The new manager, Deangelo Vickers, has everyone hoping to make good first impressions: Andy finds himself awkwardly typecast while Jim and Pam worry that they've come on too strong. Only Dwight is apathetic about the new leader.
WAR
67.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Training Day” ranks #147 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 84.8 — Elite. The episode packs 67 scored jokes at 3.2 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with D'Angelo Vickers landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Michael Scott: Michael's quiet talking head after D'Angelo says 'life goes on': 'Not for me.'
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo's self-introduction: 'Did I want to be made manager? Sure. A great opportunity squandered? Absolutely. A crushing blow? Yes. Will I get over it? Mmm... No. But life goes on.'
Andy Bernard: Andy begins a joke: 'Okay, what do, um, African-Americans call the...' — then trails off into an uncomfortable pause as he realizes where he's headed
Dwight Schrute · Michael Scott: Dwight abandons Michael's rebellion and goes to D'Angelo's meeting: 'Correction. Just you.' — leaving Michael completely alone
Jim Halpert · D'Angelo Vickers: Jim: 'Wait. So you don't go into like shock or die or anything.' / D'Angelo: 'No, Jim. Not everything's life and death. I wanna feel comfortable.'
Standout Moments
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo's self-introduction: 'Did I want to be made manager? Sure. A great opportunity squandered? Absolutely. A crushing blow? Yes. Will I get over it? Mmm... No. But life goes on.'
Michael Scott: Michael's quiet talking head after D'Angelo says 'life goes on': 'Not for me.'
Andy Bernard: Andy begins a joke: 'Okay, what do, um, African-Americans call the...' — then trails off into an uncomfortable pause as he realizes where he's headed
All Jokes — 67 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael and D'Angelo making increasingly absurd toasts at the bar: 'To beginnings and endings.' / 'And to middles, the unsung heroes.' / 'And to moms.' / 'To moms of the troops.'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Do not tell my fiancée I'm drinking on a Wednesday. / I won't. / I don't know her.
Michael Scott: No, no, I don't want to end up like Sonny Bobo.
Michael Scott: Yeah, everyone I know who skis is dead.
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: I actually tried to get an animal Olympics going. / Really? What happened? / You know, life happened.
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: The extended phone call scene where Michael and D'Angelo realize they are both at the same bar talking to each other in person while on the phone
D'Angelo Vickers: She'll do. Oh, she'll do just fine. (D'Angelo's first look at the Scranton office)
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael's talking head: 'It is, uh... it feels like the culmination of a lot of hard work, a lot of good fortune, and, uh...' — interrupted by D'Angelo walking in — 'Did that... did that just happen? We should write a movie or something. I'm serious.'
Kevin Malone: Kevin's talking head: 'No, it's not Ashton Kutcher. It's Kevin Malone. Equally handsome, equally smart.'
Michael Scott: Michael: 'Okay, everyone, as you know, one of my favorite things is fanfare for its own sake. So without further ado, let's all start clapping.'
Michael Scott: Michael announces D'Angelo's arrival by asking everyone to start clapping first, then introducing him — a ceremony for its own sake
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael and D'Angelo's meet-cute re-enacted: 'I saw you coming out of the bathroom earlier.' / 'Well, I guess I'm gonna go back to my cave.' / 'Okay. It was really great meeting you.'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo says 'And that is what they call a meet cute.' / Michael then retells the bar story to the office, and D'Angelo says 'That was crazy.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Michael Scott: D'Angelo pulls out a business card as proof of identity, calling himself the 'office funny guy' after Michael one-ups him with a funnier story
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo introduces Jim and Pam as 'Jap' — 'Jim and Pam, aka JAP.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Jim Halpert · Pam Halpert: D'Angelo: 'What started as an affair has blossomed into a family before our eyes.' / Jim and Pam correct him, and D'Angelo doubles down: 'Yes, it was.'
Pam Halpert: Pam: 'We just have the one [child], but she poops for four.'
Jim Halpert: Jim's talking head: 'Yeah, they don't ever talk about careers that were made because of unplanned pregnancies, so.'
Michael Scott · Dwight Schrute: Michael lures Dwight out with the promise of a turtle ('I would come anywhere to see a turtle') — but there is no turtle
Dwight Schrute: Dwight: 'Now I'm gonna have to go online and look at turtles, or else I'm gonna be off the whole day.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Michael Scott: D'Angelo eating a single apple at his desk: 'I do a lot of portion control. Try to keep my daily caloric intake under 1,200.' / 'D'Angelo, you're going to starve to death.'
Michael Scott: Michael walks past a group of people eating: 'So you decided to have an orgy and not invite me? Come on! I call middle.'
Jim Halpert: Jim says 'It's one of my favorite regions' about the southwest and immediately cringe-checks himself in confessional: 'Did I just sound totally lame? No. I sounded good.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Andy Bernard: D'Angelo corrects Andy about the Grand Canyon's north rim: 'Along the north rim of the Grand Canyon is a forest as lush as you've ever seen.' / 'Burned. It's lush, dummy.'
Oscar Martinez: Oscar: 'D'Angelo, I forget, did you mention you liked politics? Because I was thinking, you should meet my boyfriend. He's a state senator. I really think the two of you would hit it off. He's a great person to know.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Erin Hannon: D'Angelo tells Erin to stop saying her name when answering the phone; the subsequent exchange degrades into total indecision for 45 seconds, with D'Angelo unable to commit to any preference
D'Angelo Vickers: Cut to D'Angelo in a talking head: 'Change it.' — after the entire phone-answering debate ended inconclusively
Erin Hannon: Erin's talking head: 'I'm so sorry. Sorry.' — reacting to the phone conversation
D'Angelo Vickers · Andy Bernard: D'Angelo summons Andy to 'make him laugh' during a mid-day lull — 'What do you got? I can't even look at you.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Andy Bernard: D'Angelo's barber arrives mid-Andy-joke and D'Angelo says 'Put a pin on that. I can't wait to hear the punchline.'
Unknown Colleague: Another character calls out: 'Finish the joke, Andy. What do African-Americans call? I don't know, help me.'
Office Staff: Office reactions to D'Angelo getting a haircut at his desk: 'That is so badass. Just so hardcore. Yeah, very cool. Real power move.'
Jim Halpert: Jim's talking head about D'Angelo's barber: 'Saw a hawk today. Just sitting right there on the overpass, looking at me.'
Jim Halpert Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch D'Angelo Vickers · Erin Hannon · Michael Scott: D'Angelo getting shaved by Erin while running a meeting — 'This is how we do it. Mmm. Feels nice, doesn't it?'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael: 'We sort of do more of like pow-wows or whatevs.' / D'Angelo, startled: 'Okay, well, pow-wows then, fine.'
Pam Halpert · D'Angelo Vickers: Pam shows D'Angelo a baby photo mid-meeting with extensive back-story; D'Angelo cuts her off: 'You know what? Enough about your baby, okay?'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers · Erin Hannon: Michael starts offering suggestions in D'Angelo's meeting while getting his lips shaved: 'D'Angelo, you're going to want urgent A, urgent B, urgent C, urgent D...' / Erin: 'Michael, can you stop talking? I have to do your lips.' / Michael: 'Don't shave my lips.'
Michael Scott: Michael, getting shaved, keeps offering management suggestions in the meeting: 'I mark it urgent A, urgent B, urgent C, urgent D. Urgent A is the most important. Urgent D you don't even really have to worry about.'
Michael Scott · Reggie the Barber: Barber interrupts Michael: 'Okay, um, Michael, can you stop talking now? I have to do your lips.' / Michael: 'Don't shave my lips.'
Andy Bernard · D'Angelo Vickers: Andy's political joke: 'Democrats want electric cars. Republicans don't. How crazy is it that we got a car debate going on in a city known for gridlock?' — D'Angelo: 'Let's not talk politics in the office.'
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo's talking head: 'I like you better as the funny guy. I wasn't taking a position. It was just sort of one of those things.'
D'Angelo Vickers: Visual gag: D'Angelo laughing uproariously at something on his computer; cuts to — apparently it's a visual of someone walking, possibly a video of walking
D'Angelo Vickers · Michael Scott: D'Angelo unpacks office decorations: a ten-gallon hat. Michael notes: 'Technically, it only holds about three quarts. Little factoid.'
Michael Scott: D'Angelo's talking head: 'D'Angelo's great. I love the guy. But I'm not sure he's a good fit for the office. And also, I'm not sure if I love the guy.'
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo gives money to a departing employee, then when another person approaches: 'Naw, I'm good. Keep that.' — waving off the interaction
Andy Bernard · D'Angelo Vickers: Andy attempts to do comedy for D'Angelo again — this time physically — but the scene is entirely silent for 20+ seconds
D'Angelo Vickers · Andy Bernard: 'That's hot coffee! Drink some soap.' / (Pause) / 'Drink some hand soap.'
Dwight Schrute: Dwight talking head: 'I guess this is my life now.' / Then he asks D'Angelo how to become a manager at Sabre
Dwight Schrute · D'Angelo Vickers: Dwight goes to D'Angelo to ask how to become manager. D'Angelo tells him to get a recommendation from Michael. Dwight reveals there's already one on file. D'Angelo has no idea what he's talking about.
D'Angelo Vickers · Dwight Schrute: D'Angelo to Dwight: 'I'm so... I'm sorry, I never know how to act in these awkward-type situations.'
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo on whale watching: 'If you're gonna go whale watching on the east coast, you might wanna bring a magazine called West Coast Whales. 'Cause you're not gonna see 'em.'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael pulls out a peanut butter and jelly sandwich next to D'Angelo — who has a severe peanut allergy — and starts eating it
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo: 'Michael, the last time I was exposed to a peanut, I was itchy for three days, okay? Had to take baths constantly. I missed the O.J. verdict. Had to read about it in the paper like an idiot!'
Jim Halpert · D'Angelo Vickers: Jim: 'Wait. So you don't go into like shock or die or anything.' / D'Angelo: 'No, Jim. Not everything's life and death. I wanna feel comfortable.'
Michael Scott · Kevin Malone · Oscar Martinez: Michael throws peanuts to Kevin and Oscar despite the allergy panic: 'I think Kevin wants one. Kevin... here ya go! Oscar, here you go!'
Oscar Martinez · Michael Scott: Oscar: 'You're getting nut particles all in the air!' / Michael: 'No one had a problem with the air here until you came around.'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael locks himself in his office and shouts through the door: 'Everyone, mandatory meeting. Multipurpose room, now.' / 'No, that's good. You just stay in there. Stay in there by yourself, loser. Nobody go in.'
Jim Halpert · Michael Scott: Jim to Michael: 'Listen, you're the one who decided to leave. Come on. He's our new boss. You know we have to do this.' / Michael: 'Ooh, well. Who needs 'em?'
Dwight Schrute · Michael Scott: Dwight abandons Michael's rebellion and goes to D'Angelo's meeting: 'Correction. Just you.' — leaving Michael completely alone
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael coaches D'Angelo on how to run meetings: 'I start with some chitchat and maybe a couple of jokes.' / D'Angelo: 'And you might wanna develop a couple of characters.' / 'Go on, you'll be fine.' / 'Maybe. Maybe not. 50/50.'
D'Angelo Vickers · Michael Scott: D'Angelo: 'Why did you have to be so damn good?' / Michael: 'I... I'm adequate.' / D'Angelo: 'I'm half as good as you.' / Michael: 'No, no, no.'
Michael Scott · D'Angelo Vickers: Michael: 'Get your senioritis on. It's Lake Havasu time.' / D'Angelo: 'Guess I been working so hard, I... forgot what it's like to be hardly working.'
D'Angelo Vickers: D'Angelo: 'What is the Native American girl's name?' — asking for the name of someone in the office, apparently
Jim Halpert · Pam Halpert · D'Angelo Vickers: Jim and Pam scheme to get D'Angelo to meet baby Cece; D'Angelo meets her: 'That's a cute baby. Very cute baby. Adorable, very cute.' / Then private talking head: 'I'm telling you, that baby could be the star of a show called Babies I Don't Care About.'
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