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
44.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Promos” ranks #28 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.0 — Elite. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 2.0 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.0 on impact, with Angela landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dwight: Maybe we're the kind of guys who end up with a tractor that's already been rode hard and put away muddy.
Dwight Character Comedy ★ Rewatch 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 Cringe/Discomfort Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Clark: God, a lot of my buddies are going through the same thing right now. Something in the air.
Clark Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Esther: That shady grove out by Willard's Pond.
Esther Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Creed: 'Cool guy'? 'Dumpster man.' Cool. Superhero.
Creed Absurdist Character Comedy All Jokes — 42 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jim Deadpan/Understatement Meredith: Be careful. I pulled my mom's dog off a pillow once, and I got bit.
Stanley: Just ignore her. Sooner or later, she'll finish.
Angela: Oh, Meredith! Good lord.
Angela Reaction Beat Character Comedy Toby: Turns out she's allowed to have feelings of sexual arousal. Doesn't become a violation till she physically acts on it.
Toby Absurdist Character Comedy Oscar: Well, there you go. That's muy caliente.
Oscar Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Angela: It's okay, guys. She's no longer horny.
Angela Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Clark: Long-term tractor leases can put pressure on a relationship.
Clark Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement Clark: God, a lot of my buddies are going through the same thing right now. Something in the air.
Clark Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Pam: Cece has been calling me Pamela. Like, four times this week.
Pam Observational Character Comedy Andy: What's going on? Did Gangnam Style put out a new song?
Kevin: You go to the bathroom for 45 minutes, and everything changes.
Kevin Character Comedy Observational Kevin: Oh! I always thought we were, like, specimens in a human zoo.
Kevin Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Pam: You fell in love with that hair? Really?
Pam Observational Character Comedy Andy: I must have really connected with this guy. I mean, that's a guy's name, right? Chobblegobbler?
Andy Absurdist Character Comedy Jim: Nice to meet you. Eat fresh.
Jim: I bet she'll eat 'em right out of your hand with those big, strong teeth.
Jim Visual Gag Character Comedy Jim: I think they're from the forest where we harvest our paper.
Jim Visual Gag Deadpan/Understatement 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 Jim: It's called playing the subtext.
Jim Absurdist Character Comedy Creed: 'Cool guy'? 'Dumpster man.' Cool. Superhero.
Creed Absurdist Character Comedy Erin: '3:00 p.m. girl.' What? Why would they... Wait a second. Wait a second.
Erin Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Oscar: Yes, Erin. They film us at night when we're sleeping 'cause that makes great TV.
Oscar Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Angela: I sneezed into my hands without using Purell and then dipped into the candy jar.
Angela Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy 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 Cringe/Discomfort Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Dwight: Mr. Brueger, are you trying to take advantage of me because I'm interested in your daughter?
Andy's Mom: Something about the wiring.
Anonymous Commenter: He's not hawt. He's gay.
Andy: Dear JasonJasonJason, it's me, Andy. Nice name. Not!
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Anonymous Commenter: He is butt.
Clark: These chicks are way too hot to be into us.
Clark Observational Character Comedy Dwight: No woman would ever want a man who doesn't know what an auger is.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy Angela: He was dressed like Ronald Reagan! Well, he kissed like Jack Kennedy.
Brian: Pretty much everything.
Brian Deadpan/Understatement Cringe/Discomfort Ryan Howard (Baseball): A bunch of hot women go, 'Oh, yeah!'
Dwight: A Scranton nine, but, yeah, point taken.
Dwight Observational Character Comedy Dwight: Maybe we're the kind of guys who end up with a tractor that's already been rode hard and put away muddy.
Dwight Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Esther: That shady grove out by Willard's Pond.
Esther Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dwight: Post hole digging.
Dwight Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Angela: Yes, and I cheated on you with Dwight.
Angela Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Andy: Hey, TexasPoonTappa and JasonJasonJason and all the rest of you haters out there, check this out.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Callback Meredith: I hope you got sound on everything. I'd love a DVD of that.
Meredith Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 03:00-04:00 range with awkward Jim-Pam phone conversation as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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