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And other theme song impressions.
And other theme song impressions.
Type a line you half-remember and it'll find it. 60,112 quotes across all nine seasons, searching as you type no signup required.
Full disclosure, I built it.
You know the drill by now. One twist: this round is binary. Every quote below is either Pam or Angela.
Answers are in spoiler tags. Guess before you peek, keep an honest score.
1. "I wish we'd started this exercise six months ago. My heart just feels so... blocked up."
>!Pam — S09E20 "Paper Airplane" — proof!<
2. "You have to pick an approved, non-profit organization."
>!Angela — S02E22 "Casino Night" — proof!<
3. "Why did I get in the car? I could of struggled. I have a whistle in my purse I didn't even blow it."
>!Pam — S06E09 "Double Date" — proof!<
4. "Geez Meredith, you know, this is an office not one of your bean bag orgies."
>!Angela — S09E10 "Lice" — proof!<
5. "Well, I'm not an artist, and I'm not a salesman. So what would you call it?"
>!Pam — S07E10 "China" — proof!<
6. "Jazz is stupid! I mean, just play the right notes!"
>!Angela — S09E08 "The Target" — proof!<
7. "Fail. I don't want to fail... again."
>!Pam — S07E10 "China" — proof!<
8. "A coworker of mine is drinking caffeine while pregnant, and I don't know if I should call social services about it."
>!Angela — S08E02 "The Incentive" — proof!<
9. "Unless he has a secret costume that he told everyone about except for me."
>!Pam — S09E05 "Here Comes Treble" — proof!<
10. "They have a nail salon there where I get my feet detailed. They use a watch repair kit."
>!Angela — S09E15 "Couples Discount" — proof!<
Would genuinely love to know which ones got you — and honestly, I'd pay real money to hear Jenna and Angela argue about a couple of these. Office-Ladies-worthy?
Prove it. Keep an honest tally. 8/10 or better and you can call yourself a true fan.
Quote 1: "Yeah—turn signal. It's exciting to be painting again—those are the wipers. So—the—its—just. There you go! Yeah. Yeah, things get so busy with the kids—red light—that it's nice to have that creative outlet—red light! Red light! Red! Red!"
A) Michael B) Pam C) Kevin D) Toby
>!Pam — S09E03 "Andy's Ancestry" — proof!<
Quote 2: "Michael I have known you a very long time, and the more I've gotten to know you, the less I've come to respect you. Any other theories?"
A) Gabe B) Stanley C) Oscar D) Toby
>!Stanley — S04E12 "Did I Stutter?" — proof!<
Quote 3: "This may be the first time that a male subordinate has attempted to get a modest scheduled raise by threatening to withhold sex from a female superior. It will be a groundbreaking case when it inevitably goes to trial."
A) Erin B) Toby C) Holly D) Meredith
>!Toby — S03E18 "The Negotiation" — proof!<
Quote 4: "Did you know a baby conceived out of wedlock is still a bastard?"
A) Kelly B) Andy C) Pam D) Angela
>!Angela — S06E01 "Gossip" — proof!<
Quote 5: "Dwight betrayed me once before. So this is his strike two. You know what they say? Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice, strike three."
A) Michael B) Dwight C) Nellie D) Oscar
>!Michael — S03E12 "Traveling Salesmen" — proof!<
Quote 6: "Spanish tapas, and swiss miss hot cocoa--What's so hard to understand?"
A) Creed B) Pam C) Holly D) Robert
>!Creed — S09E09 "Dwight Christmas" — proof!<
Quote 7: "That isn't ethics. Ethics is a real discussion of the competing conceptions of the good. This is just the corporate anti-shoplifting rules."
A) Dwight B) Oscar C) Kelly D) Toby
>!Oscar — S05E02 "Business Ethics" — proof!<
Quote 8: "That's what I've been trying to tell you, Mike. It's serious down there. We do dangerous stuff, man. This is shenanigans, foolishness, Nerf-ball. You live a sweet, little, Nerf-y life. Sittin' on your biscuit. Never havin' to risk it."
A) Darryl B) Toby C) Angela D) Stanley
>!Darryl — S03E19 "Safety Training" — proof!<
Quote 9: "I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theatre. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theatre, but I kept waiting. That's the thing about bear attacks, they come when you least expect it."
A) Stanley B) Dwight C) Robert D) Holly
>!Dwight — S03E15 "Phyllis' Wedding" — proof!<
Quote 10: "Okay. Angela's having sex with Dwight. I caught them doing it after Toby's going away party."
A) Angela B) Kelly C) Nellie D) Phyllis
>!Phyllis — S05E10 "Moroccan Christmas" — proof!<
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Quote 1: "AHH! KILL IT! KILL IT! KILL IIIT!"
A) Kelly B) Angela C) Ryan D) Andy
>!Kelly — S03E17 "Business School" — proof!<
Quote 2: "You are not the manager. I earned that job. I was personally chosen after Robert was chosen and quit."
A) Pam B) Meredith C) Erin D) Andy
>!Andy — S08E21 "Angry Andy" — proof!<
Quote 3: "You know who's not gonna get to work on some exciting new startup this year? George Howard Skub, a.k.a. the alleged Scranton strangler, because he's in prison for something he may not have done."
A) Jan B) Phyllis C) Holly D) Toby
>!Toby — S09E09 "Dwight Christmas" — proof!<
Quote 4: "The company. Nobody knows our future, but it's not gonna be decided by the company. It's not gonna be decided by anybody but us. What we are is up to you and me."
A) Erin B) Holly C) Meredith D) Robert
>!Holly — S07E16 "PDA" — proof!<
Quote 5: "You have to pick an approved, non-profit organization."
A) Stanley B) Creed C) Angela D) Gabe
>!Angela — S02E22 "Casino Night" — proof!<
Quote 6: "Okay, I know I've been crying easily today, but- I mean, that's just pretty killer, right? I mean, maybe it's stupid. No. It's wonderful. I'm gonna frame it. I can always unframe it."
A) Kevin B) Phyllis C) Pam D) Meredith
>!Pam — S08E01 "The List" — proof!<
Quote 7: "I literally have nightmares in which what just happened happens. I wake up in a sweat. And then I make Angela's husband spoon me back to bed."
A) Oscar B) Michael C) Ryan D) Dwight
>!Oscar — S09E07 "The Whale" — proof!<
Quote 8: "You should've put him in custardy."
A) Phyllis B) Kevin C) Ryan D) Jim
>!Ryan — S01E01 "Pilot" — proof!<
Quote 9: "Michael, you are the reason I drink. You are the reason I live to forget."
A) Darryl B) Nellie C) Meredith D) Robert
>!Meredith — S05E14_15 "Stress Relief (Parts 1&2)" — proof!<
Quote 10: "Ok, we didn't dance. I was totally joking anyway. I mean, it's not really a date if the girl goes home to her fiance. Right?"
A) Jan B) Oscar C) Jim D) Kelly
>!Jim — S02E07 "The Client" — proof!<
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THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!
Round 1: Which Episode ($100–$500)
Q1 — $100: "Michael, you cried at that tagline for a movie you made up." (Holly)
A) Safety Training (S03E20) B) Nepotism (S07E01) C) Todd Packer (S07E18) D) sex Ed (S07E04)
>!sex Ed (S07E04) — said by Holly — proof!<
Q2 — $200: "I would make sure that you were dead." (Dwight)
A) Blood Drive (S05E18) B) Dinner Party (S04E13) C) Launch Party (Parts 1&2) (S04E05_06) D) Survivor Man (S04E11)
>!Survivor Man (S04E11) — said by Dwight — proof!<
Q3 — $300: "You can't yell out "I need this, I need this" as you pin down an employee on your lap!" (Jim)
A) The Michael Scott Paper Company (S05E23) B) The Manager and the Salesman (S06E16) C) Secret Santa (S06E13) D) The Promotion (S06E03)
>!Secret Santa (S06E13) — said by Jim — proof!<
Q4 — $500: "Toby's divorced. He uh, guh recently, right?" (Michael)
A) The Alliance (S01E04) B) Hot Girl (S01E06) C) Health Care (S01E03) D) A Benihana Christmas (Parts 1&2) (S03E10_11)
>!Hot Girl (S01E06) — said by Michael — proof!<
Round 2: Trivia ($1,000–$8,000)
Q5 — $1,000: What did Meredith claim about herself?
A) has mono B) has herpes C) has shingles D) has hepatitis
>!has herpes — Meredith — S07E04 "sex Ed" — proof!<
Q6 — $2,000: What did Erin name the card game she created?
A) Chicken Chase B) Rooster Rummy C) Beak Bluff D) Pecker Poker
>!Pecker Poker — Erin — S08E05 "Spooked" — proof!<
Q7 — $4,000: What did Ryan claim he gets paid per year at the bowling alley?
A) Forty-five thousand dollars B) Fifty thousand dollars C) Sixty thousand dollars D) Seventy-five thousand dollars
>!Sixty thousand dollars — Ryan — S05E22 "Dream Team" — proof!<
Q8 — $8,000: What song does Michael reference when saying 'My lips are sealed'?
A) The Cars B) Bangles C) Blondie D) Go-Go's
>!Bangles — Michael — S02E13 "The Secret" — proof!<
Round 3: Who Said It ($16,000–$125,000)
Q9 — $16,000: "This is how you build a business. This is how you make it in this country."
A) Ryan B) Andy C) Robert D) Darryl
>!Ryan — S07E01 "Nepotism" — proof!<
Q10 — $32,000: "For one hundred dollars, where did Dunder meet Mifflin? A.) On easy street, B.) a tour of Dartmouth College, C.) they never met, D.) brushing their teeth?"
A) Kelly B) Holly C) Gabe D) Ryan
>!Holly — S05E28 "Company Picnic" — proof!<
Q11 — $64,000: "Uh yeah. I already bought my Pyramid, but I don't want to leave yet. I haven't had so much fun since seeing... zoo-Ey Desh-channel at the Couch-arilla music festival. So fun."
A) Kevin B) Erin C) Pam D) Holly
>!Erin — S08E17 "Test The Store" — proof!<
Q12 — $125,000: "I've watched you screw up this office for ten years, and I'm filing a lawsuit, and I'm gonna tell them about every stupid thing you've ever done up in this office."
A) Stanley B) Gabe C) Meredith D) Oscar
>!Stanley — S04E16 "Did I Stutter?" — proof!<
Round 4: Finish the Line ($250,000–$1,000,000)
Q13 — $250,000: Finish the line (Robert): "Andy, why don't you tell us about the best erection of your life? Or does ..."
A) anyone here have a similar experience? B) someone else have something to say? C) anyone else have any remarkable erections they'd like to share? D) anyone else want to share their story?
>!anyone else have any remarkable erections they'd like to share? — Robert — S08E21 "Angry Andy" — proof!<
Q14 — $500,000: Finish the line (Creed): "Oh, I steal things all the time. It's just something I do. I stopped caring a long time ago. You should see how many supplies I've taken from this place. ..."
A) Nobody even notices anymore because I'm so good at it. B) Honestly, I love stealing things. C) It's become such a natural part of who I am at this point. D) I've probably stolen more than most people make in a year.
>!Honestly, I love stealing things. — Creed — S02E22 "Casino Night" — proof!<
Q15 — $750,000: Finish the line (Meredith): "Nah, I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for the discount paper. ..."
A) The regular stuff is way too expensive. B) There's not a lot of fruit in those looms. C) It's not worth my time otherwise. D) I don't trust the quality anyway.
>!There's not a lot of fruit in those looms. — Meredith — S05E03 "Business Ethics" — proof!<
Q16 — $1,000,000: Finish the line (Nellie): "I am so happy Dwight is gonna be working alongside me. ..."
A) He's exactly the partner I need here. B) This is gonna be absolutely incredible. C) We are a regular Archibald and his man George. D) We're going to make such a great team.
>!We are a regular Archibald and his man George. — Nellie — S08E18 "Last Day In Florida" — proof!<
What's your score?
Daily version here if you want the same questions everyone else got today.
I put together a little quiz. Rules are simple; read the quote, pick who said it, and don't check the comments first! When you're done, post your results!
Getting all 10 means you've watched this show an unhealthy number of times.
Quote 1: "How about this? I think our goal should be we don't have meetings unless they're absolutely essential."
A) Jim B) Gabe C) Nellie D) Jan
>!Jim — S06E03 "The Promotion" — proof!<
Quote 2: "Yeah, he look like Hillary Clinton."
A) Darryl B) Oscar C) Kelly D) Angela
>!Darryl — S03E19 "The Negotiation" — proof!<
Quote 3: "So I returned my bridesmaid dress, and it was on sale, so I'm out ."
A) Angela B) Kelly C) Meredith D) Jim
>!Kelly — S05E07 "Customer Survey" — proof!<
Quote 4: "What if we all get together and help each other and hire a new guy, and then we all kill him, but first we take out like a hundred thousand dollar life insurance policy. I bet you guys like that idea don't you?"
A) Robert B) Kevin C) Pam D) Erin
>!Erin — S07E10 "China" — proof!<
Quote 5: "Meh... you were at your most attractive when you were 24 with a slight, gradual decline and a steep drop-off when you got pregnant for the first time. Gradual recovery and, uh, well now, obviously, you're at an all-time low."
A) Creed B) Jan C) Dwight D) Toby
>!Dwight — S08E07 "Pam's Replacement" — proof!<
Quote 6: "That isn't ethics. Ethics is a real discussion of the competing conceptions of the good. This is just the corporate anti-shoplifting rules."
A) Toby B) Oscar C) Dwight D) Kelly
>!Oscar — S05E03 "Business Ethics" — proof!<
Quote 7: "There were these huge bins of clothes, and everybody was rifling through them like crazy, and I grabbed one. And it fit! So I don't think that this is totally just a woman's suit. At the very least it's bisexual."
A) Michael B) Angela C) Kelly D) Ryan
>!Michael — S03E19 "The Negotiation" — proof!<
Quote 8: "I don't think Michael intended to punish me, by putting Ryan back here with Kelly. But, if he did intend that? Wow. Genius."
A) Ryan B) Angela C) Kelly D) Toby
>!Toby — S03E19 "The Negotiation" — proof!<
Quote 9: "You know what they say about a car wreck, where it's so awful you can't look away? The Dundies are like a car wreck that you want to look away, but you have to stare at it because your boss is making you."
A) Jim B) Pam C) Erin D) Jan
>!Pam — S02E01 "The Dundies" — proof!<
Quote 10: "Look, I won! Look I have all the clovers! You wanna play again?"
A) Oscar B) Jim C) Pam D) Phyllis
>!Phyllis — S02E22 "Casino Night" — proof!<
Drop your score in the comments. If you want more, I built a daily version here; same questions for everyone each day so you can compare with friends. Now
I built a scene search for The Office. Type anything and it finds the exact moment, complete with cast list and video clips for most scenes (still expanding coverage). But here’s the game: drop the weirdest single word you can think of into the search and see what comes back, or stack two topic filters together (try Savage + Awkward, or Wholesome + Work) and see what scenes surface. Post your best find in the comments — I want to see what combo breaks it or finds something unexpectedly perfect.
New set of quotes, same rules. Read the line, pick the character, don't cheat. Post your score when you're done so we can all judge each other.
Fair warning: a couple of these are sneaky.
Quote 1: "I can't believe I started the fire."
A) Pam B) Jan C) Toby D) Ryan
>!Ryan — S02E04 "The Fire" — proof!<
Quote 2: "I've always been the guy who can rally other people to rebel. In high school I organized a walk out over standardized testing. Got over 500 students to just skip the SATs. At the last second I chickened out, took it anyway, got a 1220, always regretted it. I feel lachrymose ."
A) Ryan B) Toby C) Michael D) Andy
>!Andy — S06E11 "Shareholder Meeting" — proof!<
Quote 3: "I'll just have some bread. You used your hands."
A) Andy B) Gabe C) Holly D) Angela
>!Angela — S03E06 "Diwali" — proof!<
Quote 4: "That little girl is a child! I don't want to see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon, do you understand?!"
A) Andy B) Stanley C) Darryl D) Angela
>!Stanley — S02E18 "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" — proof!<
Quote 5: "In the wild, there is no health care. In the wild, health care is, "Ow, I hurt my leg. I can't run. A lion eats me and I'm dead." Well, I'm not dead. I'm the lion. You're dead."
A) Dwight B) Kevin C) Erin D) Creed
>!Dwight — S01E03 "Health Care" — proof!<
Quote 6: "Okay. Um... here it is. Don't put your fingers in there. Cool huh?"
A) Erin B) Dwight C) Pam D) Angela
>!Pam — S02E18 "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" — proof!<
Quote 7: "In school, we learned about this scientist who trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell by feeding them whenever a bell rang. For the last couple of weeks I've been conducting a similar experiment."
A) Holly B) Erin C) Jim D) Andy
>!Jim — S03E16 "Phyllis' Wedding" — proof!<
Quote 8: "Yeah, yeah it's just you know I don't want to go home when he's on his death bed you know, I wanna be there when he's still my dad."
A) Holly B) Kelly C) Oscar D) Darryl
>!Holly — S07E19 "Garage Sale" — proof!<
Quote 9: "I didn't realize how many of Angela's opinions I agreed with, until she tried to have my kneecap shattered for sleeping with her husband. She makes a lot of very sound points."
A) Oscar B) Robert C) Pam D) Holly
>!Oscar — S09E09 "Dwight Christmas" — proof!<
Quote 10: "I've never told you that I love you."
A) Darryl B) Angela C) Michael D) Jan
>!Jan — S03E18 "Cocktails" — proof!<
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