The Office: 9 Things That Keep Fans Up At Night, According To Reddit

With every rewatch of The Office, fans come to new realizations and questions. There are things that viewers didn’t think about during their first few rewatches but suddenly think of them in times when the show isn’t even on, like in the middle of the night.  

Some realizations and findings are so surprising that they keep fans up at night. From Jim’s heavy clothes during the weigh-in on ‘Weight Loss’ to Dunder Mifflin’s lawyers not using the documentary footage as proof of her romance with Michael, Reddit shared plot holes and small moments that haunt them in the middle of the night.

9 Jim Weighed Himself In Sopping Wet Clothes

In ‘Weight Loss,’ Dunder Mifflin was trying to promote a healthy lifestyle by creating a competition among branches to see who lost the most weight. Michael and Holly really wanted Scranton to win and begged everyone to do their best to lose weight. Everyone took it seriously but Jim.

At the end of the day, the Scranton branch had one more weigh-in but they couldn’t find Jim. By the time he showed up, he was in sopping wet clothes that most likely added more weight to him thus increasing the scale. This obvious thought went unnoticed by the branch but not by Reddit user Randys_Gut. However, they would probably agree that this was one of the best episodes on The Office as it saw Jim and Pam get engaged.

8 Why Didn’t The Couple At Benihana Switch Seats?

In ‘A Benihana Christmas,’ a heartbroken Michael goes to Benihana for dinner with Andy, Jim, and Dwight. Jim and Dwight typically join forces when Michael is in need but this was one of those instances where Jim let Dwight suffer.

Instead of sitting next to Jim, there was another couple dining that filled that spot. Dwight tried getting around the couple but they wouldn’t budge. Throughout the dinner, Dwight tried his best to hear what the group was saying but Reddit user Vortiguyy still can’t get over that the couple didn’t switch spots with Dwight so that he could join his friends.

7 Pam Should Have Left When She Found Out She Was In The Wrong Class

Was there anything more annoying than when Pam realized she was in the wrong art class and her teacher wouldn’t let her leave? The fact that Pam didn’t speak her truth and tell her professor the real reason why she was leaving keeps some fans, such as Reddit user dradonia, up at night. Instead, she missed the first day of her real first-class and suffered through a class that was pointless.

6 Jim Could Have Explained Dwight & Michael’s Behavior To Karen

In ‘Branch Wars,’ Jim found himself in a strange predicament when Dwight and Michael tricked him into going on a road trip to the Utica branch to steal something from Karen after she tried poaching Stanley from them. To make matters worse, they dressed in silly disguises.

At this moment, Karen was an underrated character by how strong she was when she found out what was going on. But instead of Jim having a civil conversation with her about Michael and Dwight tricking him, he panicked and said nonsense. Karen knew Michael and Dwight well enough that she would have understood where Jim was coming from, but nope. He kept his mouth shut, which still bothers Reddit user DJEsalts13.

5 The Deposition Could Have Used Documentary Footage

Not too many fans felt that these two belonged together but Jan and Michel did make some of The Office’s funniest episodes together. In a not-so-funny episode, however, Jan needed Michael to go to court with her and vouge for her professionalism as well as their relationship.

The lawyers needed to know for sure when Jan and Michael first started dating. However, there’s a small question that keeps Reddit fans awake at night: why didn’t the company and its lawyers use the documentary crew’s footage to make their point? Why rely on Jan and Michael’s words when the truth is recorded?

4 Why Did Creed Need Three Chairs?

It’s rare that The Office’s Creed makes sense. His entire personality and identity appear to be fraudulent and no one knows what’s real and what’s fake.

In one episode, Pam is rooting for Michael to get the office new chairs, as the ones they had were old. Creed is shown doing a quick interview, where he tells the cameras that all he needs is one more chair. However, the reason for having three chairs is never revealed. Not having Creed’s reason for needing three chairs keeps some Reddit fans, such as luvxy0, awake at night.

3 Was Pam Really Good At Volleyball Or Not?

In ‘Job Fair,’ Michael, Pam, and Oscar went to a local high school to grab a few interns for Dunder Mifflin’s new summer program. The high school they were at ended up being the same high school that Pam went to. Being back in that gym made Pam feel a lot of feelings, like the time she tried to get out of playing volleyball.

Oddly enough, in ‘Company Picnic,’ Pam was amazing at volleyball and admitted that she played in high school and college. It makes no sense to The Office fans that Pam would ditch volleyball in high school when she was actually on the team and later played at a high level. It’s something that’s hard to let go of for Reddit user Forssam.

2 No One Ever Called Erin ‘Kelly’

When Erin first starts working as a secretary for the Scranton branch, Charles Miner was the interim regional manager in charge until they hired someone else. At the time, Erin’s name was Kelly, which confused Kelly Kapoor. To ignore the confusion, Erin asked Charles if he could call her by her middle name, Erin.

But even when Charles left, Erin continued going by that name and never introduced herself as Kelly to knew people. Even her boyfriends called her Erin. The oddity of it all bothers Reddit user catapolana because her subtle name change was never brought up again.

1 There’s Never An Explanation For The Diaper Mix-Up

When Angela has her baby, Dwight had a sneaking suspicion that he was the boy’s father. To find out the truth, he took one of the diapers out of the trash (after Angela changed him on picture day) and brought it to the lab to know the truth. Shockingly, the results stated that Dwight wasn’t the father.

Yet oddly enough, Angela tells Dwight in season 9 that he is, in fact, the father. But if that’s the case then why did the results come back negative? Some fans suspect that Dwight accidentally grabbed Jim and Pam’s baby diaper instead of Philip’s, but it’s something Reddit user Kemosabi420 wants an answer to.

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