Pam’s contractions begin but she and Jim are determined to wait it out as long as possible so they can have more time at the hospital. Meanwhile the rest of the office tries to distract Pam from the pain with food and entertainment.
WAR
55.2
Wins Above Replacement
“St. Patrick's Day” ranks #178 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.6 — Elite. The episode packs 62 scored jokes at 2.7 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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Dwight: I didn't see my father for the first two years of my life. I thought my mother was my father and my wet nurse was my mother. Turned out fine for me, but Mose... same story, different ending.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dwight: False. I am an island. And this island is volcanic. And it is about to erupt with the molten hot lava of strategy.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: Dwight playing 'Cat's in the Cradle' loudly while Jim is on a work call, then Jim joining in singing despite himself
Dwight Jim Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Dwight whistling 'Cat's in the Cradle' as he leaves, aimed at Jim who is still stuck at work
Dwight Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Yes, getting hooked on Mega-desk was my own damn fault. But I don't care about assigning blame. All I care about is Mega-desk. That is all I care about. Getting more... Mega-desk.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Standout Moments
Dwight: False. I am an island. And this island is volcanic. And it is about to erupt with the molten hot lava of strategy.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: I didn't see my father for the first two years of my life. I thought my mother was my father and my wet nurse was my mother. Turned out fine for me, but Mose... same story, different ending.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: Dwight playing 'Cat's in the Cradle' loudly while Jim is on a work call, then Jim joining in singing despite himself
Dwight Jim Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 62 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael: Nature's viagra. Two of my favorite joke areas combined.
Michael Character Comedy Observational Michael: Why no kids? Yeah, where are your kids? Nope. Not today! It is St. Patrick's Day.
Michael Character Comedy Reaction Beat Michael: It is the closest that the Irish will ever get to Christmas.
Michael Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dwight: Tweedledee and Tweedledum ass have been away on maternity leave. But now Tweedledum ass is back, and we have a problem.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: Yes, getting hooked on Mega-desk was my own damn fault. But I don't care about assigning blame. All I care about is Mega-desk. That is all I care about. Getting more... Mega-desk.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jo: My dogs love peein' in that snow. Makes me think they're on to somethin'.
Jo Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Michael · Jo: A lump of coal as a going-away gift — 'Buildings here in Scranton are literally powered by coal.'
Michael: When you work for Sabre, only one thing matters. And I don't care if you're a loser or you practice bestiality — if Jo likes you, you are in. And I am in.
Michael Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Andy: Andy wearing his sister's old field hockey skirt as a kilt for St. Patrick's Day
Andy Visual Gag Character Comedy Andy: According to How I Met Your Mother, that's the day your kids are gonna wait patiently to hear about, and you'd better have a good story for them.
Andy Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: Dwight begging Jim for five more minutes of Mega-desk — 'Five more minutes of Mega-desk. Please.'
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Running Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Jim in the talking head describing his newborn daughter's 'half snarl, half smile' — 'I get the sense that she's very ironic.'
Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight: The baby thinks the refrigerator is its father.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Erin · Jo: I just have a little indigestion. In your nose. Yes.
Erin Jo Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline Erin: Except once when I was in the hospital from age three to six.
Erin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jo: Jo inviting audience input, then addressing Oscar as 'Oscar, homosexual accountant.'
Jo Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jo: I am so proud of Sabre's 'Print in All Colors' initiative. Any Sabre employee of color is welcome to apply.
Jo Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jo: Darryl. Mellow, soulful, smart for warehouse.
Jo Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jo · Darryl: We are going to tape that up on the refrigerator in the kitchen. / Maybe you should be doing your sketchin' upstairs.
Jo Darryl Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael desperately cheering Jo's departure: 'We're gonna miss you so much! We're gonna miss you so much!'
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Michael · Jo: Michael revealing he has already bought a plane ticket to visit Jo in Florida without telling her
Jim: Jo likes Michael, Jo invites Michael to house, Jo doesn't like Michael anymore...
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Jim: Jim's reaction beat — sighing and staring at camera after narrating Michael's collapse with Jo
Jim Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Jo · Michael: Knock once for yes, twice for no. How many knocks does it take to get you to do some work?
Jo Michael Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jo · Michael: Jo tries to take Michael to lunch; he resists; she insists 'No is not an option'; he says 'Yes, it is.'
Jo Michael Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Jo · Erin: Erin delivering a fax while visibly sick; Jo noticing and sending her home — 'These dogs have gotta be in a commercial with Dwight Howard next week.'
Jo Erin Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: She's still gonna like me in a week. Right?
Andy Character Comedy Reaction Beat Jo · Michael: Jo sending Erin home, then Michael barges in with 'new leads' while also visibly sick. 'You'd probably feel better once you get some pants on.'
Michael: A real hoop dreams story you got there.
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm Michael: How do I put this delicately? Does her family owe your family something in terms of a past injustice?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Darryl: Mike, I have to ask you to leave so that I can learn about this tiny television.
Darryl Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jo · Jim: Jo guilt-tripping Jim into staying late: 'If you can put your name on this day and be proud of the amount of work you've done, then by all means, you should toodle on home.'
Jo Jim Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: Jim's camera look after Jo's 'toodle on home' guilt trip — 'That's super clear-ish.'
Jim Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Michael: Just because Jo has no life does not mean that the rest of us don't have lives. Oscar has a life, I think Ryan has a life. This is outrageous.
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Andy · Bar Friend: Phone call from the bar: 'Fat and ugly. You might actually have a chance.' / 'Hike up your skirt and pull out your tampon, borrow some balls and come meet me!' / 'Maybe next queer!'
Kevin: 'Maybe next year.' / 'Maybe next queer!'
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Andy · Erin: Andy: 'I'm in my jammy jams.' Erin: 'That's okay, I'm in my worky works.'
Andy Erin Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Kevin: Me and Creed are in. Are you guys in?
Kevin Character Comedy Reaction Beat Jo: You don't become the most powerful woman in Tallahassee by slackin' off. You do it by workin' hard. Or marryin' rich. And I did both.
Jo Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Michael · Jim: Michael proposing to visit the baby to provide 'a strong male presence' — then awkward camera look after Jo ignores him
Dwight: Dwight whistling 'Cat's in the Cradle' as he leaves, aimed at Jim who is still stuck at work
Dwight Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Jo: Jim calling Jo to get permission for a fake 7:30 PM meeting. 'It's so weird, 'cause we never have meetings after 5:00 PM. But I was hoping maybe just this once it would be okay.'
Jim Jo Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: Michael, who overheard Jim get permission to leave, immediately tries the same excuse — then backtracks to 'reschedule for next week'
Michael Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Jim · Michael: Jim thanks Michael for letting him use the excuse first — 'Thanks again, by the way.'
Jim Michael Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Callback Michael: Coworkers finding Michael with shirt tucked in after he claimed to have just come from the bathroom — 'I must have did that when I used the bathroom.'
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Andy · Erin · Reed: Erin's foster brother Reed showing up in bed with her during Andy's date — 'I didn't know you had a brother.' 'He's my foster brother.'
Reed · Erin · Andy: Reed inviting Andy to take the easy chair: 'Plus, you don't have to sit next to this big dork and her smelly feet.' Erin: 'They smell like roses. Smell them.'
Andy · Reed · Erin: So how does the whole foster sibling thing work? Do you guys share one parent, or— None. We were in the same house from ages 10 to 12, and then from 15 to 18.
Reed · Andy: Reed saying 'Nice skirt' to Andy; Andy: 'It's a kilt.'
Andy · Reed · Erin: Slavic/Eastern European folk music playing loudly in the apartment, interrupting the date; Andy and Reed looking around confused
Gabe: I could get a girlfriend. Wouldn't have to go to Amsterdam seven times a year.
Gabe Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Jim: Do I really wanna turn out like Gabe? 26, single, tied to my desk, no life, no family. I want to have been married by the time I would've turned 30. That's just depressing.
Jim Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Michael · Jo: Michael calling Jo 'puddin'' and framing dismissing employees as his personal initiative: 'I have decided I am going to dismiss my employees. I'm thrilled with the work they've done today.'
Michael: Michael announcing he will cancel his trip to Tallahassee — 'Although I do look forward to our professional relationship.'
Michael Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Andy · Erin: Erin showing up at Andy's door after the failed date, both awkward, then laughing together — 'Ah. Oh, great, now I'm gonna get sick.'
Andy Erin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jim · Jo's Associate: Everyone at the bar, Jim buying a round — 'Drinks are on me.' Jo's associate joins in: 'Put your credit cards away, it's on us.'
Jim: As the Irish poet Bobby McFerrin said, 'Don't worry, be happy.'
Jim Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim's confessional: 'Did I mess up my career today, my future prospects at Sabre? I don't know. There is a chance, yes... I spent all day trying to make her like me, and I forgot to ask myself something: do I even like her?'
Jim Character Comedy Observational Jim · Michael: Jim grunting rhythmically at the bar, then Michael calling: 'What the hell's going on back there?'
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