Take the cartoons of the Simpsons, Family Guy, Daria, Beavis & Butthead: put them all in one show, add a bunch of vodka, shake vigorously, and you maybe might get something as darkly funny as Archer.
If you haven't seen Archer before then download, Netflix, rent, whatever you have to do to catch up on the 10 episodes of Season 1. "Archer" features some of the funniest dialogue ever aired on cable.
For background on the show, check out this Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_(TV_series)
The cast of characters and their interactions is what really makes this show a treat. We have:
Sterling Malory Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin): Dashing, debonair secret agent who tells everyone he's a spy. Code name "Duchess". Also has drinking and intimacy issues stemming from....
Malory Archer (voiced by Jessica Walter): Sterling's mother and head of secret agency, ISIS, where Sterling works. Malory's character is essentially the same one Walter played in "Arrested Development" except she carries a gun.
Lana Kane (voiced by Aisha Tyler): Hot, black woman and booty-kicking secret agent. She's Archer's counterpart at ISIS and Malory's favorite employee. Lana and Archer dated but broke up because Archer cheated and (of course) has mommy issues. Last season Lana was dating...
Cyril Figgis (voiced by Chris Parnell): Honestly, I have no idea what Cyril's actual job is at ISIS because he doesn't do anything but whine and cheat on Lana. Cyril does add some comedic relief especially when dealing with...
Cheryl/Carol (voiced by Judy Greer): Malory's secretary, office floozy and is turned on by strangling. She's been choked by almost every male character on the show. This chick is crazy! Judy Greer is also an alumna of Arrested Development which gives Archer even more credibility. Her office counterpart is...
Pam (voiced by Amber Nash): overweight, quintessential HR lady who eats like "hungry, hungry hippos". Her purpose is to serve as the office mainstay. She never travels abroad like the other characters, but while the spies are off saving the world, Pam is in the office witnessing the crazy happenings. Mostly coming from...
Krieger (voiced by Lucky Yates): dark as midnight and even creepier. We know he likes video taping homeless people, snorting MSG off fat women (i.e. Pam) and designing weapons. Everytime I see Krieger it reminds me of this dude in our office. Hopefully he's not as crazy.
Now that we've done a bit of character background and we anticipate the premier of Season 2 this evening I'd like to recap my favorite my favorite quotes from Archer:
Lana: (to Archer) And while you're not ever speaking to me, jump up your own ass, and die.
Archer: Oh come on, You know I'd never let anything happen to your bacon.
Archer: You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So…Six!
Caterer: Gravlax?
Lana: Thanks, no. I’m allergic to cat piss.
Archer: What’s that smell?
Malory: Gravlax and failure.
Archer: Seriously, call Kenny Loggins, ‘cause you’re in the DANGER ZONE!
Cheryl: She's so weird... Hey, will you choke me a little bit?
Archer (passed out on the floor after drinking liquor from a broken glass)
Malory: Oh, great. Two Steuben glasses left and you have to go and break one of them.
Archer: It’s like my brain’s a tree and you’re those little cookie elves.
Pam: Holy sh*t snacks!
Lana: Yuuuuuuup!
Archer: Oh my god, you killed a hooker!
Cyril: Callgirl! She was a callgirl!
Archer: No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!
Lana: Do you really want to open this can of trust-breachy worms right after I just caught you and my ex-boyfriend with a dead hooker in the trunk?
Archer: Jesus Krieger, you're still taping bum fights?
Krieger: No, now I'm into something... darker.
Archer: Lana. Lana! LANA!!!
Lana: WHAT?!?
Archer: Danger Zone.
Malory: Oh shut up. I bet you’re barren.
Malory: Don't be shitty. Can't we just enjoy the moment?
Archer: (bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds from Malory) Yeah, how could we not?
Malory: Ass.
I think Cyril is the controller or some other financial job.
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