A consultant arrives to teach the staff about tolerance and diversity but Michael insists on imparting his own knowledge. Meanwhile, Jim struggles to keep hold of a lucrative contract extension.
WAR
47.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Diversity Day” ranks #56 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.4 — Elite. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.0 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Michael landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Michael · Mr. Brown: First test, I will not call you that! / Well it's my name it's not a test, ok?
Michael: that was great, she gets it now she knows what it's like to be a minority.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: Abraham Lincoln once said that if you're a racist I will attack you with the north.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: What if we go around and everybody, everybody, say a race that you are attracted to sexually, I will go last. Go.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: A hero kills people. People that wish him harm. / Ok. / A hero is part human, part supernatural, a hero is born out of a child with trauma, or out of a disaster, that must be avenged.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 45 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael: I never actually talked to corporate about it, they kind of beat me with the punch, those bastards! But I was going to
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: That's the thing, it's a very sturdy paper, and on the back it says: 100% post customer contempt.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Retaliation'. Tit for tit.
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jim · Dwight: That is not the expression. / Well that should be.
Jim Dwight Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Kevin: A 6 on 7. / I know, I saw that. / So then why didn't you do it? / I'm saving that, cause I like it when the cards go... / Who doesn't love that?
Jim Kevin Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Oscar: Oh hey! This is Oscar. / Martinez. / See, I didn't even know, first thing basis.
Michael: You know what? This is a color free zone here. Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: What if we go around and everybody, everybody, say a race that you are attracted to sexually, I will go last. Go.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kevin: I have two. White and Indian.
Kevin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: Can we steer away from gay people? I'm sorry it's an orientation, it's not a race. Plus a lot of other racists are also intolerant at gays so, paradox.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Mr. Brown: First test, I will not call you that! / Well it's my name it's not a test, ok?
Michael: Is it because I'm white, and Chris is black?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Kevin: Kevin butchering the Chris Rock routine about black people
Kevin Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Michael: Every time, every time black people want to have a good time, some biiiip ass biiiip, I take care of my kids!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: What do you want? Cookie?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Callback Callback Dwight: A hero kills people. People that wish him harm. / Ok. / A hero is part human, part supernatural, a hero is born out of a child with trauma, or out of a disaster, that must be avenged.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mr. Brown · Dwight: Ok, you're thinking of a superhero. / We all have a hero in our heart.
Michael: You know I could sign something that says that I taught something or that I helped you teach something so...
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael · Mr. Brown: That's probably throwing you off. / It's not throwing me, I need your signature.
Michael: Signed, daffy duck.
Michael Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Michael: He's gonna lose it when he reads that.
Michael Character Comedy Reaction Beat Michael: Look, the, the guy Mister brown, he got us half way there, he got us talking. Well no, I got us talking.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: Where was the heart, I didn't see any heart, where was my Oprah moment?
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: I'm gonna have you all in tears.
Toby · Michael: Hey we are not all gonna seat in circle in it so are we? / Get out! / I'm sorry. / No this not a joke, ok?
Michael: This is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell out of here.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Abraham Lincoln once said that if you're a racist I will attack you with the north.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Michael: It was kind of hard to hear. / Uh yes that probably has something to do with the camera work.
Jim Michael Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Yes, enjoy, absolutely. 'Namaste'.
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael · Oscar: But what some of you might not know, is that I am also part native American Indian. / What part, native American? / 2/15th / That fraction doesn't make any sense.
Michael · Oscar: Let me ask you is there a term besides Mexican, that you prefer? Something less offensive? / Mexican isn't offensive!
Michael · Jim: Jim? / Hello?
Michael Jim Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: get it done! Why? Because Martin Luther King is a hero of mine
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Olympics of sufferings right here Slavery versus Holocaust, come on!
Michael Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: Shalom, I'd like to apply for a loan. / That's nice, Dwight.
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Pam · Jim: OK, I like your food. / Uh, Outback Steakhouse, I'm Australian, mate! / No...
Pam Jim Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Pam · Jim: you would maybe not be a very good driver. / Aw man, am I a woman?
Pam Jim Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: You'll notice, I didn't have anybody being Arab. I thought that would be too explosive, uh, no pun intended. But I just thought, 'too soon' for Arabs. Maybe next year. You know, the ball's in their court.
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Pam: You wanna get high? / No. / I think you do, mon.
Jim Pam Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Welcome to my convenient store. Would you like some gookie cookie? I have some very delicious gookie cookie, only 99 cents plus taxes try my gookie cookie
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: that was great, she gets it now she knows what it's like to be a minority.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: I just hated it when that guy was in here, Mr. brown? If that was his real name!?
Michael Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: I've brought some burritos, some color greens, some pad thai, love pad thai
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: doesn't really make sense, cause you don't call it colored people that's offensive
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: Buena vista Oscar thank you
Michael Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ⏩ The part you fast-forward
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