Dwight becomes regional manager after Andy quits his job, Jim dedicates more time to his Dunder Mifflin job to save his marriage, and Angela has problems with her new living arrangements after her breakup with The Senator.
WAR
73.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Livin The Dream” ranks #19 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 87.1 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.2 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
David · Dwight: Why do you already have this? In case Michael or Andy ever got killed in a traffic accident and there was a trade show on the same day.
Angela: He would strap me to his chest in a Baby Bjorn made for fat children and do lunges across the farm.
Angela Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Angela · Jim: The county took my cats. Wait, all of them? Two sacks' worth.
Angela Jim Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Stanley: You know who's really funny? This bird in the park that can't fly right. I'd pay to see him. But I don't have to, 'cause the park is free.
Stanley Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Angela: I felt like I was flying.
Angela Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 59 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jim · Pam: We've had some really nice days together. Mmm-hmm. Nice morning, too. Beesly. Oh, my God.
Jim Pam Cringe/Discomfort Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Andy: Which tie makes me look like a guy who likes sofas?
Andy Absurdist Character Comedy Andy: Thin-sliced Tuna. Carpaccio. Go on.
Andy Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Andy: Half the time, I don't know if I'm wearing my stage makeup or my work makeup.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Angela · Jim: The county took my cats. Wait, all of them? Two sacks' worth.
Angela Jim Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jim: I've never met anyone like that.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Jim · Angela: Angela, you still have your son. I guess.
Dwight · Jim: Basher, thrasher, crasher and... Smasher. 'Smasher'? No. Where'd you get that? Fireball!
Dwight: Sensei Billy says most students don't spend $150,000 over 20 years to get their black belt.
Dwight Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Erin: Is Andy in? Sorry, I thought you said, 'Is Indian?' And I was like, 'Is Indian what?' Is Indian food good? Is Indian jewelry pretty? Is Indian hair an expensive kind of wig? Yes to all three, by the way.
Erin Absurdist Character Comedy Escalation Andy: David Walrus in his native habitat.
Andy Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun David: And yesterday, he asked me to pay for cheek implants. Claimed it's going to boost office morale.
Andy: At my last headshot sitting, I was so distracted wondering what I was missing at work that I came across totally manic. And I was going for zany.
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Andy: I see no reason to limit myself to just acting. I am pursuing fame of any kind.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist David: I think just about anybody can be a star. My postman, the night janitor here... But Andy? No, definitely not. Charisma black hole.
David Setup/Punchline Escalation Clark: Well, I'm here to sell paper. Burn.
Clark Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Jim: It is very easy to get lost in Pete's beautiful, dead eyes.
Jim Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Andy: I wasn't fired. What are you talking about? I'm fired up. Yes.
Andy Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Phyllis: Andy sings beautifully, and he's really good at dancing. He's a good speaker. But there's just something there you don't want to look at.
Phyllis Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Pete: You don't watch baseball. I keep forgetting that.
Pete Awkward Silence Character Comedy Darryl: You're meant for a job with lots and lots of slack.
Darryl Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Andy: The male is a funny species. We don't just tell each other how we feel. That's chick stuff. So instead of saying, 'Hey, Andy, I love you, man. I don't want you to leave,' you say something like, 'Hey, Andy, you're making the worst mistake of your life. You're not talented.'
Andy Observational Character Comedy Stanley: You know who's really funny? This bird in the park that can't fly right. I'd pay to see him. But I don't have to, 'cause the park is free.
Stanley Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Dwight · Billy: Take my belt, Master. I now submit to you every part of myself. That's really okay. I'm mostly focused on the belt here.
Billy: I can't do this if you're gonna be thrusting like that, okay?
Billy Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Angela: He would strap me to his chest in a Baby Bjorn made for fat children and do lunges across the farm.
Angela Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Angela: I felt like I was flying.
Angela Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Billy: You can just call me Billy. And no. No, but Dwight insisted. He wanted to receive his black belt in the place he loves most in the world.
Billy Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Billy: Irritating? Also yes. But I've got to hand it to him, he is one of the most tenacious and determined men I've ever met.
Billy Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Angela: I am so proud of you, Schruberry blue.
Angela Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Clark: Dude, there is no way that Jim is just back here to 'hang out with Pam.' He wants the manager's chair. And I thought you wanted that job.
Clark Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Jim: Hey, if there's someone who loves paper more than Dwight, I definitely don't want to meet that person.
Jim Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Oscar · Kevin: Our question is... it seems dumb.
Kevin: But what if you were to stay here, you know, and 'full-ass' it?
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Oscar: You're too character-y to be a lead, and you're not fat enough to be a great character actor.
Oscar Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Oscar: But he also can't make it as an employee in an office, so, you know, why not go nuts with it?
Oscar Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive Dwight: If you want to get rid of a headache, you sit on something sharp. Any sensei will tell you that.
Dwight Absurdist Character Comedy Andy: I was an obese child. I never talk about that here, but Nard-Dog's outta here, so lettin' it all hang out.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort David: Dear God, don't quit your dayjob.
David Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Andy: Alexander the Great, if he were Cockney.
Andy Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: We lay together. That's something you can't take back.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Erin: Andy, honestly, I think you might become homeless or maybe even starve.
Erin Deadpan/Understatement Escalation Dwight: I mean, I was interim manager once, but then I shot that gun.
Dwight Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback David · Dwight: Why do you already have this? In case Michael or Andy ever got killed in a traffic accident and there was a trade show on the same day.
Oscar · Andy: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. It's a great play about crushed dreams. No, this one was written by SpongeBob SquarePants.
Kevin: And here, I've been stapling the same way for 20 years like a frickin' sheep.
Kevin Character Comedy Observational Erin Awkward Silence Reaction Beat Dwight: Dwight Schrute is manager! Yeah!
Dwight Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Creed: Creed Bratton is the new manager!
Creed Absurdist Character Comedy Dwight: You're an annex kid. You might be bullpen. We'll see. Give it a couple years. Scram.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Dwight: Way to negotiate, idiot.
Dwight Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Andy: When Cortés landed in Mexico, only way he got his men to defeat the Aztecs was by burning all of his own boats so they could never return home. Huge dick move, but very effective.
Andy Observational Character Comedy Andy: So I need you to go into my file and put down that I was fired for theft and/or groping wieners.
Andy: Okay, all right. Groped you good. Off to Hollywood!
Andy Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Angela: You have so many hairs on your chin, Animal Control should've taken you away. That is very unladylike. You are disgusting!
Angela Escalation Character Comedy Callback Andy: What if I took a dump on your new car?
Andy · Angela: What we had was great, and, honestly, I think about it a lot, too. Ugh. But I just... It's in the past. No, that's not... ...rehash... No, none... No, stop. It's just... Exactly. Okay.
Oscar · Angela: You are not going to live in a tent. Come stay with me. You don't want me at your place. I do. Yes.
Oscar · Angela: Angela, you just were... I love him. I know. I understand more than most, but we both have to move on. You can't... No, not the Senator. I love Dwight.
Oscar Angela Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback ⏩ The part you fast-forward
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