Everyone in the office is excited when promos start running on TV for the documentary. Dwight makes Angela jealous when he starts dating a brussel sprout farmer. Meanwhile Jim has a big meeting with Major League baseball player, Ryan Howard.
WAR
95.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Promos” ranks #68 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 89.5 — Elite. The episode packs 83 scored jokes at 4.0 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 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
Andy: "Dear JasonJasonJason, it's me, Andy. Nice name. Not! Guess what? I'm not gay. So, you're an idiot. And I am hawt, according to people on this site who have a brain. Never comment on this page ever again."
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Clark: My first week here, I sneezed directly into the candy jar because I thought I'd get more screen time as a villain.
Clark Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: I hope you got sound on everything. I'd love a DVD of that.
Jim Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Meredith: I am a very private person. I show 'em when I want to show 'em. Who wants a taste? Boob sauce! Meredith!
Meredith Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Standout Moments
Clark: My first week here, I sneezed directly into the candy jar because I thought I'd get more screen time as a villain.
Clark Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: "Dear JasonJasonJason, it's me, Andy. Nice name. Not! Guess what? I'm not gay. So, you're an idiot. And I am hawt, according to people on this site who have a brain. Never comment on this page ever again."
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: I hope you got sound on everything. I'd love a DVD of that.
Jim Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 83 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Stanley: Phyllis has gotten into audio books. And lately she's been listening to Fifty Shades Of Grey, which, if you don't know what it is, it's a book about, um...
Stanley Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement Kevin Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Angela: Seriously? This is unacceptable.
Angela Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Meredith: Be careful. I pulled my mom's dog off a pillow once, and I got bit.
Meredith Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Oscar: Just ignore her. Sooner or later, she'll finish.
Oscar Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Toby: Turns out she's allowed to have feelings of sexual arousal. Doesn't become a violation till she physically acts on it.
Toby Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Darryl: Why is Phyllis so aroused? She's listening to Fifty Shades Of Grey. Well, there you go. That's muy caliente.
Darryl Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dwight: It's okay, guys. She's no longer horny. Excuse me, dirty birdie.
Dwight Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Dwight: You can have this back at the end of the day.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dwight · Clark: Clark, I need your advice. I'm having some lady troubles. What's her name? Esther Brueger.
Dwight: We were hanging out with her father the other night, looking at a farm catalogue, next thing I know he wants to lease a tractor with me.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Clark: Long-term tractor leases can put pressure on a relationship. God, a lot of my buddies are going through the same thing right now. Something in the air.
Clark Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement Jim: Dwight is dating a Brussels sprout farmer named Esther. She's coming here this afternoon with her father. Who knows? Maybe she'll be pulling the horse cart.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Pam: Cece has been calling me Pamela. Like, four times this week.
Pam Character Comedy Observational Jim · Pam: I wonder if she'll start calling you Jim. Oh, boy! Please don't.
Jim Pam Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Callback Jim: Not that Ryan Howard. The Phillies' first baseman.
Jim Setup/Punchline Meta/Self-Referential Dwight: What's going on? Did Gangnam Style put out a new song?
Dwight Character Comedy Observational Kevin: You go to the bathroom for 45 minutes, and everything changes.
Kevin Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Kelly: This is a documentary? Oh! I always thought we were, like, specimens in a human zoo.
Kelly Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jim: Your screen is all black. You just unplugged your computer.
Jim Character Comedy Reaction Beat Office Worker · Pam: Oh, my God. Is that you and Jim? Uh-huh. Jeez! You fell in love with that hair? Really?
Andy: Somebody commented on my banjo playing. 'Banjo at 0:19 is a'ight.' Internet, calm down!
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Andy: I must have really connected with this guy. I mean, that's a guy's name, right? Chobblegobbler?
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Callback Jim · Ryan Howard (athlete): Hey, man, how you doing? Jim Halpert. Nice to meet you. Eat fresh.
Dwight · Jim: Esther's on her way up. I wonder if she wants a snack. Let me see. I know she likes apples and carrots. I bet she does. I bet she'll eat 'em right out of your hand with those big, strong teeth.
Dwight Jim Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Dwight: Did I tell you about her teeth?
Dwight Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: I think they're from the forest where we harvest our paper.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Angela: I guess men find Esther attractive. I mean, if there are chubby chasers, then there are men that like that thing.
Angela Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Phyllis: Weird to see how we used to look in those promos. Some of us have changed so much.
Phyllis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Jim · Darryl · Ryan Howard (athlete): Watch this. Eat fresh. Now, what does that make you think of? Subway sandwiches. Yeah. How? I didn't say 'Subway sandwiches.' It's called playing the subtext.
Jim · Darryl · Ryan Howard (athlete): I actually wrote a screenplay. It's called The Big Piece. Based on his nickname. I like it already.
Andy · Someone: A little ironic that I'm gonna be kind of a TV star, because my last Chad Flenderman novel was based on a murdered TV star. The Small Scream. I don't care.
Andy: Of course there are. Of course.
Andy Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Dwight · Office Worker: What was that word they said when they showed me? Skrald mand? What's that mean in Danish? 'Cool guy'? 'Dumpster man.'
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Meredith: Cloken tre pige. Tre pige. '3:00 p.m. girl.' What? Why would they...
Meredith Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Oscar: There is much more secret filming than I expected. But I am fine with it, I mean it. I am.
Oscar Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Meredith: I am a very private person. I show 'em when I want to show 'em. Who wants a taste? Boob sauce! Meredith!
Meredith Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Erin · Toby: Do they film us at night when we're sleeping? Yes, Erin. They film us at night when we're sleeping 'cause that makes great TV.
Erin Toby Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Andy: Smokethatskinwagon says, 'You guys are killing it.' I mean, we're Internet sensations, guys.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Callback Jim: Okay, everyone, turn off your mikes.
Jim Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm Unknown · Dwight: I sneezed into my hands without using Purell and then dipped into the candy jar. Did they film that? My first week here, I sneezed directly into the candy jar because I thought I'd get more screen time as a villain.
Stanley: I thought Teri knew about Cynthia. She does, but neither of them know about Lydia.
Stanley Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwight · Mr. Brueger: Okay, so what's this lever do? That manipulates the secondary shaft. The secondary shaft. Mmm-hmm.
Dwight: The lift capacity's up to 2,000 pounds. That's a lot of beets.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dwight: Mr. Brueger, are you trying to take advantage of me because I'm interested in your daughter? 50:50 split, or no deal.
Dwight Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Esther's Sister · Clark: We should buy an auger together. Oh. Yeah. Yeah, we should do that. You would be a great one to buy an auger with.
Stanley: Hello, honey, I just spoke to the TV repairman, and he says we need to keep our TVs turned off for a couple of months. Something about the wiring.
Stanley Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Callback Andy: Oh! Seven new comments. 'The guy at 0:19 is hawt.'
Andy Character Comedy Running Gag Callback Andy: "Hi, bongripper, it's me, Andy, the guy from 0:19. I'm glad that you enjoyed my work in that promo. I really enjoyed your comment. Going to read some more comments now. Have a great day!"
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: "He's not hawt. He's gay."
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Andy: "He is butt." Damn it! I'm about to lose my freaking mind! Screw you, TexasPoonTappa.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight: I'm closing a deal on a tractor with the father of a woman I plan to inseminate.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Clark · Dwight: Don't do it. What? Don't you cap that pen. Do not cap that pen! Do not! You capped it! Wow. You are serious.
Clark · Dwight: The sister's trying to seduce me into buying an auger with her. What? Has the warranty expired on the auger you have now?
Dwight: No woman would ever want a man who doesn't know what an auger is.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Brian (the sound guy) · Pam: My place is usually not this... Oh, my gosh, please, don't. Actually, it's always like this.
Oscar · Angela: They caught us kissing on Halloween. He was dressed like Ronald Reagan! God. Ow! Angela! Well, he kissed like Jack Kennedy. Oh. Stop it. Stop kissing him.
Oscar Angela Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Oscar · Angela: I don't like giving him bad news. Call him! You call him! Call him! Call him! Stop hitting me! No!
Oscar Angela Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Pam: But do you think Jim's changed?
Pam Awkward Silence Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Pam: So, we basically had no privacy for 10 years.
Pam Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jim · Darryl · Ryan Howard (athlete): "Together we will win this baseball game against the Evil Space Yankees. Eat fresh." That'll pay for the exploding helicopter. Smart.
Jim: 'A bunch of hot women go, Oh, yeah!'
Jim Absurdist Character Comedy Jim · Ryan Howard (athlete): "Megan, I was too shy to tell you this when I was just a normal professional baseball player, but I love you." "They kiss. It is super emotional. Like in Toy Story."
Jim · Darryl: I tell you what. It's really strong. Can't wait to read the rest of it later, see how it ends. It's so strong. Keep reading then.
Jim Darryl Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Ryan Howard (athlete): Another thing. I'm gonna need you to get me the rights to Darth Vader.
Jim · Darryl · Ryan Howard (athlete): We can look into it. We'll look into it. We need Darth. We gotta get him. Go after Darth then. We're gonna go get him. That's what we're gonna do. We're gonna go get him.
Dwight · Clark: Maybe you're right. Esther's a 10, and the best I've ever done is Angela, who's a nine, and she rejected me. A Scranton nine, but, yeah, point taken.
Dwight · Clark: Let's go out tonight and just score a couple of fours, huh? I mean, there are no games with fours.
Dwight: Screw new tractors. Guys like us, we got to plant our seed a different way. By hand.
Dwight Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dwight: Maybe we're the kind of guys who end up with a tractor that's already been rode hard and put away muddy. Screw new tractors. Guys like us, we got to plant our seed a different way. By hand.
Dwight Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Esther: You didn't think I was just tractor bait, did you?
Esther Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Dwight Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback Clark · Dwight: Hey, Dwight. What's an auger used for? Post hole digging.
Angela · Oscar: You've reached Senator Robert Lipton. Please leave a message. Honey. Go. No, go ahead. No, you go. Hi, honey. Hey, Robert. It's Angela and Oscar. Hey.
Angela · Oscar: Hi, honey. / Hey, Robert. / It's Angela and Oscar. Hey. / Just a few quick things. / The documentary's going to be airing soon, and you look great in the promos. You look so handsome. Very presidential. / Very much so. Absolutely. Yeah.
Oscar · Angela: Hey, I get the sense you're gonna be outed as gay. Yes, and I cheated on you with Dwight. It looks like they got it on film. I didn't tell you about it. I think that's it. I think we're good. Done. Okay. Bye. Love you.
Oscar Angela Character Comedy Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: Hey, TexasPoonTappa and JasonJasonJason and all the rest of you haters out there, check this out.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Andy · Jim · Darryl: Good night, Andy. Yeah. See ya. Oh! What?
Andy: I hope you got sound on everything. I'd love a DVD of that.
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