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00:05When it comes to mockumentaries, the folks at Dunder Mifflin will always hold a special place in our hearts.
00:21Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 episodes of the US version
00:27of The Office.
00:36For this list, we're taking a look at the funniest, most touching, and most iconic episodes of this acclaimed American
00:43comedy series.
00:46They say on your deathbed, you never wish you spent more time at the office, but I will.
00:54Gotta be a lot better than a deathbed.
00:56It's a bold move for a television show to send off its main character, and it rarely leaves us in
01:02a tearful mess.
01:03Yet this Paul Feig-directed, Emmy-nominated farewell episode had us all laughing and crying simultaneously.
01:09I can tell you, what a great boss you turned out to be.
01:15Unable to break the hard news to all of his employees that he's moving to Colorado to be with his
01:19girlfriend Holly,
01:20Michael opts to present each with parting gifts and individualized goodbyes.
01:29Pam, nearly missing her boss's last day, catches up with him at the airport.
01:34The scene becomes far too real after Michael unmikes himself and gives one of his closest co-workers one final
01:41embrace.
01:42The series could have ended here, and we would have been happy.
01:49Number 9. Gossip.
01:51Did you hear that Stanley's having an affair?
01:53I did. From you.
01:55You gotta stop telling people.
01:56What happens outside the workplace should stay outside the workplace.
02:00Jealousy gets the better of Michael when he's left out of the office's hottest gossip.
02:04You're not getting married, it's just talk.
02:06Did everybody know about this but me?
02:08There's nothing to know, it's just gossip.
02:09To combat this, the Dunder Mifflin branch manager decides to spread a rumor he's heard from the summer interns about
02:15Stanley having an affair,
02:17but only because he doesn't believe it.
02:19Stanley is having a midlife crisis.
02:21Stanley is way past the middle of his life, especially considering his height to weight ratio.
02:25When he finds out it's true and Stanley is having an affair,
02:28things get even further out of hand as Michael spreads even more rumors about a bunch of his employees to
02:34cover his tracks.
02:35Kelly has an eating disorder?
02:36Yeah.
02:37She always eats my lunch.
02:38Anorexia. She's an anorexetic.
02:41We should do something.
02:42Nothing can be done, just have to tell everybody and hope for the best, I guess.
02:46Awkward may not even be the word.
02:48On a lighter note, some big news comes out about Jim and Pam.
02:52How long have you known about the pregnancy?
02:55A week? A month? A year?
02:59Number 8. Threat Level Midnight.
03:01Ladies and gentlemen, Threat Level Midnight.
03:06As fans may know, selling paper wasn't always Michael Scott's first choice of occupation,
03:11after a season 2 episode reveals that Michael's got an unfinished screenplay.
03:15It is a screenplay starring himself.
03:19Agent Michael Skarn.
03:21Of the FBI.
03:23We finally get some payoff for that setup in season 7,
03:26when Michael finally screens his first feature film to his co-workers,
03:30who also happen to take part in filming.
03:32It's the president. He needs you for a mission.
03:35Tell him I'm retired.
03:37It's Golden Face.
03:38Golden Face.
03:40This makes it personal.
03:42The production for Threat Level Midnight was depicted to be in development for over 10 years,
03:47which the show cleverly takes into consideration
03:49by including characters that were no longer present in the series.
03:53Hey.
03:55Hey.
03:55Ever banged an entire bachelorette party, baby?
03:59Why are you singling my line out, like a million years later?
04:02While Michael's film may never win any awards,
04:05it'll sure be something the Dunder Mifflin crew won't soon forget.
04:08You jump to the right, and you shake that hand.
04:11And you jump to the left, and you shake that hand.
04:13Meet new friends.
04:14Tie that yarn.
04:15That's how you do the scorn.
04:17Number 7.
04:19Booze Cruise.
04:19It's a booze cruise.
04:21All right.
04:22Company outings can allow employees to form tighter bonds with their co-workers,
04:27but in some cases, it can do the exact opposite.
04:30Michael saw a cruise as the perfect opportunity to host a leadership training exercise,
04:34which consequently caused him to butt heads with the actual captain of the boat.
04:39Woo!
04:40We're going to get it going here in just a few minutes.
04:41I'm your body captain, too, and you are going to put on your dancing shoes later on.
04:46Hey, Mike, Mike, Mike.
04:46So we are going to...
04:47In the meantime, the Jim and Pam relationship comes to a head,
04:50with Jim eventually confessing his feelings for her to Michael.
04:54I'll tell you the truth, I used to have a big thing for Pam, so...
05:00Really?
05:00You're kidding me.
05:01In an uncharacteristically thoughtful moment,
05:04Michael relays his approval and some encouraging words.
05:08She's engaged.
05:10BFD. Engaged ain't married.
05:15Huh.
05:17Never, ever, ever give up.
05:20Well, at least he managed to motivate one of his employees.
05:23Don't worry, Michael.
05:24I'm taking us to shore.
05:26It's a fake wheel, dummy.
05:29Number 6. Dinner Party.
05:30Michael and Jan seem to be playing their own separate game,
05:34and it's called Let's See How Uncomfortable We Can Make Our Guests.
05:38Most Dunder Mifflin employees try to avoid spending time with their manager outside of work,
05:43and this cringeworthy event explains why.
05:45In Spain, they often don't even start eating until midnight.
05:49When in Rome.
05:50After some tireless scheming and arm twisting,
05:53Michael manages to get a few of his co-workers to a dinner party co-hosted by him and his
05:58girlfriend, Jan.
05:59What a cute bench.
06:00Thanks. That's my bed.
06:01Jan has some space issues, so I curl up on that puppy.
06:05Really? Because it seems pretty narrow and short.
06:10If it wasn't already clear that these two were a terrible match,
06:13this mess of a night makes their toxic relationship clear.
06:16Can you just sit down?
06:18No, I was making people laugh.
06:19No.
06:20Yes, I was watching Jim's face.
06:22I was watching Jim.
06:23And he was laughing.
06:24No, you smile.
06:26Look at him. He's laughing.
06:28Facades quickly slip away as the two engage in a shouting match
06:32that leaves their guests embarrassed and the cops at their front door.
06:36Uh, what seems to be the problem, officers?
06:38No, no, Dwight.
06:39Got a call about a disturbance?
06:40Nope.
06:41Nope. Nothing disturbing here.
06:43Just a couple of friends having an awesome dinner party.
06:46Number 5. Safety training.
06:48I saved a life.
06:50My own.
06:52Am I a hero?
06:58I really can't say, but yes.
07:00Michael expects his employees to work hard,
07:03but safety is still a priority.
07:05In an episode written by cast member and executive producer BJ Novak
07:09and directed by comedy legend Harold Ramis,
07:12the warehouse guys mock Michael for believing that his desk job
07:15is as physically dangerous as theirs.
07:18Live a sweet, little, nerfy life.
07:21Sitting on your biscuit, never having a risk.
07:24So, to address depression brought on by work issues,
07:27Mr. Scott heads to the roof to put on a show.
07:30Everything's wrong.
07:32The stress of my modern office
07:34has caused me to go into a depression.
07:37But it's not long until he begins to slip into his own fit of depression,
07:40since he's never had an outlet to express his insane loneliness
07:44and feelings that he's undervalued.
07:46Dwight, you ignorant slut.
07:48Depression is a very serious illness.
07:51Over 32,000 people commit suicide every year.
07:55Everyone attempts to coax Michael down
07:58before Daryl relays some words that finally get to him.
08:01I'm braver than you.
08:02Way braver.
08:04You braveheart, man.
08:09I braveheart.
08:10Number four, Diversity Day.
08:12You'll notice I didn't have anybody being Arab.
08:14I thought that would be too explosive.
08:16Uh, no pun intended.
08:18Thunder Mifflin supports a positive environment
08:20that's accepting of all races and religions.
08:22I take care of my kids.
08:24Wait, wait, wait.
08:24The f***ers always want credit
08:26for something they're supposed to do.
08:28Stop it.
08:29After a Chris Rock imitation is regarded in poor taste, though,
08:32Michael fights political correctness in the office
08:35with an exercise that throws that all out the window.
08:38And I want you to treat other people
08:41like the race that is on their forehead, okay?
08:45In the first episode of the series
08:47to stray from its British counterpart,
08:49each Dunder Mifflin employee receives an index card
08:52with a specific race on it,
08:54with instructions to depict offensive stereotypes
08:57in an uncomfortable guessing game.
08:59Based on stereotypes that are totally untrue,
09:01that I do not agree with,
09:04you would maybe not be a very good driver.
09:07Oh, man, am I a woman?
09:08Needless to say,
09:09the office isn't on board with the harebrained idea
09:12from the beginning,
09:13as it only makes things more tense.
09:15Try my gookie-gookie!
09:17Try my gookie-gookie!
09:18Try my gookie-gookie!
09:20Try my...
09:21In the meantime,
09:22Jim loses an important sale,
09:24but things look up for him in the end.
09:26Not a bad day.
09:29Number three,
09:31gay witch hunt.
09:32At least we put this matter to bed.
09:34That's what she said.
09:37Or he said.
09:38Speaking of sensitivity in the workplace,
09:40sexual orientation can also be a hot-button issue.
09:43That is the fun of this place.
09:45I call everybody faggy.
09:46Why would anyone find that offensive?
09:48Okay, I think that's what we're just like
09:49if he's lame or something like that.
09:51That's what faggy means!
09:52Upon finding out that Oscar is gay,
09:55Michael exemplifies his social illiteracy once again
09:58by broadcasting it to the entire office.
10:00Why don't you take this opportunity
10:02to officially come out
10:04to everybody here,
10:06however you want to do it.
10:09Go ahead.
10:10Stand up.
10:11In an attempt to reconcile things,
10:13Michael holds another awkward team meeting
10:15and persists in proving he isn't homophobic.
10:19Ugh!
10:19Ugh!
10:21Ugh!
10:21Ugh!
10:22He, of course, takes things too far
10:24by publicly kissing Oscar,
10:26a move that was improv'd by Carell, by the way.
10:28So, to thank him for not suing the company,
10:31Dunder Mifflin presents Oscar
10:32with three months paid leave
10:34and a company car.
10:35All I had to do was sign something
10:37saying I won't sue.
10:39Gil and I are going to Europe.
10:41Kids?
10:43Sometimes it pays to be gay.
10:45Number two.
10:46Casino night.
10:46Okay, everybody.
10:48Tonight's event is to benefit
10:49the Boy Scouts of America.
10:51Again.
10:51We do that every year.
10:53Well, they need our money.
10:54They don't have cookies like the Girl Scouts.
10:56Seasoned finales usually serve
10:57to bring things to a close.
10:59However, this supersized finale,
11:01written by Steve Carell himself,
11:03is notable for establishing
11:05the show's most anticipated
11:06and beloved romance.
11:08That's Kevin.
11:09On the drums.
11:10What?
11:11On the drums!
11:11On the drums!
11:12Oh my god, that's Kevin!
11:13In an effort to raise money for charity,
11:16The Office decides to host
11:17a casino night for all the employees
11:19and their plus ones.
11:21Or in Michael's case, plus two.
11:23Love triangle, drama.
11:25All worked out in the end, though.
11:27The hero got the girl.
11:29Who saw that coming?
11:30I did.
11:31At this event,
11:32Jim manages to finally catch
11:34a moment alone with his office crush.
11:36I'm in love with you.
11:38What?
11:41I'm really sorry
11:42if that's weird for you to hear,
11:43but I need you to hear it.
11:46Taking Michael's advice
11:47from the company crews,
11:48he confesses his feelings
11:50and they share their first kiss
11:52before he departs
11:53to work at another branch.
11:55Listen, Jim.
12:01Before we unveil our number one pick,
12:03here are some honorable mentions.
12:05Michael.
12:08I can't believe you came.
12:11That's what she said.
12:12Here we go.
12:14Here we go.
12:14I can even do a pair of shoes.
12:16Dig deep.
12:17Dig deep.
12:19Oh, oh, oh.
12:20It's Phyllis.
12:21Maybe it's a shortcut, Dwight.
12:22It said go to the right.
12:23It can't mean that.
12:25There's a lake there.
12:26I think it knows where it is going.
12:27This is the lake.
12:27The machine knows.
12:28This is the lake.
12:29Stop yelling at me.
12:30No, it's up there.
12:31There's no room.
12:32Here.
12:33Today, I got up,
12:34I stepped onto the grill
12:36and I clamped down on my foot.
12:37That's it.
12:37I don't see what's so hard
12:39to believe about that.
12:40Give me the jump.
12:41Give me the jump.
12:42I'm not going to give it to you.
12:45I'll make it on the coast.
12:48Michael, do something.
12:50There it is.
12:55I found all your friends
12:57from the office, dear.
12:58At the same time.
13:00Yeah.
13:00Number one, stress relief.
13:02It's all right.
13:03It's okay.
13:04You can't look the other way.
13:06Let it go.
13:07Let it go.
13:08Okay.
13:09The most viewed episode
13:11of the office
13:12is also the best.
13:13Here we go.
13:15Oh, my God.
13:17What?
13:17What are you doing?
13:19We search for the organs.
13:21Where's the heart?
13:22This two-part episode,
13:23which aired after Super Bowl XLIII,
13:25proves that whenever pandemonium
13:27ensues in the workplace,
13:29you should always remain
13:30completely calm.
13:31Oh, my God.
13:32Okay, it's happening.
13:33Everybody stay calm.
13:34What's the procedure, everyone?
13:35What's the procedure?
13:36Stay f***ing calm.
13:38Stanley unfortunately forgets this cue
13:40when Dwight stages
13:41a mock emergency situation
13:43by starting a fire.
13:44Fire.
13:45Not real.
13:46This was merely a training exercise.
13:49So, what have we learned?
13:52Oh, come on.
13:53It's not real, Stanley.
13:54Don't have a heart attack.
13:55No, no, no, no, no, no.
13:56After Stanley's heart attack,
13:58Michael realizes he's become
14:00the source of his employees'
14:01work-related stress.
14:02To combat this,
14:03he hatches an idea.
14:05He'll host a roast
14:06of himself.
14:08Begging his coworkers
14:09not to hold back,
14:10they do their best
14:11to humiliate their boss
14:12until the insults
14:14begin to cut too deep.
14:15You pathetic,
14:16short little man.
14:17You don't have any friends
14:18or any family
14:19or any land.
14:20In the end, though,
14:21everyone's able
14:22to have a good laugh.
14:23Stanley,
14:24you crush your wife
14:25during sex
14:26and your heart sucks.
14:27Boom, roasted.
14:28Oscar, you are...
14:35Oscar, you're gay.
14:38Wow.
14:39Do you agree with our list?
14:40What office episode
14:41did you like best?
14:42You do realize
14:43that we can't serve liquor
14:44at the party.
14:45Yeah, I know.
14:46Damn it.
14:47Stupid corporate wet blankets
14:48like booze
14:49ever killed anybody.
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