Don't get me wrong, I love this line and I love the show. But that line doesn't even make my list of top funniest lines in The Office alone. I mean, I don't actually have a list but you get the point. There's just so much good stuff through 9 seasons.
Hell, Robert California in season 8 alone probably has 10 lines that I would say are funnier/better. I dislike seasons 8 and 9 as much as the next person does. It should have ended at the end of 7. But damnit if Robert California/Bob Kazamakis/the Lizard King didn't seemingly make season 8 worthwhile on his own. Him and Gabe did a lot of heavy lifting and made the last few seasons still enjoyable. Honestly if you just take Andy out of the show in the last 2 seasons, it becomes a lot more palatable, but that's a separate argument.
"I'm so tired of the Black Eyed Peas. It's rock & roll for people that don't like rock & roll. It's rap for people that don't like rap. It's pop for people that don't like pop." followed by Ryan's candid finger point. TV gold.
Ryan seems to me like he's often in these top funniest scenes. Kelly blurting out "Ryan used me as an object" gets me every time.
No Office scene will ever touch the cold opening of Stress Relief pt1 in season 5 to me. The combined chaos and hilarity that are squeezed into ~5 minutes are ridiculously funny. But my second favorite scene from the series is Robert California's interview for the open RM position at the end of season 7.
Then you have lines like that's what she said reused throughout the show. If you take the funniest time it was used, I definitely think it beats the quote you referenced.
Sorry for being a dork. I'm at home sick with food poisoning and typing this novel gave me a nice reprieve in between trips to the bathroom.
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u/LostCauseSPM Oct 02 '24
Who's Bob Vance?