Man Crush #19: Will Arnett

Best Known For: Arrested Development

I'm starting to think that these are less Man Crushes and more Show Crushes.  Really, think about it.  Is my crush on Jeremy Clarkson or Top Gear?  Matt and Trey or South Park?

Will Arnett or Arrested Development?

Well, the truth is, I would probably have no idea who Will Arnett was if it wasn't for the glory that was Arrested.  But my Man Crush is valid and justified.  Because really, a show is only as great as the people that are in it.  Top Gear would just be Fifth Gear without Clarkson, May and Hammond.  South Park would have been cancelled after a season without the brilliance of Matt and Trey.  And Arrested might not be one of my Top 3 favorite shows of all time without Bateman, Cera, Hale, Tambor and of course... Arnett.

GOB Bluth is one of the great television characters of all time.  And one of the easiest ways to judge such a prestigious claim is to use the Quotability Factor.  The Simpsons (especially if you choose to forget anything that was produced after the Y2K bug secretly ruined that show) is one of the great shows of all-time.  And who do you quote more than anyone else from that show?  Homer.  Great character.  Seinfeld?  George.  Great character (yes, I know, everybody loves Kramer... but George is easily the best character from that show.  This is not up for debate*.)  Futurama?  Bender.  Great Character (although that's a tough call with the likes of Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan in the mix...) Family Matters?  Urkel.  Great Character. 

Ok.  That last one was a joke (and mostly for Sneep's sake).  But seriously, who do you quote most from Arrested Development - a show filled with quotable characters?  I'd say it's easily GOB.  And sure, you can argue that the writing was a big part of that.  And it was.  But can you honestly tell me that just anyone could have stepped in and delivered those lines like Will Arnett did?  Can you imagine anyone else on the planet that could pull off that part with the same brilliance?  No.  You can't.

And he's not a one hit wonder either.  His episodes on 30 Rock have been some of that show's best.  And his appearances on any late night talk show are always required viewing - especially when he breaks out the air guitar on Conan.

Let's put it this way: Like the man that has made me laugh 3000 times isn't going to be on this list... COME ON!

Proof of Awesomeness:

 *Ok, if you actually want to debate it, you know where to find the comments section.  But just know, I might even put Steinbreiner ahead of Kramer...