Andy flaunts his genealogy when he discovers he's related to Michelle Obama. Meanwhile, Darryl struggles in his new post, Dwight teaches Erin a new language to wow her boyfriend's family, and Nellie tries to persuade Pam that Jim's having an affair.
WAR
50.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Andys Ancestry” ranks #11 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 88.8 — Elite. The episode packs 36 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.5 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
Jim/Asian Jim · Dwight: Who am I? I'm Jim. We've been working together for 12 years. Weird joke, Dwight. You're not Jim. Jim's not Asian. You seriously never noticed? Hey, hats off to you for not seeing race.
Pam · Jim/Asian Jim · Dwight: Pam treats Asian Jim as her husband, making dinner reservations
Andy: We merely transported them. Which, at worst, makes us amoral middlemen.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: What if I said that my dad beat me, and I just left out the croquet of it all?
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Kevin: Well, somebody owned somebody. And I don't think anybody would buy an Andy.
Kevin Setup/Punchline Character Comedy All Jokes — 36 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jim/Asian Jim · Dwight: Who am I? I'm Jim. We've been working together for 12 years. Weird joke, Dwight. You're not Jim. Jim's not Asian. You seriously never noticed? Hey, hats off to you for not seeing race.
Jim/Asian Jim · Dwight: Asian Jim knows Jim's sales details and voicemail password
Pam · Jim/Asian Jim · Dwight: Pam treats Asian Jim as her husband, making dinner reservations
Dwight: Dwight's confused stammering reaction when he sees the real Jim
Dwight Reaction Beat Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Darryl: This morning, I brushed my teeth in the shower. Saved myself 90 seconds. Which I just used to explain this to you. Damn it.
Darryl Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Darryl: Whoa. That person has really gotten him... or herself... into quite a predicament.
Darryl Observational Deadpan/Understatement Erin: French. It's a great language. If you're a chain-smoking acrobat.
Erin Setup/Punchline Observational Dwight: It has a lot of nudity. Which I fast-forward through to get to the chopped-off heads.
Andy: Nellie! Get your wrinkly old balls in here.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: I have a thing. A thing of soup. Which I've been wanting to try.
Jim Awkward Silence Character Comedy Dwight: Wife of Barack, loves gardening, wants to wipe out fat children.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Erin: what's your stance on politics? Or, what is the best war to do? And I will just be like, 'duh...'
Erin Character Comedy Absurdist Nate · Gabe: Yeah, we noticed early on Andy really appreciates enthusiasm. So we decided the best way to get ahead here is to be his cheerleaders.
Nate Gabe Observational Meta/Self-Referential Nate · Gabe: It's starting to have this reverse effect, though, where I really do think the stuff he does is awesome. Yeah, me too. It's weird. Hard to remember what's real at this point. Just clap through it, man.
Nate Gabe Irony/Sarcasm Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Andy: Darryl said, 'cool, man.' He called me a cool man.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Kevin: Well, somebody owned somebody. And I don't think anybody would buy an Andy.
Kevin Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Dwight: Pam, I barely know how to turn on my computer.
Dwight Setup/Punchline Misdirection Andy: Right on, brother. Word dat.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Pam: Angela insisted that all the animals be fully clothed.
Pam Character Comedy Observational Dwight: Well, if it makes you feel any better, the Dothraki word for 'slave master,' azzafrok, is a term of respect.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Jim: That you're learning a made-up language from HBO's Game of Thrones? I have a lot going on today, but this was a great nerd-out.
Jim Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dwight: People laughed at Klingon at first, and now you can major in it.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Kevin: Hey, boss. I am so thirsty, can I have a scoop of water?
Kevin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Andy: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon, featuring, Ladysmith African-American Mombazo.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Nellie: Pam, I'm related to Tonya Harding. No, I'm just practicing my lying.
Nellie Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement Nellie: My ex behaved like Nixon. All of the lying, none of the sexual charisma.
Nellie Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive Nellie: You're a cocky little thing, aren't you, Pam?
Nellie Character Comedy Observational Dwight: Wayne Johnson? The Rock? You mean Dwayne, and no.
Dwight: Dwight's grandfather... Was a member of the Bund, which is not technically the same thing as the Nazi party.
Dwight Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Dwight: I was joking about that whole Bund thing. Ho, the look on your faces.
Dwight Misdirection Meta/Self-Referential Andy: We merely transported them. Which, at worst, makes us amoral middlemen.
Andy Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: What if I said that my dad beat me, and I just left out the croquet of it all?
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Nellie: Hiring Scranton's most dangerous young muralist to paint the warehouse wall.
Nellie Absurdist Character Comedy Nellie: She never loved you. / I am gonna find you someone better, and rich. And Filipino. But we'll break that to her later.
Nellie Character Comedy Escalation Jim: I don't know what I was so worried about. I have the best wife in the world.
Jim Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Pam: I still can't believe he didn't tell me.
Pam Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch ⏩ The part you fast-forward
Our scorer flagged 18:00-19:00 range with fewer distinct jokes during Jim/Darryl conversation as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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