
Character Analysis

Argyle
Played by Tommy Tune
6 jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development
0.7
6
6.8
6.4
Escalation
Argyle delivers 6 scored jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.4 on impact for a career WAR of 0.7. Their comedy leans toward escalation. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Argyle Lines
Argyle · Narrator:Argyle: 'They used to call me Mr. Fantastic.' [♪Mr. F.♪ sting plays]
Argyle · Michael:Lucille 2's brother Argyle: 'I'm a tall drink of water, and he's the chaser. Should be flipped, right?' — Michael: 'No, because here's another joke: you owe my sister $700,000, and I'm going to chase you down until you pay up.'
Lucille 2 · Argyle:Lucille 2 appears — Argyle: 'Lucille!' — Lucille 2 is wearing tap shoes and accidentally stomps on someone: 'Ow, ow! God, what is on the bottom of those shoes?' / 'Taps.' / 'And I can tap dance all over your face, if you know what I mean. Even if my heart won't snap back into place.'
Argyle:Argyle: 'I have a suit made of rocks if I can get it back from the State of California.'
Argyle:Argyle: 'If you don't pay up by the fourth, you're gonna be washing up with the rest of the broken piñatas on the fifth.' (Cinco de Mayo reference)
All Jokes — 12 total
Argyle:Argyle's tapping feet betraying his true feelings while he officially refuses the musical
DeBrie · Argyle · Tobias:DeBrie: 'I was in The Fantasticks.' / Argyle: 'Well...' / Tobias: 'Look at that. My sister and I played the young lovers.'
Narrator · Tobias · Argyle:Narrator: 'It was uncanny how much the two men had in common.' — both had 'Fantastic' connections, both called themselves 'Mr. Fantastic', cue ♪Mr. F.♪ sting
Argyle · Narrator:Argyle: 'They used to call me Mr. Fantastic.' [♪Mr. F.♪ sting plays]
Argyle:Argyle: 'I have a suit made of rocks if I can get it back from the State of California.'
Argyle:Argyle: 'I don't like it... I love it.' / 'Huzzah!'
Argyle · Michael:Lucille 2's brother Argyle: 'I'm a tall drink of water, and he's the chaser. Should be flipped, right?' — Michael: 'No, because here's another joke: you owe my sister $700,000, and I'm going to chase you down until you pay up.'
Argyle:Argyle: 'If you don't pay up by the fourth, you're gonna be washing up with the rest of the broken piñatas on the fifth.' (Cinco de Mayo reference)
Lucille 2 · Argyle:Lucille 2 appears — Argyle: 'Lucille!' — Lucille 2 is wearing tap shoes and accidentally stomps on someone: 'Ow, ow! God, what is on the bottom of those shoes?' / 'Taps.' / 'And I can tap dance all over your face, if you know what I mean. Even if my heart won't snap back into place.'
Argyle · Narrator:'I'll chase you down and find you, Michael. You can't hide in a gorilla suit from me.' / Narrator: '♪Mr. F.♪ Argyle was wrong on that count. It was Buster who wore the gorilla suit.'
Argyle · Gay Mafia member:'Just for seven years. Then we'll let you age out.' — The Gay Mafia offers Gob a timeline for his mandatory gayness.
Argyle:'It's a lot more generous than what I did to that last guy who faked being gay, your pal Tony Wonder.'