At the company picnic, Michael and Holly are reunited for the first time since their split. The rest of the staff competes in games, such as the volleyball tournament.
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“Company Picnic” ranks #82 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.1 — Elite. The episode packs 57 scored jokes at 3.2 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.6 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
Holly: For $500,000, is it, A) Scranton?
Holly Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: I'm kidding. He's just a regular doctor who shoots your horse in the head when its leg is broken.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: David Wallace told me!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: A little boy said me, 'Is my daddy gonna have a job by Christmas?' He's just thinking about his own gifts.
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: I don't condone leaving early. But I have an appointment with the horse doctor. How that horse became a doctor, I don't know.
Dwight Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 57 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Erin: Sure, I'll give him the message when he gets up... Gets back.
Erin Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: Michael ate an entire family-sized chicken pot pie for lunch, and then he fell asleep.
Jim Escalation Observational ★ Rewatch Dwight: I don't condone leaving early. But I have an appointment with the horse doctor. How that horse became a doctor, I don't know.
Dwight Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: I'm kidding. He's just a regular doctor who shoots your horse in the head when its leg is broken.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: See you all tamale.
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jim: Should I have left the car running?
Jim Observational Setup/Punchline Pam: You don't grab these for balance.
Pam Setup/Punchline Physical/Slapstick Angela: You think the EPA would ever allow that much deet?
Angela Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Michael: I heard him asking for a shoe that could increase his speed and not leave any tracks.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Holly: The combinations are endless.
Holly Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Holly: You can go to hell. I'm kidding! Sure, I will get you the best iced tea in the world.
Holly Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: You and I are soup snakes. That doesn't make any sense. We're soul mates.
Michael Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Todd Packer: Must be nice to get a rest from all your rest.
Pam: I shouldn't have to ask you to do that. You should just do it.
Pam Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Pam: Well, I could have died, so...
Pam Deadpan/Understatement Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Andy · Ryan: You want her to set you up so you can spike it. I'm gonna put you next to Phyllis. She's the best setter on the team.
Andy Ryan Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Holly Awkward Silence Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: I'm designing a chair. It's part of your pants. You sit down, you're supported.
Michael: All right, fatty. I will do it.
Holly: You bet your fat ass we are.
Holly Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Holly: Have ya hoyd the news? Extry, extry! Read all about it! Newspapers for sale!
Holly Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Michael: Sir... with the glasses, are you literally blind?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Buffalo employee: These are expensive Ray-Bans, jackass.
Kevin: Are... you... blind? Can you see things with your eyeballs?
Kevin Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ryan: I am better than this.
Ryan Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Opposing player: Do you know if you're right or left-handed? Do you even know? What hand do you use to answer the phone?
Pam: Maybe I played a little in junior high. And in high school. Maybe a little in college. And went to volleyball camp most summers.
Pam Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Stanley: Had to be part of the group.
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Holly Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Andy: Don't set it to yourself.
Andy Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Jim: You weren't even moving.
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Physical/Slapstick Rolph: I don't hear cheaters, tramps, or women who break my friend's heart.
Rolph Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: We have to convince Dunder and Mifflin to go back in time fix their parents.
Michael Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Holly: Dun-der, Dun-der, Dunder, Dunder, Dunder...
Holly Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Meredith: They're gonna wipe their asses with your serves! Piss all over your faces!
Meredith Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Holly: Are you ready to play Slumdunder Mifflinaire?
Holly Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Holly: I was there! I was a tour guide at Dartmouth College!
Holly Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Holly: Robert Mifflin had undiagnosed depression, which 9 million americans suffer from, and is very treatable.
Holly Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: $250... is more money than I've ever seen in my life.
David Wallace: I usually don't enjoy the theater. But this is delightful.
Holly: For $500,000, is it, A) Scranton?
Holly Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Michael: David Wallace told me!
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Buffalo employees: You've gotta be kidding me! We're the best branch in the company!
Michael: A little boy said me, 'Is my daddy gonna have a job by Christmas?' He's just thinking about his own gifts.
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Corporate deserves to get its ass kicked.
Dwight Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Rolph: What does one fiance plus one lover equal? Answer, one whore.
Rolph Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Callback Corporate player: We can let you play with that foot.
Andy: I'm so mad that Pam got hurt!
Holly: No, it was a tough audience.
Holly Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Doctor: Good, because my next question was do you have a game to get back to?
Doctor Deadpan/Understatement Callback Michael: You guys should hit the road before... I close down another branch.
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: I didn't find the perfect moment, because I think that today was about just having today.
Michael: And then it's perfect. I'm in no rush.
Dwight: How many people need to get hurt before we learn a valuable lesson? One? Two? Three? Four? Five? Six? Seven? Eight?
Dwight Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 06:27-07:00 range with rehearsal/setup material as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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