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I miss Michael Scott (assets0.ordienetworks.com)

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[–]claymore_kitten 45 points46 points ago

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whatever respect i had left for the Emmy's was entirely snuffed out when he got completely snubbed by the fucking big bang theory.

[–]RamblinWreckGT[S] 43 points44 points ago

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Rainn Wilson said it best

[–]MightyMinneapolis 4 points5 points ago

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Sure, Jim Parsons plays Dr. Sheldon Cooper very well, but I agree with Rainn 100%. But I bet Carrell has a couple million reasons to not give that much of a fuck about it.

[–]cole1114 11 points12 points ago

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The Emmy's have respect? Coulda fooled me. Sort of like the Oscars and Goodfellas, eh?

[–]claymore_kitten 7 points8 points ago

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Now go home and get your fuckin' shinebox.

[–]stop_being-a-dick 3 points4 points ago

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whenever I win an argument I end it by saying this.

[–]tfgot 8 points9 points ago

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But! But! Nerd jokes!

eugh, that felt disgusting.

[–]AKSasquatch 72 points73 points ago

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me too too, michael scott was the office

[–]inSTAALed 23 points24 points ago

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I agree agree.

[–]DarcseeD 6 points7 points ago

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Ricky Gervais would have something to say about that. :P

But I agree, The Office is just not the same without him. :(

[–]scouser916 24 points25 points ago

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I loved Michael Scott, but honestly I find myself enjoying the Office without him.

[–]feedthecollapse 1 point2 points ago

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truth be told, I kind of like the Office now better than the past season or two. I know I'll get downvoted for this, but Michael Scott was making the show completely unwatchable for a while. I don't really like Andy, but the show at least doesn't have a wholly (unintentionally) unlikable character at the fore any more.

[–]batfett 6 points7 points ago

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I do too. The show is doing well.

[–]SUMYD 3 points4 points ago

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It's not special anymore though and the jokes have changed in a way that I can't put my finger on quite yet. It's just average good now.

[–]tfgot 3 points4 points ago*

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Well, realistically the show 'jumped the shark' the first time (although it wasn't all that noticeable) around season 3 and 4.

It REALLY jumped the shark around when Pam got pregnant, and while they were able to milk (no pun intended) that for some excellent episodes, the jokes just started to feel forced.

Unfortunately now they're relying on some of the same old same old (everyone seems to have their "thing" like Ryan slacking, Pam the former receptionist, Erin's utter stupidity, etc) that get stressed heavily rather than new unique storylines.

That all being said, I really like Andy as the boss. It adds a sense of instability that really resonates with entire show now (in a good comedic way).

[–]Lord_Smack -1 points0 points ago

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You guys ever watched the original british version? I thought that one was really good, a bit too good, reminded me of some real office situations...

[–]tfgot 2 points3 points ago

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I have watched a few episodes, but I found the US version more entertaining. This is probably because I watched it first, and has nothing to do with the actual quality of either version.

[–]gne1217 0 points1 point ago

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Like Charlie sheen was two and a half men

[–]yourenotmydad 2 points3 points ago

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i haven't been able to find anyone who actually likes the show.

[–]Chris1218218 3 points4 points ago

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Yo.

[–]yourenotmydad 1 point2 points ago

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i can't get past the laughter long enough to get into the characters at all. what is it you like about the show?

[–]Chris1218218 1 point2 points ago

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I like when they make fun of the stupid kid.

[–]cunningMan333 0 points1 point ago

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I also miss Micheal Scorn.

[–]Ultrablack 11 points12 points ago

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Abraham Lincoln once said that if you are a racist, I will attack you with the North. And those are the principles I carry with me into the workplace.

[–]lutheranian 20 points21 points ago

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Poor Toby. I wasn't a big fan of the Office but every time Toby was on screen I always felt the uncontrollable urge to give him a hug. So pathetic.

[–]wax_idiotic 6 points7 points ago

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I think Toby's a producer. Don't feel bad, he's laughing all the way to the fucking BANK.

[–]toejam119 0 points1 point ago

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He's (also) a writer for the show if I remember correctly.

[–]inSTAALed 12 points13 points ago

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That's the joke! :D

[–]Droi 30 points31 points ago

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It's not that the show is not funny anymore, it is.

But something feels wrong, missing. Michael had so much character, so much heart, taking him away definitely leaves a huge gap.

Also, Andy is a horrible choice to replace Michael, If anything, Robert California would have been far better.

[–]Benjigga 21 points22 points ago

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I think they should have stuck with Creed.

[–]legendary_ironwood 5 points6 points ago

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I like Robert California, but I don't think that his character would work if he was around as often as Micheal was. Too much Micheal California would dull down our appreciation of him.

[–]inSTAALed 6 points7 points ago

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I missed most of season 7 (currently catching up since it recently went up on Netflix). How in the world did Andy end up as the boss? His character just isn't interesting.

[–]bblemonade 2 points3 points ago

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They didn't really explain it. Season 7 finale was a cliffhanger leaving you waiting to hear who's the boss, then season 8 starts and it's Andy for some reason.

[–]whitemamba83 2 points3 points ago

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Because he's played by Ed Helms, who's probably the most popular comedic actor left on this show after his success with The Hangover.

I'm not saying that's the only reason, but it's obviously got something to do with it. Out of everyone on the cast though, I still think he was the best choice. I don't think Darryl would've been any better. Dwight maybe.

[–]metallink11 2 points3 points ago

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Andy was the safe bet for a new boss. It's basically the same dynamic with him as boss as it was with Michael which is why it seems so boring now. We've seen it all done before, but Steve Carell did it better.

[–]bulletv1 5 points6 points ago

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Agreed, should of been Dwight or Jim.

[–]matsunoki 8 points9 points ago

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To each their own I guess. Andy's actually my favorite character in the show after Michael Scott. Well, andy and dwight are both second for me...

[–]inSTAALed 7 points8 points ago

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Dwight and Creed would probably be tied for second for me. The rest of the cast is either too rarely funny (Pam) or too bland (Kelly), in my opinion. Michael really balanced every other character out, though.

[–]Level80IRL 5 points6 points ago

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Well Creed is my favorite character, but I wouldn't want the entire show based around him.

[–]spammishking 17 points18 points ago

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Yea it's like basing an entire show off of Cleveland

[–]inSTAALed 2 points3 points ago

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Like the Drew Carey Show? It was based in Cleveland.

[–]Thimble 1 point2 points ago

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Andy isn't horrible. I thought the episode with the garden party was pretty inspired.

I still think he'll be replaced. Think of Andy as a decent temp boss.

[–]z712 4 points5 points ago

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They should have just ended the show when he left. Talk about milking the damn show

[–]Zorbotron[!] 2 points3 points ago

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You know, you don't have to watch it. For those purists out there, there is nothing keeping them from having Steve Carrell being the end of the show for them.

[–]z712 1 point2 points ago

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...purists? really?

[–]Zorbotron[!] 0 points1 point ago

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Yes.

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[–]Zorbotron[!] 2 points3 points ago

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Nonono, I'm not a purist in the least. I like Andy, Erin and Gabe and will continue watching the show every week.

[–]laidlow 0 points1 point ago

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Man I must be the only person that hates Robert California (well apart from my sister), seems like everyone has a lot of love for the character but I don't get it... Isn't it supposed to be a comedy? The whole "I'm so serious I might be a serial murderer" just doesn't cut it for me.

[–]Droi 0 points1 point ago

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It's not about seriousness. He is supposed to be a master of charisma, every time he starts talking the entire room quiets down and looks at him admiringly, everybody. It's pretty hilarious, but I wonder how long they can make that effect last.

[–]dboti 0 points1 point ago

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I think they picked Andy because he is a shitty replacement but they are doing it all wrong in making him kind of run the show.

[–]afdlips 19 points20 points ago

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The garden party was by far one of the worst episodes of any TV show I have ever seen. I mean, come on. Jim writes a book and gets it published just so Dwight will order and make him look like an idiot? Yeah, that would happen.

[–]eazyp 11 points12 points ago

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I agree, as much as I love the show, that episode was nothing but cripplingly bad. It really jumped the shark in the book aspect as well as the clip before the credits when Dwight just kept yelling Jim's name out.

[–]inSTAALed 7 points8 points ago

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Not to mention it just wasn't funny.

[–]derekaa 7 points8 points ago

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Really? I thought it was a great episode, it reminded me of the old seasons when Jim would play pranks on Dwight

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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I see what you meen but Jim's old pranks on dwight were actually possible. He published a full book just so Dwight would buy it, read it, and do EXACTLY what it said for one party in the near future? I miss Jim's old pranks like what he did with Andy's phone in the ceiling or when he pretended to be the self aware Dunder-Mifflin website to mess with Dwight.

[–]derekaa 1 point2 points ago

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I know, his old pranks were more realistic but I find it hilarious when he does things like that. It opens the door to more ideas!

[–]DoZeYLoVe 3 points4 points ago

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JAMES, PAMELA, and PEE PEE HALPERT!

[–]MiniMoog 4 points5 points ago

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Question: What kind of bear is best?

[–]derekaa 0 points1 point ago

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Black Bear is best

[–]MiniMoog 0 points1 point ago

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Well that's debatable, there are basically two schools of thought..

[–]derekaa 2 points3 points ago

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DID YOU KNOW BEARS CAN CLIMB FASTER THAN THEY WALK... TELL THEM JIM!

[–]SUMYD 1 point2 points ago

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OMG I thought I was the only one that said gtfo.

[–]batfett 0 points1 point ago

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I thought it was a funny episode, but I agree with you about how ludicrous it is that Jim would write an entire book to fuck with Dwight.

[–]Hesho95 12 points13 points ago

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When they took out Michael Scott, they killed the show; just like they did when they took out J.D. from Scrubs.

[–]The_Spice_Must_Flow 9 points10 points ago

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I feel like when Scrubs ended with season 8, it ended. I mean, the last episode of season 8 was called "my finale". Then the executives thought they could capitalize on the brand name without paying the inflated salaries of the existing cast. They tossed Braff some cash to jumpstart the series with his initial appearance, but the entire thing was different. New set, new writers, new actors. It really wasn't the same show.

[–]millidooms 6 points7 points ago

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Also That 70's Show.

[–]legendary_ironwood 2 points3 points ago

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SPIDERMAN 3! He didn't do a season so he could be in SPIDERMANfucking3!!

[–]riotcontrol 4 points5 points ago

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I have been saying the same thing since they announced that Michael Scarn was leaving The Office!

[–]legendary_ironwood 1 point2 points ago

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JD was never out of Scrubs. Season 9 was a spin-off that happened to have the same name.

[–]Zorbotron[!] 0 points1 point ago

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They didn't take out Michael Scott. Steve Carrell chose to leave the show to focus on his film career and family.

[–]snafu_sw -1 points0 points ago

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Charlie sheen in two and a half men. Nuf sed.

[–]cupids_hitman 20 points21 points ago

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To be fair, that was a pretty bad show to begin with.

[–]inSTAALed 0 points1 point ago

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How that shit can be on the air and Arrested Development gets canned just as it started to get into its prime will always be a mystery to me.

[–]cupids_hitman 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly! They both started within three months of each other, and then Arrested Development got cancelled after just three seasons, while Two and a Half Men is on its ninth season. The general television viewing audience has terrible taste in shows.

[–]inSTAALed 0 points1 point ago

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COME ON!

[–]bloodflart 11 points12 points ago

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I was just thinking this last time I watched a new episode. And the episode before that. The show lost it's heart, not just by losing him but by the writing is different.

[–]andy96 1 point2 points ago

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Steve Carell was one of the writers/producers, right?

[–]shindelins 0 points1 point ago

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he wrote a couple episodes and directed "casino night", the season 2 finale

[–]johnconnor8100 2 points3 points ago

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andy just isnt weird or dirty enough to be micheal

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I feel like old Andy would have been good. Like how Andy was when he first came to Scranton. But they really toned him down and now he's so... blah.

[–]vortex222222 0 points1 point ago

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That's because when he first came to Scranton, he was purposefully acting exactly like Michael.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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well, even look at him when he was still at the Stamford branch. He was more interesting than he is now.

[–]drev 6 points7 points ago

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I've never liked Andy's character. By replacing Michael Scott with Andy Bernard, The Office is dead to me.

[–]I_Conquer 1 point2 points ago

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This made me watch The Office then Boston Legal

[–]LouWaters 1 point2 points ago

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I have a theory. The show was never about Michael Scott. It's about Jim. The documentary crew followed Jim to Stanford, but they didn't follow Michael out to Colorado.

[–]inSTAALed 4 points5 points ago

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The show is borderline unwatchable now that he is gone. He was the show. They might as well rename it at this point.

[–]cupids_hitman 3 points4 points ago

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To what? The Building Where People Work?

[–]inSTAALed 1 point2 points ago

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Something along those lines.

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[–]baultista 8 points9 points ago

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I find Robert California's intensity pretty entertaining. You can feel just how uncomfortable he makes everyone.

With that being said, I miss Michael Scott. I really hope we get a Scott/Flax wedding this season...

[–]whitemamba83 1 point2 points ago

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But he's not funny. Michael Scott leaving left us with one less character, and Robert California replaced him (even though he didn't take over as manager). The tone of the show is just so much more different now, almost too serious, and while at times I still enjoy it, a lot of the time I'm just left scratching my head. Obviously there were serious storylines in the past as well, but Michael always made them funny or light-hearted in some way. Robert California just makes it weird and not in a funny way.

[–]baultista 0 points1 point ago

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Robert California on his own isn't that funny, but I find the reaction he generates from other people to be pretty funny... from the panicking Andy doing everything to impress him to the entire office standing around in a stunned silence after his terrifying story.

Also, didn't you notice him during Erin/Andy's "talk" in their office? He sat down to eavesdrop and as soon as Erin left he decided that "Oh, it's time to go". It was a calculated move and the expression on Andy's face was pretty funny.

His character isn't Michael Scott and I'm glad that they haven't tried to make him a Michael Scott knockoff. The new season hasn't been great but it's been watchable.

[–]whitemamba83 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, I wouldn't want a Michael Scott knockoff either. That would be worse. California just feels forced to me at times. I just miss the light hearted fun that Michael brought to the table. I understand what kind of humor they're trying to achieve with California, and personally I just don't always find it all that funny. I agree though this season has been watchable, and I actually really enjoyed the Halloween episode. Seems like it's gonna get better before it gets worse.

[–]radltzx 2 points3 points ago

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In other words, the show pretty much sucks now.

[–]OxfordTheCat 4 points5 points ago

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To be honest, I never really enjoyed The Office because of Michael Scott.

I didn't enjoy the over-the-top slapstick stupidity of the character.

I always felt that if they toned down his character the show would have hit that next level.

That being said, I'll concede that having Michael Scott is probably better than no Michael Scott.

[–]Patrick5555 1 point2 points ago

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He was a toned down David Brent. Im guessing you didn't like the UK office?

[–]ilikephish 0 points1 point ago

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Anyone know which episode this is in?

[–]mystereohasmono 5 points6 points ago

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Micheal's birthday from season 2. NBC digitally put the team usa jersey on him for an Olympics promo. It's ridiculous what they can do now.

[–]andy96 3 points4 points ago

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Like when they put Zookeeper in the King of Queens episode.

[–]ilikephish 1 point2 points ago

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That's crazy I would not have guess that. Thanks for the episode man

[–]zoso33 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah I could of sworn he wasn't wearing that when I saw it

[–]celestial_wombat 0 points1 point ago

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thats the feeling of getting raped by an exam

[–]bblemonade 0 points1 point ago

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I think Andy is doing alright, but I think it's because they're kind of making his character a lot like Michael.

[–]Rocker2791 0 points1 point ago

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Forever Netflix.

[–]thewhizkid28 0 points1 point ago

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The right way to greet people.

[–]ctopherrun 0 points1 point ago

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The show should have ended with Jim and Pam's wedding.

[–]Champigne 0 points1 point ago

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Poor, poor Toby.

[–]shindelins 0 points1 point ago

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weird. this happens in a episode but this isn't the clip. see michael's birthday

[–]batmanismyconstant 0 points1 point ago

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Everything Michael ever said about Toby was brilliant. My favorite: "Toby is in HR which technically means he works for corporate so he’s really not a part of our family. Also he’s divorced so he’s really not a part of his family."

[–]mewte 0 points1 point ago

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michael didn't even put any shoulder into that check. toby's such a pussy.

[–]rrron 0 points1 point ago

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+1

[–]Inglox 0 points1 point ago

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nhl shanahan will give this a 10 game ban.

[–]KenMixtape 2 points3 points ago

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I must be the only one who is fine with Michael Scott leaving. I like the other characters just fine and he was becoming a little one note with the awkwardness.

[–]cyclenaut 0 points1 point ago

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i disagree. kinda glad to see him out of the show and let other people take the spotlight. Andy does a good job of setting the awkwardness around the office.

ive not been more interested in the office since hes left. robert california is awesome.

[–]Dramatdude -2 points-1 points ago

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Repost

[–]stustu -3 points-2 points ago

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SRSLY i wont stop watching but....

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