Show Analysis
The Office79.4
Created by Greg Daniels
Starring Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms
Humor Index
2.4
6.9
6.7
8.1
9,896
Is The Office funny? Yes — The Office scores 79.4 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #11 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 9,896 jokes across 201 episodes. It averages 2.4 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 6.9 and an impact score of 6.7.
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Top 5 Episodes of The Office
The highest-scoring episodes by our Humor Index. Start here.
Best Season
S4
762 jokes analyzed
Episode Mean
78.4
unweighted avg · 183 episodes
Score Range
98.0→63.5
best to worst
4
Episodes 90+
73
Episodes 80+
167
Episodes 70+
6.2
Consistency (σ)
lower = more consistent
Lowest Scoring Episodes
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Humor Index — every episode
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Season Averages
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Episode Heatmap
| Season | Episode | Title | Humor Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pilot | 73.8 |
| 1 | 2 | Diversity Day | 81.4 |
| 1 | 3 | Health Care | 82.2 |
| 1 | 4 | The Alliance | 68.0 |
| 1 | 5 | Basketball | 74.0 |
| 1 | 6 | Hot Girl | 74.8 |
| 2 | 1 | The Dundies | 86.9 |
| 2 | 2 | Sexual Harassment | 70.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Office Olympics | 75.6 |
| 2 | 4 | Motivation | 72.8 |
| 2 | 5 | Halloween | 76.1 |
| 2 | 6 | The Fight | 81.8 |
| 2 | 7 | The Client | 87.1 |
| 2 | 8 | Performance Review | 76.6 |
| 2 | 9 | Email Surveillance | 69.5 |
| 2 | 10 | Christmas Party | 84.8 |
| 2 | 11 | Booze Cruise | 80.8 |
| 2 | 12 | The Injury | 86.9 |
| 2 | 13 | The Secret | 81.0 |
| 2 | 14 | The Carpet | 66.9 |
| 2 | 15 | Boys And Girls | 89.5 |
| 2 | 16 | Valentines Day | 79.2 |
| 2 | 17 | Dwights Speech | 78.8 |
| 2 | 18 | Take Your Daughter To Work Day | 81.8 |
| 2 | 19 | Michaels Birthday | 85.2 |
| 2 | 20 | Drug Testing | 85.1 |
| 2 | 21 | Conflict Resolution | 80.2 |
| 2 | 22 | Casino Night | 72.6 |
| 3 | 1 | Gay Witch Hunt | 81.1 |
| 3 | 2 | The Convention | 73.8 |
| 3 | 3 | The Coup | 89.6 |
| 3 | 4 | Grief Counseling | 91.6 |
| 3 | 5 | Initiation | 75.9 |
| 3 | 6 | Diwali | 80.9 |
| 3 | 7 | Branch Closing | 84.9 |
| 3 | 8 | The Merger | 81.8 |
| 3 | 9 | The Convict | 83.4 |
| 3 | 10 | A Benihana Christmas | 72.0 |
| 3 | 11 | Back From Vacation | 80.0 |
| 3 | 12 | Traveling Salesmen | 81.9 |
| 3 | 13 | The Return | 78.9 |
| 3 | 14 | Ben Franklin | 84.8 |
| 3 | 15 | Phyllis Wedding | 77.8 |
| 3 | 16 | Business School | 79.6 |
| 3 | 17 | Cocktails | 76.0 |
| 3 | 18 | The Negotiation | 71.9 |
| 3 | 19 | Safety Training | 91.2 |
| 3 | 20 | Product Recall | 84.1 |
| 3 | 21 | Womens Appreciation | 84.4 |
| 3 | 22 | Beach Games | 78.2 |
| 3 | 23 | The Job | 87.5 |
| 4 | 1 | Fun Run | 87.4 |
| 4 | 2 | Dunder Mifflin Infinity | 75.9 |
| 4 | 3 | Launch Party | 71.9 |
| 4 | 4 | Money | 79.0 |
| 4 | 5 | Local Ad | 88.9 |
| 4 | 6 | Branch Wars | 83.8 |
| 4 | 7 | Survivor Man | 88.0 |
| 4 | 8 | The Deposition | 84.4 |
| 4 | 9 | Dinner Party | 83.4 |
| 4 | 10 | Chair Model | 88.4 |
| 4 | 11 | Night Out | 81.0 |
| 4 | 12 | Did I Stutter? | 77.4 |
| 4 | 13 | Dinner Party | 98.0 |
| 4 | 14 | Goodbye Toby | 85.1 |
| 5 | 1 | Weight Loss | 79.0 |
| 5 | 2 | Business Ethics | 76.1 |
| 5 | 3 | Baby Shower | 78.8 |
| 5 | 4 | Crime Aid | 79.1 |
| 5 | 5 | Employee Transfer | 74.4 |
| 5 | 6 | Customer Survey | 64.6 |
| 5 | 7 | Business Trip | 65.4 |
| 5 | 8 | Frame Toby | 76.4 |
| 5 | 9 | The Surplus | 75.8 |
| 5 | 10 | Moroccan Christmas | 80.0 |
| 5 | 11 | The Duel | 84.0 |
| 5 | 12 | Prince Family Paper | 81.5 |
| 5 | 13 | Stress Relief | 88.6 |
| 5 | 14 | Lecture Circuit (1) | 80.6 |
| 5 | 15 | Lecture Circuit (2) | 80.0 |
| 5 | 16 | Blood Drive | 77.1 |
| 5 | 17 | Golden Ticket | 72.1 |
| 5 | 18 | New Boss | 69.6 |
| 5 | 19 | Two Weeks | 78.2 |
| 5 | 20 | Dream Team | 78.8 |
| 5 | 21 | Michael Scott Paper Company | 72.1 |
| 5 | 22 | Heavy Competition | 79.4 |
| 5 | 23 | Broke | 82.1 |
| 5 | 24 | Casual Friday | 78.9 |
| 5 | 25 | Cafe Disco | 75.2 |
| 5 | 26 | Company Picnic | 79.1 |
| 6 | 1 | Gossip | 79.2 |
| 6 | 2 | The Meeting | 75.1 |
| 6 | 3 | The Promotion | 76.0 |
| 6 | 4 | Niagara | 74.1 |
| 6 | 5 | Mafia | 76.8 |
| 6 | 6 | The Lover | 71.5 |
| 6 | 7 | Koi Pond | 75.9 |
| 6 | 8 | Double Date | 78.0 |
| 6 | 9 | Murder | 78.8 |
| 6 | 10 | Shareholder Meeting | 80.6 |
| 6 | 11 | Scott S Tots | 82.0 |
| 6 | 12 | Secret Santa | 82.1 |
| 6 | 13 | Sabre | 74.8 |
| 6 | 14 | The Manager And The Salesman | 70.8 |
| 6 | 15 | The Delivery | 78.4 |
| 6 | 16 | St Patrick S Day | 69.9 |
| 6 | 17 | New Leads | 66.8 |
| 6 | 18 | Happy Hour | 75.1 |
| 6 | 19 | Secretary S Day | 80.4 |
| 6 | 20 | Body Language | 79.9 |
| 6 | 21 | The Cover Up | 77.1 |
| 6 | 22 | The Chump | 76.8 |
| 6 | 23 | Whistleblower | 80.2 |
| 7 | 1 | Nepotism | 82.0 |
| 7 | 2 | Counseling | 66.5 |
| 7 | 3 | Andys Play | 75.9 |
| 7 | 4 | Sex Ed | 81.0 |
| 7 | 5 | The Sting | 64.1 |
| 7 | 6 | Costume Contest | 64.4 |
| 7 | 7 | Christening | 63.5 |
| 7 | 8 | Viewing Party | 71.8 |
| 7 | 9 | Wuphf.Com | 71.8 |
| 7 | 10 | China | 79.1 |
| 7 | 11 | Classy Christmas | 72.1 |
| 7 | 12 | Ultimatum | 77.5 |
| 7 | 13 | The Seminar | 71.6 |
| 7 | 14 | The Search | 69.9 |
| 7 | 15 | Pda | 77.0 |
| 7 | 16 | Threat Level Midnight | 74.0 |
| 7 | 17 | Todd Packer | 73.1 |
| 7 | 18 | Garage Sale | 65.6 |
| 7 | 19 | Training Day | 82.6 |
| 7 | 20 | Michaels Last Dundies | 74.5 |
| 7 | 21 | Goodbye, Michael | 77.9 |
| 7 | 22 | The Inner Circle | 75.2 |
| 7 | 23 | Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager | 81.5 |
| 7 | 24 | Search Committee | 85.4 |
| 8 | 1 | The List | 82.4 |
| 8 | 2 | The Incentive | 85.4 |
| 8 | 3 | Lotto | 76.2 |
| 8 | 4 | Garden Party | 74.6 |
| 8 | 5 | Spooked | 71.2 |
| 8 | 6 | Doomsday | 73.9 |
| 8 | 7 | Pams Replacement | 77.1 |
| 8 | 8 | Gettysburg | 74.2 |
| 8 | 9 | Mrs. California | 72.9 |
| 8 | 10 | Christmas Wishes | 76.4 |
| 8 | 11 | Trivia | 77.1 |
| 8 | 12 | Pool Party | 89.1 |
| 8 | 13 | Jury Duty | 74.4 |
| 8 | 14 | Special Project | 84.9 |
| 8 | 15 | Tallahassee | 72.2 |
| 8 | 16 | After Hours | 66.6 |
| 8 | 17 | Test The Store | 73.5 |
| 8 | 18 | Last Day In Florida | 72.8 |
| 8 | 19 | Get The Girl | 80.2 |
| 8 | 20 | Welcome Party | 75.6 |
| 8 | 21 | Angry Andy | 89.5 |
| 8 | 22 | Fundraiser | 82.9 |
| 9 | 1 | New Guys | 83.1 |
| 9 | 2 | Roys Wedding | 82.0 |
| 9 | 3 | Andys Ancestry | 88.8 |
| 9 | 4 | Work Bus | 85.1 |
| 9 | 5 | Here Comes Treble | 73.4 |
| 9 | 6 | The Boat | 76.0 |
| 9 | 7 | The Whale | 79.9 |
| 9 | 8 | The Target | 79.6 |
| 9 | 9 | Dwight Christmas | 72.2 |
| 9 | 10 | Lice | 89.4 |
| 9 | 11 | Suit Warehouse | 75.5 |
| 9 | 12 | Customer Loyalty | 76.5 |
| 9 | 13 | Junior Salesman | 69.4 |
| 9 | 14 | Vandalism | 78.6 |
| 9 | 15 | Couples Discount | 81.0 |
| 9 | 16 | Moving On | 76.8 |
| 9 | 17 | The Farm | 91.9 |
| 9 | 18 | Promos | 85.0 |
| 9 | 19 | Stairmageddon | 76.8 |
| 9 | 20 | Paper Airplane | 80.2 |
| 9 | 21 | Livin The Dream | 87.1 |
| 9 | 22 | A.A.R.M. | 79.0 |
| 9 | 23 | Finale | 87.9 |
The Funniest Office Episodes
Of the 183 The Office episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.
Dinner Party
S4E13 · 49 jokes
The Farm
S9E17 · 39 jokes
Grief Counseling
S3E04 · 60 jokes
Safety Training
S3E19 · 52 jokes
The Coup
S3E03 · 38 jokes
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Is The Office Worth Watching?
By the data: The Office earns a Humor Index of 79.4 out of 100, placing it #11 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 183 analyzed episodes it averages 2.4 jokes per minute, a craft score of 6.9, and an impact score of 6.7. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.
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