Mr. F - Episode Notes

Episode Notes

• This is the fourth episode to feature Charlize Theron as Rita Leeds and Dave Thomas as her Uncle Trevor.
• The title, "Mr. F," is a spoof of Dr. No, a James Bond film, as well as a reference to the name of the spy within the Bluth Company and Rita's mental capacity.
  • "Mr. F" is also used as a musical interlude in this and future episodes.
• The miniature water tower G.O.B. builds reads "Sudden Hill," a reference to the original name of the development, Sudden Valley (which, in Switch Hitter, Michael points out is on a hill).
• When the lawyer mentions there may be someone listening in, first they cut to the surrogate whose microphone allows George Sr. to listen in, and then a boom mic is (intentionally) visible from the production crew, near the top of the frame.
• In a callback to the episode Notapusy, where words that are not offensive when used in the British sense are beeped anyway, the word "fags" is beeped after Trevor is thrown into the pool ("Oh, me fags are wet"), even though he clearly is referring to his pack of cigarettes.
• The scene in which Rita's uncle reminds her of what she was "promised", he closes the box and Rita's laugh parallels Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
• The title Love Indubitably is a parody of the British romantic comedy Love Actually.
• After seeing the film, Rita remarks that she hates when they hire Americans to play British people on screen. The irony is that Charlize Theron is neither British-born nor American-born; Theron is originally from South Africa. Additionally, Dave Thomas, who played Trevor, is from Canada.