Andy attempts to make everyone's Christmas wishes come true, including those of a drunken Erin. Meanwhile, Dwight and Jim are entangled in an escalating prank war wherein one attempts to frame the other.
WAR
28.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Christmas Wishes” ranks #114 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.4 — Great. The episode packs 39 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Andy landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Erin: Erin's death wish for Jessica: 'I wish she was in a graveyard under the ground with worms coming out of her mouth'
Erin Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Jim: 'So Dwight did take the bait. He used my credit card numbers to send a $200 bouquet of flowers to my wife. From me. Boom'
Jim Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Toby: Toby's Chad Flenderman description: 'Just an easy-going black guy who knows the streets, yet he also went to Oxford. So just as comfortable on a motorcycle as he is on Air Force One. And he's also the world's leading Egyptologist'
Toby Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Robert: Robert's analysis of Black Eyed Peas: 'It's rock and roll for people who don't like rock and roll. It's rap for people who don't like rap. It's pop for people who don't like pop'
Robert Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Erin: 'So which one are you, a murderer or a liar?'
Erin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 39 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Andy: Andy claiming to be 'the first office Santa ever to make holiday wishes come true'
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Stanley: Stanley's list of weird Christmas themes: 'A Honolulu Christmas, a Pulp Fiction Christmas, a Muslim Christmas, Moroccan Christmas, Mo Rocca Christmas'
Stanley Escalation Observational ★ Rewatch Stanley: 'Christmas is Christmas is Christmas is Christmas'
Stanley Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Andy: 'I got Stanley tickets to see Lewis Black for his birthday. Might not have been the best idea'
Andy Observational Character Comedy Stanley: 'I want Christmas. Just give me plain baby-Jesus-lying-in-a-manger Christmas'
Stanley Character Comedy Observational Andy · Jim: Andy giving Jim property on the moon 'Directly adjacent to the Sea of Tranquility. Beachfront.'
Jim · Andy: 'She's not your grandmother is she?' 'Gam-Gam's name is Ruth, Jim'
Jim Andy Character Comedy Misdirection Andy: 'Only thing that's not serious by the way, our repartee'
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Erin: 'I love Jessica, and I haven't even met her yet. It's like, we don't even need to meet, you know? I already love you. Stay home'
Erin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kelly: Kelly offering to be mean to Jessica: 'It's really no problem. I was already planning on being mean to her'
Kelly Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Toby: 'I feel like a kitten being cradled by a gorilla'
Toby Observational Character Comedy Robert: Robert's analysis of Black Eyed Peas: 'It's rock and roll for people who don't like rock and roll. It's rap for people who don't like rap. It's pop for people who don't like pop'
Robert Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Okay, the weak always bully the strong, contrary to what you see in the media'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: Andy saying 'Moe-nay' instead of 'Money'
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Andy: 'My ex is meeting my sex. Which is always scary. You know? And not just because you think they might talk about your penis. That's just part of it'
Erin: Erin's scoliosis explanation and spontaneous demonstration
Erin Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Darryl: Darryl's popsicle explanation: 'Yeah, like, upstairs people 'Cause you got a stick up your butt'
Darryl Wordplay/Pun Observational Unknown warehouse worker: 'I will look so handsome for you, Darryl'
Jim: 'I get really pranky when I drink'
Jim Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Meredith: Meredith's elaborate shot peer pressure speech to Erin
Jim: Jim giving fake credit card numbers over the phone as bait for Dwight
Jim Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: 'So Dwight did take the bait. He used my credit card numbers to send a $200 bouquet of flowers to my wife. From me. Boom'
Jim Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Robert: 'You usually dress like a Ghostbuster'
Robert Observational Character Comedy Dwight: Dwight's porcupine attack story with 'toothbrush and tooth powder'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Toby: Toby's Chad Flenderman description: 'Just an easy-going black guy who knows the streets, yet he also went to Oxford. So just as comfortable on a motorcycle as he is on Air Force One. And he's also the world's leading Egyptologist'
Toby Character Comedy Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Michael/Ryan · Toby: 'Toby, nobody cares about your sex-crazed black detective' 'No, no, no, no, no women chase him. He misses his wife'
Angela: 'Porcupines don't have souls. They're like dogs'
Angela Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Jessica: 'That's how the cool kids say "get a drink." - reverse spit'
Jessica Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Erin: Erin's death wish for Jessica: 'I wish she was in a graveyard under the ground with worms coming out of her mouth'
Erin Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Erin: 'So which one are you, a murderer or a liar?'
Erin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Jim's fake concern over the defaced photo of Cece, then revealing it was probably an accident by him
Jim Misdirection Character Comedy Andy: Andy's philosophical question about friends who aren't sleeping together staying friends
Andy Observational Character Comedy Kelly · Jessica: 'Jessica, did you just fart?' 'And that is how it's done'
Robert: Robert's description of Chad Flenderman: 'Chad Flenderman's kryptonite... We got a real Clarence Thomas here'
Robert Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Callback Meredith · Andy: Meredith's treasures vs junk argument: 'It's my valuables' 'It's junk' 'No, they're my treasures' 'You're a hoarder'
Dwight: Dwight talking to the porcupine Henrietta about bonus money
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: 'Meredith, shut your drunk hole right now'
Robert: Robert's predatory 'You thinking what I'm thinking?' to drunk Erin
Robert Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Andy: 'Oh, man I was supposed to tell Dwight something. Come on, Jim'
Andy Callback Irony/Sarcasm Callback ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 19:00-20:30 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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