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Top 10 The Office U.S. Running Gags


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counting down our picks for the top ten
running gags from the US version of the
office Oh God no God please no no
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character habits or traits that helped
make the office so much fun to watch
number 10 assistant to the regional
manager
introduce yourself people like Dwight
Schrute assistant regional manager
assistant to the regional manager Dwight
Schrute is the offices resident suck-up
always out to seize more responsibility
and power for himself it’s no surprise
then that he likes to throw his weight
around by flaunting his title as the
assistant regional manager however other
people particularly Michael Scott and
Jim Halpert are always quick to point
out that Dwight is the assistant to the
regional manager Lynch is a far less
important role the gag is an excellent
example of Dwight’s power-hungry
personality and his relationship with
other characters that’s what you have an
assistant regional manager yes it is
assistant to the regional manager same
thing no it’s not it’s some lower number
9
Michael’s obsession with Ryan the
hottest in the office award goes to
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Michael Scott can be rather creepy on
occasion and his interest in office temp
Ryan Howard is definitely one of his
more off-putting ly amusing traits well
I would definitely have sex with Ryan
Michael frequently goes out of his way
to include Ryan and things finding any
excuse he can to talk to or about him
and even staring at him unabashedly
through his window although at times
verging on a man-crush Michaels Ryan
obsession is likely derived from his
desperate need to be liked and to be
cool and Ryan being the new kid in the
office is Michael’s idea of what cool is
and you got a goatee I did did you get
that after you help me move in you some
wine yes Gogi number eight
big tuna many of us have had
inexplicable nicknames given to us by
people that just won’t go away hey big
tuna Andy Bernard bestows one on Jim
after seeing him eat a tuna sandwich on
the first day they meet big tuna good
luck over there tuna thereafter Andy
refers to Jim almost exclusively as big
tuna tuna and many variations thereof
despite Jim’s efforts to stave off the
nickname by avoiding the fish Andy’s
persistence in calling him big tuna is
not malicious though and his enthusiasm
and creativity with it makes this
nickname another endearing and funny
part of the show Oh
tuna wrap okay number seven
Angela’s cats the offices residents
stick-in-the-mud Angela Martin may be
more uptight than most but she does have
a soft spot man zealous enthusiasm for
cats over the course of the series she
owns over a dozen of them as pets
dressing them up like people giving them
ridiculous names bringing them into the
office and generally treating them
better than she does everyone else she
knows those lumps are cats and those
cats have names and those names are
ember Milky Way Diane and lumpy
while she may be a stone’s throw away
from becoming a full-on crazy cat lady
her furry companions are part of what
make Angela so memorable about my cats I
am
and completely alone
number six Meredith is nasty Meredith
Palmer is a bit of a background player
in the office but when she does have a
moment in the spotlight she reveals
herself to have some issues with
substance abuse including a severe
drinking problem as well as some very
kinky or at least blase attitudes when
it comes to sex I’ve had two men fight
over me before usually it’s over which
one gets to hold the camcorder
these include flashing fellow employees
having sex in the office having no
issues with her son stripping
professionally in front of her and
allegedly sleeping with a terrorist okay
Meredith is one of several characters
who prove that there’s always more to
our co-workers than there appears number
five
Jim’s stare there are plenty of things
that occur on the office that leave us
nonplussed or in disbelief at how
awkward or outrageous they are as it
turns out the characters feel the same
way Jim in particular will often act as
an audience surrogate in some respects
when things get too crazy by looking
directly into the camera
these looks can range from a
sarcastically deadpan face to an amused
grin to frightened disbelief
he’s always looking at the camera like
this
what is that although some find them
distracting jim’s looks at the camera
are often perfect punctuation to many an
iconic scene number for the mysterious
Creed that is Northern Lights cannabis
indica a fictionalized version of the
man who plays him Creed Bratton has had
quite the checkered past including a
musical career but has fallen on hard
times and it’s mentioned that he
sometimes sleeps in the office I’ve been
involved in a number of cults
both as a leader and a follower he also
has frequent memory lapses likely
brought about by frequent drug use and
Creed often makes reference to other
criminal activities which may include
everything from fake ID creation to
murder Creed Bratton has never declared
bankruptcy when creed bratton gets in
trouble he transfers his debt to William
Charles Snyder like Meredith Creed is a
side character who’s so great because we
get so little about him leaving our
imaginations to run wild with funny
possibilities had me on a lot of
painkillers oh really
what kind Cody vicodin percocet number
three
hating Tobi Michael is generally a
well-meaning boss even if he’s
incredibly ignorant and is rarely
intentionally mean with one notable
exception toby flenderson why are you
the way that you are the Dunder Mifflin
Scranton branch’s resident HR guy is the
offices sad sack yet Michael has an
undying hatred for the man this is
likely due to Toby’s efforts to curtail
some of Michaels ill-planned
outlandish or offensive decisions which
are a nightmare for somebody in Toby’s
profession while generally well-liked by
everyone else over time Michaels
attitude towards Toby becomes somewhat
contagious Michaels loathing of Toby
does lead to some of the series most
memorable and hilarious moments though
Oh God no God please no no number two
Jim’s prank
damnit okay hold on hold on
Jim and Dwight are perpetual frenemies
throughout the series and Jim loves to
take the self-important Dwight down a
few pegs with a wide variety of pranks
these can range from the relatively
simple like messing with Dwight’s desk
or convincing him it’s a different day
to more elaborate tricks like faxing him
messages from future Dwight or having an
actor friend pretend to be him for a day
this is Jim
although Dwight manages to get in some
licks of his own Jim definitely comes
out ahead overall in terms of creativity
and amusement bears beats Battlestar
Galactica bears do not what is going on
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
six months ago karen filipelli sent me
an email asked me out I said no because
I was committed to our relationship well
I hope you’re still committed because
I’m pregnant we have three rooms each
with a different theme what are the
themes America irrigation and nighttime
irrigation I’ll put you down through
irrigation
number one that’s what she said that’s
what she said I don’t get it oh we all
saw this one coming right primarily
Michaels catchphrase although it does
rub off on some other people wait out of
my nook that’s what she said
that’s what she said the excitable
manager will frequently call out these
four words when anything that could be
remotely construed as sexual is said or
acted out by anyone in the office oh
right how about the Phyllis Angela
dispute you already did me that’s what
she said while the office may not have
invented the phrase it definitely
popularized the practice for better or
worse and from the mouths of these
beloved characters it was definitely for
the better my mother’s coming that’s
what she said no but okay who knew being
so immature could be so satisfying wow
that is really hard you really think you
can go all day long
well you always left me satisfied in
smiling she said do you agree with our
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