
Character Analysis

Mrs. Veal
Played by Ione Skye
5 jokes across 1 episodes of Arrested Development
0.6
5
6.8
6.4
Setup/Punchline
Mrs. Veal delivers 5 scored jokes across 1 episodes of Arrested Development, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.4 on impact for a career WAR of 0.6. Their comedy leans toward setup/punchline. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Mrs. Veal Lines
Lucille · Mrs. Veal · Michael:Are you sure this isn't her sister? / What a lovely thing to say. / That's an awful thing to say, Mom. Please.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:I can't believe we're making love. / What are you talking about? We're not making love. / I want to please you secularly.
Michael · Mrs. Veal:Perhaps there's someone else they're meant to meet. / Well, let's just say that in the secular world, one finds oneself with their fair share of temptations. Not that anyone would ever act — / [Mumbling] / Take me. / Take me to your secular world.
Mrs. Veal · Gob:Where's your pal Franklin? / Throat's a little sore. And wrist.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:But you kept telling me how beautiful I was. / I was surprised because of Ann. / Well — Why because of Ann? / Because of an old wives' tale.
All Jokes — 14 total
Michael · Pastor Veal · Mrs. Veal:This is your wife. Didn't — Didn't realize you could remarry. / What? / Is this Ann's mother? / I'm Mrs. Veal. / I'm sorry. I just — I did not expect somebody so young. / Next you're gonna say how Ann and I can be sisters. / No, I'd never say that.
Pastor Veal · Mrs. Veal · Michael:Oh, my gosh. / Oh, my gosh. / Well, that is something to celebrate. Can we open up some sparkling apple cider? / No. / Oh, did you want us to go down to the liquor store and get you some liquor?
Mrs. Veal:Who can blame you? You gotta lock that down.
Lucille · Mrs. Veal · Michael:Are you sure this isn't her sister? / What a lovely thing to say. / That's an awful thing to say, Mom. Please.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:I'm so eager to meet your husband. / Yeah. Dad escaped from prison. Did you not know that?
Mrs. Veal · Gob:Where's your pal Franklin? / Throat's a little sore. And wrist.
George Michael · Michael · Mrs. Veal:I was thinking of giving her, like, a pre-engagement — / Ring? / Wow. That catches me off guard, George Michael. I'm not sure about that. / I think it's gonna backfire on you... And you can't. It's very sacred. / Sacred. / Yeah. That's it.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:Mrs. Veal admits to Michael she agrees the kids are too young — 'perhaps there's someone else they're meant to meet' — then immediately starts flirting: 'Take me. Take me to your secular world.'
Michael · Mrs. Veal:Perhaps there's someone else they're meant to meet. / Well, let's just say that in the secular world, one finds oneself with their fair share of temptations. Not that anyone would ever act — / [Mumbling] / Take me. / Take me to your secular world.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:I can't believe we're making love. / What are you talking about? We're not making love. / I want to please you secularly.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:But you kept telling me how beautiful I was. / I was surprised because of Ann. / Well — Why because of Ann? / Because of an old wives' tale.
Pastor Veal · Michael · Mrs. Veal:You kissed my wife? / No. She started kissing me. / You really should lock that down.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:[Mrs. Veal] Terry, I don't know what happened. I fell under the spell of that horrible secular family. Forgive me. / Could've used that horrible family stuff about a half hour ago.
Mrs. Veal · Michael:Mrs. Veal: I fell under the spell of that horrible secular family. Forgive me. / [Michael] Could've used that horrible family stuff about a half hour ago.