Arrested Development is not a show.
Arrested Development (TV series) . The show follows the fictitious Bluth family , a formerly wealthy and habitually dysfunctional family . The show also utilizes several long-running `` Easter egg '' jokes throughout each season . In 2007 , Time listed the show among its `` All-TIME 100 TV Shows '' ; in 2008 , it was ranked 16th on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , IGN named Arrested Development the `` funniest show of all time '' .