I wonder why everyone spells her name as "Tracey" even though it seems like her name was actually "Tracy" with no E. If I recall correctly, we only see the spelling "Tracey" in the Babytock! commercial (S4E13 "It gets better"). However, we see the no-E "Tracy" spelling on George Michael and Maeby's marriage license (S3E11 "Family ties" 2:20), as well as on the oft-mentioned boxes seen in the model home attic—such as those labeled "Tracy's sweaters" and "Tracy's maternity clothes" in S2E5, "Sad Sack". The latter example of seems like definitive evidence in favor of "Tracy" with no E given that Micheal was probably the one who labeled the boxes, and he of all people would be the best positioned to spell his wife's name correctly. I should also note that "Tracy" is the more common spelling of that name.

Am I missing any important proof of the "Tracey" with-an-E orthography? Or have users simply been misguided for years by the name seen on the Babytock! commercial?

Is it relevant to mention in the episode Trivia segment of the article for For British Eyes Only (season 3, episode 2) that, certainly last time I watched it, Netflix's automatic 'skip intro' function when binge watching, skips the 'previously on' segment which creates a notable gap in the narrative, with us cutting straight from George, still on the run, having stolen the cabin (and Michael and George Michael) and cutting straight to George on house arrest, It always confused me until I figured out the issues.

This is a different version of a comment I left at Wikipedia.... As noted in discussions at Reddit and elsewhere, George Michael and Maeby at the start of season 4 are 18 years old, instead of 16, even though the season begins at exactly where season 3 left off. This retroactive continuity is made very clear by George Michael soon leaving for college (and first there being somewhat of a graduation party for him) and the development of the Maeby-staying-in-high-school story. There is still some confusion about how, if season 3 ended in fictional 2006, we can still end up in fictional 2012 at the end of the season 4, since it seems that only 4-5 years have passed.

Here's my take, or at least the first sketches of how I would solve this problem. George Michael only went to college for four years, though some at this Fandom site have tried to stretch his time in college to 5 or 6 years. It's said that he had a "semester abroad" (not a full school year) his junior year (the spring semester because we were also shown him participating in the kissing study in the fall semester) then came back after that summer.

If you follow the Maeby story closely, you'll see that she has a "sophomore senior" year and a "junior senior" year (that is, second and third senior years after purposely flunking her first senior year), but then she seems to give up on the idea, so there's a year when she's not in high school, only to return again for a "final senior" year; note that the narrator does not use the phrase, "senior senior" year for this third additional senior year because that at that point in the joke the play-on-words falls apart. If she had a fourth additional year, it would not have a name that fits because because the first additional senior year was her "sophomore senior" year, the second "junior", and the third "senior". So then why have her take a year off? First of all, it helps her story, because the viewer has to doubt how committed she could have been to the notion of staying in high school (even if it gave her something to do). Secondly, it accounts for Maeby's four years.

Therefore, the fourth season, at least when looking at these two characters, seems to start in 2008, not 2006. This date still works for the housing crisis. The only thing that stands in the way (the only thing that immediately comes to mind, that is--who knows what else I'm missing) is the real-estate agent (played by Ed Helms) saying "it's 2006." But that can be a joke on his part, because he can't believe this couple with no money is buying a mansion in 2008. If that takes place in the summer of 2008, right before the general economic crash, but after the housing crisis had begun in August 2007, it would make sense that he would make that joke, as well as the joke about him being selling houses to people who can't afford them. When we get to other characters (e.g. the check that Lucille 2 writes dated June 2008)... I'm not sure yet how to explain away all the inconsistencies.

I will say, though, that I think we should focus on making the characters' timelines match each other, rather than worry too much about the fictional timeline matching reality (except insofar as the characters themselves bring those historical dates into play, as with the "it's 2006" joke). In a fictional universe, especially one as highly developed as Arrested Development's, you can say that certain historical events took place differently--for me, that's no big deal. For example, an important date in the season 4 timeline on this site is Buster Bluth re-enlisting in the army on the very day that "don't ask, don't tell" was officially ended. This date can be different in the fictional world--why not?

I’m in the process of making more season 5 .gifs and I’m begining to think that George and GOB knew that Buster killed Lucille 2… When Lindsay comes back in “The Fallout”:

• Lindsay says: “(her real Mother) is dead, Buster pushed her down some stairs”

• Buster replys: “Lucille 2 is your Mother”

Then George and GOB tell Buster to stay quiet because he’s talking too much. I might be late but did they know?!

I remember a part in one of the episodes when there was a shot at the wellness convention and there was a group of people singing "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Maeby my memory is bad...

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