The Office Fan Tours, Scranton
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 | 98 commentsWhen I got off the bus at Poor Richard’s and started walking across the parking lot, a women driving a carload of kids crossed my path and stopped. She rolled down the window, pointed at the bus, and asked, “What tour is that?” I replied, “oh, this is The Office Fan Tour. Do you watch ‘The Office’?”
She got really excited and said, “Yes! Our whole family does!” I said, “Well if you wait for just a second, Bob Vance will be getting off the bus.” Her eyes grew big and she replied, “Get OUT! No way! Really?!” I laughed.
Bobby Ray got off the bus and I motioned for him to come over to the car. He shook the woman’s hand and had a little conversation, and then she and her kids were happily on their way.
Bumping into Office fans in Scranton is the Greatest. Thing. Ever.
At Poor Richard’s, Bobby Ray signing a namesake BVVR magnet. That’s Tim standing next to him, one of the tour’s organizers. Tim did an awesome job of managing the tour!
Bobby Ray behind the Poor Richard’s bar.
We handed out prizes to the egg race and trivia contest winners at Poor Richard’s. All the prizes I brought with me went to good homes! (Thanks again to the NBC Store for sending me so many goodies!)
Jonathan, Egg Race #1 winner, won an Angela bobblehead.
Chris, Egg Race #2 winner, won a Creed bobblehead.
Chris, trivia contest winner, won The Office board game.
Here I am with Tucker and Andrea, from the tour team. I can’t praise enough all the people involved with the tour that day — Tim, Tucker, Andrea, Emily, Colin, and Colin — a big THANK YOU to all of you for putting together such a fun tour for fans!
And of course, it was such a treat meeting so many Tallyheads! What a perfect place to have a party. :)
After the tour ended around 4pm, Sandy and I returned to the hotel for a short cat nap and then got to attend a little lake party. I also got to watch the filming of an interview Bob Vance (not Bobby Ray, but Bob Vance) did with a local “green living” website. I’ll post it as soon as it’s up!
One final photo: the view from our room at the Lackawanna Radisson.
Time traveling to and from Scranton: 24 hours.
Time actually spent in Scranton: 24 hours.
Time hanging out with Office fans: Priceless. :)
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If I win “The Office Fan Tour Giveaway”, I would be most excited about seeing Lake Scranton because I love mother nature and its now a tourist location made possible by…my favorite actor B.J. Novak!
ohmigod. i am so pumped about this! i know im just a teen, but if i won the ‘Office Fan Tour Giveaway’, it would be the highlight of my life! you have no idea :) id love to visit everywhere the tour goes and more!
If my fiance and I were to win “The Office Fan Tour Giveaway” it would be a great early honeymoon for us (we get married in July). The sight we’re most excited to see is COOPERS Restaurant which is ironic because my fiance is allergic to shellfish. Please pick us, we’re the LATINO version of Jim & Pam :)
For The Office Fan Tour Giveaway, I’d want to visit Lake Scranton to see if I could find Andy floating in it.
If I won The Office Fan Tour Giveaway, I would find the Chili’s restaurant closest to Scranton, then proceed to ask them all about the Dundie awards ceremonies, including a certain crazy receptionist. I would also bring my Dundie with me so my sister and I could act out part of the awards episode – and sing the baby back ribs song. (Is it bad that it would be a dream come true if we were banned for life?) And for those wondering about more “official” Scranton landmarks, I’d make my own drive-by opening credit video sequence for good measure.
I would like to have a beer at Poor Richard’s if I won the Office Fan Tour Giveaway!
If I won The Office Fan Tour Giveaway I would like to see Lake Wallenpaupack because my favorite episode was the Booze Cruise!
I would love to visit Poor Richard’s, and then have my best friend’s bachelorette party there, the attendants are all office fans!
If I win The Office Fan Tour Giveaway, the landmark I most want to see is the “Electric City” sign, WHAT? The “Electric City” sign! WHAT? The “Electric City” sign!!
The landmark I’d most like to see is Poor Richards…because the duck in the vending machine is so cute. I wonder if they have another.
If I won the tickets from The Office Fan Tour Giveaway I’d like to go to Steamtown Mall.
…because I do have some things to return in the trunk of my car.
The landmark I’d most be excited for is Poor Richard’s, because it seems to be the most referenced. Who wouldn’t want to hang out where “The Office” gang do? I probably won’t win The Office Fan Tour Giveaway but a girl’s gotta dream.
I’d consider myself lucky to win “The Office Fan Tour Giveaway” because it would mean…a day or two out of my OWN office! :) I’d most like to see the Steamtown Mall, because what girl wouldn’t love to shop in the fashion capital of the USA – Scranton, PA!
If I won the “Office Fan Tour Giveaway” I would be most excited to visit Poor Richards. It seems like it would actually be a fun place I would frequent if I lived in Scranton. I mean, I’m no Meredith, but I’m just saying.
Winning “The Office Fan Tour Giveaway” would be a dream come true! I’m most excited about visiting Cooper’s. The beet salad sounds a little scary, but I would love to try it just to say I have.
If I won the Office Fan Tour Giveaway, I would want to visit Poor Richards because of all the great episodes tied to that place, and most especially, because that’s where we got to see Possessive Jim come out when the bartender tried to put the moves on Pam in Season 4 Local Ad.
If I won “The Office Fan Tour Giveaway” and I got to visit Scranton, I would love to go to Lake Wallenpaupack. I don’t know if there are booze cruises on it, but if there are it would be pretty awesome to go on one.
This is a really hard question because I would be really excited if I saw got to go see the landmarks of Scranton. I would probably have to pick Poor Richard’s because it is referenced the most. Hopefully I will be able to have as good a time as the characters from the show.
If I won, I’d be most interested to see Lake Scranton because it’s the primary setting for one of my favorite episodes (“Beach Games”) and I’d probably bring my GPS to see how on Earth Michael ended up turning his Sebring into it, when there is CLEARLY not a road there.
If I won the “Office Fan Tour Giveaway” I would want to visit Poor Richards Pub the most. Maybe i’ll be luck and win a yellow duck for pam ;) I have been dying to take the office tour!