When Michael burns his foot with his George Foreman mini-grill, he requires the entire office staff to work around his new injury. When the workers aren't so keen on obliging, Michael gets angry and calls in a man in a wheelchair to put out the message that disabled people are people too. Meanwhile, Dwight acts stranger than usual, acting really nice and helpful towards Pam. It isn't until the end of the day when everyone realizes that the car accident Dwight was in earlier that day gave him a concussion (but was overshadowed by Michael's dramatization of his own burn), and Jim and Michael immediately take him to the hospital. Needless to say, Michael doesn't appreciate the extra attention that the doctors and nurses pay Dwight.
WAR
61.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Injury” ranks #21 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 86.9 — Elite. The episode packs 52 scored jokes at 2.4 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.3 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
Jim: Jim's talking head: 'I want to clamp Michael's face in a George Foreman Grill'
Jim Setup/Punchline Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Stanley: Stanley's 'Mail Boxes, Etc.' response to what Michael's bandage looks like
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Observational ★ Rewatch Michael · Jim: Tom Hanks disability analysis - Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, and Big confusion
Dwight: Dwight crashes his car into a pole while rushing to save Michael
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim claiming Ryan is dead to avoid helping Michael
Jim Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 52 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael · Pam: Michael dramatically calling for help because he hurt his foot, treating it like a life-threatening emergency
Michael Pam Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's elaborate George Foreman Grill breakfast-in-bed system explanation
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: The grill 'clamped down' on Michael's foot
Michael: Michael's pronunciation of 'protuberance' as 'protruberence'
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Michael: Michael admits his weekend girlfriend was 'all made up'
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Dwight crashes his car into a pole while rushing to save Michael
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown office worker: 'You forgot your bumper!' shouted to Dwight as he drives away
Michael: Michael's dramatic entrance demanding not to be freaked out about while clearly seeking attention
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Pam · Michael: Pam correcting 'cooked your foot' to 'burned my foot' with Michael's indignant response
Kevin: Kevin's 'So where are you shipping your foot?' followed by 'Your foot' when no one laughs
Kevin Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Pam: Michael's job description for Pam: 'Your job is being my friend'
Michael Pam Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Pam: Michael wanting family member treatment for 'serious physical trauma' vs Pam offering aspirin for being 'fussy'
Michael: Michael's 'bloody stump of a foot' description
Dwight: Dwight cutting off mid-sentence about his duties, creating awkward silence
Dwight Awkward Silence Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Dwight · Michael: Dwight's elaborate meal preparation - three whole chickens for dark meat, no yams story
Jim · Pam: Jim's Russian music download site prank on Pam
Jim Pam Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Pam: Pam's confused 'Why would they all be...' after Jim's prank
Pam Reaction Beat Setup/Punchline Jim · Pam: Jim calling Pam 'Pan' and her confused response
Jim Pam Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Michael · Pam: Michael asking Pam to rub butter (Country Crock) on his foot
Dwight · Jim: Dwight's 'indestructible' cover demonstration that immediately breaks
Dwight: Dwight pretending it didn't break and continuing the sales pitch
Dwight Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim's talking head about Pam and Dwight being friends
Jim Observational Reaction Beat Pam: Pam's talking head progression from denial to horror about being Dwight's friend
Pam Escalation Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Ryan · unknown recipient: Ryan's terrible pickup line 'you're sweeter than candy'
Michael: Michael falling off toilet and getting stuck between toilet and wall
Michael Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Michael requesting Ryan to 'clean me up a little bit' while stuck
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim claiming Ryan is dead to avoid helping Michael
Jim Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Michael's 'you only grilled your foot' dismissal from Jim
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline Callback Michael · Phyllis: Michael's disability lecture dismissing Phyllis's scoliosis as 'woman's trouble'
Creed · Michael: Creed's iron lung story and age confusion
Michael · Stanley: Michael's comment about Stanley having 'his fair share of obstacles'
Stanley: Stanley's 'Mail Boxes, Etc.' response to what Michael's bandage looks like
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Observational ★ Rewatch Michael · Oscar: The Stevie Wonder bathroom hypothetical and response 'We love Stevie Wonder'
Michael: Michael's dramatic 'I burned my foot!' outburst
Michael · Jim: Tom Hanks disability analysis - Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, and Big confusion
Stanley · Michael: Stanley doing crossword puzzle during disability presentation
Billy · Michael: Billy the wheelchair user's practical responses vs Michael's assumptions
Michael · Billy: Tooth brushing taking 'three times as long' mishearing
Jim: Jim's talking head: 'I want to clamp Michael's face in a George Foreman Grill'
Jim Setup/Punchline Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Born on the Fourth of July reference and Michael's disappointment in Billy
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: Describing Dwight as 'moon-faced kid who crashed into the pole'
Michael Setup/Punchline Callback Callback Ryan: Ryan's aspirin-in-pudding trick compared to dog medicine
Ryan Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's 'blood coursing through my foot veins' recovery speech
Jim: Jim's shotgun rule explanation while Dwight has a concussion
Jim Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's judgment of Meredith's minivan affecting her dating prospects
Michael Observational Character Comedy Dwight · Jim · Michael: Dwight drinking mysterious liquid from under van seat
Michael · Dwight: Michael claiming Dwight can't be fired because 'I don't work in this van'
Dwight · Jim: Dwight's middle name being 'Danger' vs 'Kurt'
Michael: Michael's 'miraculous recovery' vs Dwight needing CAT scan comparison
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Michael · Dwight: Michael's 'That's what she said' theft from Dwight
Jim · Pam: Jim and Pam's phone conversation about Dwight and Michael
Jim Pam Character Comedy Observational Callback Doctor · Michael: Doctor telling Michael to 'stop that' during breathing exercise
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