
Character Analysis

Jo Bennett
Played by Kathy Bates
40 jokes across 6 episodes of The Office
13.7
40
7.1
6.7
Character Comedy
Jo delivers 40 scored jokes across 6 episodes of The Office, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.7 on impact for a career WAR of 13.7. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Jo Lines
Jo:Stop asking yourself easy questions so you can look like a genius.
Dwight · Jo:I own a 1/8 share on a rental property down in Pittston. Well, I'm 1/8 proud of you.
Jo:I'm joleen bennett. Jo for short. I'm a breast cancer survivor. Close, personal friends with nancy pelosi, And truman capote and I slept with three of the same guys.
Michael · Jo:We should give 'em a one-way ticket to Montego Bay... Where they keep all the Al-Qaeda. Uh, that's, uh, Guantanamo Bay.
Jo:You know why? 'Cause he's a screw-up. He can swim in my pool, but he can't come in my house.
All Jokes — 43 total
Jo:My husband and I are divorced, but I kept the mrs. Just to piss off the new wife.
Jo · Michael:They love a good crotch. / Yeah, they sure do. / You should take that as a compliment. / Oh, I do.
Jo:Who's this tall drink of sun tea?
Jo:Two guys doing one job? We gotta do something about that.
Jo:Jeez, you gave me a paper cut on my throat!
Jo:Yeah, I have this thing about men cutting or threatening to cut my throat. Don't try to cut my throat.
Jo · Michael:Each of you is doing half a job. / No. / And sometimes I can hardly handle that.
Jo:You can't give me gravy and tell me it's jelly, 'cause gravy ain't sweet... Is it, jim?
Jo:I'm joleen bennett. Jo for short. I'm a breast cancer survivor. Close, personal friends with nancy pelosi, And truman capote and I slept with three of the same guys.
Jim · Jo:Just choosin' seats. Not getting married. / Chop-chop, little onion.
Jim · Jo:I...Would sleep in my office, And I would sexually harass people. / Why would you do that? / I'm turning myself in right now.
Jo:And don't ride 'em. Lotta people try to ride 'em.
Michael · Jo:I think you have a great accent. Thank you. I've been working on it since I was a little girl.
Jo:but the last time I saw a company as mismanaged as Dunder Mifflin was my grandson's snowball company
Jo · Michael:Is that a lump of coal? - Yes, it is. Have I been that naughty?
Jo:We don't get much coal down in tallahassee. I mean, just alligators and some of the worst chinese food you've ever tasted.
Jo:Oscar, homosexual accountant. Darryl. Darryl. Mellow, soulful, smart for warehouse.
Jo:Darryl. Mellow, soulful, smart for warehouse.
Jo:You know what, we are going to tape that up on the refrigerator in the kitchen. I like this, darryl. I like this a lot. Maybe you should be doing your sketchin' upstairs.
Michael · Jo:How about July 4th weekend? Oh, honey, you didn't buy a ticket. I did. Oh, honey, I'm not, uh, home very often.
Jo:These dogs have gotta be in a commercial with dwight howard next week.
Jo:You'd probably feel better once you get some pants on.
Jo:Oh, you don't become the most powerful woman in tallahassee by slackin' off. you do it by workin' hard. Or marryin' rich. And I did both.
Jo:Cheap, foreign printers attacking innocent Americans.
Jo · Michael:I'm not sure you do, Teddy bear. Well, now I think I might not.
Jo:Put your hand up, Norma Rae.
Michael · Jo:I know when their birthdays are. I know what their favorite kind of cake is. I know what color streamers they like. All that's just birthday information, Michael.
Jo:Well, nine times out of ten, that's the anus they checked.
Michael · Jo:We should give 'em a one-way ticket to Montego Bay... Where they keep all the Al-Qaeda. Uh, that's, uh, Guantanamo Bay.
Jo · Dwight:Why would a man who hates people want to have a relationship with a maid? Oh, uh, I don't know. They way I look at it, there's only one of two reasons. He knows a secret about her that she doesn't know herself, or he wants to use her services to mop up after a murder.
Jo:Basement office? You mean like a lair?
Jo:Speak to me. Speak.
Jo:And they'd make a Barbie out of me.
Jo:Nobody will want to play with my Barbie.
Dwight · Jo:I own a 1/8 share on a rental property down in Pittston. Well, I'm 1/8 proud of you.
Jo:Lower yourself, Gabe. I don't wanna be having a conversation with your crotch.
Jo:You know why? 'Cause he's a screw-up. He can swim in my pool, but he can't come in my house.
Jo · Deangelo:Billy Crystal? Better. Neil Patrick Harris? He's in Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway.
Jo · Dwight:Dwight Schrute. Yes, I would. DWIGHT: Thank you. Jordan, gather my things from my desk.
Jo:Just like a man, wants to jump right into it while I still got my socks on.
Jo:You've got to admit it, it's nice to have a little power, eh? How's it feel?
Jo:Beaumont Adams is a girl's gun. That just makes it plain stupid.
Jo:Stop asking yourself easy questions so you can look like a genius.