All-Time Fan Favorite Poll, 2010
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 | 156 comments
Here are the all-time favorite episodes of The Office, as voted by you, the fans!
The poll asked this question:
What are your favorite episodes of
THE OFFICE from Seasons 1-6?
Fans were allowed to choose 1 to 20 episodes.
From September 10-16, 2010, a total of 18,487 votes were cast.
Here are the complete rankings and giveaway winners. Thanks for playing!
All-Time Fan Favorite Poll 2010, complete rankings
- 2.22 Casino Night, 775 votes
- 6.04-05 Niagara, 734 votes
- 2.01 The Dundies, 700 votes
- 2.12 The Injury, 663 votes
- 3.24-25 The Job, 553 votes
- 3.23 Beach Games, 520 votes
- 2.11 Booze Cruise, 515 votes
- 4.13 Dinner Party, 492 votes
- 4.18-19 Goodbye Toby, 437 votes
- 1.02 Diversity Day, 430 votes
- 4.01-02 Fun Run, 414 votes
- 6.17-18 The Delivery, 410 votes
- 2.10 Christmas Party, 391 votes
- 5.01-02 Weight Loss, 383 votes
- 2.03 Office Olympics, 361 votes
- 3.10-11 A Benihana Christmas, 346 votes
- 5.14-15 Stress Relief, 336 votes
- 3.01 Gay Witch Hunt, 329 votes
- 2.20 Drug Testing, 295 votes
- 5.27 Cafe Disco, 295 votes
- 4.07-08 Money, 291 votes
- 6.10 Murder, 288 votes
- 2.04 The Fire, 268 votes
- 5.25 Broke, 263 votes
- 3.14 The Return, 257 votes
- 1.05 Basketball, 240 votes
- 3.13 Traveling Salesmen, 240 votes
- 5.28 Company Picnic, 235 votes
- 1.03 Health Care, 231 votes
- 2.09 Email Surveillance, 231 votes
- 2.07 The Client, 216 votes
- 5.23 Michael Scott Paper Company, 210 votes
- 2.21 Conflict Resolution , 197 votes
- 2.02 Sexual Harassment , 179 votes
- 1.04 The Alliance, 173 votes
- 3.22 Women’s Appreciation, 165 votes
- 4.09 Local Ad , 161 votes
- 3.20 Safety Training, 156 votes
- 2.19 Michael’s Birthday, 150 votes
- 3.08 The Merger, 149 votes
- 2.13 The Secret, 134 votes
- 3.15 Ben Franklin, 132 votes
- 3.21 Product Recall, 128 votes
- 4.10 Branch Wars, 125 votes
- 4.12 The Deposition, 125 votes
- 6.13 Secret Santa 125 votes
- 3.17 Business School, 124 votes
- 5.12 The Duel, 123 votes
- 2.18 Take Your Daughter to Work Day, 118 votes
- 5.07 Customer Survey, 117 votes
- 2.17 Dwight’s Speech, 115 votes
- 4.14 Chair Model, 113 votes
- 3.06 Diwali, 112 votes
- 3.16 Phyllis’ Wedding, 109 votes
- 2.06 The Fight, 108 votes
- 3.05 Initiation, 104 votes
- 3.09 The Convict, 103 votes
- 6.01 Gossip, 101 votes
- 5.19 Golden Ticket , 99 votes
- 5.10 The Surplus, 95 votes
- 3.07 Branch Closing, 95 votes
- 2.05 Halloween, 88 votes
- 5.16 Lecture Circuit, Pt. 1, 86 votes
- 3.04 Grief Counseling, 85 votes
- 5.22 Dream Team, 83 votes
- 6.21 Happy Hour, 82 votes
- 3.02 The Convention, 77 votes
- 3.03 The Coup, 77 votes
- 5.09 Frame Toby, 76 votes
- 2.14 The Carpet, 74 votes
- 3.12 Back From Vacation, 74 votes
- 3.19 The Negotiation, 73 votes
- 4.05-06 Launch Party, 72 votes
- 6.07 The Lover, 70 votes
- 4.16 Did I Stutter?, 69 votes
- 5.24 Heavy Competition , 68 votes
- 2.15 Boys and Girls, 67 votes
- 5.05 Crime Aid, 66 votes
- 4.11 Survivor Man, 64 votes
- 2.08 Performance Review, 61 votes
- 5.11 Moroccan Christmas, 57 votes
- 5.26 Casual Friday, 56 votes
- 1.01 Pilot, 54 votes
- 1.06 Hot Girl, 51 votes
- 3.18 Cocktails, 48 votes
- 4.03-04 Dunder Mifflin Infinity, 47 votes
- 6.08 Koi Pond, 47 votes
- 6.12 Scott’s Tots, 47 votes
- 2.16 Valentine’s Day, 42 votes
- 4.15 Night Out, 41 votes
- 5.08 Business Trip, 40 votes
- 5.21 Two Weeks, 37 votes
- 5.17 Lecture Circuit, Pt. 2, 36 votes
- 6.15 Sabre, 33 votes
- 5.04 Baby Shower, 31 votes
- 6.16 The Manager and the Salesman, 29 votes
- 6.22 Secretary’s Day, 28 votes
- 4.17 Job Fair, 27 votes
- 5.13 Prince Family Paper, 23 votes
- 5.20 New Boss, 22 votes
- 5.18 Blood Drive, 20 votes
- 6.09 Double Date, 19 votes
- 6.19 St. Patrick’s Day, 19 votes
- 6.06 Mafia, 17 votes
- 6.20 New Leads, 17 votes
- 6.26 Whistleblower, 17 votes
- 6.11 Shareholder Meeting, 15 votes
- 6.25 The Chump, 14 votes
- 5.06 Employee Transfer, 11 votes
- 5.03 Business Ethics, 10 votes
- 6.14 The Banker, 10 votes
- 6.24 The Cover-Up, 10 votes
- 6.23 Body Language, 8 votes
- 6.02 The Meeting, 7 votes
- 6.03 The Promotion, 7 votes
Notes on the top 20
- The seasons represented in the Top 20 are Season 2 (7 episodes), Season 3 (4 episodes), Seasons 4 and 5 (each with 3 episodes), Season 6 (2 episodes), and Season 1 (1 episode).
- The writers most represented in the Top 20 are Greg Daniels (5 episodes), Jennifer Celotta (4 episodes), and Mike Schur, Paul Lieberstein, and Mindy Kaling (each with 3 episodes).
- The directors most represented in the Top 20 are Ken Kwapis and Paul Feig (each with 5 episodes), Greg Daniels (3 episodes), and Harold Ramis (2 episodes).
Giveaway winners
Congratulations to bales (129), Anthony C. (4), and ilovetheofficestrikesback (90) — you have each won some Target goodies! I will contact you via email with details.
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I was a late convert to Office fandom (thanks to Netflix & Hulu Plus) and I have to agree with almost all of this list. If I had been around to vote in this poll I think “The Job” would have been my 20th pick. I have watched it many times and I always come back to it. The last 5 minutes make me smile every time no matter how bad my day was. Great performance from Jenna there as well.
[from tanster: welcome to our addiction. :) ]
The top 20 is pretty much perfect. “Nailed it!”
The only thing i’d change is switching out Cafe Disco for Money. But that one’s good too.
The first episode I ever watched was Employee Transfer.
Based on these rankings, it would have been the second worst episode at the time it came out. I’m glad I stuck with it.
(Of course, that episode also became a lot funnier once I got to know the characters.)
Woo! First time ever winning one of these! Thanks Tanster! :-)
I’ve been nursing a bad cold this week, and took advantage of the downtime by watching all my boxed DVD sets in order. Gotta say, this show is oustanding when it comes to continuity, writing, and character development. I didn’t vote, but I agree with the rankings that all the Tallyheads did. It’s great, to me, how the writers continue to throw the viewers surprise twists and turns every season to keep things interesting. Also, the humor/drama really stands the test of time. I’m still laughing, tearing up, etc. as I watch. My all time favorite TV comedy: The Office!!
The last episode I chose as a favorite was “Women’s Appreciation”. It always makes me smile when Michael participates in a little girl talk, and I thought it was sweet how all of the ladies rallied around him with advice about “the Jan situation”. This was also an episode where some of the Pam/Jim/Karen stuff was coming to a head, I always feel so terrible for Pam while she’s watching Karen pick out sexy under-things. So wonderfully torturous.
And of course there’s Dwight and his search for a sexual predator. That looks exactly like him. Love it!
I only chose one episode and it was Stress Relief. The best part of this episode is the CPR training scene in the conference room. Dwight taking the face off the training dummy. Andy singing “Staying Alive” while Kelly dances away. And my favorite part, Creed bursting out “You were in the parking lot earlier, that’s how I know you!”
This hilarious scene, the amazing ‘fire drill’ cold open, the Michael Scott Roast, and guest star Jack Black make this the best office episode to date.
I love the episode “Office Olympics”. It’s the one I show to get my friends and family hooked on the show. Works every time :)
I, like many others, would agree that it was difficult to just pick 20 favorite episodes. My pick for number 20 is “Michael Scott Paper Company”. The moment where Michael stands up to David Wallace and Charles Minor is priceless. Obviously, the “idiot” ring tone takes the cake! lol
My 20th choice was “The Job”. I’ll always love this episode because of the ending. While Pam is talking about her dreams and the situation with Jim, the camera goes to him walking out of the office in New York after turning down Wallace and driving back to Scranton. The second she gets ready to break down and cry, Jim abruptly busts in and asks what we’ve all been waiting for, “Are you free for dinner tonight?”
Beautiful television right there.
My choices are not in any particular order, nor are all my favorites checked. I like bits and pieces from each episode and haven’t seen all of season 6 yet as I just started watching The Office on dvds. Jim & Pam drew me into the program and Michael…what can one say about Michael.
If there has to be a 20 on the list I’d say it would be Did I Stutter? The interaction b/w Stanley, Michael and Toby draws quite an edge. Michael, who hates confrontations, has to finally confront one of his employees and it has to be Stanley. They both learn to yield to each other.
The bottom of my favorite list here is Chair Model. There’s only one reason I checked that episode off.
“When Pam gets Michael’s old chair, I’ll get Pam’s old chair. Then I’ll have two chairs. Only one to go.”
Oh Creed. What are you up to.
I chose Cafe Disco because, while there were other episodes I may have enjoyed more plotwise, it was a nice all-cast showcase episode. Also, it introduced me to The Blam’s “Various Disgraces”. Dwight was right! The song is excellent.
Secretary’s Day would have been my lowest favorite because it wasn’t a Jim/Pam romance storyline. I liked it the best from this last season because finally it was more like the first/second seasons when all the characters were part of the storyline. We got our Season 6 DVD last week and spent all weekend rewatching the shows and they were great watching back to back!
I don’t want to be all sappy, but my 20th pick was “Traveling Salesmen.” While I love the humor, what always stood out to me was the character development. Dwight went from the office weirdo to a man who for once put the feelings of another above his own well being and desires; in turn we also were able to witness these great interactions between everyone that showed how much more than just office mates these people were, how Jim, Pam, Angela and Michael were so affected by Dwight’s resignation.
On another note, when Dwight said “that’s what she said” and Michael replied with “Don’t you dare,” it was classic.
“It has a very oaky afterbirth”
-Michael; Dinner Party
honestly not sure which one is my “20th” favorite, but one of my all time favorites is “Traveling Salesman/The Return.” the cell phone in the ceiling is one of Jim’s best pranks ever! and I loved that Karen opted out of helping Jim, but Pam was in, creating the classic JAM chemistry that I had been missing.
“I think we broke his brain.” – Pam
“*laugh*” – Jim
*in sombreros…..* classic.
“The Surplus” completed my list of top 20 episodes. I could not leave it off the list simply because this episode has exceptional and creative dialogue. One of my favorite exchanges in the series is when they are trying to explain the idea of a surplus to Michael in terms of a lemonade stand. “Why don’t you explain this to me like I’m five.”
I chose “Diwali” as my 20th favorite. The perfect combination of classic Office awkwardness (Michael’s proposal to Carol, his attempt to kiss Pam), JAM angst (the unanswered text message…ugh!), and SINGING (Jim & Andy doing the Indigo Girls…well, not literally; Michael’s Diwali song a-la Adam Sandler). I especially love that moment when Roy walks in, sees Pam dancing, happily, without him, and the way that Beyonce song is perfectly in sync with the scene…”Cuz your love got the best of me
and baby you’re making a fool of me.” Gah! A classic.
Wow! I didn’t realize it would be SO difficult to choose! The 20th episode I ended up selecting was “Product Recall”. The main reason I chose this one was because of Creed. We get subplots involving him so infrequently, that it is a real treat when we do. I love the one in this episode where he ends up getting a woman at the paper plant fired while trying to cover up the fact that he didn’t do his job, and then brings around a card for her, but pockets the collection money! I also loved seeing all of the “musically inclined” characters get together to write the jingle.