Dwight plays the role of Volunteer Sheriff after finding half a joint in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot leading to an investigation. Pam gives Jim a play challenge where he must be silent until he gives Pam a can of Coke.
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Wins Above Replacement
“Drug Testing” ranks #25 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.1 — Elite. The episode packs 30 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Dwight landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dwight: Have you ever... pooped a balloon?
Dwight Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim's fake crying performance
Jim Physical/Slapstick Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: That is Northern Lights Cannabis Indica. / No. It's marijuana.
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight: His father's name? Dwiged Schrued.
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight · Linda: You might remember testing my urine a few years back when I was applying to be a Volunteer Sheriff's Deputy. / We test a lot of urine. / Mine was green.
All Jokes — 30 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jim · Dwight: You look cute today, Dwight. / Thanks, girl.
Jim: Jim's list of marijuana symptoms perfectly describing Kevin
Jim Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: And by the way, I haven't.
Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: I enjoy the tangy zip of Miracle Whip.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pam: Pam's failed Phyllis impression attempt
Pam Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Dwight: Stop! This is not Kelly Kapur story hour.
Dwight Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Dude, where's my office? I totally lost it! 'Cause I was half-baked!
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jim: I don't think Michael's ever done drugs. I don't know if anyone's ever offered him any.
Jim Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Have you ever... pooped a balloon?
Dwight Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: That is Northern Lights Cannabis Indica. / No. It's marijuana.
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight: Jinx. Buy me a coke.
Dwight Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Sold out! That has never happened in the history of jinx!
Dwight Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Two nights ago I went to an Alicia Keys concert... I think I may have gotten high accidentally by a girl with a lip ring.
Jim Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Take Cheech and Chong. Everybody knows that Cheech and Chong are funny. But just imagine how funny they would be if they didn't smoke pot.
Michael Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: One of those people will be dead from drug use at some point in their lives.
Michael Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Toby · Michael: Hookah is not an illegal drug, Michael. / Yes, it is. / No, it's not. It's a type of pipe.
Jim: Jim's fake crying performance
Jim Physical/Slapstick Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Dwight · Linda: You might remember testing my urine a few years back when I was applying to be a Volunteer Sheriff's Deputy. / We test a lot of urine. / Mine was green.
Jim: I think I may have gotten high accidentally by a girl with a lip ring.
Jim Callback Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: I want him to have all the urine he needs.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: His father's name? Dwiged Schrued.
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: My dad cheated a lot, but I never busted him on it. I would have, except I didn't know about it.
Jim Observational Misdirection Jim · Dwight: Jim's prolonged jinx torture of Dwight
Jim Dwight Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: I took an oath when I was sworn in. And I broke that oath today.
Dwight Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight · Michael: Can I have a gun? / No. I don't have a gun. / I'll have to bring in my bow staff.
Jim: Dwight was literally carrying around his own urine and dressed like one of the Village People.
Jim Observational Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Dwight's elaborate search warrant explanation
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Ryan: You're totally harshing the office mellow.
Ryan Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Kevin: Rattin' somebody out. Narc. Narc!
Kevin Character Comedy Escalation Michael: You wanna work at the urinalysis lab?
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