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Character Analysis

Steve Ryan

J. Walter Weatherman

Played by Steve Ryan

7 jokes across 3 episodes of Arrested Development

WAR

3.3

Total Jokes

7

Avg Craft

8.3

Avg Impact

8.4

Comedy Style

Callback

J. Walter Weatherman delivers 7 scored jokes across 3 episodes of Arrested Development, averaging 8.3 on craft and 8.4 on impact for a career WAR of 3.3. Their comedy leans toward callback. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest J. Walter Weatherman Lines

All Jokes — 9 total

S1E10

Michael Bluth · Narrator · George Bluth Sr. · J. Walter Weatherman:'You're as bad as Dad with his ridiculous lessons.' — followed immediately by a flashback of George Sr. staging an elaborate J. Walter Weatherman scenario.

8.48.3
S1E10

George Bluth Sr. · J. Walter Weatherman:J. Walter Weatherman flashback: 'Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you hitting yourself?' / 'We're out of milk.' / 'I could have got it earlier if someone would have left a note.'

8.68.8
S1E10

George Bluth Sr. · J. Walter Weatherman:J. Walter Weatherman's arm 'falls off' with fake blood, and George Sr. delivers: 'And that's why you always leave a note.'

8.89.0
S1E10

Buster Bluth · Michael Bluth · J. Walter Weatherman:Buster reacts to Michael's 'she's gonna be gone soon' by shouting 'Oh, that's it!' and then hitting Michael — and immediately the J. Walter Weatherman arm comes off.

8.18.0
S1E10

J. Walter Weatherman · Narrator:J. Walter Weatherman's arm comes off on the dock: 'Oh, my God! My arm! Oh, my God! This guy's arm just came off and landed on the dock.'

9.09.3
S3E08

Michael · Buster · J. Walter Weatherman:Got a new hand? / Oh, yeah, I'm trying it out. Guess who I ran into at the prosthetics shop while I was waiting for Mother. / Sorry, no refunds. And that's why you don't take your foot out of its wrapper.

7.47.0
S3E08

J. Walter Weatherman · Buster:You one of George Bluth's kids? Hey... I guess you'll be scaring children yourself now. / As a matter of fact, I won't. If anything, it strengthened my resolve to be more than just a one-armed man.

7.87.5
S3E08

Michael · George Sr. · J. Walter Weatherman · Gob:This is all fake. These guys are painters! / I'll kill you! / Oh, God, my arm! / Dad, you just shot off this... this guy's arm.

8.89.3
S3E08

George Sr. · J. Walter Weatherman:Wait a minute, I have to get my camera. / What is all this? What's going on? / Cheat out. / I will kill you! / You're going out of frame.

7.97.8