Robert California forces the office to throw a welcome party for Nellie, but the Party Planning Committee works on ways to sabotage it. Meanwhile, Erin tries to help Andy figure out a way to break up with Jessica.
WAR
28.6
Wins Above Replacement
“Welcome Party” ranks #127 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.6 — Great. The episode packs 51 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.4 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
Nellie: What kind of fool gets her heart broken by a bloody stage magician?
Nellie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Kevin: Neither of those looks like any person that has ever existed or been dreamt of in the history of human insanity.
Kevin Escalation Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dwight: If it would help you to forget, I could hit you in the brain stem with this candle stick.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Pam: The man's worked here for 25 years. How can none of us picture his face?
Pam Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Robert: Every day I imagine how happy I'd be if Pam died.
Robert Dark/Subversive Escalation All Jokes — 51 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jim: Glad they didn't mix up your tonsillectomy with a moustachectomy.
Pam: Oh, because your jokes are all hilarious.
Jim: Stanley doesn't have a moustache.
Jim Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Pam: The whole card depends on this!
Pam Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Pam: The man's worked here for 25 years. How can none of us picture his face?
Pam Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Kevin: 'Cause we come here to do our jobs. We don't stick our noses in other people's business.
Kevin Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Kevin: Neither of those looks like any person that has ever existed or been dreamt of in the history of human insanity.
Kevin Escalation Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Everyone · Stanley: Stanley arriving and everyone reacting to confirm he does have a mustache
Robert: Good morning, Robert, says no one, because our receptionist is in Florida.
Robert Deadpan/Understatement Meta/Self-Referential Robert · Pam: Is this a video conference you're having with... 'Drake, featuring Swizz Beatz'?
Nellie: Nellie's elaborate snooze button story with sound effects
Nellie Character Comedy Escalation Robert: I've never believed willpower was very important in a woman.
Robert Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Nellie · Kevin · Angela: Are there a lot of Irish people living around here? Yes. Yes. Ugh! I hate that! No offense.
Nellie: Ay, caramba! The natives are getting restless!
Nellie Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Nellie: Keep that stuff on the basketball court. Or the squash court, or the supreme court.
Jim Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Oscar: We're throwing a party for someone because they're being horrible? We're taking work time to move someone's personal belongings?
Oscar Observational Escalation Stanley: I'm still not sure why this woman is even here. Why is she here?
Stanley Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Erin: Oh, no, no, I mean that must be nice to have parents.
Erin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Angela: Right here in the break room. Order carrot cake.
Angela Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Erin · Andy: And I'll remember you as a gentleman. Okay. That was one minute and ten seconds. Consider it nailed.
Erin Andy Meta/Self-Referential Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: Oh, I think I'll just use this line horizontally. Oh, I had no idea what a gift this line is.
Dwight Character Comedy Observational Nellie: Bunch of grown men waving wands, pulling bunnies out of body crevices.
Nellie Dark/Subversive Escalation Dwight: Haulin' cube! That's moving boxes. We just came up with the term to make it sound cooler.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: She needed a ride because she totaled her car.
Andy Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Nellie: I wonder if king-sized sheets are called presidential-sized in england. I really should have a tweeter account.
Nellie Observational Character Comedy Jim · Dwight: Here's the two of them kissing at a beach and kissing at the Eiffel Tower. I'm guessing he's some kind of close romantic friend. Like a boyfriend?
Jim: New theory-- He's a hated Italian politician. Better theory-- This is her ex-boyfriend, and they went through some kind of painful breakup.
Jim Escalation Misdirection Nellie · Dwight: That's what I call my box full of photos of Henry. Why not call... Shh!
Dwight: If it would help you to forget, I could hit you in the brain stem with this candle stick.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Nellie: What kind of fool gets her heart broken by a bloody stage magician?
Nellie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Call it off, Pam. Call it off, okay? It's way more complicated than you think. Cancel the magician. Trust me.
Jim Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Angela: We're in far too deep. We can't change course at this point. Suck it!
Angela Escalation Character Comedy Woman · Andy: Do you want a gummy penis? No, I'll just have some gummy bears. These are delicious. But... they're penises.
Andy · Women: Maybe we don't pop that one. No, pop Matthew. Pop it!
Darryl · Jim: Andy was Jelly Roll. Mike was Dennis The Menace. Ryan was douche bag. Hey, that's not a code name. That's just an insult.
Kevin · Jim · Pam: How 'bout we go with Pam? 'Cause there's someone already here named Pam. Hey!
Magician: They asked me to play only originals. I said, 'Have you heard my originals? They're terrible.' They said, 'Even better.'
Magician Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential Andy: Super-honesty time. I'm gay. I am gay, and I prefer men.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Andy: I had to imagine that I was in a steam room with John Stamos.
Robert: Every day I imagine how happy I'd be if Pam died.
Robert Dark/Subversive Escalation Everyone: We hate Pam. We hate Pam. We hate Pam! We hate Pam!
Andy · Erin: Probably from seeing that turkey. When we drove by the farm. Ohh. Always does it.
Magician: Big guy, huh? How's the air up there? Watch out for... birds.
Magician: No hablo el cardo, señor?
Magician Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Magician · Jim: Before I was a magician, I used to work... at a rope factory. 'Cause that's not a real place.
Dwight: Okay, scram, wizard.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Kevin: This cake has vegetables in it. Like a salad bar, Robert.
Kevin Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: Super-duper honesty time. I'm not gay.
Andy Callback Escalation Callback Bachelorette party woman: I can't believe you're not gay!
Hank: You don't think he could have used... It couldn't have been...
Hank Reaction Beat Absurdist ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 18:00-19:00 range with magician performance as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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