Archer. Find out what Walter had to say about Mallory Archer and the Archer family, and don't forget to watch Archer Thursdays on FX. Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) has a baby with Lana Kane now , and it's just one more disappointment for Mallory Archer (Jessica Walter). Add to that, the office is back to the same old office they had before, and Mallory has a lot to complain about. We got to speak one on one with Jessica Walter about the sixth season of. Find out what Walter had to say about Mallory Archer and the Archer family, and don't forget to watchThursdays on FX.





Guff: Was it nice to get back to the old Archer after Archer Vice?





JW: Yes, it was. Archer Vice was fun though, but there's nothing like the basics of the family so to speak. Especially in a comedy. I think all the comedies that have been successful on television have to do with family, whether it's All in the Family, whether it's Mary Tyler Moore Show which was family of the newsroom, Happy Days has to do with family. So does Shakespeare.





Guff: But Mallory really wanted that white office, didn't she?





JW: Oh my goodness, of course. Of course. Yeah, that was a real disappointment. Well, they're always disappointing her.









Judy Greer, Aisha Tyler, and Jessica Walter attend PaleyFest, Monica Shipper//Getty Images





Guff: Why didn't she just make them build the white office?





JW: That's a good question. We have to ask the writers. I should've asked that, but then it wouldn't have been funny. This way it was funny because it wasn't the white office.





Guff: Are you impressed that they still come up with funny stories to do in six seasons?





JW: I am bowled over by our writing staff. Adam Reed, I don't know how he does it. He's quite brilliant. I think that's what's kept us going, is the writing. You know, if you don't have good writing, you don't have editing.





Guff: Does Mallory like being a grandma?





JW: She likes the baby. She's getting used to it. I think in her heart of hearts she's very happy, although she wants them to change the baby's name to, guess what? Mallory. And she's willing to pay. That'll be coming up in a couple episodes.





Guff: So much of the humor in Archer is everyone getting exasperated. Do you have to get really worked up to do those scenes?





JW: Yes, you do. First of all, in animation you always have to have that extra energy, over the top. You'd be over the top if it were live-action, but in animation, you've got to have that extra and Mallory is always, "Idiots! *sshole!" She's always upset by them.





Guff: Were you a fan of the sort of spy movies, James Bond movies, that Archer makes fun of?





JW: You know, I'm not going to say I was a huge fan but of course I loved the James Bond movies. Beyond that, I'm not the demo they're going after for all those Green Hornet type movies. Yes, of course James Bond, from Sean Connery on.





Guff: Do you have the raunchy sense of humor that Archer is?





JW: No. I don't have a raunchy sense of humor. I don't even know what they're talking about half the time to tell you the truth.





Guff: Lucille was pretty out there, wasn't she?





JW: Yes, but I wouldn't say Mallory or Lucille have a raunchy sense of humor. I think that Lucille has a very sharp witted elegant sense of humor and Mallory is a little racier, but I don't think that they're raunchy.





Guff: What would you like for Mallory in season seven of Archer?







JW: I want her to be back to being the boss and being in control. Somehow, I don't know how they're going to be able to accomplish that but that's what I would wish for her because she really needs that.





Guff: Is there a particularly good Mallory episode coming up?





JW: We still have a couple to go, so I don't want to say because I don't know what's coming. I know that my husband Ron Cadillac is coming back. We're recording him, who's my real life husband.









Malory Archer, FX





Guff: Were you a fan of animated shows for grown-ups before Archer came along?





JW: You know, I did an animated show called Dinosaurs in the `90s. They were animatronic puppets and I was the voice of the mom, Fran, the dinosaur. The scripts were absolutely brilliant. A lot of those writers went on to be big writers. I was a big fan of that show, not just because I was in it. Of course, growing up Bambi, all the animated pictures we all grew up with, Bugs Bunny, yes. I would say I'm definitely a fan.





Guff: On Dinosaurs did you work closely with the Jim Henson team, or was it like Archer, a voice recording job?





JW: Well, we were recording but of course they were in charge. They said what they wanted and we had to come in after the people in the bodies did it first and did the mouths, opening and closing, which made it very difficult for us because the people in the bodies were not actors. I loved doing it. It's a wonderful job.





Guff: Have you heard from Mitch Hurwitz on any more Arrested Development?





JW: Ted Sarandos said publicly that we're definitely coming back so hopefully he's a man of his word.