Dwight and Angela participate in a paper airplane contest and compete against each other. Meanwhile, Andy prepares for a potential acting job, and Jim and Pam utilize new skills.
WAR
38.6
Wins Above Replacement
“Paper Airplane” ranks #70 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.2 — Elite. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 7.0 on impact, with Andy landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Andy: Andy Bernard can't squirt water in his eye and act like it doesn't freak him out. But you know who can? Older Male Lab Assistant Number One.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Creed: I know a guy who can turn that into $800. Hint, it's me.
Creed Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Erin: I once ripped Greedy Susan's pigtail right off her head just for a handful of Crispix.
Erin Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Unknown: We are now down to an elite eight. Well, seven, and Toby.
Unknown Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Oscar: Are you guys high? Because, if so, to speak my truth, I would appreciate the sacrifice of including me in some hits off your kind buds.
Oscar Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 42 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown: Quarter finals in an hour, hope you got some sleep, because I'm going to be haunting your nightmares tonight.
Unknown: It's not so easy on the environment, if you know what I mean.
Unknown: Others seemed not to comprehend what a paper airplane is.
Unknown Observational Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Unknown: I didn't see you! You should have yelling 'crossing!'
Unknown Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Unknown: We are now down to an elite eight. Well, seven, and Toby.
Unknown Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: Last week I got an agent, and uh, this week I got a movie.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Andy: It's going to be seen by tons of workers in the industrial chemical community, one of whom could have a cousin whose brother is Brad Pitt, and then boom!
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Andy: Next thing you know, I'm in Moneyballs 2.
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Andy: I'm so freaked out by things going into eyes. It just... Wow.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Andy: And remember, do not attempt to extinguish a chemical fire with water. It will only exacerbate the flame. The dangerous flame.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Andy: Let's do it six more times.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Jim · Pam: So, we had couples therapy. No shame in that. Get it all out in the open.
Jim Pam Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Pam: Oh, we're supposed to call everything we don't want to do 'opportunities.'
Pam Observational Irony/Sarcasm Andy · Oscar: Oh, and, Oscar, I already figured out if I have to get emotional in the film, I'm just gonna think about you getting dumped by the Senator.
Andy Oscar Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: It's a little raw. Not cool, Oscar.
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Nellie: Not one of us remembers you saying anything about $2,000. I forgot. I completely forgot.
Nellie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Nellie: But my new studio apartment is just fine for me and Phillip and Tinkie and Crinklepuss and Bandit Two and Pawlick Baggins and Lady Aragorn and their 10 kittens.
Nellie Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Nellie: I'd be one of those gold-digging tramps you read about that try to bag a farmer.
Nellie Character Comedy Absurdist Dwight: Let's be honest, when it came to manured fields, Angela was, at best, indifferent.
Dwight Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Erin: I once ripped Greedy Susan's pigtail right off her head just for a handful of Crispix.
Erin Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Andy: That's the clicky-clacker. He clicks that, and then the guy says, 'Action.'
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Film crew: We just need a picture of the top of your head in case we burn some of your hair off.
Kevin: Kevin, did you make that yourself? Yes. In a way. From one that I bought on Craigslist.
Kevin Character Comedy Misdirection Kevin: I can't. I love them all too much. And none of them fly. So that makes it harder.
Kevin Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kevin: Like Wilbur and Orville Redenbacher.
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jim: But, to speak my truth, it wasn't out of the way, because I felt like a tea anyway, so one trip.
Jim Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Andy: I just made a character choice to be a scientist who really likes what he does and enjoys his job.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: It's Tom Brokaw, the newscaster. Come on.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Erin: Yeah! Oh, eat it, piggy! Eat it! Oink, oink, oink.
Erin Character Comedy Escalation Esther: So, there might just be a little bit of feather in your nuggets or just a little bit of meat inside of your pillow.
Esther Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: I'm not comfortable doing my own stunts.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: I'll get nude if you want me to. I'll go full Lena Dunham, but I...
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Carla: Andy, if you don't stick your eyes in that machine, I'm gonna call every production in Northeastern Pennsylvania. You won't even make an appearance on a security camera!
Carla Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Andy: Andy Bernard can't squirt water in his eye and act like it doesn't freak him out. But you know who can? Older Male Lab Assistant Number One.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Erin: I was gonna buy you a sweater. So this is stupid.
Erin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Pam: I acknowledge with gratitude that you are being kind and responsible enough to include it in your calendar.
Pam Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Oscar: Are you guys high? Because, if so, to speak my truth, I would appreciate the sacrifice of including me in some hits off your kind buds.
Oscar Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Esther: We want you to win. Dwight told me about your situation. It's such a pity. Just use the money wisely.
Esther Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Creed: I know a guy who can turn that into $800. Hint, it's me.
Creed Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Angela: I don't need pity, and I don't need charity. I have my dignity, and that's enough. And as long as I have that, I'll be okay.
Angela Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jim: Love suffers long and is kind. It is not proud. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never fails.
Jim Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback ⏩ The part you fast-forward
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