
Character Analysis

J. Walter Weatherman
Played by Steve Ryan
7 jokes across 3 episodes of Arrested Development
3.3
7
8.3
8.4
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
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.'
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.
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.'
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.'
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.
All Jokes — 9 total
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.
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.'
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.'
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.