It's Halloween in the office and Andy invites his college a cappella group to perform, which leads to a confrontation with his frenemy Broccoli Rob. Meanwhile, Dwight finds evidence that a madman is loose in the office and tries to track him down, and the first meeting of Jim's new job causes a fight with Pam.
WAR
26.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Here Comes Treble” ranks #147 of 183 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.4 — Solid. The episode packs 46 scored jokes at 2.0 per minute, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.6 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
Dwight: I mean, the pumpkin should rot off of my head in a month or two... right?
Dwight Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Andy: I had sex with a snowman. I just went at that thing. Cold would've stopped most people, but I stayed locked in.
Andy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dwight: He's just having a tough time, being wifeless and a high-pressure job and his crazy cousin Mose. Other cousin Mose.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Creed · Dwight: Cool, free upper. Ha, ha! The jig is up, psychopath!
Andy: If I am not Boner Champ... I don't know who I am.
All Jokes — 46 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Dwight: This year I decided to really get into the spirit of Halloween.
Dwight Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Dwight: *** decision I've ever made.
Dwight: My *** head went into the pumpkin no problem... but I can't get it out.
Dwight Physical/Slapstick Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dwight: I mean, the pumpkin should rot off of my head in a month or two... right?
Dwight Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Pam: I'm Doctor Cinderella... Cece's really into princesses now, so we decided to turn them into positive female role models. I'm an oncologist.
Pam Character Comedy Observational Pam · Jim: And you are a dog. No, I'm a puppy. Dang it! I was worried that would happen.
Pam Jim Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jim: Sure I am. I am... one of the Men In Black guys.
Pam: Unless he has a secret costume that he told everyone about except for me.
Pam Callback Character Comedy Callback Jim · Pam: Getting a lot of mileage out of this, aren't you? Yeah, well, get used to it, bud.
Andy: I could have sworn I saw some Treble somewhere.
Andy Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Kevin: What lab did these little clones escape from?
Kevin Observational Visual Gag Jim · Andy: You went to Cornell? Yeah. Okay, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Jim Andy Character Comedy Reaction Beat Todd Packer: Where you boys staying? How does it work in the rooms? You get a privacy partition?
Andy: They might actually call me up to solo on George Michael's Faith. That was one of my signature songs.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Erin: I'm eating Jims. Must eat more Jims.
Erin Wordplay/Pun Physical/Slapstick Dwight: Hello, little pill. What do you do?
Dwight Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Dwight: Translation, there's a madman in our midst.
Dwight Character Comedy Escalation Toby · Oscar · Kevin: I'm Sexy Toby. Gross. I love it.
Dwight: This is a pill that combats insanity, okay? Whoever is taking it is not only insane... they are now off their meds.
Nellie: I once saw him yell at Phyllis for sneezing wrong.
Nellie Character Comedy Observational Andy: When I got the nickname Boner Champ, that is when I became me.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Cornell student · Andy: Did you say you've got AIDS? No, I don't have AIDS. That's not what I said.
Andy · Cornell student: You at least want to know why they call me Boner Champ? I thought Broccoli Rob was the Boner Champ.
Andy: Andy Bernard is the Boner Champ.
Andy Character Comedy Escalation Jim: We were thinking somewhere between $5,000, $10,000. I can do the full $10,000. We should just... all in.
Jim Character Comedy Escalation Dwight · Darryl: Smear some peanut butter on my forehead. You know, to protect his brain from the nanobots that the government put in the air conditioning.
Darryl · Dwight: I can't really picture it. Can you get it on there? Yeah. And maybe get the cheeks.
Andy: I had sex with a snowman. I just went at that thing. Cold would've stopped most people, but I stayed locked in.
Andy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Andy: And I told Phyllis not to put it out, but she insisted, so anyway...
Oscar · State Senator: Actually, I'm the electoral college. Ouch! Right on target.
Toby · Darryl: Are... are you me? Yeah. I thought I'd, you know, be you.
Dwight: I have anxiety all the time. Every waking moment of my life is sheer torture.
Creed · Dwight: Cool, free upper. Ha, ha! The jig is up, psychopath!
Jim · Pam: Man, by the end, I guess it was... about ten. 'About' ten? Ten. It was the full $10,000.
Michael · Unknown: That's what she said. What, am I overdoing it?
Andy: No, do not sing that. Do not... man.
Cornell student: I thought you were Adam Lambert.
Broccoli Rob: They said they needed 20 ccs of George Michael, stat, so just... wham! I sprang into action.
Broccoli Rob: You pick 12 alums from any year to back you up and I'll do the same, and I'm so confident that I'll win, I won't even warm up.
Broccoli Rob: Why don't you ask Trey Anastasio about my pipes? He said, and I quote, 'hey, Rob, nice pipes.'
Angela · Jim: You literally have to? No, I'm just... I'm saying, what would happen if they didn't sing it? Would they go to jail? Would they be shot?
Jim: It turns out Pam really, really hates Monster Mash. I mean, like, never bring that song up in front of her.
Jim Misdirection Character Comedy Andy: If I am not Boner Champ... I don't know who I am.
Andy Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Dwight: He's just having a tough time, being wifeless and a high-pressure job and his crazy cousin Mose. Other cousin Mose.
Dwight Character Comedy Absurdist Andy: My parents are broke.
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Our scorer flagged 02:15-02:53 range with singing performance as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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