Michael speaks out of line at the Dunder Mifflin shareholders meeting and creates a big problem for management, while Jim discovers that nobody in the office thinks he's the "real" boss.
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Wins Above Replacement
“Shareholder Meeting” ranks #65 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.6 — Elite. The episode packs 65 scored jokes at 3.0 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
Michael: It's a 45-day plan. 45 days to get us back on track. 45 points. It's a 45-day, 45-point... One point per day... We get 45 points we're back in business.
Michael Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: Oh, if onlys and justs were candies and nuts then everyday would be erntedankfest.
Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dwight: A 'take-a-number' option, like they have in a deli... What about line varieties? Like an express line... For quick comments, of ten words or less - they could move much more efficiently.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim: Your new office. How great is that, right? For a job well done. Well... Not done.
Jim Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Recyclops will drown you in your overwatered lawns.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 65 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dwight: Bow down before recyclops.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: Did you know that an old milk carton can be sawed in half and used as a planter?
Dwight Character Comedy Observational Dwight: Who has put a number seven plastic in a number four bin?
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: Recyclops will drown you in your overwatered lawns.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: Recyclops will have his revenge.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: I thought you were killed by polluticorn or something. Polluticorn wishes.
Jim Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Pam: The thing I like most about recyclops is that he's creating a different world for our child. A world where you truly can be anything you want.
Pam Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Pam: God bless you, recyclops and your cold robot heart.
Pam Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Pam: And it looks like you're taking a dump.
Pam Physical/Slapstick Setup/Punchline Michael: And then michael scott turns and waves to the crowd and the crowd goes wild.
Michael: please welcome michael 'the machine' scott.
Office workers: Don't do the twirl. Lose the twirl. Twirl sucks. Michael, I hated the twirl.
Michael: It's not even a twirl, it's a spin. I might do the spin.
Michael · Oscar: Okay, oscar, I don't need the whole enchilada just bullet points. Those are the bullet points.
Dwight · Michael: Town cars are actually better though, better torque, better handling. He said limousine so... Check it out, guys. There's a limo down here.
Michael: A town car is something that a company sends when they're in trouble. A limousine is something that a company sends when they have cause for celebration.
Michael Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Oscar: It's like what high school kids take to prom on tv shows. This is so typical of management to spend money on this. Uh, they're a bunch of boobs.
Oscar Irony/Sarcasm Observational Kevin: Hate to break it to you, oscar, but some of us like boobs.
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Kevin: Calves, calves all the way.
Kevin Character Comedy Escalation Michael: and you're invited, and you're invited, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you... Car seats eight. And you...
Michael Physical/Slapstick Escalation Oscar: The dunder mifflin stock symbol is dmi. Do you know what that stands for? Dummies, morons and idiots because that's what you'd have to be to own it.
Oscar Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Michael: I wish the windows weren't tinted so people could see us in here.
Ryan · Others: Hey guys, do you think anyone might have had sex in here? Definitely. Sounds like it. Definitely. Look, they got pillows.
Ryan: That, that's bigger than my bed.
Ryan · Jim: It doesn't seem like there's much of a point if the company's going under. But if the company doesn't go under, then we'll finally have all our contacts in one program.
Ryan Jim Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Michael: Say your name is zamboni and I will say, 'well, we're sort of on thin ice.'
Michael: Well, thank you and please call me... Continue to call me mr. Scott.
Michael Character Comedy Misdirection Michael: Oh, it was awesome. Very, very sublime.
Michael Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Michael: Ah, your eminence.
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: I wanted to swing by the garment district and pick up a few crates of my shirts. I got a shirt guy.
Jim Character Comedy Absurdist Oscar: Oh, what a great idea and lose my job. No, thank you.
Oscar Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Kevin: How is he gonna have grandkids?
Kevin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Security Guard: Nelly Furtado.
Michael: This is not as much fun as I thought it would be. It was fun when we weren't on the brink of bankruptcy.
Michael Character Comedy Observational Dwight: Oh, if onlys and justs were candies and nuts then everyday would be erntedankfest.
Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Michael Reaction Beat Character Comedy Jim: Okay, shouldn't be telling me that stuff and also shouldn't be taking two hour lunches without telling me.
Jim · Phyllis: What's so funny? I'm a co-manager. That doesn't make you a boss.
Jim · Phyllis: Well, who... How did you... Who told you this? Ryan. Sorry, I'm plastered.
Jim: Who here believes that I have as much power as michael?
Jim Awkward Silence Character Comedy Pam: I forgot I have to support him no matter what. Close one.
Pam Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Oscar: In high school, I organized a walk out over standardized testing. Got over 500 students to just skip the sats. At the last second I chickened out, took it anyway, got a 1220.
Oscar Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Oscar Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Angry shareholder · Michael: You're criminals! Hey, hey! I'm sorry these are not criminals. They're nice. They invited me to come here today, they invited me to their hospitality suite, where I had free food, and it was delicious.
Michael · Angry shareholder: Get this, you know how nice they are? They sent a stretch limo all the way to pick me up in scranton. Limousine?
Ryan · Jim: Do you love her, or do you love the idea of her? I don't know, man. I just don't know.
Pam · Jim: Like the time you said, 'hey look, we parked over here.' well, that was apple picking day. There's no need to yell that day. You know, I was just excited to find the car. Perfect end to a perfect day.
Michael: It's a 45-day plan. 45 days to get us back on track. 45 points. It's a 45-day, 45-point... One point per day... We get 45 points we're back in business.
Michael Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: And you can take that to the bank. And limo lady, we are going completely carbon neutral.
Michael: I love you, new york!
Ryan · Jim: I'm such a perfectionist that I'd kinda rather not do it at all, than do a crappy version. Simple data entry though, so there's really only one way to do it.
Ryan Jim Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Jim: Your new office. How great is that, right? For a job well done. Well... Not done.
Jim Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: If I could have everyone's attention. I just figured you needed a place where you could concentrate and not be bothered by bothering people. Your new office.
Jim Visual Gag Character Comedy Callback Ryan Character Comedy Visual Gag Michael: That wasn't what you were sayin' to me. He was much more articulate and that was better. Much better.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Board member · Michael: Where's the off button on this moron? Uh, I'm not a moron.
Michael: Time after time, my branch leads in sales, I have personally won over 17 dundee awards, so I am not a moron. And I'm just trying to help, you know, so you're the moron.
Board member: He can take the bus. He's had his limo ride.
Michael: But limos are for people who make the company money not lose millions and have no plan. So we're leaving early.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Security · Michael · Group: Did you steal that? After all, we are the only ones with anything to celebrate. All: scranton, scranton, scranton, scranton!
All: Scranton, scranton, scranton, scranton! Dunder mifflin!
All Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: I just want to say that I have been standing in this line, all day... And if this line is any indication of how this company is being run, then we are in big trouble!
Dwight Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Dwight: A 'take-a-number' option, like they have in a deli... What about line varieties? Like an express line... For quick comments, of ten words or less - they could move much more efficiently.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: What about ropes, along the lines, that you can hold on to?
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