalry”, when Gob auditions to be part of his magic DVD in Season 2 he mainly acts like an awestruck fanboy. Tony, by contrast, seems to barely know who Gob is but is intrigued by his act and not adverse to his success.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: [[spoiler: His reciprocated feelings for Gob]] in Season 4 [[spoiler: take them both by surprise.]]
[[/folder]]

!!Unsorted
[[folder: John Beard, his Hometown’s Leading News Anchor]]
-->'''Played By:''' [[AsHimself John Beard]]

* AdamWesting
* AscendedExtra: John Beard AsHimself ties Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn for most frequently credited SpecialGuest, yet he probably has a cumulative minute of screentime.
** He more properly fits the trope in season 4, as he has an actual role in the Tobias plot.
* AsHimself: John Beard was a real newscaster for the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles area’s local FOX affiliate and was active during ''Arrested Development''’s run. He relocated to Buffalo in the seven-year break between the show’s FOX cancellation and its Netflix resumption, but he still filmed all his parts.
* CoincidentalBroadcast
* KentBrockmanNews
* ManipulativeEditing: Used by the news crew to make GOB sound like he's confessing to killing [[spoiler:Earl Milford]].
-->'''GOB''': I didn’t kill him, alright? And don’t edit this for your broadcast so it looks like I’m screaming-\\
'''GOB''' ''(on broadcast)'': "I killed [[spoiler:Earl Milford]]!"\\
'''John Beard''': Startling confession tonight at 11:00.
* PungeonMaster: Justified, since most of the plot-relevant things that wind up on the news are featured in ‘lighter side’-type segments.
* RecurringExtra
* SmugSnake
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Bob Loblaw, his ''Decent'' Lawyer]]
-->'''Played By:''' Scott Baio

* ActorAllusion: This isn’t the first time he’s been brought in [[Series/HappyDays to replace Barry Zuckerkorn]].
* AmoralAttorney: “Why should you go to jail for a crime somebody else … ''[[BaitAndSwitch noticed]]''?”
* DemotedToExtra: He only makes a brief appearance in season 4 thanks to the family rehiring Barry.
* ObliviousToLove: Lindsay prefaces her flirtations with him with that she’s looking into getting a divorce. He carries on with the rest of their interactions as if she’s consulting him as her divorce lawyer.
* PunnyName: Taken UpToEleven when we discover he has a law blog.
** If you don’t see what’s funny about his name, [[BlahBlahBlah try saying it out loud]]. Or view [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug this]] clip.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Stefan Gentles, his Father’s Prison Warden]]
-->'''Played By:''' James Lipton

* HopelessWithTech: Has a lot of trouble working with his Tablet.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers himself a brilliant scriptwriter and constantly tries to promote his work, mostly with little success.
* TrueArt: InUniverse. He is an aspiring scriptwriter, and considers his scripts to be this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rita Leeds, his Ex-Fiancée]]
-->'''Played By:''' Charlize Theron

* CloudCuckoolander
* OneOfTheKids
* RummageSaleReject: How she dresses is pretty questionable, but Michael finds it charming.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Subverted.[[spoiler: This is how the Bluths can’t recognize her as mentally retarded: her British accent.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Richter Quintuplets - his Son's Former Counselor's Siblings]]
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

Andy Richter and his four lookalike brothers.

'''Tropes Applying to the Richters in General'''

* ActingForTwo: All four are played by Andy Richter.
* CastingGag: Not the first time that Andy’s had something to do with Quintuplets.
* AscendedExtra: Somewhat, they make an appearance in “S.O.B.s” in season 3 but have multiple appearances in season 4.
%%* SelfDeprecation
* SiblingRivalry: Between some of them, Rocky seems particularly bitter about Andy’s success.
%%* SpecialGuest

'''Andy Richter:''' The man himself.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AdamWesting
* AsHimself

'''Rocky Richter:''' Andy’s stunt double and a cop.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* TheBigGuy
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Goes undercover at the high school as his brother Donny.]]
* SelfDeprecation: Complains about Andy looking like a “pig” which means he has to look like a pig too.

'''Donny Richter:''' A teacher at Openings, an alternative high school that George Michael and Maeby attend in season 3 [[spoiler:and in Maeby’s case, season 4]].
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* GranolaGirl
* TheSmartGuy

'''Emmett Richter:''' The quintuplet who refused to be shown on the show. A compulsive hoarder.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* AscendedExtra: Turns up in season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias’ Franchise/FantasticFour musical, though his face is still blurred.
* IdiotBall: It never seems to occur to him that even if he never lets anyone show his image specifically, he has four identical brothers with no such qualms.
* TheUnseen

'''Chareth Richter:''' Only appears in the family photograph with the other quintuplets.
-->'''Played By:''' Andy Richter

* OutOfFocus

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[[folder: Dr. Norman, his Uncle's Friend]]
-->'''Played By:''' John Slattery

* BlackComedyRape: He doesn't think women should be awake for sex.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He's a disgraced former anesthesiologist.
* NoodleIncident: An incident with a patient that cost him his practice. It's implied that this patient either nearly died and/or was unnecessarily sedated.
* TheStoner: He is a frequent abuser of all kinds of prescription medicine.
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