Two new, young employees throw Dwight and Jim off balance; Andy returns from leadership training with a desire for revenge.
WAR
105.6
Wins Above Replacement
“New Guys” ranks #33 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 91.6 — Elite. The episode packs 80 scored jokes at 4.0 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.3 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
Dwight: The full turtle-repair escalation: saved him by gluing his shell, but not good at puzzles, patched with office supplies, accidentally crushed him again, rebuilt him even better, but he was already dead — probably from the first time.
Dwight Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Angela · Kevin: Angela: 'So cute that you just want to eat them.' Kevin (beat): 'But you can't eat cats. You can't eat cats, Kevin.'
Kevin: Kevin's confessional recap: 'In the parking lot today, there was a circus. A copier did tricks on the high wire. A lady tried to give away a baby that looked like a cat. There was a Dwight impersonator and a Jim impersonator. A strongman crushed a turtle. I laughed and I cried. Not bad for a day at the office of a dog food company.'
Kevin Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: Jim's confessional: 'The only thing we have in common is that neither of us wants to sit on Meredith's face. And if that makes him the new Jim, then every human being in the world is the new Jim.'
Jim Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Callback Dwight: Mr. Schrute, the results are in. You're not the father. I told you. God.
Dwight Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Standout Moments
Dwight: The full turtle-repair escalation: saved him by gluing his shell, but not good at puzzles, patched with office supplies, accidentally crushed him again, rebuilt him even better, but he was already dead — probably from the first time.
Dwight Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Angela · Kevin: Angela: 'So cute that you just want to eat them.' Kevin (beat): 'But you can't eat cats. You can't eat cats, Kevin.'
Kevin: Kevin's confessional recap: 'In the parking lot today, there was a circus. A copier did tricks on the high wire. A lady tried to give away a baby that looked like a cat. There was a Dwight impersonator and a Jim impersonator. A strongman crushed a turtle. I laughed and I cried. Not bad for a day at the office of a dog food company.'
Kevin Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 80 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dwight: How was my summer? It was pretty mixed. I invented a new power drink made out of beet runoff.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dwight: Mr. Schrute, the results are in. You're not the father. I told you. God.
Dwight Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dwight: On! Oh, my God! Oh! What a summer! An emotional roller coaster.
Dwight Reaction Beat Character Comedy Callback Dwight: I ran over a turtle in the parking lot.
Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Jim · Pam: Jim's talking head: 'Nothing new, really' then Pam immediately gushes about her mural, Jim calls her a genius, and Jim buries the lede — his college friend is building a company from Jim's idea.
Jim Pam Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jim: He said if it takes off, he's going to buy us a new car. An Altima or better.
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Observational Kelly · Narrator/Documentary: Kelly announcing she's going to Miami to 'hang with LeBron James and Gloria Estefan' — cut to: Miami University is in Ohio.
Kelly: On her last day, Kelly was still a little confused. 'Enjoy the snow, losers!'
Kelly Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Documentary Narrator · Ryan: Shortly after Kelly left, Ryan quit and also moved to Ohio, for what he claimed were unrelated reasons.
Ryan: Ryan's talking head: 'Southwestern Ohio is going to be the next Silicon Valley. They call it the Silicon Prairie.'
Ryan Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Ryan: This is not garbage. It's my clothes.
Ryan Visual Gag Character Comedy Jim · Documentary Crew: Documentary crew explains they're following the Scranton office 'to see how you turn out' — Jim reacts: 'Oh yeah, I guess we were kind of dramatic in the beginning.'
Jim · Pam: Jim: 'I don't think anything's going to change in our lives now. With work and two kids, I guess nothing interesting is going to happen to us for a long, long time.'
Jim Pam Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Kevin · Pete: New employee asks where to throw something out. Kevin's response: 'Oh my God. It's called a garbage can. Helpless.'
Kevin: Kevin's talking head: 'They're like the new Jim and Dwight.'
Kevin Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Jim: Jim's reaction to Kevin's observation — the implied deadpan camera look of resigned acknowledgment.
Jim Reaction Beat Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Meredith · Pete: Meredith: 'Hey, New Jim. Come sit on my face.' Pete: 'No, thank you. My name's Pete.'
Jim: Jim's confessional: 'The only thing we have in common is that neither of us wants to sit on Meredith's face. And if that makes him the new Jim, then every human being in the world is the new Jim.'
Jim Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Callback Andy: Andy returns waxing philosophical about Outward Bound: 'The things we think we need. Clocks! Yeah, right.'
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Toby · Andy: Toby to Andy: 'You know, I had this really funny dream during Outward Bound that you died.'
Toby Andy Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Andy · Pete · Clark: Andy nicknames the new guys: Clark is fine, but Pete gets 'Plop' because he's 'always taking dumps.' Pete protests: 'No, I'm not.' Andy: 'Come on, everybody defecates. Relax, Plop.'
Andy · Clark: Andy nicknames Clark 'Fart because you fart all the time.' Clark: 'I love it!'
Andy · Dwight · Clark · Office: The Dwight Jr. physical resemblance reveal: Andy makes Dwight stand next to Clark, everyone's minds are blown despite Dwight's denial.
Dwight: Dwight's confessional about Dwight Jr.: 'In a way, it's like I have a son. And who knows? Maybe someday they'll hire someone who looks like a younger version of him. And then I'll have a grandson.'
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Kevin · Angela: Angela needs to give away a cat. Kevin: 'The one who uses the doorbell, or the one with the Mexican hat, or the one with the rain galoshes, or the one that you let go around naked?'
Andy · Dwight: Andy asks Dwight: 'Dwight, you cool if we call him Dwight Jr.?' — long pause — Dwight: 'Yes. Yes, I am.'
Andy Dwight Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Angela: Angela describing Comstock's love of denim pants: 'He loves those pants.'
Angela Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Callback Dwight · Angela: Dwight's response to taking the cat: 'Please. After the turtle?' — said with complete contempt.
Angela · Oscar: Angela to Oscar: 'If you pray enough, you can change yourself into a cat person.' Oscar: 'Those guys always turn back, Angela.'
Andy: Andy to David Wallace: 'I was the best at slacklining. I ate a worm.'
Andy Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Andy · Toby: Andy wants to fire Nellie; Toby says he can only do it 'for cause.' Andy: 'Then I will make up a cause.' Toby: 'Except you just told me you were going to make it up. Now if she sues, I'll have to testify against you.' Andy: 'Then forget I just told you that.' Toby: 'Can't.'
Toby: Toby explains he took a memory course: 'I sat next to this woman named Beverly Brooke, she had a Greek salad for lunch. See what I mean?'
Toby Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Andy: Andy: 'Now I know why Michael hated you so much.'
Andy Meta/Self-Referential Callback ★ Rewatch Dwight · Clark: Dwight approaches Clark in the break room: 'Body by Cheez-It.' Clark: 'Ah! Humor. I have it, too.'
Dwight · Clark: Dwight invites Clark to a Slayer concert '10 months from now.' Clark: 'I think I'm busy that night, or I would.'
Dwight: Dwight: 'Okay, well, we're both just kind of learning as we go, aren't we?' about his new 'father-son' dynamic with Clark
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Dwight: Dwight tells Clark he has 'a beautiful round head' in what seems like a genuine attempt at connection.
Dwight Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dwight · Clark: Dwight: 'So what kind of farming are you into, huh? More of a fruit man or a root man?' Clark: 'Hey, is this code for, like, gay stuff? 'Cause, if so, that's totally fine.'
Dwight: Dwight's response: 'Spoken like a true root man.'
Dwight Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Clark · Jim: Clark asks Jim for his client list under the guise of helping with sales calls. Jim's dawning realization: 'You want a list of my clients? You want my leads?'
Clark Jim Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dwight: Dwight's confessional: 'Paranoid? I'm not familiar with the word. And I really don't have time to learn new words right now, okay? A pudgy 22-year-old is trying to take my job.'
Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jim: Jim's confessional: 'Jim, get ready for the battle of your life. Done. Explain.' Then: 'There is a shark hiding inside that adorable little cherub.'
Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Jim · Dwight · Pam: Jim didn't know there was a sales meeting: 'The new guys called a sales meeting?' 'Clark ended the whole thing with a karate demonstration. Did you know there was a belt above black?' 'There is no belt above black.' 'Is there a belt above black? You should ask him.' 'It's a color you would never expect.'
Unknown Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Callback Angela: Angela announcing Comstock adoption interviews: 'My ideal situation would be an independently wealthy cute couple with a strong commitment to education. Black or white, I'm fine with either, but not both.'
Angela Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Nellie · Andy: Nellie to Andy about their working relationship: 'It's going to be terrible.' Andy: 'Not necessarily.' Nellie: 'No, I'm going to make sure that it is, and if it isn't, I will take immediate action to rectify that.'
Nellie: Nellie: 'Now, I don't like to throw around the "B" word.' [beat] 'But I'm going to be a huge bitch to you.'
Nellie Setup/Punchline Misdirection Andy: Andy introduces slacklining: 'if you Toby out, then you'll feel like a real Nellie.'
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Andy: Andy introduces his Outward Bound counselors Rafe and Feather. 'The powder is for your protection. Feather has permanent athlete's foot.'
Andy Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dwight · Pete: Dwight attempts to bond with Pete over sports. Pete likes NASCAR and The Amazing Race. Dwight: 'Phillies fan though, right?' Pete: 'You mean horses? No. Like baseball. I like the Red Sox. I'm from Vermont, so...' Dwight: 'Okay. Good talk.'
Nellie · Andy: Nellie attempts slacklining in heels. Andy: 'You going to wear your heels?' Nellie: 'I'm very self-conscious about my feet.' Then immediately falls spectacularly.
Andy: Andy after Nellie falls: 'Hey, all right. Whoa, you suck.'
Andy Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Darryl: Darryl declining the slackline: 'This seems like the kind of thing white people with dreadlocks do.'
Darryl Observational Character Comedy Clark: Clark walks the slackline easily on his first try. 'I've always been good at anything that required balance. My doctor says I have gigantic inner ears.'
Clark Character Comedy Absurdist Dwight · Clark: Clark (Dwight Jr.) crushes the slackline — Dwight, furious: 'Boo! Unimpressed! It's a tightrope for babies! Boo!'
Dwight · Andy: Dwight attempts the slackline after Clark succeeds, falls repeatedly and spectacularly. Andy: 'Who ordered the hot apple fail?' and 'Got ourselves a yard sale!'
Andy: 'Balls and face! It's not a race, Dwight.'
Andy Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Dwight · Andy: Dwight's extended slackline failure — multiple falls, Andy: 'Got ourselves a yard sale!' 'Balls and face! It's not a race, Dwight.'
Office/Unknown: 'It's official. Old Dwight is lame and New Dwight is cool.'
Dwight: Dwight: 'That's not true. Just give me another chance.' Andy shuts it down. Dwight: 'This is a stupid activity. This is not okay. I would be embarrassed to be good at it.'
Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dwight: Dwight's confessional: 'Slacklining. Big deal. Untie that rope, give it to a couple of pigtailed schoolgirls, let them start jumping with it while chanting a rhyme and giggling about boys. Doesn't seem so macho now, does it? It's a jump rope!'
Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Dwight · Pam: Dwight calls Pam up to the roof via ladder for a secret meeting. 'Pam? Hey, I'm up here. Up the ladder, come on.'
Pam: Pam's reaction to Pete's interview: 'Wow, maybe Pete is the new Jim.' (direct to camera)
Pam Meta/Self-Referential Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight · Pam: Dwight proposes riding a bicycle across the parking lot on a wire suspended between the building and a telephone pole, with Pam as his counterweight. 'So it is literally impossible for anyone to fall off.'
Dwight · Pam: Dwight's high-wire bicycle apparatus — the trapeze 'completely surrounds the wire' making it 'literally impossible for anyone to fall off.' He needs Pam as a counterweight.
Pam · Dwight: Pam: 'Dwight, you may find this hard to believe, but I love my boring life.' Dwight: 'Come on!' Pam: 'Exactly the way it is.'
Pam Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Dwight: Dwight on Phyllis as counterweight: 'I can't use Phyllis. Are you kidding me? The moment she steps off this bar, I'll be launched into space.'
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Angela · Oscar: Angela on why she's giving away the cat: 'Allergies.' 'Your husband?' 'No, the baby.' Then: 'It's the only time I've seen him cry, other than our wedding night.'
Angela · Oscar: Angela: 'He has this business dinner tonight. C'est la vie.' Oscar: 'Please don't teach the cat French.'
Oscar · Angela: Oscar calls Angela's husband 'Robert' and says he'll see him 'tonight when you come over for dinner.' Angela freezes.
Oscar Angela Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Jim · Pam: Jim sneaks away to make a secret phone call while Pam waits: 'You know what? I'll meet you down there. I just got to make a quick call.'
Jim Pam Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: Dwight announces over the intercom: 'Attention, employees of Dunder Mifflin! Everyone thinks the new guys are so cool 'cause they can slackline. Ooh! Hey, Clark! This is what a real salesman looks like! They say that you only live once, and I'm about to prove it!'
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Callback Jim: Jim on the phone accepting the Philly job: 'Yeah. Yep, I'm all in.' — intercut with Dwight's disastrous high-wire bicycle attempt in the parking lot.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Jim: Intercut: Jim calls his contact about the Philly job — 'Hey, man, it's Halpert. Did you go to the other guy yet? Great. Don't. I'm in... Yeah. Yep, I'm all in.'
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback Andy · Nellie: Andy throws trash toward a bin instead of walking it over. Nellie is mid-sentence about recycling. 'Oh! Swish.' Nellie: 'It was nothing to do with me. I just happen to be sitting near to where the bins are.'
Nellie: Random office member tosses trash perfectly into the bin while Nellie is mid-speech about not tossing. Nellie: 'Swish.' Then: 'It was nothing to do with me. I just happen to be sitting near to where the bins are.'
Nellie Irony/Sarcasm Reaction Beat Nellie · Andy: Nellie: 'There are two things that I am passionate about: recycling and revenge.' Andy successfully makes another trash shot. 'Fluke.'
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