Andy was back to work, fresh from anger management training. He insisted on being called Drew, even though Jim continued to call him Andy just to toy with him. Meanwhile, Dwight had decided to shun Andy for the next three years.
WAR
85.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Safety Training” ranks #54 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 90.1 — Elite. The episode packs 65 scored jokes at 3.1 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.2 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
Darryl: Darryl: 'I mean, it takes courage just to be you. To get out of bed every single day knowing full well you gotta be you.'
Darryl Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's final talking-head: 'Am I a hero? [long pause] I really can't say. But, yes.'
Michael Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight: Dwight's talking-head: 'I have decided to shun Andy Bernard for the next three years... I was shunned from the age of four until my sixth birthday for not saving the excess oil from a can of tuna.'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Darryl: Darryl's speech: 'You live a sweet little NERF-y life. Sittin' on your biscuit. Never havin' to risk it.'
Darryl Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's talking-head: 'Darryl thinks he's such a man because he works in a warehouse. Well, big deal. I worked in a warehouse... Men's Wearhouse. I was a greeter.'
Michael Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Standout Moments
Dwight: Dwight's talking-head: 'I have decided to shun Andy Bernard for the next three years... I was shunned from the age of four until my sixth birthday for not saving the excess oil from a can of tuna.'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Darryl: Darryl: 'I mean, it takes courage just to be you. To get out of bed every single day knowing full well you gotta be you.'
Darryl Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's final talking-head: 'Am I a hero? [long pause] I really can't say. But, yes.'
Michael Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 65 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Pam · Andy: Pam greets Andy as 'Andy'; he corrects her with 'Drew'; she apologizes; he says 'Apology not accepted... because it wasn't even necessary in the first place.'
Pam Andy Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Andy: Andy's talking-head confessional: 'I've got a new attitude. And a new name. And... a bunch of new techniques for dealing with the grumpies.'
Andy Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Jim · Andy: Jim refuses to call Andy 'Drew': 'No, I'm not gonna call you that.' Andy: 'Cool. I can't control what you do. I can only control what I do.'
Jim Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jim · Andy · Dwight: Jim passes along false messages: 'Andy, Dwight says welcome back, and he could use a hug.' / 'Dwight says that he actually doesn't know one single fact about bear attacks.'
Dwight · Jim: Dwight: 'Tell him bears can climb faster than they can run. Jim! Tell him!'
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Dwight: Jim: 'Andy... Nah, that's too far. / Dwight: Damn you.'
Jim Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Michael's talking-head: 'And if I know Darryl, it gonna be zoppity.'
Darryl · Michael: Darryl: 'Quiz. Mike. Should you drive the forklift?' Michael: 'I can, and I have.' Darryl: 'No, no, no, no, no, no! I said should you?'
Michael · Darryl · Madge: Michael claims 'Pudge' has also driven the forklift; Darryl corrects: 'Madge.' Michael: 'I thought your name was Pudge.' Madge: 'No, it's always been Madge.'
Darryl · Michael: Darryl: 'Um, her. Her, yes, "her" is qualified to work a dangerous machine. You are not.'
Darryl · Michael: Darryl's story about his ankle injury: Michael kicked the ladder out and yelled 'Hey, Darryl, how's it hangin'?' — delivered as a serious workplace safety anecdote.
Michael: Michael: 'Bail 'er? I hardly know her.'
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Michael · Darryl: Michael: 'Five bucks says it's over 50' (about arm amputations from bailers). Darryl: 'You really wanna bet?' ... 'Ten people, Michael. Ten people. Would you like to be one of them?'
Michael: Michael: 'Ever since March Madness ended, I am so bored.'
Michael Character Comedy Observational Michael · Darryl: Michael: 'It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world...' Darryl: 'It would be the worst thing in the world, it would! What the hell is wrong with this man?'
Toby · Michael: Toby's safety tips all converge on taking ten minutes away per hour for different reasons — Michael does the math: 'Wow, that is... that time really adds up. That's like a half an hour every hour.'
Michael · Toby: Michael: 'Like sometimes, computers can explode. Can they not?' Toby: 'No, no.'
Toby · Michael · Dwight: Toby's sweater/cardigan tip devolves: Michael asks 'What about a long-sleeved tee?' Dwight: 'Long johns? A shawl?' — escalating suggestions until Toby says 'anything that warms you.'
Toby · Michael: Toby reads: 'sedimentary lifestyle' — Michael corrects: 'Sedentary.' — and the word had already been in Toby's printed materials for how long?
Michael · Darryl: Darryl: 'Heart disease kills more people than bailers.' Michael: 'That's called having a fat butt, Michael.' Darryl: 'Mmm, no, no, it's...' Michael: 'Yeah, yeah. That's fat butt disease. That's what you're suffering from?'
Kelly · Ryan · Michael · Darryl: Kelly calls a warehouse worker 'Sea Monster'; Ryan says 'Dude, please, tell your girl to shut up'; Michael says 'Kelly, you insulted the gentleman. Please apologize.' Kelly: 'Are you kidding me?' Darryl: 'All right, we out of here.'
Darryl: Darryl's speech: 'You live a sweet little NERF-y life. Sittin' on your biscuit. Never havin' to risk it.'
Darryl Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's talking-head: 'Darryl thinks he's such a man because he works in a warehouse. Well, big deal. I worked in a warehouse... Men's Wearhouse. I was a greeter.'
Michael Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael demonstrates his Men's Wearhouse greeting to the camera: 'Hello, I'm Michael. Welcome to Men's Wearhouse. We have a special on khaki pants today.'
Michael Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Pam · Kevin · Angela · Ryan · Oscar: The office workers betting on how many jellybeans (or similar objects) are in a jar; escalating guesses with Kevin being eliminated: 'Ten. Kev's out. Damn it!'
Oscar · Pam · Jim: Jim wins jellybean count; Pam's neighbor complains: 'He has spent hours up here at reception with you. Hours and hours. Okay. No, constantly... like, for years.'
Michael · Pam: Michael's pitch to Pam: 'Nobody commits suicide because they work with a bailer.' He wants to demonstrate depression is as dangerous as the warehouse hazards.
Michael: Michael's science museum metaphor: 'You don't go to the science museum and get handed a pamphlet on electricity. You go to the science museum and you put your hand on a metal ball. Your hair sticks up straight. And you know science.'
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael · Dwight: Michael and Dwight's panicked planning session: 'Because you know what our killer is? Depression. Wolves. Depression.' / 'Visual aids. Yes. A quilt... depression quilt?'
Dwight: Dwight: 'A quilt... depression quilt?'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Michael: Michael on the trampoline, talking-head: 'You may be asking yourself, "What am I doing on a trampoline?" Well, I thought I'd bounce here for a while, relieve some stress, and then move on with my day. Not!'
Michael Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Michael: Michael's plan: 'I jump. And they freak out. And they get to see the dangers of depression with their own eyes. Nice side note... they might think, hey, I should've been nicer to Michael. But that's not why I'm doing this.'
Michael Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Kelly · Ryan: The Netflix queue explanation to Ryan: an extended, patient explanation of how queue reordering works, concluding with 'It's so easy, Ryan. Do you really not know how Netflix works?'
Ryan · Pam · Jim: Ryan's talking-head: timed Kelly's Netflix explanation at 2 minutes 42 seconds; Pam wins ten because Kelly said 'awesome' 12 times; Jim wins five because she mentioned six romantic comedies.
Ryan Pam Jim Character Comedy Running Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Michael · Dwight: Michael's plan to test the trampoline Letterman-style: 'Throw a TV over.' / 'We measured it once.' / 'Go buy some watermelons.' / 'Seedless?'
Creed: Creed appears eating an apple when people are going to get watermelons — he is just there, eating an apple, then holds up a potato: 'I found a potato.'
Creed Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Dwight: The watermelon test: they drop it and it visibly hits a car in the parking lot, setting off an alarm. Dwight: 'Oh, crap!'
Michael: Michael: 'Find out whose car that is. If it's Stanley's, call the offices of James P. Albini. See if he handles hate crimes.'
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Dwight: Michael: 'Take apart the trampoline, stick it in the bailer.' Dwight: 'We're not allowed to use the bailer.' Michael: 'Have Patch do it... or the sea monster.'
Dwight · Andy: Dwight's shunning negotiation with Andy: 'I'm temporarily lifting the shun.' / Andy: 'Thank you.' / Dwight: 'It means nothing.' then 'Un-shun. Yeah, that sounds good. Re-shun.' for the drawbridge question.
Dwight Andy Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Dwight advises Michael on bouncy castle landings: 'When you land, try and land like an eight-year-old. These bouncy castles are not designed for adults.'
Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dwight: Michael: 'I got plenty of watermelons in my trunk.'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael · Dwight: Michael: 'This is about doing, not thinking.' / 'Right, doing! Totally doing! It's rock and roll! Rock and roll! Yeah!' / 'You're right; I'm not thinking.'
Dwight · Oscar · Andy: Dwight summons the warehouse: 'Michael is up on the roof and acting strange.' Oscar: 'Whoa, what's the situation?' Dwight: 'Un-shun. I think he's suffering from depression. Re-shun.'
Oscar · Dwight: Oscar: 'When's the shunning thing gonna end?' Dwight: 'Un-shun... never! Re-shun.'
Oscar Dwight Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight · Stanley: Dwight announces: 'I think he wants you all to come out to the parking lot and watch him die.' Stanley: 'Is it nice outside?' Dwight: 'It's gorgeous. Let's go!'
Dwight · Office Workers: Someone asks 'Do I need my jacket?' / 'Will I be too warm in a long sleeve T?' — Dwight: 'Everyone's gonna be fine in exactly what they're wearing! Let's go!'
Michael · Dwight: Michael's performance on the roof: 'Over 32,000 people commit suicide every year, according to a 2004 study.' Dwight: 'Is that the last year to date it was available?'
Michael · Dwight: Dwight forgot to bring the warehouse workers. Michael: 'That's the whole point, dummy.' Dwight: 'You said to just...' Michael: 'That's the whole point, dummy.'
Jim: Jim: 'If someone gives you 10,000 to 1 on anything, you take it. If John Mellencamp ever wins an Oscar, I am going to be a very rich dude.'
Jim Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight: The second performance: Dwight announces Michael's rooftop distress. Michael delivers identical lines. Dwight talks to camera: 'Well, you know, the first performance was a little off. But I really think they hit their stride in the second show. Um... Might even bring my parents tomorrow to the matinee.'
Dwight Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Darryl · Warehouse Workers: Darryl: 'This is just offensive.' / Other worker: 'At least we're outside.' / Worker: 'Hey, check it out. There's a castle over there.'
Dwight · Michael: Dwight (into phone or to Michael): 'They found the castle, Michael.' Michael: 'Damn it.'
Crowd · Jim: The crowd watching Michael: 'Oh, my God!' 'He's gonna jump.' 'Oh.' 'He's going to kill himself pretending to kill himself.' 'Yeah.'
Crowd Jim Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Pam: Pam (on phone from below): 'Hey, uh, Michael. Don't jump on the bouncy castle. You can't do that 'cause you are going to get horribly, horribly injured.'
Pam Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dwight: Dwight guesses Pam's present is 'A Repliee Q1 Expo female robot. They're only available in Japan.'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pam · Dwight: Pam: 'Dwight, you are such a liar.' Dwight: 'Pam, really, what is it?'
Pam Dwight Reaction Beat Character Comedy Callback Michael · Darryl: Michael from the roof: 'You told me that I lead a... a cushy, wimpy, NERF life.' Darryl: 'Yeah, but I never said you had nothing to live for.'
Darryl · Michael: Darryl: 'What about Jan? Lovely, lovely, lovely Jan, man.' Michael: 'It's complicated with Jan. And I don't know where I stand or what I want. The sex isn't nearly as good as it used to be.'
Darryl · Michael: Darryl: 'You're a very brave man. I mean, it takes courage just to be you. To get out of bed every single day knowing full well you gotta be you.' Michael: 'Do you really mean that?' Darryl: 'I couldn't do it. I ain't that strong and I ain't that brave.' Michael: 'I'm braver than you?' Darryl: 'Way braver!'
Michael: Michael: 'I Braveheart.'
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael's final talking-head: 'An office is as safe as the people in it. And sometimes those people can drive you to do crazy things to show the dangers of the office. That's the danger I found myself in today. I saved a life... my own.'
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