The Best of G.O.B.'s Illusions From "Arrested Development," in GIFs

They aren't magic tricks.

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If you had to distill all the characters of Arrested Development down into a single work, G.O.B.'s would surely be: magic. Excuse us—illusion. One of the running gags on AD is that the oldest Bluth boy fancies himself a magician. No, illusionist. He's very bad at it. And that's very good.

Check out the Best of G.O.B's illusions from Arrested Development—in GIFs. Duh.

This feature is part of Arrested Development Week at Complex.

Assistant Buster

Episode: "Good Grief" (Episode 2, Season 4)

George Sr.'s funeral marks the first taste of Buster's burgeoning magic career. He sits in the assistant role, but looks good in his Hot Cops Prussian military outfit, and finds G.O.B.'s moves easy to imitate.

My Father's Body

Episode: "Good Grief" (Episode 2, Season 4)

G.O.B. knows how much his father loved magic and sees his funeral as a perfect opportunity to make his way back into the Magicians' Alliance, and maybe make the cover of Poof! He does make the cover, but for all the wrong reasons.

Things Disappear

Episode: "Prison Break In" (Episode 7, Season 3)

G.O.B. is not just the family entertainer on the stage—he acts as the family videographer as well. In his video for the family fundraiser for Tobias' Graft vs. Host disease, he manages to sneak a little magic into his video, with fantastic results.

Signature Move

Episode: "Storming the Castle" (Episode 9, Season 1)

G.O.B. takes the fast and flashy moves of John C. Reily's character in Boogie Nights and turns them up to eleven—by holding a knife in his teeth. To increase the danger!

Scarf Dance

Episode: "Missing Kitty (Episode 18, Season 1)

It's pretty basic, but the howdedodats eat it up.

Showboating

Episode: "Missing Kitty" (Episode 18, Season 1)

Imagine if he combined this Moonwalk with his walking on water trick.

Not a Yacht

Episode: "Missing Kitty" (Episode 18, Season 1)

"Where once there was a yacht, now there is not!"

Scarf

Episode: "Storming the Castle" (Episode 9, Season 1)

You really don't need an illusion when you can look this majestic wearing a scarf.

Two Weeks!

Episode: "The One Where They Build a House" (Episode 2, Season 2)

Nothing impresses businessmen like money. So obviously the board is behind G.O.B. when he makes it rain pennies from heaven.

Fireball

Episode: "Burning Love" (Episode 9, Season 2)

One of the few times that G.O.B. nails the fireball trick comes when talking about siphoning gas from Sally Sitwell's car. He's excited that his flint still has a little life in it. So are we.

Walk on Water

Episode: "The Ocean Walker" (Episode 6, Season 3)

Rita's walks across the pool on her way back to England in what's clearly G.O.B.'s best gag.

Side note: This illusion is created in anticipation of the Jesus show G.O.B. will be putting on in Iraq.

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