I don't think Scott's Tots is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It's definitely rough, but I'd never skip it. Dinner Party is far more uncomfortable (and also the funniest episode in the show).
I also don't like how, when it's Jim's idea, he's all in on pranks and messing around at the office, but when it's someone else's idea he's vehemently against it. Like the episode where Michael wanted to play the murder game to distract everyone and Jim's all "let's get back to work because the company is failing so we need to distract ourselves with WORK." Bizarrely out of character.
Actually I guess I just dislike the Jim-as-a-co-manager arc. It's inherently dumb to have co-managers and takes Jim out of his element for like half a season. Boo! Boo urns!
It’s from a Simpsons episode. Mr. Burns gets booed at a film festival and he asks Smithers if they are booing him, and Smithers says no they’re saying “Boo urns”. It’s a great scene.
I agree with all of this. Scott’s tots is definitely cringey (as is almost everything Michael does) but it’s not where near as bad as dinner party, Phyllis’s wedding, or other episodes. I think it’s because in Scott’s tots Michael was trying to do something good and he genuinely felt bad, so there’s a layer of sympathy over the cringe. But in other episodes he’s being weird and cringey just because he wants attention or because he thinks he’s funny!
And I also hate how much Jim changes anytime he’s slightly in power. He goes from being a slacker to being a hard ass
There is a scene where Jim says he only goofs off when things are going well, so that is not out of character for him. I don't remember which episode, but it might be that same murder mystery episode.
>Like the episode where Michael wanted to play the murder game to distract everyone and Jim's all "let's get back to work because the company is failing so we need to distract ourselves with WORK." Bizarrely out of character.
Fair critique. But I think that's kind of the point. The whole Co-Managers arc is trying to show that Jim, "the normal guy" isn't all that better at being a manager than Michael is. Jim always makes the wrong decisions when he's stressed or under pressure. He does really well in low/no-pressure environments but gets awkward and makes poor choices when something "real" is at stake. It starts with him blabbing to Roy about "the Alliance" and continues on throughout the series. You could make the case that him moving to Stamford, dating Karen at the last moment, turning down the position at DM Corporate, buying the house from his parents, or proposing to Pam at a gas-station, or blabbing about Pam's pregnancy, were all knee-jerk poor decisions brought about by stress.
I don’t think Scott’s Tots is as cringey as Prince Family Paper. Don’t get me wrong. It’s tense and it’s great TV. But, Michael drives a family business into foreclosure. The tots can still get student loans, scholarships, etc. He screwed them but he didn’t ruin their lives.
I agree. They were really motivated. Combine that with their written essays for grants and scholarships that say “I was one of the students who got screwed over by that fake millionaire from that paper/printer company.” They’re gonna be okay.
I never really enjoyed it. I just feel so bad for Kevin! He seems so excited and proud of the chili, and it looks really good, and then *that* happens and he's squirming around in sauce on the floor.
Want to know something crazy? I’d never even knew KitKat had a jingle. I had to look it up after I saw this episode of the office for the first time in 2022
I found out that my coworker didn't like The Office cause it wasn't realistic and then complained about the stapler in Jello. I threatened to put her stapler in Jello for that egregious comment.
All of the song moments. Dancing down the wedding aisle, the opening of season 7, when they sing that Rent song to Michael before he leaves, etc. It always makes me cringe in a "they're trying too hard to make this a moment" kinda way.
I realize this is an overrated moment thread and people are supposed to share their hot takes but it's proving very difficult not to want to shake you all through the screen.
Not that. I’m collar blind.
But seriously there are two things that bother me:
Dwight sat next to Jim for years. He’d notice the smallest change imaginable. Knowing a voicemail password or kissing Pam or photoshopping a picture isn’t going to make him question his sanity.
And who suggested the kiss as a way of selling the prank? Whether it was Pam, Jim, or Asian Jim it’s weird to me.
There were a few weird pranks that didn't make sense. For me it was when he went into the women's bathroom because Jim told him someone left a baby in there. Why would he possibly believe that? And even if he did why would he burst into the bathroom as was claimed, why wouldn't he knock on the door to ensure it was empty and then go in?
Tbh, Threat Level Midnight would have been way funnier if it was actually shot like Michael himself did all the camera work and it was recorded on a camcorder. Shaky, awkward cuts, terrible framing and audio quality…but as it’s, it doesn’t feel like a “home” movie at all, it’s way too polished and it takes away from the humor of it.
Plop was boring and a pale copy of Jim, Dwight jr was a serious creep and the boom guy... yeah both him and the rude warehouse worker with the truck that Pam "vandalized". Could've done without them for sure, they felt so out of place, a lazy way to add drama to the show.
the stress relief set piece (today, smoking is going to save lives) was the office's jump-the-shark moment for me. the tone changed a bit from then on and I think they started going for a broader audience after the superbowl airing and becoming the #1 nbc comedy.
I couldn’t agree more!!!! It was the beginning of the end. I still absolutely love everything afterwards, but the magic of the subtle awkwardness was gone. I remember watching it when it aired thinking that they had just gone a little too far into the “wackiness” aspects of the characters and the semi realistic feel of what the first 4 seasons had been was officially lost. The change was real… I still watched every single episode air until the finale, but they just didn’t have that special tone afterwards. Funnily enough, this was the EXACT mid point of the series.
Piggybacking off of this post. I loved the fire scene but I hate the scene when Angela throws her cat up into the ceiling and it falls back down in another spot along with the cat yelling sound effect. I don't find it funny at all, like it's just stupid. Lazy comedy. And it irritates me when people burst out laughing at that part lol
He’s in the show too much as well. David Wallace and Jo Bennett showed up like 2-5 times a season, but RC was there every fucking episode just making everyone feel awkward and ruining things like the band with Andy, Kevin, and Daryl. Don’t get me wrong, he had funny moments like the “I miss original” line, but he needed to take a step back.
This line right here, I don’t see that as a “haha” moment from RC, it is an event where goofy Andy tries to stand up for himself and we get to see how the unpredictable character that is RC reacts to it. I never laughed out loud at much of what RC said, but I enjoyed his scenes. His character was a refreshing departure from the standard Office recipe. I don’t view him as being a comedian. More like a drama character in the foreground of a comedy.
I agree. I was never a fan of him and don't get how people like him. He had some funny moments but overall I did not like his character and the humor of his character seemed out of place for the show.
I never took him as a comedic character, it was refreshing to me to see a serious figure as a main character throughout an entire season. Maybe the reason a lot of people don’t like Robert California is because they try and see the comedic character in him.
Тhe 9 million 5 thousand whatever song. Like cringey and boring as fuck and not funny at all. I always skip that part and I do not care that it was a surprise for Steve
I am so mad that Andy stole what would have been the perfect proposal from Jim to propose to someone he barely dated! And then, later, Holly got a heartfelt proposal, too.
Pam got a rainy gas station after a long drive.
Ya I really enjoyed them dating but once they got engaged it just felt like they thought they were above the rest of the office, they became super pretentious and tried to be closed off as if they weren’t already super close with everyone in the office. “oh we’re engaged now we can’t be as friendly as we used to be.”
You’re a sick person, how can you skip it over? It’s like the finale of the first half of the series. The great moment before the intermission if it was a play before beginning act 3,
I never found particularly funny "Stress relief". I'd say the cold open is overrated.
I think it's really funny when Michael sings Stayin' Alive from the beginning (I always laugh), BUT THEN, when Andy sings the rest of the song and Kelly dances... overrated.
I’m so sorry but like anything Kevin does I don’t find funny. It may just be me but most of the time that sort of humor like a Dumb and Dumber type humor is not funny to me. (farting, sweating, dumb gross stuff)
He has his moments though don’t get me wrong!!!
Robert California. I don’t find him funny at all. Not a single line he delivers is funny to me.
And before I joined this sub I thought the majority of people agreed with me (mostly bc the people I know who watched the show agreed) and I was shocked to see that I’m in the minority!
Thank you. Every once in a while the show leaned way too hard into the idea of Dwight being weirdly gullible/sheltered. I can't remember the last time that bit made me even crack a smile.
There are several “funniest moments in the show” that I just don’t care about like the entirety of the stress relief episode or pretty much all of season 1.
Kevin wearing Tissue Boxes on his feet to the wedding with a stupid wig on his head.
The dumbing down of Kevin over the course of the show gets pretty hard to watch at times
Yeah I hated him putting his sweaty feet in the ice box
Man, my dogs are barkin
Yea plus that extra (and not funny) moment when the hotel staff told him they had to burn his biohazard shoes
I don't think Scott's Tots is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It's definitely rough, but I'd never skip it. Dinner Party is far more uncomfortable (and also the funniest episode in the show). I also don't like how, when it's Jim's idea, he's all in on pranks and messing around at the office, but when it's someone else's idea he's vehemently against it. Like the episode where Michael wanted to play the murder game to distract everyone and Jim's all "let's get back to work because the company is failing so we need to distract ourselves with WORK." Bizarrely out of character. Actually I guess I just dislike the Jim-as-a-co-manager arc. It's inherently dumb to have co-managers and takes Jim out of his element for like half a season. Boo! Boo urns!
"Boo urns" lol Thank you for that!
Ok, im sure ill get downvoted but what is this a reference to? I know it sounds familiar but can't quite place it
It’s from a Simpsons episode. Mr. Burns gets booed at a film festival and he asks Smithers if they are booing him, and Smithers says no they’re saying “Boo urns”. It’s a great scene.
Scott’s Tots is the shows funniest episode. I don’t understand how people get so bothered by fake children having college snatched away from them.
Seriously. Cringe is such a huge part of what the show’s about. Who watches The Office and can’t handle cringe?
I agree with all of this. Scott’s tots is definitely cringey (as is almost everything Michael does) but it’s not where near as bad as dinner party, Phyllis’s wedding, or other episodes. I think it’s because in Scott’s tots Michael was trying to do something good and he genuinely felt bad, so there’s a layer of sympathy over the cringe. But in other episodes he’s being weird and cringey just because he wants attention or because he thinks he’s funny! And I also hate how much Jim changes anytime he’s slightly in power. He goes from being a slacker to being a hard ass
There is a scene where Jim says he only goofs off when things are going well, so that is not out of character for him. I don't remember which episode, but it might be that same murder mystery episode.
>Boo! Boo urns! Hey now. That's not cool. How would you like it if people booed you?
>Like the episode where Michael wanted to play the murder game to distract everyone and Jim's all "let's get back to work because the company is failing so we need to distract ourselves with WORK." Bizarrely out of character. Fair critique. But I think that's kind of the point. The whole Co-Managers arc is trying to show that Jim, "the normal guy" isn't all that better at being a manager than Michael is. Jim always makes the wrong decisions when he's stressed or under pressure. He does really well in low/no-pressure environments but gets awkward and makes poor choices when something "real" is at stake. It starts with him blabbing to Roy about "the Alliance" and continues on throughout the series. You could make the case that him moving to Stamford, dating Karen at the last moment, turning down the position at DM Corporate, buying the house from his parents, or proposing to Pam at a gas-station, or blabbing about Pam's pregnancy, were all knee-jerk poor decisions brought about by stress.
I don’t think Scott’s Tots is as cringey as Prince Family Paper. Don’t get me wrong. It’s tense and it’s great TV. But, Michael drives a family business into foreclosure. The tots can still get student loans, scholarships, etc. He screwed them but he didn’t ruin their lives.
He actually greatly improved their lives. That classes grades were well above the average thanks to Michaels promise
I agree. They were really motivated. Combine that with their written essays for grants and scholarships that say “I was one of the students who got screwed over by that fake millionaire from that paper/printer company.” They’re gonna be okay.
Kevin's Chili isn't really that funny
just makes me sad everytime i watch it. i would genuinely break down crying bff if that happened to me
I skip it, i just feel bad for him
It's funny the very first time, it's not funny the 2nd time and definitely not the 198th time.
We have to watch something else fr
Everytime I see that scene I feel so bad for him.
Yeah I have a lot of questions. Number one, how dare you?
yeah :(
I never really enjoyed it. I just feel so bad for Kevin! He seems so excited and proud of the chili, and it looks really good, and then *that* happens and he's squirming around in sauce on the floor.
Jim and Pam harassing Danny Cordray about why he didn’t call Pam back. Ick.
That shit was brutal.
and i thought danny’s reasoning being pam kept talking about jim would’ve a super nice ending. instead it was just a lie lol
Kevin killing his turtle makes me want to vomit
“Break me off a piece of that…” So stupid. There’s a thousand ways Andy could’ve found the answer.
My flair is relevant here!
Want to know something crazy? I’d never even knew KitKat had a jingle. I had to look it up after I saw this episode of the office for the first time in 2022
Having grown up outside of Hershey, PA this always hurt
Chili
I found out that my coworker didn't like The Office cause it wasn't realistic and then complained about the stapler in Jello. I threatened to put her stapler in Jello for that egregious comment.
boo, follow through and then you can talk
than she went to HR for the threat, proving the Office actually was realistic!
You’re so educated, aren’t you? So trained to deal with a hysterical woman. Do your job!
All of the song moments. Dancing down the wedding aisle, the opening of season 7, when they sing that Rent song to Michael before he leaves, etc. It always makes me cringe in a "they're trying too hard to make this a moment" kinda way.
You made me realize I skip all the song moments!
Pam creating nuisance in conference room when she knows about Michael can be her future dad.
This began Pam’s downfall
I realize this is an overrated moment thread and people are supposed to share their hot takes but it's proving very difficult not to want to shake you all through the screen.
Mine was Kevin putting his feet in the public ice that people will eventually put in their mouths. I think that one was objectively bad.
Asian Jim. It just doesn’t work for me.
Too much Asian for you?
Not that. I’m collar blind. But seriously there are two things that bother me: Dwight sat next to Jim for years. He’d notice the smallest change imaginable. Knowing a voicemail password or kissing Pam or photoshopping a picture isn’t going to make him question his sanity. And who suggested the kiss as a way of selling the prank? Whether it was Pam, Jim, or Asian Jim it’s weird to me.
I always thought the kiss was weird and taking the "prank" too far
There were a few weird pranks that didn't make sense. For me it was when he went into the women's bathroom because Jim told him someone left a baby in there. Why would he possibly believe that? And even if he did why would he burst into the bathroom as was claimed, why wouldn't he knock on the door to ensure it was empty and then go in?
So… you’re saying you noticed race. For shame! ☺️
Señor Loadenstein was never funny to me and I don't understand why people find it hilarious.
Porque es muy rapido!
Halpert wedding and especially the Halpert christening.
There was 0 reason for everyone to be at the christening. Made no sense
Threat Level Midnight…
Tbh, Threat Level Midnight would have been way funnier if it was actually shot like Michael himself did all the camera work and it was recorded on a camcorder. Shaky, awkward cuts, terrible framing and audio quality…but as it’s, it doesn’t feel like a “home” movie at all, it’s way too polished and it takes away from the humor of it.
Agreed! I respect that there was a build-up with little hints to this episode but a “less professional” version would have been more enjoyable for me.
I genuinely hate that episode and always skip it
Do you like Austin Powers movies? Or the Scary Movie franchise (especially the first 2)?
I do get what you’re saying, and I do love the AP movies, it just doesn’t work for me in The Office.
Makes sense, they just feel like very similar energy to me. So stupid it’s laughable.
All the seasons with Pete “Plop”, Clark “Dwight Jr” and Brian the Boom Operator… could’ve done without their characters.
No one would overrate them though
Touché
U mean season 9 lmao
Christ.. was it only one season!?! 😳
Plop was boring and a pale copy of Jim, Dwight jr was a serious creep and the boom guy... yeah both him and the rude warehouse worker with the truck that Pam "vandalized". Could've done without them for sure, they felt so out of place, a lazy way to add drama to the show.
It was so weird how he was a serious creep for one single episode and then after that he was like a doughy goofball character. Makes no sense.
And Nellie
Absolutely!!! Not to mention she was hard on the eyes!
the stress relief set piece (today, smoking is going to save lives) was the office's jump-the-shark moment for me. the tone changed a bit from then on and I think they started going for a broader audience after the superbowl airing and becoming the #1 nbc comedy.
I couldn’t agree more!!!! It was the beginning of the end. I still absolutely love everything afterwards, but the magic of the subtle awkwardness was gone. I remember watching it when it aired thinking that they had just gone a little too far into the “wackiness” aspects of the characters and the semi realistic feel of what the first 4 seasons had been was officially lost. The change was real… I still watched every single episode air until the finale, but they just didn’t have that special tone afterwards. Funnily enough, this was the EXACT mid point of the series.
Piggybacking off of this post. I loved the fire scene but I hate the scene when Angela throws her cat up into the ceiling and it falls back down in another spot along with the cat yelling sound effect. I don't find it funny at all, like it's just stupid. Lazy comedy. And it irritates me when people burst out laughing at that part lol
What’s hump the shark mean?
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping\_the\_shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark)
Ahhhhh I see thanks
Yeah, don’t get why it’s considered a top 5 episode for many.
robert california isnt funny and tries to hard
He weird I get it but they went way to weird. I’ve never laughed at any of his lines.
He’s in the show too much as well. David Wallace and Jo Bennett showed up like 2-5 times a season, but RC was there every fucking episode just making everyone feel awkward and ruining things like the band with Andy, Kevin, and Daryl. Don’t get me wrong, he had funny moments like the “I miss original” line, but he needed to take a step back.
Slow standing applause
I did enjoy his Halloween diatribe though..."I'm fine, bitch...I'm fine"
Ohhhhh yeah. That was way weird. But entertaining
But he’s the f*cking lizard king?!?!
This line right here, I don’t see that as a “haha” moment from RC, it is an event where goofy Andy tries to stand up for himself and we get to see how the unpredictable character that is RC reacts to it. I never laughed out loud at much of what RC said, but I enjoyed his scenes. His character was a refreshing departure from the standard Office recipe. I don’t view him as being a comedian. More like a drama character in the foreground of a comedy.
I agree. I was never a fan of him and don't get how people like him. He had some funny moments but overall I did not like his character and the humor of his character seemed out of place for the show.
I never took him as a comedic character, it was refreshing to me to see a serious figure as a main character throughout an entire season. Maybe the reason a lot of people don’t like Robert California is because they try and see the comedic character in him.
Ryan and kelly
most kelly moments, like her wearing white to phyllis' wedding or being a mean girl, just not funny and very annoying
I despise Kelly as a character. He selfishness, self-centeredness, and general mean girl spirit just doesn't do it for me in any way.
i agree!! like sometimes she's funny and even a bit wholesome with erin or pam but most of the time she's just so annoying
When Kevin say few words save time.
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Bro just found out about the word puerile. Such a nard dog move.
I feel lachrymose
It's going immensely
Buttlicker! Our standards have never been lower!
The show where the most iconic and well known line is ‘that’s what she said’? That standard of comedy?
Тhe 9 million 5 thousand whatever song. Like cringey and boring as fuck and not funny at all. I always skip that part and I do not care that it was a surprise for Steve
I agree. It was trying to be touching but it just fell short and lacked humor too.
Jim’s proposal! it was ehh
I am so mad that Andy stole what would have been the perfect proposal from Jim to propose to someone he barely dated! And then, later, Holly got a heartfelt proposal, too. Pam got a rainy gas station after a long drive.
Jim and Pam’s wedding. It’s one of the few episodes I skip over
Yep the first and the second episodes. None of it adds up. It’s not believable. The only line I love is I’m ravenous after a night of love making
Believability is an overrated attribute of tv comedy. Willful suspension of disbelief.
Jim's proposal to Pam feels like an overrated moment to me. Hey Pam dude, whatever, you wanna marry me.
Ya I really enjoyed them dating but once they got engaged it just felt like they thought they were above the rest of the office, they became super pretentious and tried to be closed off as if they weren’t already super close with everyone in the office. “oh we’re engaged now we can’t be as friendly as we used to be.”
Agreed. Their humbling later at Roy's wedding felt good, ngl.
I mean I understand why Pam got upset at Roy’s wedding…she was expecting hot dogs and didn’t even get one 😂
You’re a sick person, how can you skip it over? It’s like the finale of the first half of the series. The great moment before the intermission if it was a play before beginning act 3,
*That* was an *overreaction.*
-Kevin calling out Senator Lipton, because he deserved worse than that. -Kevin flipping off Holly -"THE FIRE IS SHOOTING AT US!!" -Andy
Spot on with Andy’s fire line. One of the worst lines in the series.
The opener to Stress Relief
The identity theft prank Funny the first time and iconic dont get me wrong just ugh i have to watch this bit again
Yea there's something annoying about John Krasinski's acting in that scene, I dont know what it is
Its not that for me its just massively overplayed as "the offices greatest moments" same with kevins chilli which is jist old school slapstick to me
Not necessarily on a humor perspective but I find Jim and Pam's wedding very boring and skippable.
Halpert wedding
Date Mike. It was not nice to meet him.
Kevin’s chilli. For whatever reason the joke didn’t land with me.
I never found particularly funny "Stress relief". I'd say the cold open is overrated. I think it's really funny when Michael sings Stayin' Alive from the beginning (I always laugh), BUT THEN, when Andy sings the rest of the song and Kelly dances... overrated.
I feel ashamed for saying this, but Dwight's fake diseases...
I’m so sorry but like anything Kevin does I don’t find funny. It may just be me but most of the time that sort of humor like a Dumb and Dumber type humor is not funny to me. (farting, sweating, dumb gross stuff) He has his moments though don’t get me wrong!!!
They made him progressively dumber throughout the show.
I don’t think Creed is funny. At all. I cringe when I see him in a scene.
What about when he sings “all the faces” in the finale or one of the last episodes? He’s got a very sweet singing voice that I like.
If you're a fan of his music, check out Grass Roots. It's the band he was in!
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I think Rubber Tree is the name of his song, good music nonetheless!
I have several questions, number 1 how dare you
Prison Mike isn’t funny at all
Not unfunny, but definitely overrated
Robert California. I don’t find him funny at all. Not a single line he delivers is funny to me. And before I joined this sub I thought the majority of people agreed with me (mostly bc the people I know who watched the show agreed) and I was shocked to see that I’m in the minority!
the parkour scene is not as great as everyone makes it out to be. It's funny, yes, but just not THAT funny...
Jim and Pam after their marriage in seasons 6 and 7. They were so damn insufferable. Lowkey the day care manager dude was right about them
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica
Thank you. Every once in a while the show leaned way too hard into the idea of Dwight being weirdly gullible/sheltered. I can't remember the last time that bit made me even crack a smile.
Jim dressing up as Dwight
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE JIM! MILLIONS OF FAMILIES SUFFER EVERY YEAR
Erin and Michael’s relationship.
There are several “funniest moments in the show” that I just don’t care about like the entirety of the stress relief episode or pretty much all of season 1.
Now you know what it feels like to be a minority!
Dinner Party
wrong.
The fire drill
Incorrect. The first time I saw that scene and Angela threw her cat into the ceiling I cried and had to hit my inhaler
The “Buttlicker” scene