Corporate assigns Michael to counseling with Toby. Dwight vows revenge on the Steamtown Mall after a shop owner snubs him. Meanwhile, Pam conspires to change her job title.
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“Counseling” ranks #177 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 66.5 — Mixed. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 6.3 on craft and 5.7 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
Dwight: No one. The door locks from the outside. Escape is impossible
Dwight Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael: I was afraid I would find him In the park playing with another kid... To find a kid he liked better
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kelly: What did I say? I talk a lot, so I've learned to just tune myself out
Kelly Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: You never see the lower half, But there's a lower half
Michael Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Erin: Disposable cameras are fun, although it does seem wasteful And you don't ever get to see your pictures
Erin Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Pam: We signed Ceecee for the staycare, it's on the other side of town
Michael: Well, I guess it's not an evil idea, It's just a regular idea, but there's no Good laugh for a regular idea
Michael Character Comedy Observational Pam: Were you painting in the dark?
Pam Observational Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Jim: These are actually forks and knives from the break room
Jim Observational Visual Gag Dwight: To a child's imagination that's mister fork, And lieutenant knife, and miss fork
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: And a soy sauce packet. That shouldn't have been in there. I'm embarrassed
Dwight Escalation Character Comedy Dwight: We come fully equipped with a restroom, Feeding trough, play bucket
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy Dwight: No one. The door locks from the outside. Escape is impossible
Dwight Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim Misdirection Character Comedy Michael: This is the worst! You are the worst. I hate looking at your face. I wanna smash it!
Michael: did your mom ever see you naked?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: So you can molest me?
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Dwight: Boycott the steamtown mall! Everyone, you heard me. Cancel all your business with the steamtown mall!
Dwight Escalation Character Comedy Kevin: America's one big mall
Kevin Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Toby: the walk from the yogurt shop To my car, after I drop My daughter off on Sunday afternoons
Toby Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: He has a lot of issues, and he's stupid
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Andy: I can't do this. I don't have this sales gene or whatever it is
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jim: While using the 'f' word?
Jim Setup/Punchline Escalation Dwight: they're appearancist!
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Dwight: You guys know me, you know that I'm... Not one for fancy things
Dwight Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: to get his blood pressure at the rite aid
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy Dwight: they started taking pictures of me With their mobile phones
Dwight Cringe/Discomfort Visual Gag Kelly: You need to go back there, and you need to Pretty woman their asses
Kelly Callback Setup/Punchline Kelly: What did I say? I talk a lot, so I've learned to just tune myself out
Kelly Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: Did you assume that I would automatically side With the rich, snobby shop owner?
Jim Meta/Self-Referential Reaction Beat Michael: One hour. We've done one hour
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Michael: Be careful what you wish for, Toby
Michael Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Michael: this sex worker, who is the protagonist... That can't be right
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Andy · Kelly: big mistake. Huge.
Pam: I'm the office administrator!
Pam Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Michael: When I was sitting at the table, Eating my penis... I mean peas
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Wordplay/Pun Michael: I was probed. By an alien life force. An a.L.F. Alf
Michael Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Michael: You never see the lower half, But there's a lower half
Michael Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Pam: $41,000, I think... $41,500
Pam Escalation Character Comedy Jim: Before me stands your coworker, Dwight Kurt Schrute. Dwight, show them all sides, turn around
Jim Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Dwight: Wait, less matching to appear more rich?
Dwight Observational Character Comedy Dwight: Can I say, 'good month?'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: And I was raised by wolves. I was 25 years old before I saw my first human being
Michael: Wait, is it a full moon tonight?
Erin: Disposable cameras are fun, although it does seem wasteful And you don't ever get to see your pictures
Erin Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Toby: Jeff was my mother's boyfriend, Who she married... So her husband and your stepdad... Yeah, I guess I never thought of it that way
Michael: They took the pitcher Out of the game, and I felt really bad Because the pitcher wasn't going to be able to play With his friends anymore
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Michael: I was afraid I would find him In the park playing with another kid... To find a kid he liked better
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: You couldn't help your marriage
Michael Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Pam: if I can pull this off, It will be the scam of all scams. And yet, very helpful to everyone
Pam Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Toby: at risk for homicidal behavior
Toby Escalation Dark/Subversive Pam: Say that I'm lying, or say I have the job. Make a definitive statement, Gabe
Pam Character Comedy Escalation Gabe: Statements of such a nature, While they have their place, are overused In a competitive business environment
Gabe Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pam: You play the opponent, not the cards
Pam Observational Meta/Self-Referential Store Clerk: The bloodstained hands
Dwight: It was beet juice. I'm a beet farmer
Dwight Callback Character Comedy Callback Dwight: You made a big mistake! Huge!
Dwight Callback Setup/Punchline Callback Michael: Why is Angela taller than Dwight?
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Our scorer flagged 21:00-21:30 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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