The Office: 10 Most Viewed Scenes (According To YouTube)

The Office might have aired its last episode seven years ago but the series still has a very strong presence all over the internet especially for its dialogue and storylines. Despite the show referencing real events and pop culture elements of that time, most scenes are still relatable and a great source of laughter and happiness. That is why fans never get bored even after watching it multiple times.

However, when there is not enough time to binge the entire series, luckily The Office’s official youtube page has scenes from the series that capture the essence of the show. Below are ten of the most viewed ones among them.

10 Prison Mike (7.7m views)

When Martin Nash (Wayne Wilderson) – an ex-convict who joined the Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch during the merger – talks about his time in the prison, everyone comes to the conclusion that prison is better than their office. Obviously appalled by this, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) puts on one of his famous alter-egos – Prison Mike – to prove them wrong.

His decision to just put on a bandana, change his voice a bit, and expect everyone to believe he is a different person who has been to prison before is by itself hilarious. On top of that, the others play along by asking him questions, escalating the humor. Michael’s dialogue, “The worst thing about prison is the Dementors.” is definitely an unforgettable line from the series. 

9 How To Get People To Work Harder (7.8m views)

Following Robert California’s (James Spader) instruction to Andrew Bernard (Ed Helms) to double the company’s sale, Andy comes up with a point-based rewarding system. Although everyone initially finds the gifts not to be worth their work, Andy’s rule that they can combine all their points and use 5000 points to tattoo anything they want on his butt gets them excited. What follows is the office bustling with work like never before as Andy gets nervous at how fast everyone is working towards their 5000-points-goal that they end up scoring in a single day. This scene surely is one of Andy’s best moments as a manager.

8 The Password (7.9m views)

After the server goes down, everyone in the office tries to figure out the password to continue their work. The only thing they remember is that the password made Michael laugh and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) angry. Following some guesses, they finally find out that their password is ‘bigboobz.’ This scene highlights the way Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch does things quite different from a lot of other companies that would have had a professional password. Besides, the opening for this scene is also iconic as it perfectly demonstrates the way Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) exaggerates a situation. This time he tries to prepare everyone for an apocalypse after the power goes out for only a few seconds.

7 Jan’s boob job (8m views)

With Michael realizing that he is not happy in his relationship with Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin), he takes the advice of his female staff and breaks up with Jan. When Jan comes to the office to get back together with Michael. Michael calls for his female staff to the meeting room for their help where he is confident that his relationship with Jan is over.

However, when he sees that Jan got a boob job, he tells her that they should continue dating again. The way Michael quickly changes his mind and argues that it is not because of the boob job is the hilarity of this scene.

6 Michael Scott Sensitivity Training (8.2m views)

Although Michael is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch, he is definitely the last person one would choose as the person to give sensitivity training to the office staff. When the entire office makes fun of him for falling into a koi pond, he calls them for sensitivity training. There, he writes down the things that each person, including himself, wishes that others would not make fun of. The scene’s irony adds so much humor to it as they all joke about the things mentioned. For instance, with Dwight telling them he doesn’t want people making fun of his tiny nose, Michael asks him if he sneezed it off.

5 Parkour (9.3m views)

Copying an internet trend called Parkour, Michael, Dwight, and Andy are seen jumping around the office, opening random doors, and walking on tables. As Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) rightly describes it, “Technically, they are doing parkour as long as point A is delusion and point B is the hospital.” This is one of the best cold-opens that captures the absurdity of the three aforementioned characters through both dialogues and actions. It also subtly touches on the way some people, in general, try to take part in pop-culture and internet sensations despite not being able to do it.

4 Jim & Dwight’s Party Planning (9.4m views)

Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) enters the office, clearly pissed off at everyone especially Jim and Dwight for forgetting her birthday that was the day before. What follows is both Jim and Dwight trying to plan a birthday party for Kelly.

From Dwight’s ‘It is your birthday.” sign to Jim getting a plain white cake, the two’s least interest in throwing the party and their interactions with each other as they argue are some of the things that make this scene fun to watch multiple times. The other memorable moments from the scene include Dwight describing his birth as his favorite birthday and Kelly becoming happy when she hears the theme  – one hour of television or nap.

3 Best Intro Ever (10m views)

As the title of the video mentions, this cold open has to be one of the best introductions. With the members from the office taking part in a lip dub challenge, the characters are seen performing to Nobody but me by The Human Beinz. Be it Michael breaking out some magic tricks, Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) not willing to participate, or Dwight performing with a knife, the scene can be seen as fragments that seize the individuality of each character. Besides, the musical quality of the scene is yet another aspect that makes it exciting.

2 Fire Drill (21m views)

In an attempt to prepare everyone in the office for a fire accident, Dwight creates stimulation of it. Following it, everyone is panicking and trying to escape as Dwight continues to give safety instructions that no one is paying attention to.  With Dwight starting a real fire for the sake of training and the staff running around, the audience can envision the adrenaline rush of the characters. Kevin Malone breaking the vending machine for snacks is a notable moment from the scene. The scene’s recent comparison to the year 2020 is also a reason for its high number of views.

1 First Aid Fail (27m views)

The scene is packed with humor – even breaking from the seriousness one would expect from CPR training especially with everyone getting carried away by Stayin’ Alive by Bee Gees – a song that the instructor suggests to help them keep track of timing. When the trainer declares that the person would have died by then, Dwight steps in asking to check for an organ donor card, for which Creed Bratton replies that the person does not have a purse. Dwight then cuts the face off the doll and puts it on his face. When called to interrogate, Michael defends him by saying that is why there is training so that Dwight knows not to cut the face of a real person. 

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