I agree. Sure season 3 has been been good, but it's been a bit hit or miss. Then again, even the "miss" episodes are good. That said, for me this episode was far and away the funniest episode of the show's run.

Creed getting the woman fired and then taking up a collection for her and pocketing the money was great

Dwight's impression of jim was good as well.

tonights episode was really good, but i dont know if I would go as far as saying this was the funniest episode ever.

Lord, beer me strength.

This was probably the hardest I've ever laughed at an episode of The Office and I've been a fan since Episode 1.

Evrey single thing was pure gold from start to finish. It makes me sad that fans could actually view this episode and not laugh their asses off.

Awesome f'in episode.

I think season 3 has been very uneven
it has 3 of my favorite episodes of all time (the opener, the last supersized episode when they returned from hiatus, and tonights episode)

I think there were a couple other good episodes and a lot of real disappointments besides those

I would have to rank season 3 using the number it contains

Well, I did say it was the funniest for me.

By the way which episodes did you find funnier?

All-time best "Office" episode for me was, by-faaaar:

"Basketball" from Season 1 where the upstairs guys challenge the warehouse guys to b-ball.

I know I'm in the minority, but the episode just struck a wrong chord with me. It felt like those fan-made films you see all the time for Star Wars and Star Trek: the names are the same and the setting is correct, but that's about all it has in common with the source material--it's just zany antics minus the heart and sharp writing that makes it special. I can't exactly state what was wrong, but the whole thing just felt "off." But hey, even the best shows are allowed a bad episode or two.

(Though I did laugh at Andy going from fear to jealousy over his girlfriend, and he and Jim harmonizing at the end. And that's about it.)

Although I felt this particular episode was actually pretty good, I understand what you're saying. That has precisely been my reaction to what I've thought were the weaker episodes this season.

Which, all in all, just goes to show how subjective individual tastes can be, I guess.

No Pam/Jim/Karen.

Also no Michael/Jan, no Dwight/Angela, and no Ryan/Kelly.

Gotta save a lot of that stuff for the last couple of episodes. . .

I liked the episode but agree it wasn't the best episode ever or probably even the best episode of this season. Definitely had some great moments though!

Any episode that starts and ends with Dwight and Jim mocking each other like this one did gets a big from me.

♦Same here.

Subtle but great.

Same here. Some good stuff in it, but I wouldn't even put it in the top 5. And no I can't name the other 4. I just remember liking other episodes a lot more than this one. I agree with GreenVulture, there was just something "off" for me as well.

Michael was too zany for one. Calling the press conference was pure Michael but the retarded terrorist speach? [Gob Bluth]Come on.[/Gob Bluth] The check to the disgruntled customer? Another The writers have shown us Michael is a great businessman in a crunch and can land the big accounts so how he handled the situation was totally out of character.

Andy and his emotions over the high school chick was a riot. "Who do you think that guy was with her?"

That was the one thing that came to my mind, too, despite the fact I loved his "apology."

Jim: "Question: Which bear is best?"

Dwigt: "That question is ridiculous."

Jim: "False! The black bear. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica."




Fantastic episode.

I liked the episode and there were some very funny moments. I did find it odd that the scandal was big but nobody from corporate gets called or involved? Jan should have been included in some way. It would have been awesome if she was there at the apology scene and Michael blurts out that they are hittin' it.

Where can I find that watermark? You'd think NBC would have had it up immediately.

I thought it started out very strongly...from the opening scene to the first commercial break (10 minutes in) was non-stop gold. From there on, though, it felt pretty uneven. Still a good episode, but not Season 3's best.

I'm in the camp of those who felt the episode was uneven. I did laugh out loud several times, but it had its fair share of lame moments. The "accents" scene being an example.

As for where I rank Season 3, I'd put it on par with the 1st season but far behind the nearly perfect 2nd.

I thought the accents part was dumb also, and went on way too long.

Threat Level: Midnight

It's funny that Michael mentioned it (and Jim gave one of his looks since it called back to Michael’s script) as on the calendar for The Office, that is actually scribbled right by the 26th of this month.

It wasn't great for me

Another board pointed out that Jim spent $4+$7 on his Dwight outfit, and later on Angela asked Kevin if he knew what 4+7 was - did Jim expense his purchase?

Other great moments:

The cut from Kelly's "B-A-N-A-N-A-S" to Angela taking headache pills
Jim's "It doesn't matter, cause it's a felony" to Andy
Pam's soft "yes" when Michael asked if she knew what the camera was
The American flag made out of four 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper
Michael calling Ryan "sweetcheeks"
Dwight covering Phyllis with a plant
The return of "Threat Level: Midnight"
Andy's choice in a cappella - as a former a cappella singer myself, he went straight to the song that EVERY group has done - "Drift Away"
Dwight's consensual animal sex speech "They are smiling" and "...couple of pigs watching"
"Beer me" being funny 25% of the time
Kelly and the accountants
And the now infamous cold open and close

This is right up there with "The Injury" and "Casino Night" as my favorite episode of The Office ever.

I also liked:

-Michael's sarcastic response to Pam when she asked if they were having a press conference.
-The big check. Wow, what an offer. 6 months of free paper or 25 reams, whichever came first.
-Angela's contempt and bitchiness in talking to the customers.

But as mentioned, 2 of my favorites were:
"No Sweetcheeks, we're gonna send someone who has actually made a sale." and Phyllis as the ugly beet.