Ann Veal

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Ann Veal is George Michael's occasional bland girlfriend.
Actor: Alessandra Toreson & Mae Whitman — First Appearance: "Let 'Em Eat Cake" — Last Appearance: "Señoritis"

Ann Paul Veal is George Michael's occasional bland girlfriend. Michael, Maeby and the rest of the Bluth family aren't too keen on her. In "Development Arrested", it is revealed that G.O.B. was sleeping with her after trying to have a threesome with Ann and another woman.

Ann Veal is portrayed by two actresses:Alessandra Torresaniin Season One's "Let 'Em Eat Cake" and by Mae Whitman for the other 15 appearances in Seasons Two, Three, and Four.

About

Ann, singing "We Three Kings" in "Notapusy"

Family and faith

Her father, Terry Veal, is a pastor and her mother is Mrs. Veal. She is very religious and often invites George Michael to mass.("Meat the Veals") She also has a "music burning party" to burn the devil's music but the party turns into a "CD burning party" where other classmates burn CDs for each other. ("Burning Love") Their Christmas celebration is set in Bethlehem time, and includes many hours of singing and silent prayer. ("Afternoon Delight")

(Lack of) personality

She is continually thought of as bland looking, which makes Michael Bluth feel that George Michael is "settling" in his relationship. Many other Bluths forget who she is and are confused as to why George Michael would be dating her, often asking "Her?" or inquiring if she is funny. Michael constantly forgets her name and calls her many nicknames.

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Nicknames

• Her?
• Egg
• Annabel (because she's shaped like a bell)
• Plant
• Plain
• Ann Hog
• Bland
• Yam
• And
• Mouth
• Blank

Relationships

Ann and George Michael start dating while watching a FOX 6 news special about the Banana stand together. They spend more and more time together but don't take things physically due to Ann's religion. When Michael finally comes to terms with his son's attraction toward Ann he gives them his blessing, which Ann takes as permission to get physical. ("Meat the Veals") It is unknown if they ever got physical, but Ann "outgrew" George Michael and moved on to see other men, namely G.O.B. ("Notapusy") ("Development Arrested")

Character History

Ann meets George Michael in "Let 'Em Eat Cake"

Season one

While ordering a frozen banana from the Banana stand, Ann asked if bananas are allowed on the Atkins diet. George Michael told her that he was being interviewed by FOX 6 and that they should watch it together. Without any emotion, she agreed. ("Let 'Em Eat Cake")

Season two

George Michael attempts to introduce Ann to his father but Michael finds her dull and refuses to believe his son could be seriously interested in her. He repeatedly forgets her name and who she is. ("The One Where Michael Leaves") While traveling down to Mexico to find George Michael promises George Michael that he will talk to Ann while in the car to get to know her better. He doesn't, and accidentally leaves her in Mexico. To try to make it up to his son, he rides to Newport Beach in the car alone with Ann. After the trip he tells Lindsey that he can't stand Ann. ("¡Amigos!")

Ann in "Good Grief"

Ann dumps George Michael, and he is devastated. Although he doesn't like her, Michael tells George Michael that he wants him to be happy and encourages them to get back together. ("Good Grief") George Michael attends Ann's family's Christmas celebration, a multi-hour hymn and prayer session that takes place on Bethlehem time. ("Afternoon Delight")

During a Bluth Company softball game, George Michael barely convinces Michael to add Ann to the team roster to meet the mandatory minimum female player count. During the game Michael is forced to put Ann in. Turns out she is nicknamed "The Wall"—nothing can knock her over due to her low center of gravity. She gets G.O.B. out of the game. ("Switch Hitter")

Ann and George Michael kiss in "Burning Love"

George Michael and Ann throw a "music burning party" to destroy all non-Christian music. Maeby tells people it is a "CD burning party" and other high schoolers attend to illegally share music. An upset Ann discovers that George Michael is hiding a "Jerky Boys" prank call record. They listen to it and share their first kiss. ("Burning Love")

George Michael realizes he wants out of his relationship with Ann but is afraid to tell her. He asks Maeby who suggests introducing Ann to Lucille who will criticize her and scare her away. Instead, when they meet Lucille is so frightened at the thought of losing Buster to Army that she accepts Ann's offer to pray. ("Out on a Limb")

Ann helps George Michael's election in "The Immaculate Election"

George Michael decides to run for Student Council president with Ann as his campaign manager. She makes religious posters about him but Michael convinces G.O.B. to help make him appear as a tough guy. Ann flips over to Steve Holt's campaign and helps him make a religious video which is wildly received while George Michael's video attacks' Steve Holt for not having a father. Ann gets back with George Michael because of his lightsabre skills, accidentally shown in the campaign video. ("The Immaculate Election")

When Valentine's Day rolls around George Michael tells his father that he wants to get Ann a promise ring and that he should meet Ann's parents. After meeting the Veals, Michael tells his son that he just wants him to be happy no matter whom he is with. George Michael gives Ann a promise ring and she takes Michael's acceptance as permission to get physical with George Michael, which frightens the young teenager. ("Meat the Veals")

While trying to break up with Ann yet again, George Michael found out she was planning on boycotting Almost Cousins which meant he might get a kiss from her. At the protest she was more angry than excited so he didn't get a kiss. ("Righteous Brothers")

Season three

Ann, on G.O.B.'s yacht in "Development Arrested"

At the Church and State Fair, Ann was a contestant in the Inner Beauty Pageant. Her musical number was singing "We Three Kings" with a camel in tow. At the end of the contest she was crowned third place. George Michael attempted to talk to her but she told him that she had outgrown him. ("Notapusy")

G.O.B. had been talking about his "religious girlfriend" and it was revealed that he was seeing Ann. They met when he judged her in the Inner Beauty Pageant. She refused to get physical with him in a threesome, which he thought was a "holy trinity." ("Development Arrested")

Season four

After George Michael punched G.O.B., Ann questions G.O.B. on why he didn't tell George Michael that they were together, refusing to have anything to do with him before he has gotten George Michael's forgiveness. G.O.B. tries to smooth things over with George Michael, but despite being mostly unsuccessful, he thinks it is good enough to start a relationship with Ann, but just then G.O.B. realizes that he actually doesn't want a relationship with her and heads to her home to break up with her.

But before G.O.B. can break it off, Ann seduces him and the two sleep together. The next morning, Ann notices G.O.B.'s obvious discomfort, and tells him that is okay if he needs personal space, causing him to casually blurt out "Marry Me!" Much to G.O.B.'s horror Ann accepts his inadvertent proposal and they plan their wedding. And Ann attend at the Bluth family meeting at Balboa Towers as his fiancée. ("Señoritis") But G.O.B. desperately wants out of the relationship, and he sabotages the marriage by performing his Jesus' crucifixion illusion, during which he disappears from the wedding. Ann instantly knows that G.O.B. have abandoned her despite her family remaining optimistic until G.O.B. fails to appear after two weeks, and when he is later found in a storage container several weeks later, due to a problem with his illusion, and is sent to the hospital, Ann visits him there and officially breaks up with him for making a mockery of her, her family, and her religion, and tells him that he will lonely if he doesn't let God inside. ("Colony Collapse")

Years later, she meets G.O.B. at Cinco de Cuatro with "Baby" Veal in tow.  She reveals that Tony Wonder is Baby's biological father. They decide to have sex for revenge against Tony, but G.O.B. wants it recorded with Ann wearing a latex Tony mask to sabotage Tony's gay persona. She walks out without a word, finding Tony Wonder getting ready to meet G.O.B. Telling Tony that she will have sex with him in the same room where G.O.B. is, she tricks both magicians into sleeping together. ("A New Attitude")

Quotes

Ann: It sounds like your father just gave us permission to start doing it. You must teach me, George Michael. You must teach me the ways of the secular flesh.  

 From "Meat the Veals"

Trivia

• Her full name is announced as Annabelle Veal at the Miss Inner Beauty pageant. ("Notapusy")
• Hurwitz originally intended for her to be played by a different actress in each appearance.

Images

→ See 101 pictures of Ann Veal at Images of Ann Veal.

Appearances

Season One "Let 'Em Eat Cake"	Season Two "The One Where They Build a House" "¡Amigos!" "Good Grief" "Afternoon Delight" "Switch Hitter" "Burning Love" "Out on a Limb" "The Immaculate Election" "Meat the Veals" "Righteous Brothers"	Season Three "Notapusy" "Development Arrested"
Season Four "Colony Collapse" "A New Attitude" "Señoritis"	Season Four Remix —	Season Five —