
Character Analysis

Marta
Played by Patricia Velásquez
8 jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development
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7.1
7.4
Character Comedy
Marta delivers 8 scored jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.4 on impact for a career WAR of 2.0. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Marta Lines
Michael · Marta:Michael sees the gift bag, asks: 'What does te amo mean?' / 'I love you.' / '...And who's in there?' / 'Mi hermano.' / 'Brother.' / 'I've made a huge mistake.'
Gob · Marta · Narrator:Marta on the phone says 'Hermano' — Gob thinks it's the name of a man she's cheating with. Narrator reveals she was talking to her mother about Michael.
Marta · Buster Bluth:Marta to Buster: 'I'm sorry. I'm not totally sure who you are.'
Michael Bluth · Marta:Michael to Marta: 'My brother said we can do it.' then immediately: 'That didn't come out as romantic as I'd hoped.'
Michael · Marta:Michael confronts Marta about 'lying and sneaking around, moving on to the next guy' — not realizing she's trying to tell him SHE'S moving on to HIM.
All Jokes — 25 total
Michael · Marta:Listen, Marta, I hope you don't mind driving. I took a cab here. — Well, my brother may have eaten them. [Michael explaining he couldn't find his keys]
Michael · Marta:I haven't hired a limo or anything. — I don't mind. — I think you might. [followed by the stair car pulling up]
Marta:I am so happy. I'm gonna call the kids.
Marta · Michael:He said I was a treasure. / She's a treasure. And a once-in-a-lifetime woman.
Marta · Michael:You'd better tell Gob, the legs aren't coming. / Oh, my God. / I can't believe the legs would screw him like this. This is his one last chance. They'll never let him in the Alliance again. / You have to do something. This is so important to me and Gob.
Michael · Marta · Narrator:Michael concludes his toast 'To love and happiness' — immediately cuts to Marta saying 'I love you all, Marta' and realizing it was Michael she wanted.
Michael · Gob · Marta:Three-way phone call confusion: Michael says 'nobody' is with him (Marta is there), Gob says 'well now I don't know what's going on.'
Gob · Marta · Narrator:Marta on the phone says 'Hermano' — Gob thinks it's the name of a man she's cheating with. Narrator reveals she was talking to her mother about Michael.
Michael · Marta:Michael and Marta have a dinner conversation about relationships that is simultaneously about completely different things — he thinks she's talking about Gob; she's talking about Michael himself.
Michael · Marta:What the hell is he talking about? [Michael's confessional cut to Marta] What is she talking about? [Marta's cut]
Michael · Marta:Michael confronts Marta about 'lying and sneaking around, moving on to the next guy' — not realizing she's trying to tell him SHE'S moving on to HIM.
Michael · Marta:We can keep going around in circles, but maybe one of us should just come out and say what it is we want to say. / You're right. / It's not working with Gob.
Marta:Marta: 'I should have told him before I invited you here. This can never be.'
Michael · Marta:Michael sees the gift bag, asks: 'What does te amo mean?' / 'I love you.' / '...And who's in there?' / 'Mi hermano.' / 'Brother.' / 'I've made a huge mistake.'
Marta · Michael Bluth:Marta: 'I also like your hair and your face and your breasts.' then 'You're so unlike your brother. Gob is like the cock of the walk.'
Marta · Michael Bluth:Michael: 'You're sensitive, like a woman.' Marta: 'That's enough.'
Marta · Michael Bluth:Marta: 'Is that Gob?' about loud, aggressive music playing. 'He likes to make love to this.'
Michael Bluth · Marta:Michael finds Gob's magic wand amid Marta's things. 'Gob's wand. Oh, this is so wrong.'
Michael Bluth · Marta:Michael: 'No, no, no. Not-Not-Not... Not... Not hot wrong. You know, regular wrong.'
Michael Bluth · Marta:Michael to Marta: 'My brother said we can do it.' then immediately: 'That didn't come out as romantic as I'd hoped.'
Michael Bluth · Marta:Michael and Marta's romantic moment is interrupted by his phone ringing. 'Oh wait. You jinxed it. Don't worry. I'll turn it off.' Then: 'Mm. It's just my mother.'
Marta:Marta: 'With my Dad, it is the vision.' [comparing hearing problems to her father's vision problems]
Marta:Marta arrives at the courthouse fight. 'What is wrong with you? I thought you were good people. I thought you were noble. I thought you cared about family, but you clearly don't.'
Buster Bluth · Marta:Marta dumps both brothers. 'Wait, what about me?' — Buster, to Marta.
Marta · Buster Bluth:Marta to Buster: 'I'm sorry. I'm not totally sure who you are.'