When a competing sales associate steals a Dunder Mifflin client, Michael, Jim and Dwight decide to set up a sting to find out his sales secrets. Andy decides to start a band after finding out a friend from college has a successful music career.
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Wins Above Replacement
“The Sting” ranks #182 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 64.1 — Weak. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 5.9 on craft and 6.2 on impact, with Jim landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dwight: So anyway, she says, 'That is the biggest penis I have ever seen.' And I said, 'I know. That's why I brought you to the penis museum, where tickets are $1,000.'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: It's like if Michael Phelps came out of retirement, jumped in the pool, belly-flopped and drowned.
Jim Observational Misdirection ★ Rewatch Michael: You never forget.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Andy · Kevin: How much? 60 bucks a session. That's crazy money. I'll take 40.
Michael: This morning, Danny Cordray stole a sale from me. So what do I do? I go out and I steal Danny Cordray. The sale that mattered, I made. Boom.
All Jokes — 54 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown Character: Can't beat a horse. A horse is a bike that pedals itself.
Kevin: His ass was on that seat? All right!
Kevin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Unknown Character: I'm on Sheryl Crow's side in that whole thing, so I feel really weird right now.
Michael: I had those extra wheels on the back that support you.
Michael Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Michael: Michael crashes into car while learning to ride bike
Michael Physical/Slapstick Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Michael: You never forget.
Michael Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Andy · Oscar: How do I look? Amazing. How do I look? Normal. Ugly.
Andy: It's weird if I come in slightly after.
Andy Character Comedy Observational Jim: He's not 'the' Steve Nash. He's... He's big, though. He's kind of like Scranton's Steve Nash.
Jim Observational Character Comedy Jim · Andy: No. No? Nothing? No, Mr. Jock Hipster.
Jim Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Andy: Big, red mazel tov to the Libster.
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Andy · Jim: It appears Dan's Sherpa survived to tell the tale... Oh, my God! What? Is Dan okay? No, he died.
Andy: Broccoli Rob extended quote about milk awareness song
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jim: You know, I forget about milk. This is a terrific reminder.
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Andy: I was the artsy musical one. In Here Comes Treble, I had four solos, Broccoli Rob had three. Right?
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dwight · Jim: Also, he slept with Pam. No, he didn't.
Pam: That's fizzling. I mean, someone has to start the fizzle.
Pam Observational Wordplay/Pun Pam · Jim: You know I have a kid with you, right? Aah!
Pam Jim Reaction Beat Character Comedy Dwight: So anyway, she says, 'That is the biggest penis I have ever seen.' And I said, 'I know. That's why I brought you to the penis museum, where tickets are $1,000.'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: You are busy! We're in a meeting! What? It's Jim, okay? Yes.
Jim · Dwight: Yes. What'd he say? What did he say? The big gun thing. Stop.
Pam · Michael: You don't look reluctant, Michael. You look really eager. No, I don't have time for this. Are you kidding me?
Andy · Kevin: Not to go all Sherlock Holmes on you, but I can tell by the reflection in your glasses that you're entering points into weightwatchers.com. If you don't enter them immediately, you forget.
Andy Kevin Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy · Kevin: How much? 60 bucks a session. That's crazy money. I'll take 40.
Michael: I could swear that guy was a male model.
Jim: It's like if Michael Phelps came out of retirement, jumped in the pool, belly-flopped and drowned.
Jim Observational Misdirection ★ Rewatch Michael · Stanley: Why don't you go outside and take a shot of insulin and have a nap, okay? Why do you always assume I have diabetes?
Phyllis · Michael: I could try to seduce him. Oh, my God!
Michael · Jim: Like the movie. I think you mean The Sting. Paul Newman, Robert Redford. They're bank robbers? Nope. Different movie. It's called The Stinger. The Sting.
Danny · Dwight · Jim: Meredith Van Helsing? Van Helsing was a respected professor before he was a vampire killer. Okay. But what is he more famous for?
Kevin · Cameraman · Kevin: Hey! That's my mug. You know this isn't real TV, right? Yes.
Andy: Please, Mr. President... (falsetto song about little girl asking president to bring troops home)
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dwight: People can't keep their true natures hidden for long, and this guy is smoldering like a tire fire.
Dwight Character Comedy Observational Jim: Yeah, he is that good-looking. Okay? He's very, very handsome.
Jim Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: Oh, my God! He's making her sell to him.
Jim Observational Reaction Beat Oscar: That's pandering. And it makes me think you think I'm stupid... It's kind of weird that a grown man is singing from the point of view of a little girl.
Oscar Character Comedy Observational Oscar: I don't think they usually skate to such bad songs.
Oscar Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Danny: I've never been a desk man. Always traveling on the road.
Danny Character Comedy Visual Gag Meredith: Manuel, cleano el window.
Meredith Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Clark: I run Google. Larry and Sergey brought me...
Clark Absurdist Character Comedy Meredith: You smell like a Scorpio.
Meredith Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael · Jim · Dwight: I'm going in! I'm going in! Michael! No, Michael, stop it!
Danny: Okay, so you set up this fake company, then you hired this homeless woman to impersonate an executive, to spy on me so that you could copy my sales technique.
Danny Observational Character Comedy Danny: There's no tricks, man. I'm just a good salesman. You wanna copy that? You can't copy that!
Danny Observational Character Comedy Michael · Danny: Do you want your life to be better or to be worse or to stay the same? Get out of my way.
Kevin · Andy: He's like a better-looking Andy. Thanks, Kevin.
Michael · Office: Do you want your life to be better or worse or stay the same? ALL: Stay the same.
Andy · Kevin: Couldn't get Out of bed today, Wish the alarm clock Would go away
Kevin: I got a closet full of mes
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Danny: Oh, you know, funny, your wife and I went on a few dates.
Danny Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Dwight: She is one of the plain, hearty women of Scranton that make this city great.
Dwight Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Michael: This morning, Danny Cordray stole a sale from me. So what do I do? I go out and I steal Danny Cordray. The sale that mattered, I made. Boom.
Michael: Crap. I forgot about Packer.
Andy · Kevin: Bullfrog in love song with ribbit sound effects
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