Pam trains an attractive temporary worker to take her place while she is on maternity leave, and enlists Dwight's support when she tries to show that Jim finds her replacement attractive. Meanwhile, Robert California surprises Andy, Kevin, and Darryl when he requests to join their band.
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Wins Above Replacement
“Pams Replacement” ranks #104 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 77.1 — Great. The episode packs 60 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.5 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
Kelly: P.S. We should kill him.
Kelly Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight: If you hit another horse, you dug too far.
Dwight Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Robert: As with all my dreams, I'm guessing it was about my fear of immigrants.
Robert Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Consultant · Robert: Chalk that one up to tweedle Dee and tweedle dum out there. Who are they? They're both Kevin.
Pam · Dwight: Oh, wow. I forgot how pretty your house is. This is the newest addition built by Erasmus Schrute in 1808. It doubled as a tuberculosis recovery room until 2009.
All Jokes — 60 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Andy: Otherwise, you go home and the night just feels like more day, it's weird.
Andy Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jim: Andy has been manager for 105 days. Which means I've heard closing time 105 times. Still don't know the words.
Jim Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jim: ♪ Ah wah dah wah home and home and home ♪
Jim Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: You know what? Fine! I try to start fun traditions for you guys, but if you don't wanna sing, no traditions!
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Creed: I never heard that song before. And once I heard it, I did not care for it. But that song means it's time to go home. Now it's my favorite song.
Creed Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Robert · Corporate Consultant: Who's your favorite iron chef? - This report is atrocious.
Robert: Sometimes the infer-- Sorry. Go ahead. Mm-hmm.
Robert Awkward Silence Character Comedy Jim · Robert: Did you need something from us? Yes. Your attention. Uh, because... No. That is all.
Robert: Last night, I dreamed that the number two was the most valued number in the world. The vice president had all the power, athletes fought for silver medals. Women were considered the best gender. And stadiums of fans shouted 'we're number 2!'
Robert Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Robert: As with all my dreams, I'm guessing it was about my fear of immigrants.
Robert Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Consultant · Robert: Chalk that one up to tweedle Dee and tweedle dum out there. Who are they? They're both Kevin.
Robert · Consultant: Oscar is the sex and the city gang. And Angela, if you can picture-- Sometimes I feel like you don't know me at all.
Consultant: When I come back next week and this report show me no mistakes, we can talk about names all day. Our favorite names, silly made-up names, normal names said in a silly voice. Wouldn't that be nice?
Robert: And you can't have a favorite iron chef. It depends entirely on the secret ingredient. Sometimes I feel you don't know food at all.
Robert Character Comedy Absurdist Callback Darryl: I'm just saying with the NBA lock-out, I think roller derby's in a really good place right now.
Darryl · Jim · Pam: Maybe justine. - Bah! Nope. Not justine. Never justine. - Is that off again? - Oh, yeah.
Val · Jim: Are you really this lazy? I'll be there.
Val Jim Reaction Beat Character Comedy Val · Gabe: Mondays suck. Yep.
Val Gabe Deadpan/Understatement Awkward Silence Dwight · Andy: Have I not been worthy of your trust? Have I not been a reliable number two? Do not go there! You're the deuce I never wanna drop.
Gabe · Toby: Whom I'm seeing is Val from down in the warehouse. Oh. I'm not technically seeing her, but I've seen her-- with the eyes-- and there was attraction in at least one direction.
Gabe Toby Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Gabe: It's gonna be hot and heavy, and I don't want a bunch of bureaucratic red tape wrapped around my jock, you know?
Gabe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Gabe: Yeah, we had a whole conversation about mondays.
Gabe Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Gabe · Toby: Toby, I'm gonna tell you her last name tomorrow because she's gonna be screaming it tonight. She's gonna be screaming her own last name?
Gabe Toby Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dwight: Five strikes in a day equals a homerun. One home run and you're out.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy Dwight: Robert's favorite songs, Creep by TLC, Creep by Radiohead.
Dwight Character Comedy Observational Oscar: There's no way he hasn't strangled at least one stripper.
Oscar Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kelly: He eats his yogurt like he is punishing it for disappoint him.
Kelly Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kelly: P.S. We should kill him.
Kelly Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Jim · Dwight: Wait, so you installed a doomsday device? No, it's an accountability booster.
Dwight: Which when it goes off, it destroys everything very similar to a doomsday device.
Dwight Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Dwight: They're making me out to be a Bond villain. I like to think of myself as a brilliant scientist who will stop nothing to remake the world... Like... Not Dr. Moreau. Someone good. Dr. Frankenstein. Dr. Jekyll. Not them. Doctor...
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Kevin: There's an easy way to tell if this device is a sham. We just make a mistake. I'll send an order down to shipping before we've received payment. Oh! There's one mistake.
Kevin Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Darryl · Kevin: It's not a race. Thirrr-- Third.
Darryl: It's for protecting my ass when you suckers lift more than you can handle.
Darryl Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Gabe: Look at this. This is enormous. Oh. I got the sense that Val enjoys a good put-down. Considering that's the only thing I know about her, I will be milking that hard.
Gabe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Gabe: It's like a hula hoop. Right? ♪ Mele kalikimaka is Hawaii's way ♪
Gabe Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Val: The Michelin man called. He wants his cummerbund back.
Val Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Oscar: When the stake are this high, there's only one computer that I trust, and it's powered by thai food and spanish reds.
Oscar Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Jim: How about 'Scranton strangler 666'?
Jim Dark/Subversive Callback Callback Jim · Pam: What's Dwight's mother's name? Um, Hedda. No.
Jim Pam Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Gabe: A $100 bill. Should cover it, I think. Don't bring me any of that caramel soy latte crap, okay? I want a decaf frappuccino.
Gabe Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Phyllis: Well, I was saving this for my retirement, which I guess is today.
Phyllis Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Kevin: Uh...The man tree puts his penis--
Kevin Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Good luck finding a new job, idiots. I'll make sure to write you a glowing reference. Glowingly negative.
Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Kevin: Pam, you should come with me. Dwight really likes you and...Your breasts are enormous. That can help us.
Kevin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Kevin · Dwight: What are you doing? What does it look like I'm doing? Digging a grave for a horse.
Dwight: If you hit another horse, you dug too far.
Dwight Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Pam · Dwight: Oh, wow. I forgot how pretty your house is. This is the newest addition built by Erasmus Schrute in 1808. It doubled as a tuberculosis recovery room until 2009.
Jim · Pam: That's too much doodle and not enough lab. Yeah, when are they gonna do a labradoodle that's just lab?
Gabe: So tonight I was thinking I'm gonna go to the cemetery, I'm gonna drink a little wine, and I thought maybe you'd like to come with me.
Gabe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Gabe: I could quit. Problem solved.
Gabe Character Comedy Escalation Stanley: March down to Florida... And shove it up your butt.
Stanley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Kevin · Pam: Oh, Pam, you got something on your shirt. Oh! Oh, well. Pobody's nerfect, right?
Kevin: Did you just have a stroke, Pam? It's nobody's perfect. Nice stroke, Pam.
Kevin Character Comedy Escalation Dwight: I haven't heard that before. That's-- that's funny.
Dwight Reaction Beat Character Comedy Pam · Dwight: Thanks for everything. Sive drafely.
Kevin: Isn't it supposed to be drive safely?
Kevin Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Robert: Oh, man, I'm sorry. What the [Bleep]? Sorry. Jesus. Did it break?
Dwight: They're not my favorite people in the world. I wouldn't even call them friends. They come over here, eat my pie, dig the crappiest horse grave you've ever seen. God, I'm gonna have to work with them forever, aren't I?
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Robert · Jim: Classic, right? Ooh. I'm all right. You all right? Yep. Skinned knee. Yep.
Robert Jim Physical/Slapstick Deadpan/Understatement ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 19:44-21:30 as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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