Phyllis walked into the office looking pale and shocked. A concerned staff surrounded her for comfort. She told them she had been flashed in the parking lot. Jim alerted the police and they already had three other incidents of flashing in the area. Michael didn't think much of it, because it was Phyllis.
WAR
46.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Womens Appreciation” ranks #33 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 84.4 — Elite. The episode packs 38 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 7.3 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
Michael: I wish I could menstruate. If I could menstruate, I wouldn't have to deal with idiotic calendars anymore. I'd just be able to count down from my previous cycle. Plus, I'd be more in tune with the moon and the tides.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: What, um... what do you think of role-play? Oh, it can be fun. Yeah? Well, Jan has this schoolgirl fantasy. It's a pretty common one. I just... I feel uncomfortable wearing the dress.
Michael Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: she likes videotaping us during sex. Oh, my God. And then watching it back right afterward to improve my form. That is not healthy behavior. No, it's not that bad. The worst part is that she shows it to her therapist and they discuss it.
Michael Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jim: In the women's bathroom, above the sink.
Jim Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Creed: I'm a pretty normal guy. I do one weird thing. I like to go in the women's room for number two. I've been caught several times and I have paid dearly.
Creed Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 38 analyzed
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Jim · Dwight: What's a dis... what's that? Oh, you don't want to know.
Creed: The guy was just hanging brain. I mean, what's all the fuss? If that's flashing, then lock me up.
Creed Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Ryan: Phyllis, you say? Hmm. What is so funny? Um... I mean, did he even see Pam? Or, uh... Karen from behind? I'm guessing not.
Ryan Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: Waagh! Hey, what's going on?
Michael Physical/Slapstick Reaction Beat Michael: Prove it. Let's see your penis. I... you know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Michael: For example, Jan and I have a safe word in case things go too far. Foliage. And if one of us says that word, the other one has to stop. Although last time... she pretended she didn't hear me.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Setup/Punchline Jan · Michael: I'll give you $200. And if I get up before you, I'll leave it on the dresser.
Jan Michael Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: Better 1,000 innocent men are locked up than one guilty man roam free.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Dwight: There are several penises there I'd love Phyllis to run her eyes over.
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Dwight: Pam. You can draw, kind of. Why don't you work with Phallus on drawing a picture of the exposer... Phallus? Phyllis, sorry. I've got penises on the brain.
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Pam: I wish someone had flashed me when I was with Roy. Because that would have been the ass-kicking of the year. Especially if it had been Jim.
Pam Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Pam: He would not have wanted me to have seen Jim's... Whoo, I am... I am saying a lot of things.
Pam Cringe/Discomfort Reaction Beat Michael: Why don't you just take these women, put 'em in a burlap sack, and hit 'em with a stick? Because that's what you're doing.
Michael: If Pam wants to show more cleavage, she should be able to. I encourage that.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: Did I come from a woman? Have I slept with a woman? More than one? Mm, less than three.
Michael Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Michael: a penis, when seen in the right context, is the most wonderful sight for a woman. But in the wrong context, it is like a monster movie. Alien. Blagh!
Michael: I wish I could menstruate. If I could menstruate, I wouldn't have to deal with idiotic calendars anymore. I'd just be able to count down from my previous cycle. Plus, I'd be more in tune with the moon and the tides.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Angela: There are petite adults who are sort of... smaller who need to wear... maybe a kids' size 10.
Angela Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Creed · Jim: You wanna go in the women's bathroom? Not really. I've seen a bathroom before. Yeah, but... it's every guy's fantasy.
Creed Reaction Beat Visual Gag Dwight · Andy: That's because you're a preppy freak, you're the office pariah, and nobody likes you.
Dwight: Don't think she's gonna make it...
Dwight Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Jim · Halpert: Nothing... I think, uh, we all kinda thought you guys were just, like, hooking up. No, we've been dating for six months.
Michael: What, um... what do you think of role-play? Oh, it can be fun. Yeah? Well, Jan has this schoolgirl fantasy. It's a pretty common one. I just... I feel uncomfortable wearing the dress.
Michael Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Angela: Sometimes, the clothes at GapKids are just too flashy. So I'm forced to go to the American Girl store and order clothes for large colonial dolls.
Angela Character Comedy Absurdist Michael: she likes videotaping us during sex. Oh, my God. And then watching it back right afterward to improve my form. That is not healthy behavior. No, it's not that bad. The worst part is that she shows it to her therapist and they discuss it.
Michael Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael · Pam: Cons. Wears too much makeup. Breasts: not anything to write home about. Insecure about body. I'm unhappy when I'm with her. Flat-chested. What was the last one? She's totally flat. Shrunken chesticles. No, the one before that. I'm unhappy when I'm with her.
Pam · Michael: Don't think, just answer. What do you want to do about Jan? I wanna break up with Jan. Wow. I wanna break up with Jan.
Michael: for me, a woman looks best when she is just absolutely naked.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Creed: I'm a pretty normal guy. I do one weird thing. I like to go in the women's room for number two. I've been caught several times and I have paid dearly.
Creed Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Meredith: I'm kind of in-between boyfriends right now. So I don't need anything sexy. But I do need some new hand towels. I figure I can cut up this robe.
Meredith: You know, I changed a tire today. All by myself. This bathrobe's already coming in handy.
Meredith Callback Character Comedy Callback Michael: Oh, just so you know, it's not me, it's you.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Michael: I wished for Jan to get over me. I wished for Phyllis, a plasma TV. I wished for Pam to gain courage. I wished for Angela, a heart, and for Kelly, a brain.
Michael Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Well, maybe I learned something from women after all.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential Jim: In the women's bathroom, above the sink.
Jim Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight Reaction Beat Physical/Slapstick ⏩ The part you fast-forward
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