A few interns who stayed at Dunder-Mifflin over the summer end their internship. Michael announces some potentially damaging gossip about an employee to the rest of the office, then starts to spread false rumours about others to cover up what he has unwittingly revealed.
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“Gossip” ranks #80 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.2 — Elite. The episode packs 46 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 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
Creed: If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about? What am I working toward?
Creed Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: It's like the end of Spartacus. I have seen that movie half a dozen times and I still don't know who the real Spartacus is. And that is what makes that movie a classic whodunit
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Oscar: What exactly is my responsibility here? To comfort insecure heterosexual men? That can't possibly fall to me
Oscar Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jim: As long as point 'a' is delusion and point 'b' is the hospital
Jim Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Andy: I'm at, like, a beach cabana and Brad Pitt approaches, tries to lean in and kiss me. I would definitely resist, like, at first. But if he was persistent, I might give in a little bit to just really see what it felt like
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 46 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael: Michael shouting 'Parkour!' repeatedly while attempting parkour in the office
Michael Physical/Slapstick Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim: As long as point 'a' is delusion and point 'b' is the hospital
Jim Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Andy · Michael: Truck to refrigerators to dumpster, 360 spin onto the pallets, backflip gainer into the trash can
Michael: Parkour. [single, defeated delivery after presumably failed attempt]
Michael Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Toby: He didn't do anything sexual. He just made far, far too many Monica Lewinsky jokes
Toby Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Kelly: If they get married before I do, I'm gonna kill myself
Kelly Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Michael: This place is like Spanish fly
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jim: Wait, there's not gonna be a shotgun? No shotgun? 'Cause that changes everything
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Jim: Free at last. Free at last
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Meta/Self-Referential Michael: I guess I have a face you can trust. I think it's because of my low cheekbones
Michael: Whether it's not being picked for a team or being picked for a team and then showing up and realizing that the team doesn't exist or that the sport doesn't exist. I should have known. Poopball?
Michael Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: She said the third wheel is what makes it a tricycle
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Michael: Stanley is way past the middle of his life, especially considering his height to weight ratio
Michael Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Michael: You stupid son of a bitch. You set me up
Michael · Jim: Drugs? Making out.
Michael: When you have somebody's attention and their eyes are lighting up because they are very interested in what you have to say, that is a great feeling and I experienced that firsthand today. It is wonderful to be the center of attention
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: I'm casting a movie and I'm looking for a woman who can dance. Beautiful woman. Do you know anybody?
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Pays $5 million. Nudity required.
Michael: Time to stop being polite and get real
Michael Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Michael: Racial profiling gossip
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Stanley: We used to go on these long walks on the treadmill
Stanley Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Michael: Do people often say they're going on sales calls and then go someplace else? 'Cause that's not cool
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Michael: How do you untell something? You can't. You can't put words back in your mouth
Michael Character Comedy Observational Michael: It's like the end of Spartacus. I have seen that movie half a dozen times and I still don't know who the real Spartacus is. And that is what makes that movie a classic whodunit
Michael Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: She's an 'anorexitec'
Michael Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Michael: Do you like it as much as you like men's butts? 'Cause you're gay
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Andy: This is not the first time rumors about me being gay have come up. Twice before, actually. Just a weird coincidence. It's a little too weird. Almost makes you wonder if it's not a coincidence at all. Which it is, of course. But it makes you wonder
Andy Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Andy: I'm at, like, a beach cabana and Brad Pitt approaches, tries to lean in and kiss me. I would definitely resist, like, at first. But if he was persistent, I might give in a little bit to just really see what it felt like
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Oscar: What exactly is my responsibility here? To comfort insecure heterosexual men? That can't possibly fall to me
Oscar Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Look to the intern on your left. Now to your right. One of you will do exceedingly well in business. Just unlimited potential. One of you will make a living and nothing more. And one of you will make a great mother
Michael Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Jim: Are you interested in her guy friends?
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Angela: You know, a baby conceived out of wedlock is still a bastard
Angela Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Creed: If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about? What am I working toward?
Creed Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Oscar: You think I'm the voice of the Taco Bell dog?
Oscar Absurdist Character Comedy Darryl: I have a daughter. How could I be a virgin?
Darryl Observational Character Comedy Kevin: Who's been saying that there's another person inside of me working me with controls?
Kevin Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: You told people that I use store-bought manure when I showed you where my manure comes from
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: I spread the rumor that somebody here was a J.Crew model and I was referring to myself
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Kevin: Her breasts were a tiny bit bigger. At first I thought, oh, she has a new bra with padding. But then I thought, Pam doesn't need padding
Kevin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: That is the inside of your vagina
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael · Pam: You should have told me. You're right. We should have realized that you are an equal part of this.
Pam: We should have realized that you are an equal part of this
Pam Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Hey, what up, Cynthia?
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Michael: So you can't stop love, I guess
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Intern: I thought it was 500. Oh. I guess I didn't learn anything
Intern Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Interns: I learned that if you look even the tiniest bit like Jet Li, Michael will call you Jet Li all summer. Julia Stiles. Alan Thicke
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