We don’t learn about Gob’s use and abuse of forget-me-nows that plague his memory but not in the way he wants until later in the season, but before we know about his troubles, in the scene from episode one where he forcefeeds one to Michael to make him forget the mysterious individual Gob has over at the model home (which is, hilariously, Tony Wonder), we see a flashback. Gob is buying his forget-me-nows from a little Mexican pharmacy shop. Outside the shop there’s a sign warning customers of the dangers of entering a vicious roofie circle, which Gob of course ends up in. The whole thing is also a bit of an allusion to the circular storytelling the season employs.
Having Tobias play The Thing sets up plenty of classic Tobias jokes, with perhaps the best one being “Daddy needs to get his rocks off.” But one detail I didn’t realize when I watched it was that The Thing famously wears jean cutoffs. Just like Tobias, the never-nude. Not only that, but apparently the Spanish name for The Thing is La Mole, which could be a reference to the fact that Tobias becomes a mole in season three. Or it could all be a “cooooiiiiiinciiideeeence.”
And this is just what fans have discovered less than a week after the release of this fourth season of Arrested Development. With the acceleration of communication provided by places like Twitter and Reddit, it’s unlikely any rock in this season will be left unturned. I suspect we’ll see just how deep the comedy wormhole goes and come out realizing that this season contains just as much humor and even more complexity than the previous three.
Are there any hidden jokes you think you’ve discovered in season 4 of Arrested Development? Share your finds in the comments below.
