Line #35 Heartwarming/TheOfficeUS


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''"All I know is that every time I've been faced with a tough decision, there's only one thing that outweighs every other concern. One thing that will make you give up on everything you thought you knew. Every instinct. Every rational calculation."'']]
3	[[AC:Season 1]]
4	* "Pilot": When Jim plays the "Encasing Something In Jello" prank on Michael at the end with his "World's Best Boss" mug, it's heavily implied to be revenge for the cruel prank Michael played on Pam earlier in the episode.
5	* "Diversity Day:" After losing out his biggest sale of the year to Dwight, we then see a clip of Pam falling asleep on Jim's shoulder and his reaction to it.
6	-->'''Jim:''' Not a bad day...
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8	[[AC:Season 2]]
9	* In "The Dundies", most of the workers gripe about Michael's annual Dundies awards and the show doesn't go over well, until a couple of patrons near them heckle Michael and throw food at him. Michael dejectedly starts to wrap it up when Pam (very drunk) begs Michael to continue because she hasn't got an award yet and cheers him on, with the rest of the workers following suit, who then get more into the ceremony than before.
10	** In the same episode later on, when it’s announced that Pam has won an award, she is mortified she’ll win “Longest Engagement”, a source of embarrassment. However, when it’s announced she has instead won “Whitest Sneakers”, relief washes over her face, she jumps for joy, hugs Michael, gives a speech, and even kisses Jim!
11	* In "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:
12	-->''(in whispered tones)''
13	-->'''Pam's Mom''': So which one is Jim?
14	-->'''Pam''': Mom!
15	-->'''Pam's Mom''': I just wanted to know.
16	* "Halloween"'s penultimate scene involves Devon storming out of the office after 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.
17	** According to Creator/JennaFischer and Creator/AngelaKinsey (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.
18	* Jim does take the piss a lot, but it's always nice to see how he does stick up for Michael and Dwight on occasion, the 'Closing Ceremonies' at the end of Office Olympics where he gives them the gold and silver medals respectively is arguably the best example of this.
19	** The episode in general is one of the first times we see the office workers truly unwinding, having fun and enjoying each other's company at the workplace.
20	** Also, it's subtle, but throughout it's implied that Jim is making sure that everyone who wants to play gets at least one medal. In addition to Michael and Dwight at the closing ceremony, he also gives Kevin a medal for his M&M eating game that, according to Angela, he was the only one who played.
21	* In "Email Surveillance", everyone has been trying to avoid Michael for the entire episode. Everyone but Michael is invited to a barbecue at Jim's, and his entire improv class goes to a bar without him. He shows up to Jim's barbecue, amid groans. Finally, Jim takes pity on him and joins him in a karaoke version of "Islands in the Stream."
22	** It's also worth noting that ''everyone'' else in the office showed up to Jim's party. Even before Jim misled Dwight to believe it was a surprise party for Michael, it seemed he was still planning on attending.
23	* "Christmas Party" shows us a lot of JerkAss, selfish behavior. 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).
24	* The ending of "Booze Cruise." Michael has spent the whole episode wanting to give a motivational speech to his employees but ends up thrown in the brig (ItMakesSenseInContext). Meanwhile, Jim is depressed about Roy and Pam setting a date for their wedding and admits to Michael that he has feelings for Pam. And Michael gets his chance to give a genuine motivational speech which actually makes Jim feel better.
25	* After Dwight gets concussed in "Injury", Angela is deeply worried but too proud to actually ask for information. Pam picks up on this and, despite their dislike for each other, makes sure to gives updates to other people but within earshot of her. Angela doesn't say anything, but the look on her face clearly shows her gratitude.
26	* The ending of "The Carpet". After the prank in Michael's office, Jim has to move to Kelly's neighboring desk. He spends the rest of the day having to choose to suffer from either Kelly's twittering or the interactions between Pam and Roy. At the end of the day, he goes back to his desk and listens to his messages...and smiles when he finds seven messages from Pam, calling him ''just'' to talk to him. He walks back to his car and leaves, still smiling.
27	* "Valentine's Day". While it's used to contrast Pam hoping for but ultimately receiving nothing from Roy on the holiday, Bob Vance sending Phyllis bouquet upon bouquet (and a ''gigantic'' teddy bear) is very sweet. Also, Dwight agonizing over what to give Angela for their first Valentine's together. He goes so far as to ask Pam for advice, and settles on giving her a key to his house.
28	** In a scene released in the extended cut, Creed gives Meredith a piggyback ride out of the office after she passes out at her desk. %% cant find a source for this; link?
29	* The 'Bring Your Daughter To Work Day' episode, where Michael is initially uncertain about being around the kids the other workers bring in, but then proves capable of keeping them entertained across the whole day and thoroughly enjoys his time with them.
30	** Also from 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day', we learn Michael Scott's goal in life when he was a child.
31	--->'''Young Michael''': I wanna be married and have 100 kids so I can have 100 friends, and no one can say no to being my friend.
32	*** [[MoodWhiplash It's worth noting that the puppet Young Michael was talking to]] [[StunnedSilence looked very taken aback by his response,]] [[FromACertainPointOfView but at least Michael thought it was sweet.]]
33	*** Also quite telling is that none of Michael's colleagues make fun of him after the footage plays, or even press the matter at all, clearly understanding how hurt Michael would be; the [[InnocentlyInsensitive assorted kids]] ''do'', though, pushing it into tearjerker territory as they obliviously point out Michael never achieved his dream.
34	* A bit of a throwaway moment, but seeing Michael helping Carol's kids learn to skate in 'Michael's Birthday' really shows just how much he loves children and how he desires being a father.
35	* 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. Special note goes to Angela, who tells off Michael (and by extension Dwight) for their insensitivity.
36	** Once the results come in and Kevin announces it was negative, everyone -including Michael- congratulates him.
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38	[[AC:Season 3]]
39	* The fact that nobody, sans Angela, in ''2006'' shows any aversion to Oscar for being gay. They make some offensive jokes and giggle about it but nobody shows any actual malice. Even Michael's bigotry about the subject is [[InnocentlyInsensitive completely unintentional.]]
40	* Jim reassuring Michael in "The Convention" that he's a great boss, and he didn't transfer to Stamford because of him.
41	** He ends up reasserting this in "Branch Closing", after the younger, more competent boss in Stamford, Josh, who Jim admired, used Dunder Mifflin's promotion offer as leverage to get a better job at another company, thus putting most of his employees out of work. Jim proceeds to comment in a talking head:
42	--> '''Jim:''' Say what you want about Michael Scott, but he would never do ''that''.
43	** Once Jim explains to Michael that he transferred because of Pam, Michael immediately understands, drops his grudge and even offers to talk to her on his behalf now that she's single. Jim declines but thanks him for offering and tells the others at the party that Michael's his friend.
44	* In "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.
45	** In the same episode, Dwight and Michael drive to the CFO's house to convince him not to close the 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:
46	-->'''Michael:''' All of them. I loved them all. Every single one.
47	* Another hug in the next episode, "The Merger", when Jim finally returns to Scranton. Pam has been acting giddy about it all morning and the look on her face when he walks into the office is priceless. He first tries to make a joke about it ("Hi, I'm Jim... I'm new here") but Pam just [[TheGlomp Glomps]] him.
48	* The end of season's 3 "The Job". In a talking head, Pam expresses her regrets about how it never worked out between her and Jim, but that she's OK with it and that she knows they will still be friends, even if he gets the job in New York City. As she is saying all this, however, we see Jim cancelling the job interview and driving back to Scranton--alone, without Karen. He barges into her talking head interview and asks her out for dinner. Completely surprised, Pam automatically accepts and Jim says it's a date. Cue Pam turning back to the camera, positively ''beaming'' and [[TearsOfJoy with tears in her eyes]].
49	* "Benihana Christmas" has a slew of these. Pam and Karen merging their party with Angela's, allowing her to save face. Angela and Dwight communicating over the walkie talkies he won in the raffle. The Christmas party showing the staff just enjoying each other's company and singing karaoke.
50	* "Back from Vacation": Pam is crying in the hall as she has just helped further Jim and Karen's relationship by talking some sense into Jim. Sure, IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, but it still hurts like hell anyways. Dwight walks in and sees her crying. His first reaction?
51	-->'''Dwight:''' Who did this to you? Where is he?
52	** He then gives her his handkerchief, sits down besides her, and puts his arm around her. It's awkward, his last remark doesn't help ("So you're [=PMS=]ing pretty bad, huh?") but hey, it's the thought that counts.
53	*** YMMV but that last line could be Dwight truly believing that... or telling a very Jim-like joke to make Pam smile. Pam does make a sound that could be crying or could be a laugh.
54	* In "Traveling Salesmen", when Dwight quits Dunder Mifflin, he runs into Jim on the way out. He says nothing, but hugs him tightly.
55	** In the same episode, Angela and Dwight's relationship. Angela is beaming with [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness genuine happiness]], even inviting [[SitcomArchNemesis Pam]] to coffee, and Dwight is willing to throw away the job he loves rather then reveal Angela's mistake with the tax returns. Strange and obnoxious as the pair are, [[BirdsOfAFeather they're undeniably made for each other]].
56	* Special mention has to be made to "Business School", where Pam has spent the entire day at her art show unhappy since no one from the office came to offer strong support for her work (the only familiar faces to show up were Roy and Oscar, the latter of whom criticizes Pam's work with his boyfriend). Enter Michael who, after dealing with the conflicts of Ryan's business class, responds enthusiastically to Pam's work, particularly the drawing of the office building's exterior. He buys it and hangs it up in the office.
57	-->'''Michael''': I am really proud of you.
58	-->(beat)
59	-->'''Pam''': (hugs Michael) Thank you.
60	** One thing that makes it really nice is that Michael has no idea how Pam is feeling. He shows up, takes one look at the art, and starts gushing, asking if he can buy it. The way he behaves makes it clear that he assumes ''everyone'' has been this excited to see her work. He doesn't even know he's making her day.
61	* The ending of "Beach Games". Following a rather awkward scene, the entire cast is singing The Flintstone's theme song. No one seems annoyed, either, they seem like they're genuinely having fun. Even when Michael screams "WILMA!" everyone's just smiling instead of being annoyed.
62	* After hearing about Jim and Pam's kiss, Roy comes into the office to attack Jim, and Dwight sprays him with pepper spray in two seconds flat. After all the pranks Jim is constantly pulling on him, Dwight protects Jim without even thinking. Sure, maybe it was a bit of an overreaction, but it's still fuzzy.
63	* Michael's song parody, "The Diwali Song." The lyrics are mostly dumb, and he's been an insensitive asshole the entire night, but the thought put into it and his passion as he sings (along with Dwight's intense back-up on guitar) show that he really does care about his colleague's holiday. The appreciative response from the crowd shows they know this.
64	* It's a very brief moment, but Pam giving Toby the Dunder-Mifflin robe Dwight had taken away from him earlier, as his Christmas present.
65	* It's a fleeting moment followed by his usual tasteless humor, but when Michael finds out that Phyllis was flashed, his immediate reaction was to ask if she's okay.
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67	[[AC:Season 4]]
68	* When Jim and Pam are forced to admit that they are dating the entire office celebrates, with Andy pumping his fist, Phyllis near tears, and several people clapping. Michael is ecstatic and even Dwight doesn't say a negative word.
69	* The ending of "Dinner Party." After Michael and Jan get into a fight that culminates in her smashing his TV, the cops suggest that he stay with someone else. Dwight, without a second thought, offers to take him home and gently takes him away from his horrible home life.
70	** A deleted scene even shows Dwight further calming Michael by driving him around until he falls asleep.
71	* A moment that goes from TearJerker to funny to this is when Michael, at the end of his rope trying to manage his finances with his unemployed girlfriend and a bad house investment, decides to declare bankruptcy and does so by stepping out of his office and stating "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!" Oscar, one of the accountants, comes in and spends a while trying to help him with his finances.
72	** 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. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther D'awww!]]
73	* Season 4's "The Deposition" is an exercise in CringeComedy. It starts with Jan trying to sue the company for wrongful termination and turns into a HumiliationConga for Michael. Near the end, David Wallace's assessment of Michael for a corporate position is quoted:
74	--> '''Counsel''': Was he in the top five of contenders?
75	--> '''David Wallace''': What do you want me to say? Come on. He's a nice guy. I considered many people.
76	--> '''Counsel''': Was he being seriously considered for the corporate job?
77	--> '''David Wallace''': No.
78	** Ultimately, Michael sides with the company, and afterward Wallace apologizes to Michael for speaking negatively about him, and dragging his personal life into the proceedings. Despite everything...
79	--> '''Michael Scott''': Hey, David?
80	--> '''David Wallace''': Yeah?
81	--> '''Michael Scott''': I think you're a nice guy, too.
82	--> '''David Wallace''': Thanks, Michael.
83	* A small one, but in "Dinner Party", after it's revealed how abusive Jan is to Michael and how terrible his home life is, Jim steals Jan's Hunter CD which she obviously proudly played during the party and plays it in the car at the end to mock Jan. Note that Hunter is Jan's former assistant who Michael is obviously jealous of (which Jan cruelly uses against him). Pam and Jim might not have wanted to attend (and wanted to ditch) the party, but in the end they are still loyal to Michael and are distressed at his situation.
84	* The commercial that Michael produced for the branch; you expected it to be awkward and terrible and it turned out to be much better than the corporate version. Something about the slogan -- "Dunder Mifflin: Limitless paper, in a paperless world" -- seems to perfectly sum up Michael's desperation and forbearance up to that point in the series.
85	* In Season 4 after Andy has started to date Angela, Dwight is crushed and goes and sobs in the stairwell. ''Jim'', who has spent 98% of his time in the office making fun of Dwight, tormenting him, or both, goes in there and tells Dwight the following:
86	--->'''Jim''': Did I ever tell you why I left Scranton? Yeah, I didn't think I had. Well, it was all about Pam. Yeah, I mean, she was with Roy...and I just couldn't take it. I mean, I lost it, Dwight. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't concentrate on anything. And then weird stuff, like, food had no taste. So my solution was to move away. It was awful. And it is something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. And that includes you.
87	** After this, Jim, remembering what it took to get to this point in his relationship with Pam, cuts off her attempt to make dinner plans by giving her a long and passionate kiss.
88	--->'''Pam:''' ''(beaming)'' I'm sure Jim is just really passionate about Italian food.
89	** ...which is followed by Jim's utterly fantastic "I am passionate about Italian food. In fact, I'm in love with Italian food."
90	** Following Jim's talk, Dwight returns to his desk resuming his overbearing personality. Jim is actually pleased at this, realizing that his words really did get through to him. Pam as well smiles seeing this
91	* The heart-to-heart between Michael and Jim at the end of the season 4 episode "Survivor Man".
92	* Jim and Pam's vacation at Schrute Farms, especially the scene that shows Dwight reading Harry Potter to Jim, Pam, and Mose. Pam gives Dwight a good rating for Schrute farms. Despite some weird moments, she and Jim really did enjoy their stay there.
93	* The ending of "Dunder Mifflin Infinity", when Michael watches the rest of the office taking stuff from the opened gift basket with a smile on his face. Accompanying it is a talking head of him musing about how technology will never replace humans and human connections.
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95	[[AC:Season 5]]
96	* At the end of "Weight Loss", Jim proposes to Pam. Even though they said they wouldn't become engaged while living so far apart, Jim states that he just couldn't wait and an overjoyed Pam says yes. When Jim returns to the office, he cannot stop smiling for the entire scene.
97	** Michael's [[TheGlomp reaction]] to the engagement in the next episode is also one of these.
98	* After Michael acts cold toward Holly in "Business Ethics", he ''immediately'' stops being so when one of the other HR Reps acts like a {{Jerkass}} to her. Then, when most of the employees refuse to continue the ethics meeting, it is ''Michael'' who loudly demands that they do and for the rest of the meeting, he doesn't act out. Letting Holly do the meeting her way.
99	* The montage of Michael holding babies in "Baby Shower" might just be [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel the sweetest thing on the planet]].
100	** After Michael tries his hardest to help her, Jan orders him not to date Holly. Michael's response? 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.
101	--->'''Michael:''' I didn't feel much when I held Astrid... but I got a good feeling from Holly.
102	** In the same episode, Jan finally shows some tenderness towards Michael after months of one-sided kindness on his part.
103	** And something else also great? Doing his interview with documentary crew, which was after the {{jerkass}} HR rep talked to Holly, Michael decided to tell her "I told you so" in a funny way, but in a sweet PetTheDog moment, ''he doesn't''.
104	* Really, Michael's relationship with Holly in general. It's nice to see Michael in a genuine, healthy, mutually-loving relationship with someone who shares his sense of humor.
105	* '"Employee Transfer". Michael is deeply depressed after splitting up with Holly. Darryl, who is often enemies with Michael cheers him up by inviting him to sing a blues with him in his car as they travel home. Doubles as TearJerker and Funny (Michael isn't an apt learner when it comes to singing blues - Darryl prompts him to sing about his problems by {{scatting}} a blues lick, but Michael just keeps singing the same riff back to him). Especially heartwarming since, after briefly trying to correct him, Darryl decides to just run with it, because it still seems to be getting his mind off things.
106	* In "Crime-Aid", Bob Vance sets off a bidding war for a single hug from Phyllis, in order to raise money to pay for people's stuff which has been stolen from the office. David Wallace, Dwight, and Andy all join in. Phyllis, who puts up with crap from everyone, including Dwight, just sits with a delighted look her face. Everyone pulling together was terrific, as was Phyllis finally getting a boost for her self-image. It ends with Bob paying $1000 for a hug from his own wife, just to cheer her up and help out the company he shares the building with, so its a CMOA for him as well.
107	** Let's not forget the reason Dwight was bidding for the hug: he realized how much she was trying to help him and it was solely because she wanted to see him happy.
108	* In "Customer Survey," Kelly sabotages Dwight and Jim's customer feedback reports because [[DisproportionateRetribution they didn't come to a party she threw over the summer.]] When they find out, they are, justifiably, outraged. The heartwarming part comes when Michael, rather then fire her, empathizes with her and acknowledges that it really sucks when people don't come to your parties.
109	** He then tells her to fake cry when she leaves to make it look good. Kelly's confident, but she just ends up making herself laugh and Michael can't help but laugh along with her.
110	* Oscar and Andy drunkenly bonding in "Business Trip".
111	* Jim buys a house for him and Pam from his parents. He's anxious about it throughout the episode because he bought it impulsively without consulting Pam first and as he shows her around the house, he's clearly a bit nervous. Pam doesn't say a word as she's shown around until Jim caves in and admits that he might have made a reckless decision and that it's okay if she hates it. He's interrupted by Pam declaring that she loves it and excitedly shouting "You bought me a house!"
112	* When Toby begs Darryl for the last Princess Unicorn doll in "Moroccan Christmas." When he starts to break down you can tell he really does love his daughter.
113	* In "The Duel", Jim drops his prank-playing to actually be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure throughout Dwight and Andy's feud while Michael is away. He keeps them from fighting in the workplace, encourages them to calm down as much as he can and rushes out when he sees Dwight get hit by Andy's car to make sure they're both okay. [[AssholeVictim He doesn't get rewarded for his efforts,]] but it's sweet that he tries.
114	** Also from this episode, Michael cannot stand by once he realises that Andy doesn't know Angela is cheating on him and as hard a time as he has saying it, makes sure to let Andy know that he's getting taken advantage of.
115	* In "Stress Relief: Part 2", Michael is heartbroken by a comedic roast which starts out good-natured and becomes spiteful, leaving him feeling depressed. He spends a day off work in the park throwing bread to pigeons, while everyone in Dunder-Mifflin office feels bad about what they did to Michael. Michael then returns and roasts all his employees with one-liners, and the cameras pay special attention to the mixed looks of horror, offence and pity on their faces...until Michael roasts Stanley, who proceeds to crack up with laughter, and the whole office joins him. Michael smiles and gets his confidence back, telling his employees he's the reason he got into the paper business, and they all applaud him. It's a really touching example of how the employees of the Dunder-Mifflin Scranton branch really do like and care about Michael despite his obnoxiousness and flaws.
116	*** Let's face it, any time that Stanley and Michael get along is nice to see.
117	** This episode also has Pam's parents go through a heartbreaking separation. It's a sad event for Pam and Jim, but what makes it heartwarming is that even though they were the words that made Pam's dad realise he wasn't as close to Pam's mom as they once thought, Jim tried to help by expressing how much he loved Pam, specifically saying that he has never doubted for a moment that she's the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Though Pam goes through a rough time in this episode, she's clearly much more able to handle it because Jim is there for her.
118	---> '''Pam:''' When you're a kid, you assume your parents are soulmates. ''(Smiling)'' My kids are going to be right about that.
119	* In "Golden Ticket," Michael throws Dwight under the bus and frames him as the originator of the Golden Ticket scheme in front of David so that Michael won't lose his job. However, it then turns out that Dunder-Mifflin gained a huge client from it and David praises Dwight in front of the entire office. Michael subtly tries to get Dwight to give him back the credit but Dwight doesn't so then Michael asks Dwight how he thought of it, knowing that Dwight has never seen Willy Wonka. To everyone's surprise, [[FriendshipMoment Jim comes to Dwight's defense, claiming Dwight is the biggest Wonka fan he knows and that he even dressed up as Willy Wonka to pitch the idea.]] Dwight gives a small, surprised smile before everyone in the office backs Jim up and thanks him for his great idea.
120	* In "Two Weeks", Michael is made to leave the office after he quits but he defiantly declares he's going to start his own company with everyone from the office that will join him. Nobody does. Michael leaves dejectedly and it looks like everyone has abandoned him (albeit not without good reason) but then Pam gets to her feet and announces that she's going to go with him. Looking at her face as she walks off with him, it's clear she knows this is an extremely reckless and risky move, but she's still not going to abandon her boss.
121	* In "Dream Team", Michael is a wreck and can't bring himself to get dressed, let alone start up his new independent company that has no prospects. Throughout the episode, Pam does everything a person can do to motivate and support him. She encourages him to keep going and keeps trying to give him a sense of accomplishment. By the end of the episode, their roles reverse. The futility of their efforts has gotten to Pam and she becomes distraught at where she's ended up, but Michael returns the favour and gives her a pep talk into not giving up. It's one of Michael's most sincere and serious moments.
122	---> '''Michael:''' I do my best work when no one believes in me.
123	* "The Michael Scott Paper Company" reveals that despite their previous problems over Angela, Dwight and Andy have become really good friends. However, this episode has them both realise that they're both interested in the new receptionist, Erin. They get a little competitive over their music and singing and it looks like there's about to be [[HereWeGoAgain another love rivalry between them.]] How does it end? Friendship! The two of them get so caught up in singing together that they just enjoy each other's company and forget all about Erin, who leaves the room just looking very confused. They just keep singing and playing until Toby tells them they need to stop.
124	* In '"Cafe Disco"' we see Phyllis confess to Dwight that she thinks Bob might cheat on her with his secretary. Dwight immediately stops what he's doing and gets down on her level to listen to her; the scene ends with them both sharing a laugh as she confesses that her worries sound silly now that she's given voice to them. The next shot we see of them is entering the party room, and Dwight dances with her, despite him saying that normally he wouldn't.
125	** Michael gave up on his titular Cafe Disco, but it ends up working out anyway when Kelly and Erin, while messing around in the middle of cleaning out the room, just start dancing together for fun. A couple of passing Vance guys see them and decide to join in and an office-wide party kicks off from there, turning Michael's plan into an ultimate success.
126	* When Jim and Pam find out that Pam is pregnant in "Company Picnic", and the whole scene is silent but you know what is happening just by their reactions.
127	---> '''Jim:''' Dwight? Send in the subs.
128	** We can't even hear what Jim and Pam are saying, but we don't need to.
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130	[[AC:Season 6]]
131	* In "The Promotion" Jim struggles with telling the office that they won't be getting their pay raises as expected. Locked in Jim's office, Michael steps out and gets a mug with some gin for Jim (together with his own). The lettering: "World's Best Boss".
132	* In "Niagara: Part 2" when Pam accidentally tears her wedding veil, Jim cuts his tie in half so they're "even".
133	** We find out that before the church wedding, Jim and Pam snuck away and got married on the Maid Of The Mist.
134	-->'''Jim:''' I bought the boat tickets the day I saw that Website/YouTube video. The boat was actually plan C. Plan B was the wedding in the church. Plan A was... marrying her a long time ago. [[LoveAtFirstSight Pretty much the first time I saw her.]]
135	* The whole office dancing down the aisle at Jim and Pam's wedding.
136	** There's something oddly sweet about Kevin trying (and failing) to vogue alongside Oscar.
137	** Also the whole office both turning up to and ultimately enjoying the wedding. Jim and Pam were actually surprised that they were all willing to make the long journey and everyone's happy applause to their actual marriage is a delight to see. Michael in particular is beaming happily with TearsOfJoy.
138	* Jim and Pam's conversation at the end of "The Lover". Pam's been taking the news of Michael and her mother hard the whole episode, so Jim cheers her up by both talking about their honeymoon and turning a prank on Dwight into a kind gesture.
139	* Pam sympathising with Andy's loneliness in "Koi Pond" and later becoming a ShipperOnDeck for him and Erin.
140	** Pam also becoming a ShipperOnDeck for Oscar and Mark in "Secret Santa", helping the former talk to the latter.
141	* Michael and later Jim keeping morale high during a worrying time for the company by playing a game in "Murder".
142	* "Scott's Tots" has a bittersweet one. Near the end, Erin tries to cheer Micheal up by telling him of the increased graduation percentage of the class. So even if he failed, he did arguably help the children.
143	** Michael is touched by her telling him this and asks her what her long-term goals are working at DM. She tells him about her hopes of working in accounting and Michael kindly encourages her.
144	* Andy's 12 drummers drumming for Erin's secret Santa gift
145	* The entirety of the episode "The Delivery". Next to "Niagara", this is undoubtedly the most [[TearJerker tear-jerking]], SugarWiki/{{heartwarming\|Moments}} episode of ''The Office''. Seriously, you'll need tissues for this episode.
146	* "New Leads" has an oddly sweet ending for Dwight and Michael. After going to the dump to look for the missing leads, they end up getting into a big fight. Once they cool down and chat about their desolate surroundings, they end up triumphantly returning to the office without the leads, but with a purple beanbag that they proudly declare is only for the two of them.
147	* The [[CannotSpitItOut adorable trainwreck]] that is Andy and Erin's relationship. A couple key examples being Andy successfully asking Erin out in "Murder", only to back out of it later when he believes he mistook her excitement as simply role-playing, and the 12 Days of Christmas presents in "Secret Santa" (which initially go horribly wrong, but end on a very sweet note).
148	--->'''Andy''': "I suppose a gentleman might throw in the towel, at this point. But guess what? Not gonna happen."
149	** Not to mention this scene from Murder, when Pam becomes a ShipperOnDeck for Andrin:
150	---->'''Pam''': "It was fun though because I got to hang out with Andy Bernard. He's really cool."
151	---->'''Erin''': "Yeah, he is!"
152	---->'''Pam''':(surprised) "Yeah, he is."
153	---->'''Erin''': "He's like the coolest person I ever met!"
154	** Andy [[RelationshipUpgrade FINALLY]] asks out Erin in The Delivery and despite her being previously angry at him, she happily and immediately accepts.
155	** 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. It's especially heartwarming when you realize how miserable he was during his relationship with Angela, Erin's polar opposite in terms of warmth and affection.
156	* In "Secretary's Day", after Erin became upset about the reveal of Andy's ex-relationship with Angela, Pam comes to her desk explaining her the past doesn't count in opposite of the present making a reference to her ex fiancée Roy. In a sense Pam's comfort talk parallels with the one Jim gave to Dwight in Season 4 when he was heartbroken about Angela (mentioned above). Then Pam give to her husband a kiss on the cheek as a sign of recognition.
157
158	[[AC:Season 7]]
159	* The ColdOpen of "Nepotism" is largely a CMOF, but there's something sweet about the camaraderie of the whole office doing a lip dub of "Nobody But Me" by the Human Beinz.
160	* The crew of the office cheering up a down Andy at the end of "Andy's Play". They chant for him to sing them a song until he relents with a smile and sings "I Try" to them. Everyone joins in with him but allow him to sing the end of it himself, with a lot of [[ShapedLikeItself Andy-like]] vocalising. Everyone gives him a lot of genuine praise.
161	* In 'Viewing Party' Erin spends the whole episode trying to get Michael to like Gabe. Michael can't understand why it so important to her and when she confronts him, he yells "I'm not your father!" Erin's silence makes it clear that she does indeed consider Michael to be a father-figure, and when Michael realizes this he starts saying typical dad phrases like "go to your room". They are both grinning the whole time and its such a sweet moment for Erin who's an orphan, and Michael who desperately wants family.
162	** Doubles as a Tearjerker for the moment after Michael yells at her. She looks so vulnerable and scared, and if Michael wasn't the type of person he was, it could have gone really badly.
163	* Dwight comforting and bonding with Cece.
164	* What Dwight does in "China": He and Pam are fighting it out as building owner and office manager respectively. Pam realizes she's inevitably going to lose because she is just making things up as she goes along, and breaks down to Jim in the stairwell about how she fails at everything. Suddenly Dwight's assistant delivers her a book of building standards that Dwight has violated, and Pam uses that information to force Dwight to go back on his more draconian policies. Dwight talking heads about how he only capitulated to keep Pam from carrying through on her threats so he can keep leeching off her work. Under this, on screen, we see flashbacks of Dwight seeing the breakdown on the stairs, showing his assistant the law books, and making him give it to Pam so that she would win their fight and feel good about herself. Before he drives away he watches her smile in the rear-view mirror. Could double as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
165	* When Holly returns in "Classy Christmas", she and Michael immediately play off each other with fake accents. The two imitate Clint Eastwood , Curly from ''The Three Stooges'' and Homer & Marge Simpson. Whether intended or not, Michael as Homer and Holly as Marge, winds up foreshadowing [[WackyMarriageProposal what happens later in the season]]
166	* In "The Seminar", Andy holds a business seminar with Phyllis, Dwight, Stanley and Jim as speakers. When Phyllis, Dwight and Stanley pull out because they think there is no money in the customers (Jim pulls out for separate reasons), Andy has to rely on Kevin, Kelly and Creed being willing to replace them. They all do (except for Kelly) a terrible job but it becomes apparent that some of these customers have genuinely good business ideas. Phyllis, Dwight and Stanley try to worm their way back into Andy's good graces to steal the potential clients from him, until Darryl warns him about their real motivations. When it comes time at the end of the seminar for Andy to pitch his business to the customers (he is last on the sales leaderboard and really needs the business), it's Michael that takes him aside and tells him that Kevin, Kelly and Creed believed in him, he believes in him and he should believe in himself and he will stall them until Andy is ready to pitch. He ends up making a couple of sales with the assistance of Michael and Holly in the audience. It's a Crowning Moment of Awesome for both Andy and Michael as a boss.
167	* At one point in "The Search", Dwight calls Pam while he's out looking for Michael. She ask him if he can pick up a couple of things while they're out. At first Dwight brushes it off as unimportant compared to the mission they're on and appears to write the request off, but when Pam apologises and tries to reason that he could have time to do both, Dwight defensively says "Pam, I'm obviously going to get that stuff for you, so shut up!" Rudeness aside, it's quite nice that Dwight seems to think it should be taken for granted, whatever he actually says, that he'll run an errand for Pam if she asks.
168	** Holly proving to be very much on Michael's wavelength after he gets lost in the city; treated as comedy in that Dwight seems to treat this as a skill akin to a detection dog, but she manages to find Michael after the trail runs cold and even cites his reasoning for being up on a high rooftop.
169	* In 'Todd Packer,' Jim and Dwight hatch a plan to get rid of Packer for good by tricking him into thinking he's been given a job by corporate in Talahassee. Michael is outraged when he finds out, is all set to tell Packer the truth...and then Packer makes a fatal mistake by insulting Holly. You can ''see'' the moment when Michael's whole demeanor changes and he shifts into TranquilFury. Michael has blissfully excused his friend's crass behavior for years, but this is one thing that he will ''not'' tolerate.
170	** Also in the episode, Michael defends Packer's behavior to Holly on the grounds that he's the funniest guy he knows. Holly tells Michael that he's ''way'' funnier than Packer is and Michael is completely stunned by this compliment.
171	* In 'Garage Sale', Michael tries to make proposing to Holly a grand romantic gesture and manages to pull it off beautifully; first, he gets her an enormous engagement ring after mistaking the three months salary rule as 3 years. Next, he brings her on a tour of the office building, reminding her of all the milestones they experienced there. Finally, he brings her to the hall that leads to the annex where all of his colleagues are gathered holding candles and he tells her that this is where their love will face it's greatest test. One by one, Jim, Stanley, Oscar, Gabe, Ryan and Angela propose to Holly and she refuses each of them. Then he brings her into the annex which he has filled with candles, gets down on one knee and proposes in a Yoda impression, as a call back to one of their first conversations, while the sprinklers go off, mirroring Jim's proposal. She accepts, again in a Yoda voice. It's especially sweet to see Stanley and Angela, who usually appear to hate Michael the most, participating in his gambit, and being just as happy as everyone else when he succeeds.
172	* In 'Michael's Last Dundies' Michael goes back to the office with Deangelo, upset about a fight he had with Dwight. He finds the rest of the cast in the conference room who then sing him an incredibly sweet re-worked version of 'Seasons of Love' from 'Rent' based around 9986000 minutes; the amount of time Michael has worked at Dunder-Miflin. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}} given some of the lyrics
173	--->'''Everyone except Michael and Deangelo:''' 9986000 minutes, that's like watching Die Hard 80000 times!
174	** Steve Carell 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.
175	* The ending of "Goodbye, Michael". Hell, the entire episode is rather heartwarming.
176	** Jim, who figured out that Michael is leaving for good that day instead of the next, offers to get lunch with him then.
177	--->'''Jim:''' And then tomorrow, I can tell you... what a great boss, you turned out to be. The best boss I ever had.
178	** Dwight is often the JerkAss of the show, but it's occasionally nice to see something nice happen to him. Michael's recommendation letter is not only a nice moment for the audience, but Dwight is clearly affected by it, even as he complains about it being repetitious.
179	--> To Whom it May Concern: The dictionary defines 'superlative' as 'of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme.' I define it as Dwight Schrute. As a sales executive, as a leader, as a man, and as a friend, he is of the highest kind, quality and order: supreme.'
180	** His goodbye to Erin is also particularly meaningful: a kiss on the head, and a promise that she could always call him.
181	** Perhaps the most heartwarming moment in this episode is Michael and Pam's final, inaudible exchange. Jenna Fischer has revealed that she was, in fact, saying goodbye to Steve Carell out of character- and crying for real.
182
183	[[AC:Season 8]]
184	* In "The List", the office spends most of the episode trying to figure out what a list of their names in opposing columns, written by their new CEO, means. When it turns out that he has divided them into 'winners' and 'losers', Andy, in his first show of confidence as manager, writes a new list of their names, explaining to the CEO why each of the 'losers' are winners in his eyes. While we only hear a few, they are all clearly quite touched by what Andy has to say about them.
185	** At the end of the episode, Jim makes his own version of the List and then "accidentally" drops it for Pam to find. It puts her, Cece, and their new baby in the 'Winners' column and just says 'Everything Else' in the 'Losers' column. Pam, with tears in her eyes, says she's going to frame it.
186	* "The Incentive" where Andy is trying to get the office excited about sales, via incentive points. Jokingly, he offers to get his ass tattooed for 5000 points, forgetting the group is allowed to pool their points. In a show of exactly why Scranton has survived after so many company changes, the employees get together and hit their goals in a very short time. At first, they torture Andy with a terrible design, but after Jim reassures him privately that no one expects him to go through with it he puts on a brave face and actually ''does'' go through with the tattoo. [[{{Pun}} In the end]], Andy discovers they got him a design that suits him perfectly. It's an example of what they can do when they all put aside their bickering and work together, and one of few shows of respect for Andy as a boss and as a friend.
187	--> It's a NARD DOG!
188	* In "Garden Party", Andy get chastised by his father for seeking approval. We see that Pam, Jim, Oscar, Darryl, and Erin had been listening into the conversation courtesy of Cece's baby monitor. Oscar and Darryl both confide to the camera that they understand why Andy was so eager for approval all the time. As Andy was about to leave, the other members of the office are sitting in the front lawn of Schrute Farm. Darryl and Oscar convince him to stick around to watch the closing ceremonies with them.
189	* How "Doomsday" is resolved. Dwight refuses to turn off his system that will forward messages to Robert and likely get everybody fired. Andy gathers a few people from the office to go with him to convince Dwight to turn it off. He specifically chooses Pam as one of them because "he likes you". Pam then takes the lead when they get to Dwight's farm and she simply gets everybody to help Dwight out around the farm, enjoy a meal with him and have casual chat with him. Despite Andy's misgivings, they trust Pam's instructions and in the end, it works. Initially baffled to be hosting them, Dwight ends up turning off the machine simply out of a fondness for his colleagues.
190	* Jim and Darryl reassuring Andy that they like having him as a boss in "Gettysburg", pointing out that they'd followed him through a situation they weren't completely comfortable with but they did so because they're willing to be there for him.
191	--> '''Jim:''' You don't have to prove anything. We LIKE you as regional manager.
192	* While the situation between Robert and his wife in "Mrs California" ends up being a tense one, Jim's personal take on working with his wife is still as heartwarming as you'd expect.
193	--> '''Jim:''' To be really honest, my wife works here and I love it! She literally makes me work harder, she makes me smarter, she makes me remember why I'm here... And between us, she's on maternity leave right now and I would love to leave this room and see her face!
194	* In "Pool Party", Dwight spends the episode helping Erin get Andy's attention, flirting and playing with her and almost drowning in the process. In a one-on-one conversation, Dwight asks Andy if he'd mind if Dwight hooked up with her, playing it up to try and make Andy jealous. Andy insists that he doesn't care and Dwight tells Andy, very seriously, "you're an idiot" for not wanting to date Erin.
195	** Erin finding Andy's engagement ring and knowing that it was his because she recognised the family crest. She also apologises to him in case she'd ruined his plans, even though Andy is uncertain about what he even wants to do.
196	* 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 with him while watching TV.
197	** There's a deleted scene where Pam calls Jim's room and learns that Cathy's there. It cuts to the two of them talking about the situation and how they both know what's obviously going on. Pam's trust in Jim never wavers during the conversation, a sweet moment to the strength and trust they have in one another.
198	* Jim, in "Last Day In Florida", decides to do anything that he can to stop Dwight from going into the conference and getting fired. And by that, we mean ''wrestling him'' to the ground and blocking his path outside the room, getting both of them hurt a few times in the process.
199	** The look on Jim's face when he stops at the door at the end of the hallway is heartwarming in itself. He turns and looks over his shoulder and you can feel him realizing he ''really'' does not want Dwight gone. Cue tackle.
200	** And, following that, the moment when Dwight realizes that Jim was telling the truth. He silently returns to the hallway and offers him a hand getting up, and they leave together.
201	** This episode also has Andy learn that Erin is planning to stay in Florida. The moment he hears that, he just stops what he's doing and leaves as abruptly as he can to just go straight to Florida and get her back.
202	* Andy and Erin finally get back together in "Get the Girl". Erin's concern for the family she had been staying with before running after Andy deserves a mention, as does Irene's encouragement to Erin to give him another chance.
203	** From the same episode, Jim holds out longer than anyone else in just blindly accepting Nellie stealing Andy's job by just [[RefugeInAudacity walking into his office and claiming it]] (albeit this may be a little less out of loyalty to Andy and more indignation with the illogical nature of her employment).
204	* "Welcome Party" has Jim and Dwight helping Nellie unpack her boxes and inadvertantly learning about her past difficulties in both her work and her personal life. Jim then spends the rest of the episode doing everything he can to undo the office's prior decision to throw her a really mean-spirited welcome party. Pam also follows his lead on this even though she doesn't understand why.
205	** 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, so YMMV, but it made Erin very happy and got their relationship off to a much better start.
206	* Erin supporting Andy throughout "Angry Andy", helping him calm down to stop him from losing his temper and when he DOES lose his temper later in the episode anyway, she loses her temper with him. Heck, she encourages him to lose it because she can see how much he's struggling to stay calm.
207	--> '''Erin:''' Maybe we'll get sent to anger management together.\
208	'''Andy:''' That would actually be cool, I'd love for you meet some of the guys.
209	** Jim and Pam find a poem Ryan wrote for Kelly in the trash. Whatever was written on it was enough to bring tears out from ''both'' of them.
210	* In "Free Family Portrait Studio", 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.
211	** Andy gets his old job back and is so ready for a satisfying revenge moment, but Nellie convinces him to show mercy on her by quoting ''The Merchant of Venice'' to him.
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213	[[AC:Season 9]]
214	* The fact that Roy turned into a perfect gentleman during his second engagement, taking piano lessons and throwing a beautiful wedding so that he could impress his second fiancé.
215	* "Lice". After all the '''shit''' she has been through, Meredith finally gets the respect she deserves as a single working mom. And that comes from HappilyMarried Pam of all people.
216	* A weird example, but when Angela enlists Dwight's help to get revenge on the man sleeping with her husband ([[DisproportionateRetribution by hiring someone to break his kneecaps]]), Dwight is horrified to find out that Oscar is the intended victim and goes out of his way to save him, even telling the hilariously nervous hired goon, Trevor, that "he's my tribe".
217	** Even after Angela broke his heart, Dwight is still the first person she goes to when she needs help and he is there for her without a moment's hesitation. He calls her by his pet name for her (Monkey) several times, and holds her while she cries.
218	* In "Customer Loyalty", Pam breaks down in tears after a fight with Jim, so the boom mic operator, named Brian, goes to comfort her. And he angrily asks the rest of the documentary crew to turn their equipment off and give Pam time alone to grieve, to which she thanks him for.
219	* In "The Target," Jim spends the entire episode treating Stanley and Phyllis to lunch and complimenting them so they will help him with his clients as he moves to part-time to start work with his new company. At the end of the episode, the two older salespeople laugh and assure him that they were always going to help him.
220	--> '''Phyllis:''' We love you, Jimmy.
221	* Even after years of verbal abuse from them, Kevin still considers Angela and Oscar his friends and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech admonishes Senator Lipton for exploiting them for his political campaign.]]
222	* Darryl goes to interview with Athlead in "Suit Warehouse" and struggles to answer questions. He loses his confidence and wants to give up, saying that he's not qualified to be there because he's just a warehouse manager. The rest of the employees all reassure him and cheer him up, helping him regain his thoughts and ace the rest of the interview, and later is told that he has the job.
223	--> '''Employee #1:''' Darryl, I was a newspaper editor.\
224	'''Employee #2:''' Science teacher. Volleyball coach.\
225	'''Employee #3:''' I work at a home shopping network.\
226	'''Employee #4:''' I’m a laywer. I’m the only one here who can honestly help!\
227	'''Jim:''' And as you know, I'm a paper salesman.
228	* Brian's relationship with Pam. The girl is going through a lot and it's sweet to see that she still has at least one friend to help her keep it together.
229	** 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, the guy who defaced her mural tries to attack her in response to her retaliation, but is stopped by Brian.
230	** In "Couple's Discount" it's revealed that Pam has been hanging out with Brian and they have been breaking down in front of each other and support each other as Pam's life is going crazy while Brian's relationship is going downhill. Jim even realizes that Brian has been there for his wife even more than himself.
231	* In "Moving On", Dwight recruits Angela to help him with his Aunt. The woman is used to being treated like a farm animal, including being hosed off in a pen. Angela loses it on both of them, including knocking Dwight over with a fire hose.
232	--> I'm gonna give your aunt a proper bath and a haircut. Like a lady! And you two are gonna shut up about it. Do you have a bathtub?
233	* After Brian got fired for interfering with the documentary, the rest of the documentary crew decide to do likewise and help Jim perform a romantic gesture to Pam. They've clearly grown fond of them if they're willing to jeopardize their careers.
234	* "Livin' the Dream: Part 1" ends with Dwight finally getting his longed-for Regional Manager position, at least in part due to a recommendation on his behalf from Jim to David Wallace. After the promotion is announced, Jim congratulates Dwight, who thanks him. And what's his first action as Regional Manager? He orders Clark to "get out of Jim's seat" across from Pam. Then he names Jim as Assistant (to the) Regional Manager.
235	** Dwight first tries to make Jim Assistant Regional Manager but Jim refuses, recalling the old joke that Assistant Regional Manager isn't a real job. He says what is a real job is Assistant To The Regional Manager and he would be honored to have that job.
236	** ''Part 2'' has Andy say goodbye via his version of ''"I Will Remember You"''. The song is so touching that some of the employees rethink their opinions of him.
237	* Dwight's proposal to Angela in A.A.R.M. And the scene preceding it, when Jim convinces him to do so.
238	** Dwight, when debating about asking Angela to marry him, goes to Jim who tries to joke around but when Dwight tells him it is serious and he isn't in the mood for jokes (revealing that he knew Jim was goofing around with him) Jim instantly gets serious himself. They then have a conversation with no insults and jokes. From Season 1 where they couldn't stand each other to Season 9 where they treat each other like brothers.
239	** In the same scene, Dwight finds out Philip really is his son. His reaction is just so amazing.
240	** The ending with the cast watching the first episode of the 'documentary'.
241	* In 'Paper Airplanes', just after the Tearjerker that is Pam and Jim being out of sync, Pam rushes after Jim. It takes a while before Jim hugs Pam and refuses to let go of her. They cut from this scene to the wedding, until Pam finally hugs back. Then they say "I love you" at the same time, finally showing they got back into sync after all this time. The next episode shows this sticking - Jim stayed in Scranton for Pam's sake.
242	* In "Livin' the Dream", Angela was evicted from her apartment and had all her cats taken away. She is distraught and without a home. Oscar offers her and her son a place to stay until she gets back on her feet. This is from the man who was having an affair with her then-husband.
243	** While in Oscar's car, Angela tearfully confesses to Oscar that she's still in love with Dwight. Oscar responds by hugging her.
244	* Several in the "Finale" episode:
245	** Michael showing up for Dwight and Angela's wedding to be Dwight's "Bestest Menschen". This time he's finally acting like an adult and Angela - the one who probably disliked him the most - is happy to see him.
246	*** In the run-up to the finale, the show's producers had stated that Steve Carell 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.
247	*** The reveal that he and Holly have several children, which he is so excited about that he owns and pays for two phones just to hold all of the pictures he shows people.
248	*** And let's not forget this beautiful exchange between Dwight and Michael (both of whom are clearly struggling to keep it together) when the latter shows up.
249	--->'''Dwight''': Michael... I can't believe you came.
250	--->'''Michael''': [choking up] That's what she said.
251	** Erin's long lost parents showing up at the panel session. Plus everyone's reaction to this. Phyllis 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.
252	** Dwight and Angela's first dance as a married couple. Angela's [[ItMakesSenseInContext legs are cramped from being stuffed into a car trunk the night before]] so Dwight is holding her off the ground the entire time. Neither seem to care though, because they're both beaming at each other.
253	** Stanley has retired to Florida and carves wooden birds, and it's clear that Phyllis misses her old desk-mate and friend. Later in the episode, Phyllis shows off the little statuette that Stanley carved for her as a gift — a small likeness of Phyllis with bird legs — and by the tone of her voice, you can tell how much it means to her. She even stresses that, buried beneath all the grumpiness, Stanley is really a very kind man.
254	** After struggling for years to find a foster child, Nellie gets Ryan's.
255	** Jim and Pam go into Dwight's office to give their resignations, Dwight immediately cuts them off and fires them. When they try to plead with him not to end things on a sour note, he explains that it's so they would receive severance pay from the company.
256	** Jim's last prank of the series, "Guten Pranken", in which he uses his knowledge of all of Dwight's quirks to give him the best wedding day he possibly can. These include:
257	*** Paying for Dwight to use a bazooka to blow up a car while the gang smoke cigars
258	*** Getting a private room at Dwight's favorite restaurant.
259	*** Getting Mose to accept Dwight is getting married and getting him to help him get Kevin and Dwight talking again
260	*** Stepping down from his position as "Bestest Mensch" so that Michael could take his place.
261	** Toby had it pretty rough in the end, but his spirits pick up a little when the office crowd invite him back to Dunder-Mifflin for one last party.
262	** Andy has been something of a laughingstock since his failed audition at America's Next A Capella Sensation went viral. He seems to be taking things better now, but it's clear that he's still a little fragile when reuniting with his Office mates (for their part, many members of the Office are welcoming to him, with Phyllis giving a huge hug and Jim making him part of Dwight's bachelor party and defending him for a heckler at a bar). During the final panel, it looks like they'll be drawing a small crowd, and Andy - partially thinking it's his fault - goes to tell the manager that they should call it off. The truly heartwarming part comes when he's greeted by an enormous waiting line outside of the auditorium, with everyone shouting "Nard Dog" enthusiastically, raising his spirits immensely.
263	*** A deleted scene shows Andy starting to get emotional while at the panel, only for a heckler in the audience to mock him by asking if he's gonna cry. The rest of the audience immediately shushes this guy. Darryl points out how nice it is.
264	*** A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment has him seen talking with Erin and Pete at the warehouse party. Given how immature and bitter Andy acted when Erin left him for Pete, it’s nice to see that he’s made peace with them and has no hard feelings.
265	** All of the final speeches. By this point, all the characters know that they'll go back to being nobodies the next day and decide to make the most out of their time.
266	** Pam making a huge gesture to Jim, getting help from a realtor to sell their house so that the two of them can move to Austin and he can start working with Athleap.
267	** In a deleted scene, the employees realise that the most senior member of their group is the office plant. They decide to take it out and plant it in the sun, so that it can have the freedom that so many of them have gained.
268	** From the same deleted scene with the plant is a very quick moment of Oscar and Meredith helping Angela down from the reception desk— specifically, Angela putting an arm around Oscar's shoulder, and Oscar wrapping his arm around her waist. They've come a long way from the beginning of the series.
269	** The reveal of why Kevin was so upset at Dwight: it wasn't because Dwight fired him, it was because he thought Dwight didn't like him. Dwight assures him that no, he was fired because he was a horrible accountant. Kevin instantly becomes happy and he and Dwight make up.
270	* Despite not willing to admit it, Dwight does think enough of Jim to be genuinely upset when he leaves in "Dwight Christmas" to the point of cutting his Christmas party short, and is very visibly ecstatic when he returns.
271	* Darryl playing along with Erin after she believes that he must sneak out of the office to go to his job at Athlead, just because it makes her happy. Which includes putting a giant stuffed bear wearing a shirt, called Bear-yl, in his office.
272	* Also in the Finale, most of the opening scenes are this. Jim bikes to work and is completely happy doing so, which creates a contrast between his time in Stamford when he was unhappy doing it. Dwight institutes a sort of Tai-Chi exercise outside in the sun which everyone likes, especially Meredith as she's the only one in exercise clothes and her own yoga mat (this is also great because in the Season 4 episode "the Convict," many workers complained that they never got to go outside), Devon who was fired way back in Season 2 (Halloween) was rehired by Dwight, Oscar is running for State Senate, Kevin now owns a popular bar, and even Andy, who was a butt-monkey for most of Season 9 now has a great job at Cornell.
273	** On the subject of people's dreams coming true, we can't forget Michael. Throughout his run on the show, the one thing that he yearned for above all else was to be a father. In the Finale, it is revealed that he now has several kids with Holly (three with one on the way, per supplementary material on the NBC website)- who have clearly changed him for the better. D'awww!
274	* A.A.R.M. has Darryl saying goodbye to his coworkers just as they requested - in the form of a dance. It's so genuinely charming to see the generally quiet and reserved Darryl cut loose with each member of the office, and even sweeter when you see that each member gets their own personal dance with him (he and Nellie do a PG-grind, he and Toby do the cowboy, he and Oscar do a simple vogue... so on and so forth).

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