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Character Analysis

Fred Armisen

Raul

Played by Fred Armisen

21 jokes across 1 episodes of Parks and Recreation

WAR

3.3

Total Jokes

21

Avg Craft

6.6

Avg Impact

6.6

Comedy Style

Escalation

Raul delivers 21 scored jokes across 1 episodes of Parks and Recreation, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.6 on impact for a career WAR of 3.3. Their comedy leans toward escalation. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Raul Lines

All Jokes — 44 total

S2E05

Raul · Tom:Raul Alejandro Bastilla Pedro de Veloso de Maldonado introduces himself with an absurdly long name, then 'I'm Tom.'

7.77.5
S2E05

Raul:Antonio Rivera-Fonseca, minister of small fountains, and Elvis Correja, administrator of hedges.

7.67.3
S2E05

Raul:Pay no attention to him. He's our intern, Johnny. He is worthless.

7.06.7
S2E05

Raul:Could you have your servant collect our bags, please?

7.37.2
S2E05

Raul:Do we just... select the woman we desire?

6.97.2
S2E05

Raul:I will take the large black one.

7.27.3
S2E05

Raul:Do you have some kind of a book with photos of the women available? If not, I will also take the sexy black one.

6.76.8
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:What kind of birds do you eat? / Chickens. / Us too. Amazing.

8.28.2
S2E05

Leslie · Raul:Water. / I'm sorry, Agua. / In our country, government officials drink only bottled water. / That water's very safe to drink. / No. Bottled.

7.16.7
S2E05

Raul · Tom:For your troubles. [Raul gives Tom a small tip after ordering him to get water]

6.96.5
S2E05

Raul:A gold-plated replica of a gun Hugo Chavez used in the 1992 socialist revolution. It is a gift. This gun truly symbolizes the blossoming peace between our two nations.

7.87.7
S2E05

Raul:Yes, and we too are pleased to be here in your dirty alleyway.

7.26.8
S2E05

Raul:We thank you for the container of sap and the bag of garbage.

7.87.8
S2E05

Raul:We are also sister cities with Kaesong, North Korea. Their town is far nicer.

8.28.5
S2E05

Raul:Antonio said to me, 'Can we turn this car around and say we're sick or something, or that we lost our way?' Of course that would be rude to you.

7.37.0
S2E05

Raul:This city was planned? On the drive in, I saw a tattoo parlor next to a school next to a Taco Bell. It looks like it was designed by a very stupid rodent.

8.18.3
S2E05

Raul:You have a quick wit. I've changed my mind. I will have you for the evening.

7.47.2
S2E05

Tom · Raul:The banana you wanted, señor. / Finally. / You peel. / What? / With your hands, you peel the banana.

7.37.2
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:I would like to see where the children are fed the sweeteners. Our restaurant?

7.67.3
S2E05

Raul:American children are fattened more efficiently than any other children in the world. They're like little basketballs. Little porkers.

7.37.3
S2E05

Raul:Venezuela is blessed with massive oil reserves. Massive, I mean, tremendous, like you would not believe. The state sells the oil, keeps all the money, and we build whatever we want.

8.28.2
S2E05

Raul:I feel that my English was very clear. Shall I repeat? Venezuela... Venezuela, my country... has a lot of oil. Oil is food for cars.

7.77.7
S2E05

Leslie · Raul:Well, the motel we're putting you up in is really nice. You can watch TBS. Do you have TBS in Venezuela? / I have everything in Venezuela. I have four satellite dishes on my estate. We get 14,000 channels.

7.57.2
S2E05

Raul · Tom:14,000. I already know who wins Project Runway. / I'm coming over to your house, then.

7.87.7
S2E05

Raul:I see what you're getting at. I am still primarily interested in the large black woman.

6.56.3
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:This is an embarrassment to America. / I'm sorry? / You are right to want to correct this.

7.47.2
S2E05

Leslie · Raul:This is already a park. And it's one of our best-loved parks. / Why are the trees so small? / They're not that small. Besides, size doesn't matter. / Yes, it does. Our trees are huge. We build tunnels through them.

7.47.3
S2E05

Raul:The park in my hometown, the Parque del Este, we have a monorail, and we have an aquarium. And the Jaripa amphitheatre is huge. Lady Gaga played there last week.

7.47.2
S2E05

Tom · Raul · Antonio · Elvis:Elvis. / Henry! / Raul... butterfinger. / Antonio, Nestlé Crunch with the crispy rice removed.

8.48.5
S2E05

Leslie · Raul:Well, the location rotates. Sometimes we have them on the volleyball courts. / Where do you hold yours? / Well, now that you asked, we usually rotate as well between different fortresses and citadels and palaces.

8.18.2
S2E05

Raul:Where are the armed men who come in to take the protestors away? Where? This kind of behavior is never tolerated in Boraqua. You shout like that, they put you in jail. Right away. No trial, no nothing.

7.77.7
S2E05

Raul:Journalists... We have a special jail for journalists. You are stealing... Right to jail. You're playing music too loud... Right to jail. Right away. You're driving too fast? Jail. Slow? Jail. You're charging too high prices for sweaters, glasses, you right to jail. You undercook fish... Believe it or not, jail. You overcook chicken... Also jail. Undercook, overcook. You make an appointment with a dentist and you don't show up... Jail, right away. We have the best patients in the world... Because of jail.

9.09.5
S2E05

Raul:This meeting of ugly people yelling... it is like torture.

7.37.0
S2E05

Raul:In Boraqua, the government moves like a hot knife through butter. I'm supposed to sit here and listen to people, these fat faces turning all red. You kidding me? We're like kings. We walk down the street, and they treat us like rock stars. We answer to nobody.

7.57.2
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:No wonder nothing ever gets done here. / Nothing gets done? Tell that to the Golden Gate Bridge or American Idol or the moon. Oh, wait. You can't 'cause you've never been.

8.48.7
S2E05

Raul:Look, this is not personal. We just think that you are weak, and your city is disgusting.

7.97.7
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:Do not disrespect Chavez. / Stupid Chavez. / I told you not to disrespect him. / I did. / That's twice. / I don't like Chavez. / You do, and do not disrespect him. / No, I don't. / Yes, you do. / No, I don't, Raul.

7.57.3
S2E05

Leslie · Raul:Great. / Good, shut up. / We're shutting up, yeah. Here we go. / Those are our pens. / Great. We don't even need them. / Great. Then don't take them. / We didn't.

7.47.2
S2E05

Ann · Raul · Other Venezuelans:Can I get anyone anything to drink before we start... Coffee, brandy? / I'd love some coffee. / Anything? / Some nuts. / I'll have some nuts. / Gummi bears. / Sure. / Apple crisps. / Granola bars. / I'll take those. / Nothing? Sure? OK, I'll be right there if you need me.

7.06.5
S2E05

Raul:Our colleagues from Caracas are visiting their sister city of Miami. They've been partying with Dwayne Wade. They sent us all these photos and Quicktime files... I mean, you have to see this place Miami, just gorgeous... So much culture and history, and the cars... People take care of their cars there... So spicy and wonderful... But Pawnee is really good as well.

7.87.7
S2E05

Raul · Leslie:OK, you can show it to the camera, and say how much it is and what it is for. / Okay, this is a check for $35,000, and it is to build a park. / How generous. / Yes, it's really generous. / Now say, 'Viva Venezuela.' / Viva Venezuela. / Viva Chavez. / Thank you, Venezuela. / Viva Chavez... Say it.

7.37.3
S2E05

Leslie · April · Raul:What is he saying? / They are very happy. They say Hugo Chavez will love this video, because it is another success for their committee.

8.28.5
S2E05

Raul:We just had an idea. Why don't you call your park after Chavez? You call it, 'Hugo Chavez Park'. You can have a nice big fountain of his head so that when the water is coming out, he's spitting at you all the time. You should write this down.

8.38.5
S2E05

Leslie · Mayor Gunderson · Raul:Viva America. / Viva Pawnee. / Viva mayor Walter Gunderson. / You have offended us.

7.98.0