Archer: 10 CRAZY Cheryl Moments
The best moments from Archer's air-headed heiress.
With an eleventh series on the horizon, Archer has spent the last decade becoming a cult classic and building up a fierce following – including yours truly – who look to use “danger zone”, “phrasing” and of course “LANAAAA” within their daily vernacular.
Adam Reed’s world of espionage (done in all the wrong ways) boasts some of the strongest and most hilarious adult cartoon characters: the titular Sterling Archer with his dependency on all things debauchery; his mother, the narcissistic Malory who he has an especially complicated and creepy relationship with; queen of gossip and inappropriate comments Pam Poovy, who should be up for an award for the world’s worst HR Director. There's even poor accountant Cyril, the office punching bag and occasional sex deviant (though no worse than most of the staff).
However, none quite match the level of insanity of secretary and secret millionaire, the air-headed heiress Cheryl Tunt. Cheryl – or Carol, Cherlene, Cristal, Carina, etc. – has cemented her way into Archer fans’ hearts through her screeching catchphrase (“YOU’RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!”) and her countless whacky antics.
Spoilers ahead.
10. Stockholm Syndrome With Mr Rompers
In Archer’s seventh season, the show decided it had had enough of espionage for a while and brought us The Figgis Agency. The gang moved to LA and became PIs, inspired by action-packed crime shows like Magnum PI. In the episode “Bel Panto Parts 1 and 2”, the agency is tasked with protecting aging Hollywood starlet Veronica Deane and her priceless necklace. To no one’s surprise, a simple bodyguarding job soon goes array when a gang of clowns raid the party for the necklace.
Whilst the main plot focuses on Archer’s one-man mission to infiltrate the Dark Knight wannabes and protect the manipulative star, the side plot goes down a completely different road. Cheryl has decided that she has Stockholm syndrome and is now in love with the terrorists’ leader Mr Rompers, much to the disgust of both her friends AND kidnappers.
On its own, this is a classic Cheryl moment, who has become weirder and wilder by the season. However, the moment that had fans laughing was when Cheryl, determined and fixated on her future with her harlequin husband, changes her name (AGAIN!) and applies clown makeup. Eventually, Cheryl does her best Heath Ledger's Joker impression, her lipstick smeared madly across her cheeks.
To top it off, seeing Joker-Cheryl being pelted by Riot Squad beanbags in the finale whilst laughing manically throughout is comedy gold.