10. UN-BEL-IEV-A-BLE
The cold open for Season 8’s After Hours centers on Pam, Angela and Oscar. All three find something to complain about the other. When Angela and Pam talk about their babies, Oscar jumps in to the conversation to talk about his dog, leading to Pam and Angela complaining about how Oscar thinks pets are like children. When Angela claims her son is already crawling when Pam’s isn’t, Oscar and Pam complain about how Angela is such a liar. When Pam talks about the hard work that comes with having two children, Oscar and Angela complain about Pam as no one asked her to have two kids.
The real kicker though is when Andy comes in and talks about the new boat his brother bought and how there’s nothing harder to take care of. This leads to all three coming together to complain about Andy as they feel it’s “Unbelievable!” It’s all in the delivery as the way Oscar says it (emphasizing each syllable) is what really makes you laugh, especially considering he’s not the one with kids.
9. Stanley
In Costume Contest from Season 7, the cold open centers on Stanley. When Stanley drinks Jim’s coffee by accident and doesn’t realize it wasn’t his, Jim decides to test if there’s a limit to what he won’t notice. We see the different ways Jim does this as he makes Kevin dress up like Phyllis and Andy go shirtless only for Stanley to still not notice anything. They then replace his computer with a box, have Michael put on fake teeth, and even have Stanley sit in the opposite direction in the conference room as Michael speaks nonsense. And he still doesn’t seem to notice any of it as he is fixated on his crossword puzzles. The only time Stanley notices something? When the clock is slow and he realizes it’s already 5pm and time to go home. Classic Stanley.
8. Cheese Puffs
As Michael, Pam and Ryan are now part of the Michael Scott Paper Company, they seem to have a lot of free time. And with that free time they seem to have perfected some…skills. In the cold open for Season 5’s Heavy Competition, the three throw around cheese puffs in each other’s mouth, whether it’s bounced off a wall or thrown backwards. And they get it in every single time. It’s not only funny, but very impressive.
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