Top 10 Episodes of The Office (7, 6, 5)

# 7 Back from Vacation (Season 3, Episode 12)

 

Favorite Quote:
 “You’re wrong for me. In every way, but I still find myself wanting to be with you” – Jan
 

Jan confronts Michael

Adjusting back to regular life after a vacation is always difficult. That’s what Michael is dealing with in this episode as he returns from Sandals Resort in Jamaica. He tries to bring the fun, laid back life style into the office with a steel drum and a bad Jamaican accent, much to everyone’s annoyance. Then there’s the photo. Juicy gossip travels at light speed, and even faster if it’s accompanied by an incriminating photo of Michael with a semi-nude Jan in Jamaica. Michael accidentally lets the photo get out and it spreads like wild fire. Suddenly everyone has seen it. According to Toby, nine people, including his ex-wife have emailed him this photo. Michael started the day in vacation mode and ends up running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to hide this photo until Jan finally arrives. Even though they’re all grown adults, the tone is still “oooh, Michael’s in trouble.” The twist ending is that just when we think Jan’s going to rip Michael a new one, she decides to start dating him.

 

Dwight comforts Pam

This episode is also at the point in time when Jim and Pam were still in the “will they, won’t they?” stage. This time it’s Pam’s turn to pine for Jim as he’s dating Karen. The happy couple is fighting about Jim not wanting Karen to move in. Interestingly, we don’t see Jim and Karen fight with each other. Instead, they both talk it through with Pam, who becomes their unwilling counselor.  She talks some sense into Jim, they make up, and everyone’s happy right? Everyone except Pam who is realizing her true feelings for Jim and end up getting comforted by Dwight in an odd yet sweet moment. He didn’t know what was going on, he just knew he had to be a friend.

#6 Office Olympics (Season 2 Episode 3)

 

Favorite Quote:

 “A 30 year Mortgage at Michael’s age essentially means that he’s buying a coffin. If I were buying my coffin, I would get one with thicker walls, so you couldn’t hear the other dead people.” – Dwight

Kevin and Phyllis compete in Flonkerton

Usually it’s Michael who causes the crazy shenanigans that distract everyone from work. In this episode, Michael and Dwight leave to close on Michael’s condo, so naturally everyone should be working hard and being productive, right? Wrong! It turns out, this is the perfect opportunity to see how many fun, wacky games they can come up with. Jim stumbles upon Oscar and Kevin’s paper football game and takes it upon himself to host the very first Office Olympics! There are simple events, such as guessing who will come out of the elevator, and more elaborate events, like Kevin and Phyllis racing with boxes of paper on their feet, otherwise known as "Flonkerton.” This is Jim at his best. He’s having fun and giving everyone at work a pretty good day. He also has his sidekick, Pam who gets creative with the medals and the closing ceremonies. Together, they create a work day that has everyone smiling.

Michael prepares to sign the paperwork on his condo

While all of that is going on, we have Michael and Dwight at the condo. It’s one of many situations where Michael is overwhelmed and way over his head. He didn’t understand the terms of his mortgage, plus he has Dwight pointing out everything from thin walls to carpenter ants. Michael panicks and tries to get out of it and at one point, he even offers to rent the second bedroom to Dwight. This is where we get the first mention of both Mose and Schrute Farms, both of which will become staples of The Office. This just proves that Michael and Dwight can make any situation hilarious.

 

 

 

#5 A.A.R.M. (Season 9, Episodes 22 & 23)

Favorite Quote:

“Dwight listen, no matter what happens, you gotta forget about all the other stuff. You gotta forget about logic, fear and doubt. You just gotta do everything you can to get to the one woman who’s gonna make all this worth it. At the end of the day, you gotta jump. You love Angela, Dwight. I think you always have.” – Jim

 

Jim and Dwight present the A.A.R.M. challenge

Most fans would agree that the series finale is a great episode, but people often overlook this previous episode. We finally see how Dwight runs the office as manager. While there are some quirky changes, like the steam filled security system, things are actually running pretty smoothly. Dwight has even named Jim to be his Assistant Regional Manager. A majority of this episode is Jim pulling one big prank on Dwight. He convinces Dwight that the Assistant Regional Manager also needs an Assistant to the Assistant Regional Manager or A.A.R.M. Basically Jim convinces Dwight to name himself as Jim’s assistant, who is already Dwight’s assistant. What sets this prank apart from others is that he’s not trying to annoy Dwight. Sure, the A.A.R.M. makes no sense, but Jim is having a blast and you can tell that he truly wants Dwight to enjoy being manager. It seems like they’ve finally crossed that line from rivals to friends.

Darry is sent off with a dance party

Jim and Dwight aren’t the only former rivals getting along. Oscar and Angela have also buried the hatchet. Oscar has taken Angela in and has become a second father to her son, Phillip. That’s the beauty of having a double-episode. We’re able to spend more time focusing on multiple different characters instead everyone getting a couple of one-liners. We also follow Andy in his quest to become “America’s Next Acapella Sensation.” A quest that surprisingly ends with Andy wearing old man makeup, crying in front of Aaron Rodgers. On a brighter note, Darryl gets an amazing send-off from Dunder Mifflin as he takes part in a massive going away dance party with the entire staff of Dunder Mifflin.

 

Dwight and Angela are engaged!

In addition, this episode had some important relationship moments as well. Pam is feeling incredibly guilty that Jim left Athlead to stay in Scranton with her. Jim has the documentary crew put together a montage of their relationship. It was the only way he could prove to her that he has no regrets and he really is happy. Jim’s happiness also allows him to help Dwight find his happiness with Angela. After years of a complicated relationship, Dwight finally pops the question and Angela accepts.

 

 

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