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Character Analysis

Amy Pietz

Donna Newton

Played by Amy Pietz

9 jokes across 4 episodes of The Office

WAR

1.3

Total Jokes

9

Avg Craft

6.5

Avg Impact

6.3

Comedy Style

Cringe/Discomfort

Donna delivers 9 scored jokes across 4 episodes of The Office, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.3 on impact for a career WAR of 1.3. Their comedy leans toward cringe/discomfort. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Donna Lines

All Jokes — 18 total

S6E20

Michael · Donna · Jim · Pam:Michael tells Donna that Jim and Pam 'look exactly alike' and when Donna says she has a sense about these things and they probably 'have ancestors in common somewhere back,' Michael says 'I knew it.'

6.86.7
S6E20

Michael · Pam · Donna:Michael interrupts the sales pitch to ask Donna if she shops at Victoria's Secret, claiming magazines are being sent to his condo address for a previous tenant — Pam points out: 'None of this is time sensitive.'

7.06.8
S6E20

Michael · Donna:Donna's reaction to the Sabre 'Print in All Colors' minority executive program: 'Doesn't just sound a'ight, it sounds amazing.' Michael corrects: 'I didn't say a'ight.'

7.06.8
S6E20

Michael · Donna · Jim:Michael attempts to kiss Donna during the sales pitch — Jim is called in and comes to find Donna looking horrified

6.87.5
S6E20

Donna:Donna's talking head: 'Was it professional? No. But I work in the nightlife industry. I get hit on all the time. In my 20s, it would have been annoying. In my late 20s, I find it really flattering.'

6.96.7
S6E20

Michael · Donna:Donna laughs at Michael's 'English Mike' accent bit: 'Oh my God, I thought you were from England just then. Do that again.' Michael: 'I'm English Mike.' Both delight in it.

6.16.0
S6E20

Michael · Donna:Michael's tip to test Donna's interest: 'Ask her if she wants a mint. If she says no, then she is not interested.' — and then Michael actually does this, and Donna says yes

7.06.8
S6E20

Michael · Jim · Donna:Michael rushes back in and tries to kiss Donna a second time; Jim has to physically restrain him.

6.16.3
S6E21

Dwight · Donna:Dwight and Donna awkwardly reach for the same gym weight simultaneously — 'Oh, gosh, we're both going for the same weight at the same time.'

5.95.3
S6E21

Dwight · Donna:Dwight's gym pickup line: 'Hey, you know an exercise for two people that uses the whole body?' — Donna clearly expects a sexual answer — Dwight: 'Tractor pull.'

8.28.2
S6E21

Dwight · Donna:Dwight asks Donna if he can feel her pulse after a workout; she declines; he says 'Really?' with visible disappointment

6.76.2
S6E21

Dwight · Donna:Dwight to Donna: 'We both know why I'm here.' Donna: (expecting something sensible) — Dwight: 'To see you naked while I'm naked.'

7.77.8
S6E21

Michael · Donna:Michael asks Donna if they should go away. She asks what he'd say if she suggested it. Michael: 'Poop my pants.'

6.96.3
S6E21

Michael · Donna:Michael: 'If I said we should go away for a couple days, you would...' [implies a romantic answer] / Michael: 'Poop my pants.'

7.37.0
S6E21

Dwight · Donna:Dwight interrogates Donna about where she bought her heart-shaped earrings — listing every possible mall store and then two malls by name

7.77.5
S6E21

Michael · Donna:Michael confronts Donna about cheating. Donna: 'How do you know?' Michael: 'Pam told me.' Donna: (GASPS) 'Did she see me?' Michael: 'Nice effort.'

8.18.3
S6E21

Michael · Donna:Michael confronts Donna: 'Who is he?' Donna explains she's married. Michael: 'I'm the mistress?'

8.38.8
S7E04

Michael · Donna:Michael calls Donna to notify her of potential herpes exposure, spelling out 'H-I' — Donna panics thinking it's HIV — then completes: 'R-P-E-E-S'

7.67.8