Michael's new company struggles to make early morning deliveries while the office tries to get their expense reports in on time after Angela enforces Dunder Mifflin's policy.
WAR
47.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Broke” ranks #45 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.1 — Elite. The episode packs 49 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.9 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 · Ryan · Michael · Michael: Ty, I would like you to crunch those numbers again. - It's a program. There's no such... - Just crunch 'em, please. Crunch. Did it help?
Dwight: One. Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm. No footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Case closed.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pam · Michael: Wait, is this just milk and sugar? - That's what I said. Do you drink this every day? Every morning.
Pam Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Ryan · Pam · Ryan: Did I ever tell you about the day that Steve Martin died? - Steve Martin's not dead. - I know. But I always thought that the day that he died would be the worst day of my life. And I was wrong. It's this.
Dwight: We kidnap the queen, extract her alarm pheromones, place them on a flushable wipe, put that in his bathroom.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 49 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael: It's 4:30 in the morning. Do you know where your kids are? If you are Ryan's parents or Pam's parents or my parents, you do. They're gonna be in this van. With me. Who am I? Nothing to fear. I am just a 44-year-old guy with a paper route.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Time to make the donuts!
Michael Character Comedy Observational Ryan: Come on. No, I promise I won't do it again. Come on.
Ryan Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Ryan: Ever since I've gotten clean, there's something about fresh morning air... that just really makes me sick.
Ryan Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Boner patrol! Arrest that man! Your donuts make me go nuts!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: We got the van at a used car lot. We think it says 'Alleluia Church of Scranton' in Korean. It was either this or an old school bus with an owl living in it.
Michael Visual Gag Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pam · Michael: You didn't happen to bring any coffee, did you, Michael? - Milk and sugar. - Awesome. You're a life saver.
Pam · Michael: Wait, is this just milk and sugar? - That's what I said. Do you drink this every day? Every morning.
Pam Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: We have 20... Excuse me. Sorry. Sorry, no. It's... It's a paper company now. It's not for the church.
Michael Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Charles: Shame, Jim. I expected more.
Charles Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Todd Packer · Charles: Hey, boss. I'd just like to point out that I have been here less time than these guys. - Why are you telling me this?
Todd Packer · Charles: I just think the bar should be lower for a newbie. Is this something you really want to have said?
Todd Packer: I don't want to have said that. But I think it's important that you know it.
Creed: Been there, done that.
Creed Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ryan · Michael · Ryan: You know what we need? We need some couches. We should really consider getting a delivery guy. You know what you would love? It's if we built a loft.
Michael · Pam · Ryan · Michael · Ryan · Michael: Why would I love that? - Can we afford a delivery guy? - Like in a dorm room. You put your desk underneath, you have your loft up top. You can sleep up top. - I know what a loft is. - Most dorm rooms don't even have that. - Most do in the magazines.
Charles: I feel like I should be thanking you.
Charles Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Stanley: Maybe, and I don't know, if you had just returned Michael's call, none of us would've lost clients.
Stanley Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Charles: Come along, afterthought.
Charles Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charles: A lame attempt at humor. Swing and a miss.
Charles Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement Michael · Ryan · Michael · Ryan · Michael: Why don't you explain what that is... So they can under... - Explain what that is. - Explain what you think that is. - Just explain.
Michael · Ryan · Michael · Michael: Ty, I would like you to crunch those numbers again. - It's a program. There's no such... - Just crunch 'em, please. Crunch. Did it help?
Michael: When a child gets behind the wheel of a car and runs into a tree, you don't blame the child. He didn't know any better. You blame the 30-year-old woman who got in the passenger seat and said, 'Drive, kid. I trust you'.
Michael Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: Really? Does he do good work or... - No, Jim. I use a bad apiarist.
Jim Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Pam · Jim · Jim: Idiot. Idiot. Idiot. - My new 'Dwight' ring. - I like it. Good, right? Idiot, we're starting back up.
Ryan · Pam · Ryan: Did I ever tell you about the day that Steve Martin died? - Steve Martin's not dead. - I know. But I always thought that the day that he died would be the worst day of my life. And I was wrong. It's this.
Pam: I applied to Old Navy, Target and Wal-Mart. None of 'em called me back. Not even for an interview.
Pam Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ryan · Pam · Ryan · Pam · Ryan · Pam · Ryan: I never went to Thailand. Really? I went to Fort Lauderdale. Was it nice? Yeah, it was amazing. There was a great pad thai place, though. I love pad thai. You never had pad thai.
Dwight: We kidnap the queen, extract her alarm pheromones, place them on a flushable wipe, put that in his bathroom.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight · Jim: Oh, man! If only Michael had children. That's how you really apply the pressure. - What is wrong with you?
Dwight Jim Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Pam · Ryan: Seriously? - Are you being serious? - He's bluffing. What you don't understand is that this company's worthl... We don't have...
Michael · Jim · Michael · Jim: We're not only tight-ends, we are also quarterbacks. - Missed the last part. - That's a pun. Got it.
Pam: I'm really worried I'm gonna say it.
Pam Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: How the turntables...
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · David: Are you kidding me? That is insultingly low. I don't even want to hear what your first offer was. What do you hear?
Michael: Jerry, the one who got away.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: May I ask why you're leaving the Michael Scott Paper Company? Really?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Dwight: You don't crack a case. It has a pejorative connotation. Like calling a policeman a cop. You solve a case, and yes, I've solved plenty.
Dwight Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: One. Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm. No footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Case closed.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Charles: You two are morons. Got it. Get out.
Charles Deadpan/Understatement Escalation Ryan: How could you do this to me? You just cost me $60,000.
Ryan Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Ryan: Wouldn't you rather have a fishing pole than a fish? I would rather have $60,000, honestly.
Michael: I want my old job back. I want my old parking space back. I want a Sebring. They don't make them anymore.
Michael Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: You know, David? I don't care if Ryan murdered his entire family. He is like a son to me.
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Our company is worth nothing. That's the difference between you and I. Business isn't about money to me, David. If tomorrow my company goes under, I will just start another paper company. And then another and another and another. I have no shortage of company names.
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: That's one of 'em!
Michael Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: Our balls are in your court.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: The day he is born. The day he grows hair. The day he starts a business. And the day he sells that business back to Dunder Mifflin.
Michael Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 02:08-02:27 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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