Michael discovers that the family had all been on the company payroll for doing nothing, so he forces them to work. Gob and Buster join a construction crew. Lindsay becomes Michael's receptionist. Annyong works at the banana stand. Tobias joins George Sr.'s prison to research an acting role.
The Arrested Development episode "Staff Infection" provides examples of:
- Funny Background Event: While Gob and Michael are talking at the construction site, Buster is at work in the background and manages to nail the sleeve of his jacket to the wall.
- Instantly Proven Wrong: At Michaels's office, Lindsay's line "This place is humming along" is followed by a wall lamp falling off.
- Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"!: GOB tries this tease on Buster leading to a Game of Chicken.
- Prison Episode: Along with "Missing Kitty", Tobias' story arc in this episode features him going to prison to research for his role as Frightened Inmate #2.
- Pun-Based Title: On "staph infection".
- Shout-Out: To Footloose. First Lindsay mentions the movie when commenting on Michael's rigid management style. Later Buster and GOB reenact the film's Game of Chicken scene in tractors.
- You No Take Candle: Maeby imitates Annyong's stilted English when talking to him, and George-Michael finds himself doing likewise before correcting himself.
