The One Where They Build a House

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Due to Michael’s continuing legal troubles, Gob agrees to be the company figurehead while Michael pulls the strings, an arrangement which, of course, ends up driving Michael completely crazy when Gob’s showmanship and ludicrous ideas impress the board. Meanwhile, the mistaken identities continue when George Sr. is arrested in Mexico for a crime that Oscar committed, and Oscar takes George Sr.’s place in a way no one could have predicted.

Our Take

A tight, fast episode that leans on the twin gimmick of Oscar and George Sr. swapping lives, and it mostly earns the absurdity. Gob fronting the company while Michael seethes behind the scenes gives Will Arnett plenty of room to be ridiculous, and the board falling for it is the right kind of dumb. Some jokes overstay, but the pacing rarely lets you notice. Well worth the twenty minutes.