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A joyous Bateman Day to ye!

Now, while it's true that Barack Obama was elected president this week, in my mind, there is no bigger event to celebrate right now than our country's Fifth Annual Unofficial Jason Bateman Day.

I originally created Annual Unofficial Jason Bateman Day all the way back in 2004. Arrested Development, known now as one of the best television shows ever, was in its full glory, and 80s heartthrob Jason Bateman had become extremely topical. On that particular day, not only was I watching AD, but while channel surfing during commercials, The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz was also on, a comedy in which Bateman plays the brother of the male lead. Jason Bateman had officially taken over the air waves--and our hearts.

Though die-hard supporters remember him from such cultural milestones as The Hogan Family and Teen Wolf Too, when it comes to loving Jason, there is certainly enough room in here for devotees and bandwagon-jumpers alike. On November 7, 2004, this became my mission and I became dedicated to spreading the Joy of Jason through any means necessary. I have worked tirelessly for this cause: nights, weekends, holidays--all spent designing posters, distributing leaflets, raising funds for cable access informational programs, vandalizing buildings--all for the love and support of Jason and for the good of the American people.

This November 7th is no different. I am just as committed today as I was that fateful day back in '04, and so it is your turn, gentle readers, to feel the warm glow of a Jason Bateman Day well spent. Take a moment today to rent Juno. Bring out your old taped VHS copy of the Menudo Madness episode of Silver Spoons. Do a YouTube search or a Google Image search (or see below for the provided pictures, many courtesy of Jason Bateman Online).

And above all, be good to one another.

Nice oh-so-tempting try, CBS.

You can say all you want about the "new" Beverly Hills, 90210, but I'm not buying into it. I don't care if Arrested Development's impeccable Jessica Walter is there burning the Peach Pit to the ground; I don't care if Degrassi: The Next Generation's resident good girl gone bad, Shenae Grimes, is falsely accusing the entire West Beverly High staff of molestation.

Sure they've gotten Donna Martin, Kelly Taylor and Brenda Walsh. Hell, they've even got Nat Bussichio. Big deal. They could get Jim and Cindy Walsh, Emily Valentine, and bring Scott Scanlon back from the dead and I still wouldn't bat an eye.

The CBS store can engrave all the iPod Nanos it wants with the likenesses of the classic and iconic cast. No matter how tempting (so very tempting!!!) this all may be, one fact remains.

NONE OF THIS MATTERS.

Without his structurally impenetrable wall of hair, no one is safe from the perils of daily life. Without his sage advice, young adults will inevitably fall into trap after dangerous trap. Without the glue that holds all its residents together, there is no 90210 zip code.

Everyone wants a mug that's funny to 0.00001% of the population.

Hey, hermano! An Arrested Development movie is in the works although nothing has been made official. However, IMDB has already put the movie up on their site and you should check out Will Arnett at 2:30 into this video. I was going to try and write something funny, but I'm just so excited I can't think of anything good to say. Feel free to leave a comment with your favorite line(s) of Arrested Development dialogue.

Oh, and if you're one of the 297 million Americans who have never seen the show, step right this way.