History Heartwarming / TheOfficeUS

** According to Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (on their ''Office Ladies'' podcast), Steve Carell was not acting at all in that scene. He was [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel simply being his sweet]], NiceGuy self.

** According to Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (on their ''Office Ladies'' podcast), Steve Carell was not acting in that last scene either. He was [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel simply being his sweet]], NiceGuy self.

* The montage of Michael holding babies in "Baby Shower" might just be [[SweetDreamsFuel the sweetest thing on the planet]].

* In "Baby Shower," after having him try his hardest to help her, Jan orders Michael not to date Holly. Michael's response? [[spoiler:To walk up the stairs, hug Holly warmly, and ask her if she wants to go out. Holly's expression is what does it, really.]]

** [[spoiler: Erin's long lost parents]] showing up at the panel session. Plus [[spoiler: everyone's reaction to this. Phylis was shown to be crying, everyone is seen to be so happy for her. Erin's reaction is to instantly run up and hug them as soon as she figures it out, no words just a hug.]]

*** [[spoiler: Stepping down from his position so that Michael could take his place]]

** According to Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (on their ''Office Ladies'' podcast), Steve Carell was not acting in that last scene either. He was simply being his sweet, NiceGuy self. Talk about SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel!

** According to Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (on their ''Office Ladies'' podcast), Steve Carell was not acting in that last scene either. He was simply being his [[SweetDreamsFuel sweet, NiceGuy self]].

* In third season's "Branch Closing", when everyone in the office learns that they're keeping their jobs because it is the Stamford branch that is closing and not theirs, Kevin and Angela, of all people, immediately hug each other out of relief, with the huge smile on [[PerpetualFrowner Angela's]] face particularly telling.
** In the same episode, Dwight and Michael drive to the CFO's house to convince him not to close Scranton branch. While this act in itself is heartwarming, the real heartwarming moment comes when Michael and Dwight (who have been waiting for the CFO to return home all day) discuss their favorite moments from the office. Dwight's favorites include his first day, his first sale, the basketball game, and Michael driving him to the hospital. Dwight then asks what Michael's favorite moments were:

* In the early S2 episode "Sexual Harassment", Jim feels the usual awkwardness when Pam, Roy, and Pam's mother are together in the office, getting along. After Roy leaves, however, he does overhear one exchange from his desk that gives hope that his feelings for Pam are not as one-sided as it seems to this point in the series:

* "Halloween"'s penultimate scene involves a furious worker storming out of the office out of being fired, with several other workers following him to the bar instead of going to the office Halloween party. In the last scene, we see Michael, visibly upset at home over having to make this decision, before ending on him opening up the door and happily greeting some trick-or-treaters. A more quiet, subdued moment in the show, and one of the first throw-a-bone moments for Michael.

** Their FirstKiss happens when they're out at the dump and Erin gives Andy her coat after he mentions how cold it is, even rubbing him down after putting it over him. Andy calls her the nicest person he's ever met and they kiss.

* "Christmas Party" shows us a lot of JerkAss , selfish behaviour. In particular, Michael hates the present Phyllis gave him: an oven mitt she knitted. Phyllis is dejected through the rest of the gift exchange. When Meredith sees this, she takes the oven mitt during her Yankee Swap. (Of course, it's after the iPod is unavailable, but still).

** In "Vandalism", Pam mentions to be feeling like she is all by herself in the fight whoever messed her mural. The boom guy Brian lightly bumps her in the head. She laughs and says that she is not toally alone, remembering that Brian had been her friend when she was sad. Later in the same episode, a warehouse guy tries to attack her, but is stopped by Brian.

*** [[spoiler: In the run-up to the finale, the show's producers had stated that Steve Carrell would ''not'' be involved at all. His name wasn't even shown in the credits. The writers broke the fourth wall and pranked us all.]]

** Steve Carrell said in a interview he had no idea what the cast was going to sing to him, so his reaction to the song was genuine.

** Later in the episode, after she berates him, Michael runs away. Jan catches up with him and we're treated to the one nice thing she ever says to him on camera. She tells him the company screwed him over and no one, even her family talks to her anymore. Yet Michael was there for her...and that's the kind of guy you stand by in bad times. [[OhLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther D'awww!]]

* Also in 'Michael's Birthday', the entire office - except oblivious Michael and Dwight - are worried and concerned for Kevin, who's waiting for results from a skin cancer biopsy.

** Andy makes a dumb excuse to his girlfriend when he's breaking up with her to cover that he's leaving her for Erin, during which Jessica lists a bunch of mean things Andy had said about Erin before to explain why he wasn't with her. Things are tense between Andy and Erin on the road home afterwards until Andy decides to turn his car around, drive back to Jessica and admit the truth to her, taking back every bad thing he'd said about Erin. Maybe not the nicest thing to do from Jessica's perspective but it made Erin very happy and got their relationship off to a much better start.
* Dwight manages to swipe a DNA sample of Angela's baby Phillip. When Angela finds him waiting for the results, even though it will take at least a day, she sits with him and they hold hands. Then they kiss.

* Cathy's efforts to get Jim to cheat on Pam with her are [[NoSell completely ineffectual.]] He ends up getting Dwight to spray his bed with chemicals (the latter believing there are bugs about) to force her to leave. The episode ends on an even more heartwarming note as Jim then apparently spends the rest of the night in Dwight's room, eating desserts and having honest casual conversation while watching TV.