
Character Analysis

Roy Anderson
Played by David Denman
42 jokes across 22 episodes of The Office
7.9
42
6.8
6.5
Character Comedy
Roy delivers 42 scored jokes across 22 episodes of The Office, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.5 on impact for a career WAR of 7.9. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Roy Lines
Jim · Roy:Jim casually tells Roy: 'She's engaged... to me.' — beat between 'engaged' and 'to me'
Roy:Roy: 'What am I gonna do?' — then immediately: 'I'm gonna hang it up at home. I don't have a lot of art.'
Roy · Dwight:Roy asks 'Dwight, what the hell is he talking about?' — Dwight: 'I have absolutely no idea.'
Roy · Angela:Roy's answer to 'Who would you do?': 'Oh, I got it. What's the name of that tight-ass Christian chick. The blonde?' — Angela responds: 'My name is Angela.'
Kenny · Roy:Are they gonna call the cops? No. I paid them off. Jet ski money? All of it.
All Jokes — 56 total
Roy · Pam:Roy to Pam: 'It's only 20 past 5:00,' dismissing her request to go for drinks with coworkers.
Jim · Pam · Roy:Jim and Pam's parking lot goodbye: 'What's in the bag?' revisited — Pam leaves with Roy, Jim watches.
Roy · Jim · Pam:Roy overhears Jim trying to explain the alliance prank to Pam and confronts them: 'What the hell is this? Are you trying to cop a feel or something Halpert?'
Roy · Dwight:Roy asks 'Dwight, what the hell is he talking about?' — Dwight: 'I have absolutely no idea.'
Michael · Roy:Michael to Roy: 'You still gettin' it regular, man? Huh? I mean, I can tell her it's part of the job.'
Michael · Roy · Pam:Michael to Pam for the jump ball: 'Pam, you kind of have your foot in both camps here. Why don't you do the jump ball?' — Roy: 'Don't listen to him, Pam. Tip it my way or you're sleeping in the car.'
Roy · Pam:Roy's talking-head where Pam sees Roy talking to someone ('looks good'); Roy notices her watching and says 'Hey baby' — then someone comments: 'Look at Larry Bird. Larry legend.'
Roy · Unknown:Roy looking at Pam's injury or exhaustion: 'Let's get you into a tub.' — immediately followed by someone else also saying 'Yeah, let's get you in a tub.'
Roy · Jim · Pam:Roy: 'Man, I would be all over that if I wasn't dating Pam.' Jim, Pam (off screen): 'We're not dating, we're engaged.' Roy: 'Engaged, yeah.'
Roy · Pam:Roy tickles and pesters Pam who's trying to stay mad at him: 'Come on. Cut it out... Are you still mad at me now? Stop! Huh? Huh? Come on. Come on, Pammy.'
Roy:Roy on Jim: 'Jim's a great guy. He's like a brother to me. We're like best friends in the office. And I really hope he finds someone.' — after forgetting he and Pam were engaged
Roy:Roy accepts Pam's 'Longest Engagement' Dundee on her behalf and his entire speech is: 'We'll see you next year!'
Roy:Roy says he plays 'Who would you do?' at home 'while I'm falling asleep' — implying he does it alone, suggesting his relationship with Pam is sexless
Roy · Angela:Roy's answer to 'Who would you do?': 'Oh, I got it. What's the name of that tight-ass Christian chick. The blonde?' — Angela responds: 'My name is Angela.'
Roy:Roy: 'You're all gay.'
Roy:Roy: 'You're all gay.' [After Jim picks Kevin and Michael picks Ryan]
Roy:Roy describing Pam in high school as 'total Miss Artsy-Fartsy, wore the turtleneck and everything'
Roy · Pam:Roy ignoring Pam's request to find a quieter spot, chanting 'Darryl! Darryl! Darryl!' instead
Roy · Pam:Roy announces in front of everyone he wants to set a June 10th wedding date — inspired by Michael's 'motivational' presentation
Roy · Jim:Roy confronting Jim about the 'crush' rumor — the entire conversation where Roy insists they're 'cool' while Jim clearly is not fine
Michael · Jim · Roy:Michael's 'guys' gripe session: 'We even like the same girls, some of us.' — followed by extreme awkward silence with Jim and Roy both present
Jim · Roy:Jim and Roy's awkward 'should I leave?' exchange after Michael's comment about liking the same girls
Michael · Darrell · Roy:Michael shushes Darrell; Darrell: 'Don't shush me.' Michael: 'That was just... breathing.' Roy: 'Pam shushes me. It drives me crazy.'
Roy · Pam:Pam tells Roy she'd hoped he'd get her something despite their 'no big gifts' agreement — Roy's response: 'Valentine's Day isn't over. Let's get you home, and you are gonna get the best sex of your life.'
Roy · Pam:Roy is revealed to have been the one who complained about Pam planning her wedding at the office — not Angela. 'I didn't know that Toby was going to write it down.'
Roy · Jim:Jim's confessional: 'I'm pretty happy these days. I'm getting married soon...' — wait, that's Roy. Followed by 'Why did I talk to Jan about transferring? Well... I have no future here.'
Kevin · Roy:Kevin's exchange with Roy about Scrantonicity: Roy offers them the wedding gig without asking Pam
Pam · Roy:The awkward conversation between Pam and Roy in the break room: 'Chicken or fish?' 'Uh... chicken.' 'So, you, uh, having a good day?' 'Excellent. Thanks.' 'Good. I'm glad.'
Roy:Roy's talking head: 'I got them a toaster. They called off the wedding and gave the toaster back to me. I tried to return the toaster to the store, and they said they no longer sold that kind of toaster. So now my house has got two toasters.'
Roy:Roy's talking head: 'After Pam dumped me, I kinda stopped taking care of myself... I hit bottom when I had a drunk driving arrest. I've been working out... I'm not gonna take her for granted. I gotta win her back.'
Roy · Pam · Jim:Roy interrupts the grief counseling session to tell Pam something is wrong with her car radiator — revealed to Jim as a fabrication to rescue her
Roy · Pam:Roy to Pam about her new (small) car: 'It sure is small.' Then: 'Got air bags?' Pam: 'I think so. I don't know, I was mainly focused on the cup holders.'
Pam · Roy:Pam and Roy have a tense exchange at the party: she invites him to dance, he declines to watch the shoes, asks who she was texting. She says 'No one.' Phone buzzes immediately.
Roy:Roy: 'I don't want to work here without Pam. It'll just be like loading trucks without any meaning, you know.'
Roy:Roy to his friend (Darryl?): 'Hey. You remember when we were planning our honeymoon, and you wanted to go to Hawaii and I wanted to go to Mexico? Yeah. I was definitely right.'
Roy:Roy: 'What am I gonna do?' — then immediately: 'I'm gonna hang it up at home. I don't have a lot of art.'
Roy · Pam:Roy to Pam: 'I know you probably aren't gonna remember this, but, uh, those color roses... I got you those color roses for our prom.' Pam: 'Roy, I picked those flowers. Phyllis just stole all of my ideas for our wedding.'
Roy · Pam:Roy confessional: 'I guess I wasn't really too involved in the planning.' Pause. 'Yeah.' / 'Sorry about that.' Pam: 'It's okay.' Roy: 'Well, you think it sucks for you. I'm the one who actually wanted to get married.'
Roy · Pam · Kenny:Roy shows up to Pam's art show with his brother Kenny — the only guests — and Roy says 'How about this, huh? I show up with my brother, and no one from work is here? That's pretty cool, huh?' while Pam is visibly alone
Roy · Pam:Roy drags Pam to the art show; when he sees it he says 'You're the one who said we needed more culture. This is culture to you?'
Roy:My brother, he just unloaded the jet skis and he, kind of, took a bath, so we're gonna go get hammered.
Pam · Roy:Pam tells Roy about the Jim kiss at Casino Night. Roy's reaction: 'Jim came on to you? Just listen. No, I am listening! That's the problem, I'm listening!'
Pam · Roy:I want us to make it. I want a fresh start. That's awesome. That's what I want. Okay, but in order for us to make it, there can't be any secrets between us. / I didn't... I didn't do anything. Ask anybody. I totally could have and I didn't at all.
Kenny · Roy:Are they gonna call the cops? No. I paid them off. Jet ski money? All of it.
Roy:I'm gonna kill Jim Halpert.
Roy · Jim · Dwight · Pam:Roy charges at Jim in the office and Dwight pepper sprays him — the sound and chaos inferred from 'Roy! Ahh! Roy, don't! God!'
Roy · Kevin:Roy reappears; Kevin shouts 'Roy! Look out!' — then Roy calmly says 'Thanks, Kev. I'm... good, though.'
Roy:Roy apologizes to Pam: 'I just kept thinking about you two together, and I thought you guys were really good friends or... or maybe he was gay or something.' Pause. 'Not that that's wrong.'
Darryl · Roy:She thought I was McNabb. / I can see that.
Jim · Roy:Jim casually tells Roy: 'She's engaged... to me.' — beat between 'engaged' and 'to me'
Jim · Roy:Last night, she was out with her friends till like, 8:00 A.M. / What?
Roy:I am going to see Pam. Because... I feel like I should.
Jim · Pam · Roy:Jim and Pam arriving at what appears to be Roy's very nice house, being offered mimosas and banana peels being taken away by staff
Roy · Jim · Pam:Roy introduces Pam as 'My ex-fiancée. Ha-ha.' to the stranger — then Jim's reaction
Roy:'Is it almost time to cut the pancake or what?' — at Roy's fancy wedding breakfast
Roy · Pam · Jim:Roy: 'Come on, if it wasn't for you, I never would have met Lara. I mean, seriously, I kind of dodged a bullet on that one. I'm just kidding. You're welcome.'