62 Gob Bluth Quotes — Misfit Magician from Arrested Development

The self-proclaimed magician, Gob Bluth, often finds himself in absurd and funny situations where he mostly ends up because of his overconfidence and blunders. Read these 62 Gob Bluth quotes to learn more about him.

Gob Bluth, whose full name is George Oscar Bluth, was played by Will Arnett on the Emmy-winning American sitcom "Arrested Development." He is one of the main characters and the eldest son of the Bluth family.

Besides tackling relationship issues, he constantly tries to prove that he is better than his brother, Michael Bluth, which shows his competitive nature. These 62 Gob Bluth quotes will tell you more about his personality.

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Michael: I'm not going to lie to your son. Gob: Come on! I lie to yours all the time." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

Gob Bluth Quotes about His Family

"Michael, I'm your big brother. I'll never be impressed with you."― Gob Bluth

"Brother? Hermano means brother?"― Gob Bluth

"Michael: G. O. B., you've found a woman who believes in you. You should make a commitment to her because life is short. Listen to me. I would give anything to be able to have that again, you know? A family. Nothing else matters.

Lucille: Michael?

Michael: It's Mom. Hide.

Gob: You brought up money earlier. I actually would like to borrow some.

Michael: No.

Lucille: Michael?

Gob: He's in here, Mom.

Michael: Come on."― "Arrested Development"

"Michael: I'm not going to lie to your son.

Gob: Come on! I lie to yours all the time."― "Arrested Development"

"Steve Holt: You look familiar.

Gob: I think that's because we actually kinda look alike."― "Arrested Development"

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Gob: Steve Holt's not my son. George Michael: Steve Holt? What, the moron jock? Gob: That's my son, you pothead." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Michael: (about Steve Holt) Your son?

Gob: According to him.

Michael: And a DNA test.

Gob: I heard the jury's still out on science."― "Arrested Development"

"(about his son, Steve Holt) He's like the father I never had."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: Steve Holt's not my son.

George Michael: Steve Holt? What, the moron jock?

Gob: That's my son, you pothead."― "Arrested Development"

"The zero hour, Michael. It's the end of the line. I'm the firstborn. Sick of playing second fiddle. Always third in line for everything. Tired of finishing fourth. Being the fifth wheel. There are six things I'm mad about, and I'm taking over."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: I should be in charge. I'm the older brother.

Michael: Do you even want to be in charge?

Gob: No ... but I'd like to be asked!"― "Arrested Development"

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Gob: Great news! Dad wasn't crushed to death! Michael: Was there a risk of that?" | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Michael: I really think the reason you and I always fight is that, since we were little, Dad's always played us off each other.

Gob: Dad always said that was your fault."― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: Dad's gonna be crushed!

George Michael: You don't have to tell him!"― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: Great news! Dad wasn't crushed to death!

Michael: Was there a risk of that?"― "Arrested Development"

"Michael: You want to be in charge?

Gob: Yeah.

Michael: You want to deal with what I deal with? A sister who takes your money and throws it away. A mother who you can't trust. A company whose founder may be on trial for treason. Is that what you want?

Gob: What kind of vacation time does it offer?"― "Arrested Development"

"I think we all feel that way about our mothers. And we all have legs."― Gob Bluth

Gob Bluth's quote: "It's a jet-pack, Michael. What could possibly go wrong?" | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

Gob Bluth Quotes about Magic, Illusions, and Tricks

"I'm a failure..."― Gob Bluth

"Rita: Is that a magic trick? I love magic.

Gob: I don't appreciate the dry British humor."― "Arrested Development"

"It's a jet-pack, Michael. What could possibly go wrong?"― Gob Bluth

"(about wearing his father's clothes) But I did finally get into Dad's pants."― Gob Bluth

"Illusion, Michael...."― Gob Bluth

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Gob: I figured out a way to make money while I'm working. Michael: But that is what we call 'working.'" | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"(about breaking into the prison) It can't be that hard to get into. It's not a Jamba Juice."― Gob Bluth

"Michael: Didn't you already try locking Tony Wonder in his trick?

Gob: Yeah, but that wasn't for revenge. That was just on spec."― "Arrested Development"

"A lady of the evening. Working girl. She turns illusions for money... tricks."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: I figured out a way to make money while I'm working.

Michael: But that is what we call 'working.'"― "Arrested Development"

"(performing a card trick) He takes his queen and showers her with diamonds! (pulls a club from the deck) Clubs. Club sauce! He showers her with club sauce. All right, that'll be my line if that happens."― Gob Bluth

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Gob: God, how they used to laugh with me. Michael: At you." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Marta (Gob scares the kids with his illusion): They're children. How could you do that?

Gob: Oh, sure, first you dump all over it, now you want to know how it's done."― "Arrested Development"

"It's okay, son. We'll figure it out. When we do, we'll have the last laugh. We'll be the laughingstock of the boardwalk."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: God, how they used to laugh with me.

Michael: At you."― "Arrested Development"

"Yeah, me and Blank are getting the ol' Christian magic act back together."― Gob Bluth

Gob Bluth Quotes from Many Other Iconic Moments

"I've never admitted to a mistake." (Laughs)― Gob Bluth

Gob Bluth's quote: "My gut is telling me no... but my gut is also very hungry." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Steve Holt: I've made a huge mistake.

Gob: I know the feeling. I had you. I'm your father, Steve Holt. I can't hide from it anymore.

Steve Holt: I won't forget this... Dad.

Gob (takes a roofie): I will. I will."― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: Well, guess who's been fired.

Lucille: Michael fired you?

Gob: No, I fired him. As a result, I'm no longer welcome in the office."― "Arrested Development"

"Yeah, the guy in the $3,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on!"― Gob Bluth

"My gut is telling me no... but my gut is also very hungry."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: Tell you what we're gonna do. Rock Paper Scissors for it.

Michael: No, no, I'm not...

Gob: One, two, three. Paper covers rock.

Michael: It is a rock, though. Should beat everything.

Gob: There's not a lot of logic to it. It's kind of like on a boat with "Women and children first." I mean, why should they..."― "Arrested Development"

Gob Bluth's quote: "(talking about the camera) Oh, no! It was on standby! Think you could do that again?" | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Taste the tears, Michael."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: (embracing Michael) Taste the happy, Michael. Taste it.

Michael: It tastes kind of like sad."― "Arrested Development"

"This heat just makes me want guac."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: So, get this. I took (Sitwell's) dress eyebrows.

Michael: He's not gonna be happy about that.

Gob: No. Especially when he goes to the opera with two mustaches on his forehead."― "Arrested Development"

"(talking about the camera) Oh, no! It was on standby! Think you could do that again?"― Gob Bluth

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Lucille Austero: Today at lunch, you were ashamed to be with me. Gob: No. I was ashamed to be seen with you. I like being with you." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"A horde. That's the minimum. They don't come in anything less than a horde."― Gob Bluth

"I'm dating this Christian girl right now. She wants me to be honest and reconnect with my son. And I'm trying to get her to renounce God… but I just want to prove to her that I'm worth it."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: I lost Earl Milford.

Michael: What?

Gob: I didn't know it was him. Although he was exceptionally quiet in there. You can always tell a Milford man."― "Arrested Development"

"Lucille Austero: Today at lunch, you were ashamed to be with me.

Gob: No. I was ashamed to be seen with you. I like being with you."― "Arrested Development"

"This Jesus character, he was shredded!"― Gob Bluth

Gob Bluth's quote: "It's like my heart is getting hard." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Come on!"― Gob Bluth

"It's like my heart is getting hard."― Gob Bluth

"I'm an idea, man, Michael."― Gob Bluth

"Gob: Oh, no.

Gob: (as Franklin with English accent) You've ruined the act, Gob."― "Arrested Development"

"You didn't eat that dove, did you? I only have six days to return it."― Gob Bluth

Gob Bluth's quote: "It's called taking advantage. It's what gets you ahead in life." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Gob: Sounds like a tennis match between Steffi Graf and Happy Days star Donny Host.

Narrator: That's 'Most'!"― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: Let me ask you something. Is this a business decision, or is it personal? 'Cause if it's business, I'll go away happily. But if it's personal, I'll go away, but I won't be happy.

Michael: It's personal.

Buster: I am so sorry."― "Arrested Development"

"It's called taking advantage. It's what gets you ahead in life."― Gob Bluth

"Michael: Gob, I'm not going to turn this mock trial into some kind of --

Gob: You were going to say "mockery," weren't you?

"For the same reason that you should believe that a $100 bill is no more than 100 pennies!"― Gob Bluth

Quote from "Arrested Development:" "Gob: Hey, guy. They tell me you're the actor who plays Marta's brother, Tio. Spanish Actor: Como? Gob: Oh, you're gonna be in a coma, all right." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Michael: Hi, there.

Gob: What's she doing here?

Maebe: Merry Christmas to you, too, Uncle Gob.

Michael: Is everything okay?

Gob: I just don't want people's kids getting their sticky little fingers all over these $2,600 pants.

Michael: You think they're going to go right for the pants?"― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: Hey, guy. They tell me you're the actor who plays Marta's brother, Tio.

Spanish Actor: Como?

Gob: Oh, you're gonna be in a coma, all right."― "Arrested Development"

"George Michael: You know, say what you will about America. Thirteen bucks still get you a hell of a lot of mice.

Gob: Who said anything bad about America?"― "Arrested Development"

"Gob: So what? Lindsay's been staying at the Four Seas for, like, a month- she's probably charging the company.

Michael: Lindsay's been in town for a month?

Gob: I don't think so."― "Arrested Development"

Gob Bluth's quote: "Why go to a banana stand when we can make your banana stand? I give you Barbara and Dee! Don't worry. These young beauties have been nowhere near the bananas." | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

"Well, I'm not the president, so I don't deserve a fancy phone."― Gob Bluth

"Why go to a banana stand when we can make your banana stand? I give you Barbara and Dee! Don't worry. These young beauties have been nowhere near the bananas."― Gob Bluth

"Michael: You know, Gob, this might be that sign from God that you should change your ways.

Gob: No, I think that's going to be something big."― "Arrested Development"

Gob Bluth's quote: "Yeah, the guy in the $3,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on!" | Source: facebook.com/ArrestedDevelopment

Gob's sarcasm sets his character apart from other comical roles in the series. His one-liners catch the viewers' attention, leaving them wanting more.

Will Arnett is known for his role as Gob Bluth in "Arrested Development." He gained popularity after the series, landing notable roles in many movies and TV shows.

Besides him, the show features many notable actors, including Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Jessica Walter, David Cross, Ron Howard, and Henry Winkler.

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