It's time for the "Dundies", Dunder Mifflin's annual awards banquet (held at the neighborhood Chili's), and the staff must endure the excruciating performance of their inept emcee, boss Michael Scott.
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“The Dundies” ranks #20 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 86.9 — Elite. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.5 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
Pam: Finally I want to thank God, because God gave me this Dundee, and I feel God in this Chili's tonight.
Pam Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: please, please, do not drink and drive, because you may hit a bump, and spill the drink.
Michael Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Dwight: We are going to have 2 men rooms.
Dwight Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Pam: The Dundies are kind of like a kid's birthday party, and you go, and there's really nothing for you to do there, but the kid's having a really good time, so, you're kind of there. That's kind of what it's like.
Pam Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael: like Meredith or Kevin. I mean, who's gonna give Kevin an award? Dunkin Donuts?
Michael Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Michael: Neighbor's hanged himself, due to lack of recognition.
Michael Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim: The Dundies are like a car wreck that you want to look away but you have to stare at it because your boss is making you.
Jim Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: Oh I can't, because I keep them hidden, I don't wanna look at them and get cocky.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: And mine are at home, in a display case above my bed.
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: TMI, TMI my friend. TMI? Too Much Information. It's just easier to say TMI. I used to say 'Don't Go There' but that's lame.
Michael Character Comedy Observational Stanley · Michael: I don't know where they are, I think I threw them out. - Oh, no you didn't. - I think I did.
Michael: To Oscar Martinez, It's the 'Show Me The Money' award!
Michael Character Comedy Observational Dwight: A little bit of Pam, all night long. A little bit of Angela, on the sing.
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Jim: This is the part where Kevin stands in front of the camcorder all night. It's great.
Jim Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Pam: That was just something that was written on the ladies room wall.
Pam Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Will her highness Jan Levinson Gould be descending from her corporate throne this evening to visit us lowly serfs here, Dunder Mifflin Scranton?
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Michael: Well, you could take the bus, you could work on the way here, sleep on the way home.
Michael · Jan: You're dropping an A-bomb on me here! - Really? I'm dropping an atomic bomb on you.
Michael: No reasons? It was the 05-05-05 party! - It happens once every billion years!
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Ok, no that was a fun raiser, I think I made that very clear on the flyers. Fun, F-U-N.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: It's a little character I like to do. It is loosely based on Karnack, one of Carson's classic characters.
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: We got... the PLO, the IRA and the hot-dogs stand behind the warehouse. Name 3 businesses that have better healthcare plans than Dunder Mifflin.
Michael Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: Here's the problem: There is no open bar because of Jan, and it's the reason why comedy clubs have a 2-drink minimum.
Michael Observational Character Comedy Multiple · Angela: Dwight get out of here what are you doing in the ladies room...? - You are a pervert!
Michael: The Dundee award, for longest engagement, goes to Pam Beesly... When will that girl gonna be married? That's what I have to say
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Roy · Michael: We'll see you next year! - Yeah! Oh nuts! Oh gosh!
Michael: That's why it's funny, every year that Roy and Pam don't get married it gets funnier!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Having a bathroom is a privilege, it is called a ladies-room for a reason, and if you cannot behave like ladies, well then you are not going to have a bathroom.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: We are going to have 2 men rooms.
Dwight Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Don't don't talk don't touch stop it oddment!
Michael Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Callback Michael: how there is no money, and how there is no food, and how the jokes are really bad.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Michael: Keep your acceptance speeches short, I have wrap it up music and I'm not afraid to use it, Devin.
Michael Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Pam: The Dundies are kind of like a kid's birthday party, and you go, and there's really nothing for you to do there, but the kid's having a really good time, so, you're kind of there. That's kind of what it's like.
Pam Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: please, please, do not drink and drive, because you may hit a bump, and spill the drink.
Michael Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Michael · Stanley: I did, and why didn't you Stanley? - I did, my wife's name is Terry. - Well, I'm looking forward to meeting Terry. - It's this person whose hand I'm holding Michael.
Michael · Dwight: I was out on a very very hot date last night with a girl from HR Dwight. - Really? We don't have any girls from HR. - I know that, for the sake of the story.
Michael · Dwight: When she had me fill out six hours worth of paper work. - Like an AIDS test? - No... god.
Phyllis · Michael: This says bushiest beaver. - What? I told them busiest... idiots!
Michael: Herro everybodeeee.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Ryan: What am I going to do with the award? Nothing, I don't know what I'm gonna do. That's the least of my concerns right now.
Ryan Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: The Tight Ass award goes to Angela, not only because she is everybody's favorite stickler, but because she has a great caboose!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Someone · Pam: I think those might be empty. - No, no 'cause the ice melts, and then it's like second drink!
Kelly · Michael: Spicy curry, what's that mean? - Not everything means something, this is a joke. - Yeah, but why did you give it to me? - This is a bowler! - I know! They didn't have any businessmen so...
Michael: I got Dwight, sucking the funny out of room
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Heckler: We has came from your mama's house.
Heckler Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Michael: this is the 'don't go in there after me' award, it's for the time that I went to the bathroom after him and it was really, really smelly
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Stanley: Well, last year I got great work, so I don't know... I don't know what to think about this award
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: It is the whitest sneakers award, because she always has the whitest tennis shoes on!
Michael Observational Character Comedy Pam: Ok, first off, my Keds, because I couldn't have done it without them, thank you.
Pam Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Pam: Finally I want to thank God, because God gave me this Dundee, and I feel God in this Chili's tonight.
Pam Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: And we heard Michael change the lyrics to a number of classic songs, which for me, has ruined them for life!
Jim Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: So I killed, almost!
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Pam: Oh my god! I just wanna say that this was the best Dundies ever!
Pam Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Restaurant manager: Apparently this young woman was sneaking drinks off other people's tables.
Kelly · Jim: I feel bad about what I wrote on the bathroom wall. - No you don't.
Kelly Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Pam · Jim: I just wanted to say thanks. - That's not really a question.
Pam Jim Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Yes that too but I mean with the audio, great work!
Michael Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 05:16-06:15 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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