Pilot (Arrested Development) - Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing

• Lucille claims that the SEC is wrong in calling George Sr. a criminal mastermind. In "Development Arrested", it is revealed that she was the true mastermind. George Sr.'s rationale for naming Lucille CEO instead of Michael is "they cannot arrest a husband and a wife for the same crime," hinting that Lucille is somehow also complicit in the Bluth company scandal.
• Michael and Gob have job interviews at Sitwell Enterprises Inc., a company which would play a larger role as rival to the Bluth Company throughout Season 2.
• Lucille mentions that the family has been "dipping into the kitty", foreshadowing the multiple story arcs revolving around George Sr.'s assistant (and mistress) Kitty Sanchez
• Numerous scenes from this episode are heavily mirrored in "Let 'Em Eat Cake" and "Development Arrested". On the DVD commentary track for this episode, Mitchell Hurwitz suggests that there could be a 5th Bluth sibling (and, after Hel-loh enters the family, a 6th sibling), an idea which was the plot of the Season 3 episode "Family Ties".
• When George Sr. says that he has the "worst fucking attorneys" he is likely referring to his terrible attorney, Barry Zuckerkorn.
• Lucille's fox is missing a foot, foreshadowing Buster's loss of a hand.
• While Gob is drinking he mentions he needs ice. Referencing the bounty hunter, Ice, he hires later in the series to track down Michael.
• Maeby's name is pronounce 'maybe'. This fact, coupled with her tone when she replies to George-Michael's question as to whether she is his cousin, sets up the ambiguity of her familial connection to George-Michael.