
Season 4, Episode 5 · 2007-10-25
Local Ad
Ranked #10 out of 186 episodes in The Office
Michael was excited to know Dunder Mifflin bought television ad space in local markets, including Scranton. Michael wanted to create the perfect commercial. Only problem was Michael wasn't seeing eye to eye with guys who were going to be producing the commercial.
Michael's disastrous local commercial pitch spawns 57 jokes in 45 minutes—cringe comedy at its densest.
Directed by Jason Reitman · Written by B.J. Novak
Humor Index
79.8
1.4
7.6
7.2
8.6
“Local Ad” ranks #10 of 186 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 88.9 — Elite. The episode packs 57 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 7.6 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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Our scorer flagged 01:00-02:00 range with Michael's colored paper enthusiasm as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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