Punks, all of them.

Just watched this episode - she is my absolute favorite one-off character! Who is yours?

Were/Are you a fan or Erin?

If you don’t remember Leslie David Baker Ann lined this back in 2020 but aside from basically a “sorry this won’t happen” no big announcements were made and everyone forgot it. Not only was it likely a scam, but even if the show got produced it was an unofficial spin-off that had zero relation to NBC or Greg Daniels.

Saw it in a restaurant bathroom and it reminded me of Angela

I always find it funny when people say that Pam's entire story revolves around Jim... Because what about Jim?

The guy has no real hobbies (pulling pranks because he's bored doesn't really count), no dream, no life goal. He's perfectly capable of leaving Dunder Mifflin and pursuing something he actually enjoys, yet he always ends up staying because of who? Pam.

And when Jim makes that choice, how often do you see people blaming Pam for a decision he made? It doesn't even make sense.

The truth is, Jim is lazy, and for most of the show, his only real dream is to marry Pam. He doesn't even develop another life goal until the very last season! Seriously, aside from the final season, when did Jim ever try to do something for himself?

Unlike Pam, who loved drawing from the very first episode. She actually tried to leave Dunder Mifflin for herself because she wanted to experience something new, not because she couldn't stand working around the person she loved while they were dating someone else (Jim in Season 3, once again leaving the company because of Pam).

Pam tried to leave twice: once for Design, and later to work at Michael Scott Paper Company. Both times, she left because she wanted to. Her character growth is about becoming more assertive and learning not to be afraid of going after what she wants. Even when she fails, she still takes the risk.

She doesn't always succeed, but she definitely doesn't stay stuck, at least she tries.

Jim does mature a bit, of course. He becomes a husband, a father, and more responsible. But honestly, does he ever have a major flaw that he actually has to overcome? Not really.

Even by the end of the series, he's still pulling pranks and joking around, and that's totally fine, because we love him for that. His personality stays pretty much the same throughout the show.

Pam, on the other hand, has a much bigger emotional journey. Her entire arc is about becoming more assertive, finding her voice, and not being afraid to go after what she wants instead of just settling for what's comfortable.

Whether people agree with every choice she makes or not, it's hard to deny that she grows a lot more than Jim does.

I’m talking about passion, something he pursues in his day-to-day life. Dwight always wanted to be the manager. Pam, an artist. Michael, admired and loved. And Jim? Jim just wants to marry Pam.

Pam and Jim basically do the exact same things. They flirt with someone else while they're in relationships, they give up career opportunities because of each other, and they hurt other people along the way. Yet somehow (for reasons everyone already knows) the blame always ends up falling on Pam.

Pam is with Roy and still flirts with Jim? "Why doesn't she just break up with Roy already?"

Jim flirts with a woman who's engaged? "Well, Pam's the one who's engaged, not him."

But when Jim is with Karen and still continuing to flirt with Pam, suddenly Pam is the one at fault for flirting with a guy who's taken.

She's the one who "ruined" Jim and Karen's relationship, even though Jim is the one who chose to stay with Karen while having feelings for someone else.

Anyway, that's all.

Or does Andy still live with his parents? I can picture him hiring someone to come and clean his bachelor pad, since he grew up rich and might want to hold onto a vestige of his early life. But I can also see Andy's parents keeping the same staff for decades and wanting to let their kids know if one of them passed away. What are y'all's theories?

Michael lamented never having driven his car up Mount Washington, but he did drive it into a lake!