The Office All-Time Fan Favorite Poll, 2011

Saturday, September 24th, 2011 | 107 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 1-7?

Fans were allowed to choose 1 to 20 episodes.

From September 15-22, 2011, a total of 11,590 votes were cast.

Here are the complete rankings and giveaway winners. Thanks for playing!

All-Time Fan Favorite Poll 2011, complete rankings

1. 2.22 Casino Night, 455 votes
2. 2.01 The Dundies, 408 votes
3. 6.04-05 Niagara, 408 votes
4. 7.22 Goodbye, Michael, 403 votes
5. 2.12 The Injury, 376 votes
6. 4.13 Dinner Party, 320 votes
7. 3.23 Beach Games, 318 votes
8. 2.11 Booze Cruise, 302 votes
9. 3.24-25 The Job, 292 votes
10. 4.01-02 Fun Run, 274 votes
11. 4.18-19 Goodbye Toby, 273 votes
12. 5.14-15 Stress Relief, 237 votes
13. 1.02 Diversity Day, 218 votes
14. 2.10 Christmas Party, 215 votes
15. 2.03 Office Olympics, 209 votes
16. 5.01-02 Weight Loss, 206 votes
17. 3.01 Gay Witch Hunt, 203 votes
18. 3.10-11 A Benihana Christmas, 202 votes
19. 7.17 Threat Level Midnight, 193 votes
20. 2.20 Drug Testing, 182 votes
21. 5.27 Café Disco, 181 votes
22. 7.24 Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting Manager), 177 votes
23. 6.10 Murder, 173 votes
24. 2.04 The Fire, 158 votes
25. 6.17-18 The Delivery, 158 votes
26. 2.09 Email Surveillance, 147 votes
27. 5.25 Broke, 145 votes
28. 7.19 Garage Sale, 144 votes
29. 4.07-08 Money, 139 votes
30. 1.05 Basketball, 136 votes
31. 3.14 The Return, 131 votes
32. 3.13 Traveling Salesmen, 129 votes
33. 5.23 Michael Scott Paper Company, 125 votes
34. 2.07 The Client, 124 votes
35. 7.11-12 Classy Christmas, 123 votes
36. 7.21 Michael’s Last Dundies, 116 votes
37. 5.28 Company Picnic, 115 votes
38. 1.03 Health Care, 109 votes
39. 2.21 Conflict Resolution, 109 votes
40. 7.03 Andy’s Play, 108 votes
41. 3.22 Women’s Appreciation, 107 votes
42. 2.19 Michael’s Birthday, 105 votes
43. 3.08 The Merger, 100 votes
44. 2.17 Dwight’s Speech, 95 votes
45. 2.13 The Secret, 92 votes
46. 3.15 Ben Franklin, 88 votes
47. 1.04 The Alliance, 87 votes
48. 4.09 Local Ad, 86 votes
49. 3.09 The Convict, 83 votes
50. 2.02 Sexual Harassment, 82 votes
51. 3.20 Safety Training, 80 votes
52. 3.16 Phyllis’ Wedding, 78 votes
53. 2.06 The Fight, 77 votes
54. 5.19 Golden Ticket, 77 votes
55. 3.21 Product Recall, 75 votes
56. 6.13 Secret Santa, 75 votes
57. 4.12 The Deposition, 74 votes
58. 4.10 Branch Wars, 72 votes
59. 3.06 Diwali, 66 votes
60. 3.17 Business School, 65 votes
61. 2.18 Take Your Daughter to Work Day, 64 votes
62. 3.07 Branch Closing, 63 votes
63. 4.14 Chair Model, 62 votes
64. 5.12 The Duel, 60 votes
65. 2.05 Halloween, 58 votes
66. 4.16 Did I Stutter?, 58 votes
67. 7.16 PDA, 57 votes
68. 6.01 Gossip, 56 votes
69. 3.19 The Negotiation, 53 votes
70. 5.09 Frame Toby, 52 votes
71. 3.04 Grief Counseling, 51 votes
72. 3.12 Back From Vacation, 51 votes
73. 4.05-06 Launch Party, 51 votes
74. 5.07 Customer Survey, 51 votes
75. 7.06 Costume Contest, 51 votes
76. 3.02 The Convention, 50 votes
77. 5.10 The Surplus, 49 votes
78. 3.05 Initiation, 48 votes
79. 7.10 China, 47 votes
80. 6.21 Happy Hour, 46 votes
81. 2.14 The Carpet, 44 votes
82. 5.22 Dream Team, 43 votes
83. 7.25-26 Search Committee, 43 votes
84. 3.03 The Coup, 42 votes
85. 6.07 The Lover, 35 votes
86. 5.16 Lecture Circuit, Pt. 1, 29 votes
87. 7.15 The Search, 24 votes
88. 7.08 Viewing Party, 22 votes
89. 7.01 Nepotism, 19 votes
90. 7.04 Sex Ed, 18 votes
91. 7.23 The Inner Circle, 17 votes
92. 7.02 Counseling, 16 votes
93. 7.09 WUPHF.COM, 14 votes
94. 7.13 Ultimatum, 14 votes
95. 7.05 The Sting, 7 votes
96. 7.18 Todd Packer, 7 votes
97. 7.20 Training Day, 6 votes
98. 7.07 Christening, 4 votes
99. 7.14 The Seminar, 3 votes

IMPORTANT NOTE: not all episodes were available in the poll. I can only enter 99 choices in a poll, so I omitted the bottom 40 episodes from the All-Time Fan Favorite Poll 2010 in order to accommodate all Season 7 episodes. Not a perfect system, but there you go.

Notes on the top 20

• The seasons represented in the Top 20 are Season 2 (7 episodes); Season 3 (4 episodes); Season 4 (3 episodes); Seasons 5 and 7 (each with 2 episodes); and Seasons 1 and 6 (each with 1 episode).
• The writers represented in the Top 20 are Greg Daniels (6 episodes); Jennifer Celotta (4 episodes); Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, and Michael Schur (each with 3 episodes); Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky, and B.J. Novak (each with 2 episodes); and Steve Carell (1 episode).
• The directors represented in the Top 20 are Paul Feig (6 episodes); Ken Kwapis (5 episodes); Greg Daniels (3 episodes); Harold Ramis (2 episodes); and Jeffrey Blitz, Tucker Gates, Bryan Gordon, and Charles McDougall (each with 1 episode).

Giveaway winners

Congratulations to DJ Jazzy Flax (39), NatalieH (82), and Jamie A. (88) — you have each won some Target goodies! I will contact you via email with details.

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1. 
   107. Johnny  Sun. Oct. 2, 2011 | 8:49am

   You guys should do a point weighting system this year. Maybe make a top 5 or 3 because if you weight the 2nd and 3rd one, you get a better and more accurate feel of what everyone’s favorite episodes are.

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   106. soup snake  Tue. Sep. 27, 2011 | 6:25pm

   I would’ve liked to see “Goodbye Michael” come out on top. Why is everyone so in love with “Casino Night?” Is it because Jim finally revealed his true feelings for Pam? I love the episode too, but I don’t think it deserves to be #1 over an episode where we see the great Michael Scott leave Dunder Mifflin forever . . oh well. I’m a bit surprised “The Dundies” came in at number two. That’s definitely one of my favorite episodes, but it’s not my number two. I think “The Search”, “Training Day”, “Ultimatum”, and “The Sting” should’ve been ranked higher. I loved “Ultimatum!” Hilarious episodes made it in the top 20 so I’m happy with that.

3. 
   105. Marie  Tue. Sep. 27, 2011 | 1:28am

   15/20 of my favourites were in the top 20! :) but seriously,it was hard to not pick more. i could have added at least 20 more episodes to my list this time around.. there are so many excellent (and epic) episodes!

4. 
   104. Roy's Mugshot  Sun. Sep. 25, 2011 | 4:31pm

   Thank goodness Casino Night landed in its rightful spot on top. A little surprised, but not disappointed The Dundies ended up #2. Sure wish we could have lost a few of those Season 7 episodes at the bottom for more from Seasons 2,3,4 and 5.

5. 
   103. Michelle  Sun. Sep. 25, 2011 | 4:17pm

   The Merger, hands down. Actually all of season 3 is definitely my favorite.

6. 
   102. remember to call  Sun. Sep. 25, 2011 | 3:57am

   Well deserved place for Goodbye Michael, although Casino Night is not the best. Top 5, probably, Top 10, definitely, but not the best. I would rank Niagara first, Stress Relief second, Product Recall third. The fact that Product Recall, in all its Bears-Beets-Battlestar Galactica glory, is ranked 55th is just wrong. The Dundies, The Injury, Goodbye Michael, The Job, Casino Night, and Goodbye Toby are also locks for my Top 10. Money, Women’s Appreciation, Secret Santa (another one way too low on the list), Safety Training, Office Olympics, Fun Run, Benihana Christmas, Gay Witch Hunt, and The Client compete for that last spot.

7. 
   101. the zoppity  Sat. Sep. 24, 2011 | 8:59pm

   Phyllis’ Wedding better than China, Grief Counseling, Business School, and Branch Wars? Nope.

8. 
   100. Angie  Sat. Sep. 24, 2011 | 1:58pm

   Yay Casino Night! I think that episode is pretty much untouchable.

9. 
   99. JimisBigBird  Sat. Sep. 24, 2011 | 1:40pm

   Wow, this turned out quite a bit different than i imagined. Some episodes in the top 20 i expected, others not so much.

   But i am very happy Casino Night came in 1st, where it belongs. And Niagara! Interesting how the Dundies snuck on up there. I think Michael’s Last Dundies probably made everybody’s love of that one resurface.

10. 
    98. TheOriginalMichele  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 10:46am

    20th favorite episode? “Money” just for the line “I declare bankruptcy!!!!!!” alone.

11. 
    97. Sara  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 10:28am

    The last of my picks is Niagara. It’s a really great episode but the bit with Kevin and his shoes just seems over the top!

12. 
    96. Michael McFadden  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 10:20am

    I really hope season 2 and 3 fill up the majority of the votes for the all time best episodes. Season 4 and parts of five were still classic office but it completely when down hill in season 6. Anyways, I hope either Casino Night or The Injury get the top spot. It’s an amazing episode and I still miss the classic office feel.

13. 
    95. Heffernan  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 10:15am

    The last episode I chose was “Money”. It has one of the funniest lines in Office history (I… DECLARE… BANKRUPTCY!) plus a ton of other great moments like the ‘Who Vs. Whom’ debate, Jan throwing her keys at Oscar like he is a valet. plus “due to Michael’s clever financial maneuvering, he finds himself tremendously in debt.” all around GREAT episode.

14. 
    94. JMJ  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 5:29am

    I picked Dwight K Schrute, Acting Manager as my 20th favorite. Most of the episodes I picked were classic old school Office from season 1-4. This episode squeezed onto the list because just when I thought the Office might not make it without Steve Carell, they throw this episode out there and made me remember just how awesome The Office is.

15. 
    93. John  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 1:07am

    I chose “Inner Circle” as my 20th. My Top 19 were either the one I thought to be funny or where Michael showed us his more “human side”.

    I held my 20th to a different standard. That is, one that has me a little scared, because it was the start of a new era, but gave me relief because it turned out to be fine. Gives me hope for the future.

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    92. soup snake  Thu. Sep. 22, 2011 | 12:10am

    I was bummed to see some of my favorite episodes from season five not make it on the poll. I really loved “Crime Aid” and “Business Ethics.” I can’t believe they were in the bottom 40. My 20th favorite episode was “Goodbye Michael.” The episode was just brilliant. It had funny moments and sad moments. There were so many memorable moments. It had everything a perfect hour of television would need. I cried every time I watched it and it’s an episode I will always remember.

17. 
    91. Rohan  Wed. Sep. 21, 2011 | 9:29pm

    My favorite episode was safety training! I just find it funny how dispute keeps doing so many stupid things but really suffers no repercussions. It also has a ton of hilarious highlights like when Michael says “Stanley you can’t die! The president is black!” or when Andy starts singing “staying alive” while they’re doing CPR training! So many laughs!

18. 
    90. Meredith  Wed. Sep. 21, 2011 | 9:24pm

    I didn’t go in any particular order, but one of my all-time favorites is Dinner Party. I laugh so hard throughout the entire episode every time I watch it. I particularly love the parts when Jan plays “That One Night,” they go in Jan’s candle room(the whole tour really), and of course the fight! Classic episode.

19. 
    89. lauren  Wed. Sep. 21, 2011 | 9:14pm

    It was simple! I gave my last pick to “Dinner Party”. It was absolutely perfect. It had the perfect dynamics and just watching Michael finally have dinner with Jim and Pam and watching how awkward everyone was together was just amazing. Love every character in this episode.

20. 
    88. Tim  Wed. Sep. 21, 2011 | 8:58pm

    My 20th favorite episode is “The Sting.” It shows Dwight, Jim, and Michael all in their best showings. It also let’s us see their classic antics together. Over all, the sting is a newer episode with a season one or two feel and let’s us enjoy the office with an original office feel.

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