Dwight arrives in Tallahassee with his team and sets out to win over the president of Sabre's special projects. Back in Scranton, Andy fills in for reception and enjoys himself.
WAR
20.6
Wins Above Replacement
“Tallahassee” ranks #153 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 72.2 — Solid. The episode packs 48 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.3 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
Nellie: giving everyone 20 minutes to shower, plus 50 for Jim to style his hair, 20 for breakfast, 40 for Erin to get post between her room and the lobby, 90 for Ryan to do his morning ecstasy
Nellie Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Philip, if you're hearing this memo that can only mean one thing, I am dead You are the rightful heir to Schrute Farms. Please, you must do one thing Kill Mose before he kills you
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Stanley: Life is short. Drive fast leave a sexy corpse. That's one of my mottos
Stanley Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jim: I've spent so much of my life telling myself, 'Please, don't end up like Stanley.' And now I'm wondering if I even have what it takes
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown: Stanley! Wake up You've got to wake up The hotel's on fire! Stanley, wake up It's pretzel day
Unknown Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 48 analyzed
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Nellie Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown: I was reading the mattress tag and I fell asleep
Unknown Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement Unknown: Stanley! Wake up You've got to wake up The hotel's on fire! Stanley, wake up It's pretzel day
Unknown Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Dwight: But no kids, so I honestly didn't know what to do with myself. And then I thought of something. Uh Here is Dwight What the
Unknown: at the Alcohol Club
Andy: When I first met Pam she said something that slightly rubbed me the wrong way Since then I've loved working with Pam and she's frankly wonderful but I hate her
Andy Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Todd Packer: I'll have a bottle of the antacid Also I want to get a souvenir for my son but his mother doesn't acknowledge my paternity. Do you have anything for that? Also I want it to have a Florida feel What does he like? Power
Unknown: Okay, Twiggy, that's enough Get in the car
Unknown Character Comedy Observational Stanley: Who says none of us are diarrheal?
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Cringe/Discomfort Jim · Dwight: And then I thought of it I'll poison you What are you going to do? Are you going to steal my newspaper or put a cricket in my cereal or something? I'm gonna set your face on fire. That's a good one
Unknown: Whoa. Stanley, did you just come back from burning down a rival night club?
Stanley: You're a nice guy, Jim but you have no idea how to vacation
Stanley Character Comedy Observational Ryan: It's so peaceful, I've already written 12 plays today
Ryan Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ryan: It's so quiet, one might say you could hear a pin... would be cooler
Ryan Misdirection Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Ryan: Got it Can we see that? Did you really find it? Yes. Right here. Got it. Dink. Ow
Ryan Physical/Slapstick Visual Gag Callback Andy · Pam: Well, you used to be Well, I'm not the receptionist I know but I can't cover reception I have a ton of work to do
Andy Pam Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Stanley: Life is short. Drive fast leave a sexy corpse. That's one of my mottos
Stanley Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Todd Packer: Still queer? You can't put me down Too strong
Todd Packer: You see, this cat's got nine lives and a nine-inch
Nellie: Expected a man, did you? Strong, powerful huge whopping penis? Well, sorry to disappoint But my huge whopping penis is right here and I'm not afraid to use it So stop looking at my breasts and start looking at my penis
Nellie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Nellie: I went on a shopping spree Very destructive, I bought 1/ pianos
Nellie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: What is the antidote? True love's kiss
Jim: Right, Dwight. Right, Dwight. Right, Dwight Sorry. Now you'll never be able to get that out of your head
Jim Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Yeah, it's tender, but it can't be appendicitis. I eat more than enough bacon
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Send it to the freaking moon, idiot
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Dwight: Did you say 'masturbator'? I'm a decent baiter. My cousin, Mose, that's a master baiter
Dwight Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Stanley: It's just rum I'm not bored. I'm a pirate Is that another motto? It's whatever you want
Stanley Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim: I've spent so much of my life telling myself, 'Please, don't end up like Stanley.' And now I'm wondering if I even have what it takes
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Todd Packer: Dude, don't you yak on me This shirt is Van Heusen
Unknown: Oh! Who called it? Nothing but net
Unknown Observational Character Comedy Dwight: Philip, if you're hearing this memo that can only mean one thing, I am dead You are the rightful heir to Schrute Farms. Please, you must do one thing Kill Mose before he kills you
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Kevin: Look at these little mini pizzas. Does this make me look huge? Hey, guys look at me, I'm huge
Kevin Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: I'm acting like I like Reception, and I'm a really good actor so people are actually buying that p actually like Reception. But I mean, seriously, Reception sucks
Andy Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Erin: Ryan switched his name tag to his pants so now it's like if you wear yours on your shirt you're a total dip But if you switch you're a copycat But I think I figured out a solution
Erin Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: Dwight, will you go back to the hospital? You were there for like three hours. I got the surgery. What else is there to do? Do 100 jumping jacks No. I don't feel like it. You do 100 jumping jacks
Dwight: You're too slow. You're too small. Seabiscuit is a stupid name You guys sound just like the enemies of Seabiscuit
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight · Jim: The only thing you need to know about retail consumer habits is that consumers are mindless lemmings They just want to be told what to do Fast-forward to today and the retail consumer is independent well-informed, super smart Super smart
Dwight Jim Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: The menstrual cycle determines every choice a woman makes. You see, during ovulation a woman's only goal is to get pregnant. During menses she is sad that she has failed. And how does the woman console herself? Shopping. Shopping
Dwight Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: Mail call His name is Oscar, and he's got some mail And he better open it or go to jail, 'cause it's your taxes His name is Kevin, and no mail for him But he got a coupon for some frozen yogurt
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dwight: What are the Three Pillars of Retail? Convenience Ingredients. Service Burgers. Building loyalty Killing royalty
Dwight Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dwight: A passionate night with Hugh Grant's brother John Grant He's older than Hugh just a little bit uglier. How did I pull that off? Sheer force of will
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: You are bleeding through your shirt Oops That's embarrassing Egg on my face
Jim Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kevin: But when the sun came up I knew it wasn't real because she was ugly and I had grown tired of her Reception today but tomorrow you won't want to do her She's a dog
Kevin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dwight · Todd: already replaced it with muscle. Can I see the wound? Oh, that's disgusting That's barely healed. You're not paying me to heal You're paying me to kick ass
Todd Packer: A few hours ago, your body was open like a cabinet
Caller: You tell her Donna Moraski misses her
Caller Character Comedy Observational Ryan · Famous Amos · Nellie: What's under the cloth? We'll get to that Cookies. I bet you anything it's cookies It's cookies Let me finish my speech first Oh, we get the gist It's just success and effort, isn't it? So just don't be coy. Make with the cookies
Ryan · Famous Amos: Is it oatmeal with no raisins? I'm sorry to have wasted your time That's okay Thank you very much
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