Dwight scores a special assignment at Sabre's Florida headquarters. As a result, he and Andy must decide which Scranton staffers will join him. Elsewhere, Pam returns from maternity leave.
WAR
76.6
Wins Above Replacement
“Special Project” ranks #30 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 84.9 — Elite. The episode packs 88 scored jokes at 3.6 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Dwight landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dwight: 'Andy just gave me a chain with three weak links Have you ever tried to use a chain with three weak links? I have And now I no longer own an Arctic Wolf'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'I released 300 mosquitoes into the conference room. Just temporarily When I'm done, the frogs will take care of the mosquitoes.'
Dwight Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'And just to be clear, there is a second definition: perfect pork anus, which I don't mean' - Dwight's clarification
Dwight Misdirection Absurdist ★ Rewatch Stanley: 'Florida Stanley smiles Florida Stanley is happy to go to work Florida Stanley is who you want on your Florida team'
Stanley Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Well, that's all Baltzer Glattfuelder had and now no one eats owls for Thanksgiving'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 88 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Andy · Pam: Andy greeting Pam with exaggerated punching gestures: 'Look what I can do now that she's no longer pregnant. Bam! Bam! Bam! Pam'
Andy Pam Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Pam: 'I could have used another week, or three' - Pam's understated response about maternity leave
Pam Deadpan/Understatement Observational Unknown: 'You still had eight weeks more than we did' - someone's response to Pam's complaint
Unknown Observational Setup/Punchline Pam: 'Well, it's not exactly a vacation' - Pam's dry response
Pam Deadpan/Understatement Observational Angela: 'Hello, everyone! Remember? Little old me. Hi' - Angela's dramatic attention-seeking entrance
Angela Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Unknown: 'You just had our baby. Our collective Dunder Mifflin family baby four days ago' - someone's overly possessive comment about Angela's baby
Unknown Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Angela: 'Not everybody needs some long, luxurious, Parisian maternity leave' - Angela's passive-aggressive dig at Pam
Angela Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Unknown: 'Damn, girl! Your body! What?' followed by 'Angela, you look amazing'
Unknown Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Angela: 'Really? I feel like this big rhinoceros' - Angela's self-deprecating response
Angela Character Comedy Observational Unknown · Kevin: 'Angela, those brownies have walnuts in them and I think Kevin's allergic to walnuts'
Kevin: 'Extremely, but I'm going to fight through it' - Kevin's response to being allergic to walnuts
Kevin Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Unknown · Pam: 'It's okay, Angela. I have mommy brain, too' followed by 'I don't know what that is, Pam'
Unknown Pam Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Angela: 'Babies sleep a lot, Pam if you feed them enough' - Angela's parenting 'wisdom'
Angela Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Unknown: 'Oh, my gosh It's really good' followed by 'I'm watching my weight' - reaction to brownies
Unknown · Multiple: 'Say, guys, you know what's an even more useful treat is cash' followed by immediate rejection
Dwight · Andy: Dwight's over-the-top reaction to promotion news: 'You can't tantalize me' / 'Oh, maybe I can'
Dwight: 'If you make me head of sales one more time, I swear' - Dwight's threat about fake promotions
Dwight Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Dwight's extended 'Yes!' celebration with escalating intensity
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Perfektenschlag' - Dwight explains the German word for when everything comes together perfectly
Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'And just to be clear, there is a second definition: perfect pork anus, which I don't mean' - Dwight's clarification
Dwight Misdirection Absurdist ★ Rewatch Andy: 'Did you know frogs can hear with their lungs? And that flamingos can have orgasms that last 30 minutes' - Andy's random facts
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist Andy: 'Love to learn. Yeah, it's weird that I said that last one' - Andy's self-awareness
Andy Meta/Self-Referential Cringe/Discomfort Andy · Erin: 'We're pin twins' exchange between Andy and Erin about matching pins
Andy: 'When I saw it at CVS it made me gag, too' - Andy's response about the gag gift
Andy Wordplay/Pun Misdirection ★ Rewatch Erin: Erin's confessional about Andy still being with Jessica and carpooling
Erin Cringe/Discomfort Observational Erin: 'I wouldn't mind carpooling every day with Andy, but I wouldn't want to spend that much time with Jessica'
Erin Deadpan/Understatement Observational Darryl: Darryl's beanie dilemma: 'I can't tell if it's a "We're just friends" beanie or a "I'm hot, you're hot, let's get it popping" beanie'
Darryl Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Pam, pack up your post-natal swimwear make it a one piece or this offer is rescinded'
Dwight Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'No plus ones. This is for competent workers only' - Dwight's exclusion policy
Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Darryl: 'Super comfortable Like sweatpants for my head' followed by 'It's really itchy uh, but to be fair, my head is constantly itching so I can't really peg it on the hat'
Darryl Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown: 'Wow. It's like the Nation of Islam down here' - inappropriate comment about warehouse workers wearing beanies
Unknown Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Nate: Nate's over-excitement about opening Darryl's gift: 'Can I open it? No, no, no maybe just later Ah, I can't wait I'm sorry. I'm too excited.'
Nate Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Nate: 'Darryl, I am glad to be in your life, too Your card is more beautiful than the gloves'
Nate Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'I need people who are loyal, people who will help me get an inroad with the gay Hispanic community'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight · Cathy: 'People who won't be missed. We don't need idiots. Good for nothings. Meth heads. Or... What's your name? Cathy'
Jim: 'Two question marks is kind of aggressive You know, it's like "Well, what?" Just do one'
Jim Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Andy just gave me a chain with three weak links Have you ever tried to use a chain with three weak links? I have And now I no longer own an Arctic Wolf'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Pam: 'It's perfect. You emphasize the golf, completely omit the Florida Yeah, it's a golf text Total golf text'
Jim Pam Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Pam: 'You want to call someone that texted you? Do you want to drive them away?'
Pam Observational ★ Rewatch Darryl · Deep Voice: Deep voice phone call revelation: 'Sorry, I asked for the main shipment number... my girlfriend some flowers. Your girlfriend? Is your girlfriend Val?'
Darryl: 'Why do you need a pen? Back off I got my reasons'
Darryl Character Comedy Absurdist Meredith: 'MEREDITH: Wait Cathy gets to go? Why does she even still work here? Pam is back. It just feels like a slap in the face'
Meredith Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'I can understand your pain. And your rage. But you know what? Andy is an honorable man Let us not question his choices'
Dwight Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kevin: 'Well, he nailed it because I do deserve a vacation Sometimes Batman's got to take off his cape'
Kevin Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'After that, it's going to be beach volleyball trips to Cape Canaveral and sea kayaking with Gloria Estefan'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Oscar: 'What were the criteria for going? It might be innate goodness versus innate badness But there's an easy way to find out'
Oscar Observational Setup/Punchline Andy: 'Moshi moshi' - Andy's phone greeting
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Stanley · Kevin: 'You're trying to tell me Kevin Malone deserves more than Stanley Hudson? Hey Okay, it's obvious that Andy picked the people that are least important to the office'
Angela · Unknown: 'My baby is not a monster Hey, be proud of your enormous monster baby an enormous monster baby'
Andy · Multiple: 'Stop calling us "guys" when I'm nervous, guys Guys, guys, guys. Guys. ALL: Stop it ALL: Stop! Stop it!'
Todd Packer: 'If anybody's going to Florida, it should be me. Every shirt that I have that isn't a work shirt is a Tommy Bahama. I'm the only person in this office who watches Burn Notice'
Dwight · Andy: The escalating time negotiation: 'Five to six hours... Three to four hours... two to three hours... over the next hour... Thirty minutes I'm out'
Jim · Erin: 'He responded, "L.O.L."' followed by Erin's inappropriate laughter
Jim Erin Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Well, that's all Baltzer Glattfuelder had and now no one eats owls for Thanksgiving'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ryan: 'You have two young dynamic people in this office who know trends who know youth. That's myself and Kelly Kapoor you need one of us there Or both? Not both. Just one. Me'
Ryan Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Very impressive He put a lot of work into that PowerPoints are the peacocks of the business world All show, no meat'
Dwight Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Kevin: 'Because I feel like that I am in a place with my gambling rehab that I can finally start going to dog racing again You know, just sitting watching, enjoying the sport Maybe putting down a few dollars if there's like a crazy mismatch'
Kevin Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Toby · Unknown: 'It really has been a long, lonely winter Wow. Seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. SAD. That sounds like a very real thing, Toby It is real. Thank you for saying that'
Unknown: 'Yeah, wow, it's almost like we're not all experiencing the same winter'
Stanley: 'Florida Stanley smiles Florida Stanley is happy to go to work Florida Stanley is who you want on your Florida team'
Stanley Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Andy: 'I don't think it's a good idea for you to clear your head any more than it has been already a workplace where the burdens of everyday life keep you tethered to reality'
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jim · Pam: 'Now, is it too dark to say that Cece's having an operation? I think you need to go to Florida'
Jim Pam Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Pam: 'With my mom and sister at the house, it'll be A total nightmare because I'll have all the help I need'
Pam Misdirection Observational Andy: 'Well No. No! Absolutely not You are not going! Over my dead body, no.'
Andy Escalation Character Comedy Jim: 'You know, Dwight if you didn't want me to go the smart move would be to tell Andy that I actually am essential to the operation That way, I couldn't go'
Jim Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Dwight · Andy: 'Jim is essential Hold on. I just want to get it on camera. Andy, Jim is just too Essential This is stupid! Cut'
Dwight Andy Meta/Self-Referential Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Jim: 'Hey, quick question, do you shower at night? Or do you shower in the morning? Because I want to shower when you're showering to save some water'
Jim Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist Dwight: Dwight's primal scream after learning final team composition
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Hot? What are you talking about? This is a nice, temperate Florida morning Eighty-five degrees 73% humidity. This is the exact environment that you will be facing'
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'The next three weeks of your life are going to be the most miserable you've ever faced. They're going to be hard They're going to be dirty You're going to wish you were dead But? "But?" There's no "buts." That's it. You'll wish you were dead'
Dwight Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Unknown · Dwight: 'Is that the buzzer from Taboo? Shut up, maggot It is.'
Dwight: 'I released 300 mosquitoes into the conference room. Just temporarily When I'm done, the frogs will take care of the mosquitoes.'
Dwight Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Yes. And then he brushes your soft supple cheeks with his worn leathery hands and says "I'm going to make you the seventh Mrs. Rosenblat!" Unless you ring the bell'
Dwight Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'You want to spend the rest of your life changing your husband's colostomy bags? Huh? Do you?'
Dwight Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Nate: 'This coupon entitles you to one free tickle monster attack' - Nate's homemade coupon gift
Nate Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Nate: 'Yeah. They're Nate coupons or Nate-pons And they're all different Cash that one in and I will bring you a stick of gum any time, any place I'll find you.'
Nate Wordplay/Pun Escalation ★ Rewatch Darryl: 'So I guess that was your mom who called me earlier looking for the address. Real deep-voiced woman'
Darryl Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch Callback Darryl · Nate: 'She said her name was Brandon, I think Your mom's name is Brandon? Yeah, Darryl. My mom's name is Brandon'
Darryl: Darryl's confessional: 'out where I stand This is a love beanie'
Darryl Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Unknown: 'I'm going to Florida And I'm not coming back'
Jim: 'Yeah, and they should have a place where people can check their computers or printers before they see you, so you don't have to carry it around like a dope Like a coat check'
Jim Observational Setup/Punchline Erin · Dwight · Ryan: 'It seems to me that the Apple store is kind of like a party so I think our question is how do we make this a better party? No. We sell business tools and the stores need to reflect that. They need to be all business Let all the other stores look like a toy store. Right. Think different From Apple.'
Dwight: 'What are my expectations for the group? I have been given the responsibility to manage Stanley, a solid player. Ryan, who is capable of surprises. Erin, an excellent follower. And Cathy, a probably not totally useless enigma. And, well, Jim.'
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: 'Perfektenschlag' - Dwight's satisfied conclusion
Dwight Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Erin · Jim: 'And I will keep it with me and I will sleep with it because it smells like you No, no, no, no, no. Just put it on my chair'
Erin Jim Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Jim: 'Okay It's only three weeks'
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Robert California: 'Yeah. Jim's going to be there. That marriage is not good Nobody knows better than me'
Robert California: 'It's three weeks in Tallahassee. What else is there to do?'
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