After his father fails to promote him within the family business, Michael accepts a job in Arizona -- until his dad is arrested for shady bookkeeping. After Michael decides to leave the family business, his father is arrested.
Michael suspects that George Sr. is running the business from inside prison. George Michael is made manager of the banana stand, and Michael gives Gob a letter to mail after Lucille suggests that he be included in the business.
A reluctant Michael takes Buster under his wing while attempting to get closer to an increasingly distant George-Michael. Buster moves in with Michael after getting kicked out of his penthouse.
Determined to not be upstaged by his actress girlfriend, Gob decides to pull an elaborate escape at the Orange County Prison, where George Sr. is being held. Meanwhile, Michael falls for Gob's girlfriend Marta.
Michael trades in his bicycle for his father's car and ends up giving a ride to a complete stranger who mistakes Michael for a killer. Lucille tries to upstage her rival, Lucille, at a bachelorette auction.
Michael gets a tip about the company's international accounts, and has Gob question the office secretary Kitty about them. But that's not before Michael does the unthinkable - setting up a conjugal visit between George Sr. and Lucille.
The family attorney arranges George Sr.'s release from prison for Christmas. Later, George-Michael has to wear an embarrassing codpeice in a pageant. George Sr. is allowed to participate in a 'living art' Christmas pageant.
Michael loses his short-term memory after he and Lucille have a car accident. George-Michael and Maeby want to see an R-rated movie about cousins in love. Lucille feels unloved and tries to pin her car accident on Michael.
Michael decides to expose Marta to Gob's womanizing by having her participate in a magic trick that involves one of Gob's many girlfriends. Michael falls for Marta and lets her know that Gob cheats on her.
Michael thinks George-Michael is using marijuana, and when Buster asks George-Michael to buy him marijuana to treat Lucille Austero's vertigo, Michael stages a phony bust to teach George-Michael a lesson.
After having a tough time getting George-Michael admitted to a private school, and much negative publicity, Michael hires an attractive publicist for the family to change the family's image.
On Valentine's Day, Marta falls for Michael, to his misunderstanding. Michael delivers a speech about love that makes Marta realise she has feelings for him. George-Michael realises that Maeby might not be his cousin.
Michael tells Gob about his flirtation with Marta amid George Sr.'s hearing. Meanwhile, George-Michael tries to determine whether he and Maeby are related by blood.
George Bluth Sr. gets a visit from a rabid female fan who may be in love with him. George Michael is interested in his teacher, and so is his father. Gob tries to get revenge on Michael for trying to steal his girlfriend.
Michael learns that most of his family is on the company payroll despite not working there. Gob and Buster are sent to work at the construction site, while Lindsay answers phone calls for the company.
Michael has a one-night stand with George Sr.'s blind prosecutor, Maggie Lizer. Meanwhile, Gob gets married to a woman after a series of escalating dares, and tries to get a subsequent divorce.
While grappling with the dilemma of whether or not to open his father's case file, Michael discovers the truth about Maggie. Michael tries to do the right thing and end his relationship with Maggie.
Michael finally stands up to George Sr. Michael disobeys his father and fires his old secretary, the incompetent Kitty, who could reveal secrets that would further damage the family's reputation.
Gob throws a bachelor party in order to scare the company accountant -- who's getting ready to testify against George Sr. -- into believing he killed a stripper.
The family begs Michael for money when the company funds become unfrozen. As his entire family targets company funds that have recently become unfrozen, Michael purchases some ultimately worthless land from his Uncle Oscar.
Michael is questioned by the police about Kitty's disappearance. Police attempt to pin Kitty's disappearance on Michael. Meanwhile, Michael brings Maeby along with him for "Take Your Daughter To Work Day."
