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"We are warriors! Salesmen of north-eastern Pennsylvania, I ask you once more: Rise and be worthy of this historical hour!"
Season 1

  • Before the massive Flanderization that would overtake her character, Kelly gets an awesome moment when she slaps Michael after he makes a racist impression of an Indian shop owner during his horrendous attempt at diversity training.

Season 2

  • In "The Client", Michael Scott manages to completely blow Jan's expectations away by attracting another client to Dunder-Mifflin. Keep in mind that this is the first moment in the entire series to depict Michael as a competent businessman.
    • This becomes even more awesome in hindsight when you remember he does so by being exactly the same bumbling, rambling borderline-incoherent Michael he is normally.
      • To go into more detail Jan had set up the meeting to be short and quick at a fancy hotel restaurant but Michael changed it to a Chilli's. He tells jokes and sings the Baby Back Ribs song with the client and the meeting goes on for hours. But towards the end, when the client has loosened up, Michael begins talking about living in the town, growing up there, and what big chains do to home town companies. You can see the light bulb turning on in Jan's head as she realizes that everything Michael did was designed to get the client to be relaxed and open to Michael's pitch and in the end he closes the deal.
      • What really steals the scene is Jan’s reaction in the end. The whole show she has treated Michael like a large, incoherent child and shown him almost no respect. However, when she finally wised up to what he’s doing, she tries to jump in and help, Michael immediately yet politely shuts her down. When the sale goes through, she is so impressed by him she doesn’t even TRY to hide the smile that creeps across her face.
  • Dwight's speech receiving acclaim from the entire audience.
    • A speech that, among others, consists of quotes from Mussolini with words like "salesmen" and "sales" replacing their respective counterpoints, and involved his waving his arms and banging his fists on the podium, per Jim's instructions.
  • Even if he was mistaken about the situation in "Bring Your Daughter To Work Day," Stanley makes quite an impression verbally laying into Ryan when he thinks he's flirting with Stanley's teenage daughter.
    Stanley: (yelling at Ryan) That little girl is a child! I don't wanna see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon, do you understand? Boy, have you lost your mind?! Cause I'll help you find it! What are you lookin' for, ain't nobody gonna help you out there! Jesus could come through that door, and he's not gonna help you if you don't stop sniffin' after my child!

Season 3

  • In "The Convention", Michael casually mentions that Dunder Mifflin is allowed to sell Hammermill products.
    • Elaborating slightly, Josh and Jan mention how they are in meetings all day, going after leads and clients while Michael seemed to have none planned, focusing on his room party. After using the Hammermill booth for a paper airplane competition, Michael is able to seamlessly talk to one of their reps in his room afterwards, and successfully negotiated their business without any advanced planning or preparation for it.
    Michael: Sorry, my meeting ran late... with the rep from Hammermill.
    Josh: They're exclusive to Staples.
    Michael: Used to be. Evan'll call you in the morning to work out the details. We can now sell Hammermill products.
  • In "Traveling Salesmen", Dwight and Jim, the two archenemies, have to go on a sales trip together... and absolutely nail it with some impressive teamwork. Jim does the talking, while Dwight asks if he can use the phone, and calls another paper company. After Jim is done, the prospective client tells them he'd rather stay with the big guys. Jim asks the client how important customer service is to him, and Dwight points out that the other paper company he called - one of the big guys - is still having him wait. Jim grabs his phone, calls Dunder Mifflin and immediately gets Kelly on the phone. Dwight proceeds to tell the client how dedicated he is, but the latter has already heard enough: they have a deal.
    • Through it all Jim and Dwight NEVER have to communicate their strategy. They instantly fall right into sync, working flawlessly to prove their point and win the client.
  • In "The Return", after Andy gets Dwight fired, Jim hides his phone in the ceiling and calls it during the day. This proves to be the trigger for Andy's total self-destruction in front of Michael and his wall-punch.
    • There's also the professional ease with which Jim carries out this prank, particularly with the help of Pam. Though there had been a bit of distance between Jim and Pam in the episodes before and after this, the moment Jim asks her if she's up for a prank, she is immediately ready for it and their teamwork afterwards is flawless.
    • From the same episode, we see just how much Dwight does for the office once his absence sinks in. Aside from the piles of work the other employees are left with, some of which are secured by an absurd system of passwords, he went out of his way to arrange the toys on Michael's desk in a way he liked and even watered the plants. Doubles as heartwarming.
  • Dwight pepper spraying Roy in "The Negotiation" when the latter attempts to attack Jim. Even better after one hears his talking head interview.
    Dwight: Every day for 8 years, I have brought pepper spray into this office to protect myself and my fellow employees. And every day, for 8 years, people have laughed at me. Well, Who's Laughing Now?
    • Even the fact that he's in tears because he accidentally sprayed some into his own eyes doesn't take away from the awesomeness.
    • Also the fact that, despite usually being desperate for the spotlight, Dwight rejects any and all thanks except the promise of mind blowing sex from Angela in the wake of his actions, stating that he was merely protecting the office and his coworkers from harm.
  • A small one from "Initiation": Given how Stanley feels about Michael in general, seeing them high-fiving one another after they both chide Phyllis for what they see is an attempt to cut the massive line for free pretzels is a small awesome moment between them to see.
  • In "Business School", Kevin's expression after he traps the bat inside the office.
    Kevin: I'm... a hero...
  • Also in "Business School", while giving a lecture, Michael learns by accident that Ryan had badmouthed Dunder Mifflin and Michael's management style behind his back, prior to the presentation. Very offended by this and fed up with Ryan and his classmates' arrogance, Michael gives an awesome ending to an otherwise cringeworthy presentation, firmly defending his company and putting everyone in their places:
    Michael: Yeah sure, you know business, sitting up here in your ivory tower. And your ebony tower. You know what? Tell you one thing, Dunder-Mifflin is here to stay.
    Business Student #1: But how can you compete against a company with the resources of a nationwide chain?
    Michael: David will always beat Goliath.
    Business Student #2: But there’s five Goliaths, there’s… Staples, Officemax…
    Michael: Yeah, yeah. You know what else is facing five Goliaths? America. Al-Qaeda, global warming, sex predators… mercury poisoning. So do we just give up? Is that what we’re learning in business school?
    Business Student #2: But in the big picture…
    • Michael's punishment for Ryan is also suitably brilliant; he not only lets Ryan sweat on the idea he's going to be fired for badmouthing the company - telling him to pack his things - he then proceeds to put him in the back office with Kelly. Michael - often seemingly oblivious to the goings on in the office - knows full well how torturous this will be for him. And in a later episode, it's revealed that now Toby, working near them, has to bear the audio brunt of their Slap-Slap-Kiss routine, and admits that while he doesn't think that part of it was intentional, if it was, then it was absolutely genius.
  • Pam being the only one to willingly run across the hot coals in "Beach Games", before finally gaining the courage to speak up about everything that has been bugging her.
    • Note that while Dwight attempts it he is only doing it in hopes of getting Michael's job. Pam does it just because she wants to be more daring. There is no prize for her... she just wants to do it.
      • Though the fact that (while it's quickly Played for Laughs) Dwight was willing to walk across as well, not to mention stand on the coals until Michael gave him the job, is an achievement as well.

Season 4

  • In "Launch Party", Dwight manages to outsell the computer machine Ryan made to help with sells at the company. To note, Dwight made 1,270 sells, while the computer made only 1,218. And this was in one day.
    • Made even more awesome by Michael's announcement to Ryan in New York via webcam:
      Michael: Hey, I just think you should know that one of my salesmen beat your stupid computer. So take that, ass-fuck. (followed by Kelly throwing a slice of pizza in Ryan's face on the screen)
      • Later on, Michael and Dwight run into one of the corporate employees, who tells Michael it was awesome that he embarrassed Ryan like that and congratulates Dwight on his accomplishment.
  • Andy's epic way of asking out Angela. She even smiled.
  • The writers get one for "Dinner Party" for subverting Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male, clearly showing Jan's emotional and physical abuse of Michael is NOT okay.
    Michael: (after plugging in his neon beer sign, Jan plays One Night by her former assistant) Jan thinks Hunter is very talented. You know what, I don't think he's that good.
    Jan: At least he's an artist.
    Michael: BFD, I'm a screenwriter.
    Jan: And I'm a candle maker, but you don't hear me braggin' about it!
    Michael: No, all you do is you get me to try and work on my rich friends.
    Jan: For an investment opportunity!
    Michael: Man, I would love to burn your candles!
    Jan: You burn it, you buy it!
    Michael: Oh good! I'll be your first customer!
    Jan: You're hardly my first.
    Michael: (after Jan throws a Dundy into his TV) That was a $200 plasma screen TV you just killed! Good luck paying me back on your zero dollars a year salary plus benefits, babe!
  • In "The Chair Model", Kevin helps everyone in the office get their parking spots back.
  • In "Did I Stutter?", Michael is in denial that Stanley undermined him by refusing to listen to him during a meeting and being unapologetic about it, then when he orders everyone out of the room to talk to Stanley alone, he turns into a pathetic "Why don't you like me?" mess, which gives Stanley an opportunity to deliver a long-gestating The Reason You Suck speech about Michael's bumbling boss ways. But Michael is not a Bunny-Ears Lawyer without reason; just when that looks like that will break Michael, he instead takes the words to heart, sacks up, looks at Stanley, and firmly tells Stanley that while he respects his opinion, he cannot talk to his superior that way under any circumstances. Stanley respects the authoritative order and gives a half-hearted yet appreciated token effort to involve himself at the next meeting.
  • In "Goodbye, Toby", Jim calls Ryan and leaves a message letting him know that he's going to fight for his job.
    Jim: Hey, Ryan, it’s Jim. Look man, I don’t know what’s gotten into you lately, but you know what? I really don’t care, because you’re trying to get rid of me. And I bet you don’t think I care enough about this job to actually fight back, but you’re wrong, because I do, and I will. So you can keep trying to push me out of this place, but guess what? I’m not going anywhere.
  • Later in the same episode, Ryan gets arrested for fraud, and Jim calls him to leave another message:
    Jim: Hey, Ryan, it’s Jim. You know what? Totally disregard that last voicemail, because you obviously have your hands tied. Good luck!

Season 5

  • "Business Trip". Michael calls out his boss, David Wallace, via cell phone about him unfairly transferring Holly.
    • In the same episode we have Andy, the outgoing WASPy type and Oscar, the serious gay Latino. Everything suggests that they are polar opposites that would never socially connect. Then Andy makes a genuine and excited (if awkward) attempt to hook Oscar up with two guys in a bar and Oscar tries to give Andy the (drunken) confidence to man up with Angela. Neither works out, but the two genuinely bond with each other and acknowledge that they enjoy each other's company and friendship.
  • "The Duel" has Kevin give a short "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Angela for her cheating on Andy with Dwight, also noting her hypocrisy.
    • This episode also has David Wallace tell Michael that his branch is doing the best compared to everyone else. He even asks Michael to tell him what he's doing right.
  • Stanley's epic speech in tribute to the hotness of Hillary Swank in "Prince Family Paper""
    Stanley: [solemn] I am trying to be more optimistic in life. I've got what, 20 or 30 years left. And my family history says I have less. [Pause] Now, the old Stanley Hudson would have found something wrong with this actress. [Fervently] But that is no way to live life. Look at this healthy, sexy, pretty, strong young woman. C'mon, people! She is hot!
  • During Dwight's "fire drill" in "Stress Relief," Jim declares that he is not dying in the office and gets Toby and Andy to try to ram the door with the copier. To show that Everyone Has Standards, he thinks it was messed up that Dwight faked a fire drill to "teach" people about procedures. Also notable for his "WHAT!?" on finding out being one of the few times Jim ever raises his voice in anger on-screen.
    • The entire fire drill scene is one awesome moment for Dwight, since the reason he did it was because everyone ignored his fire seminar from the day before. It does get negated, however, when he nearly kills Stanley via heart attack.
    • David Wallace gets one for his two What the Hell, Hero? meetings with both Michael and Dwight. He tells off Dwight for being a power-hungry idiot, and Michael for wanting to let Dwight off the hook. When Dwight goes Never My Fault and claims that he didn't nearly kill Stanley, David doesn't buy it.
  • In "New Boss", after all the seasons of humiliation Michael has put up with at the hands of Dunder Mifflin (in particular, the company forcing him and Holly to break up), he makes it clear to David how angry he is about the humourless killjoy Charles being appointed to supervise him directly and also for the cancellation of his long-anticipated 15th anniversary party, David listens to it all and then says "I see," and seems to agree that Michael maybe does have a case. But then David, clearly giving Michael what he thinks Michael wants the most, goes on to promise him...a really nice party. And nothing else. Michael visibly struggles with himself to not accept yet another Throw the Dog a Bone moment in lieu of real job satisfaction, and then he looks up and calmly informs David, "I quit."
    • Note that In-Universe his employees consider this so impressive that they decide to actually listen to his retelling of his decision to do so at the start of the next episode.
  • In "Broke", The Michael Scott Paper Company (Michael, Pam, and Ryan) is out of money due to offering such low prices to undercut Dunder-Mifflin that turning a profit is impossible. However, their tactics have caused Dunder-Mifflin to lose customers to TMSPC, forcing David Wallace to offer a buyout as DM can't afford a money loss either. As the show goes to break before the final-act negotiation, Ryan and Pam beg Michael not to do his usual backfiring methods, which seems to suggest that Michael will indeed flub this as he flubs most meetings of this nature up to this point. However, in one of the best displays of Bunny-Ears Lawyer moments ever, Michael doesn't step wrong once. While Wallace and Charles Miner try to lay out how bleak TMSPC's financial future is, Michael stands his ground and plays the same game, noting that it looks much worse for the duo if they lost what's left of DM to a fired manager and two meager salespeople, pointing out that worst case for him he just starts another company while worst for them is they both are fired and DM is STILL in the same mess they are in now. The result? Michael gets their jobs back, and in turn, Pam goes from receptionist to sales member, and as icing on the cake Michael gets Charles Miner banished from Scranton. After Wallace finally concedes and leaves the room, all three of them are in disbelief that Michael pulled it off.
    Michael (after David lays out that TMSPC is in trouble): I'll see your situation and I'll raise you a situation. Your company is losing clients left and right. You have a stockholder meeting coming up and you're going to have to explain to them why your most profitable branch is bleeding. So they may be looking for a little change in the CFO. So I don't think I need to wait out Dunder Mifflin. I think I just have to wait out you.
    • When Michael is giving the above speech, Pam gives an Aside Glance to the camera and is beaming with pride. Michael can be extremely difficult, but he knows when to bring the awesome when everything is on the line.
    • And then there is his incredibly satisfying send-off to Charles. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
    Charles: [Turns to address the office] Hey, guys—
    Micheal: No, no. You're done. [Big smile]
    • Related to the above situation, Jim gets an awesome moment of his own. A client calls Dwight after David Wallace has given Michael a big money offer, but before Michael has accepted. The client lets it slip that Michael's company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Dwight immediately runs off to inform Charles Miner. Jim knows exactly what's going on. When Dwight attempts to inform Charles of this new information, Jim needles him by questioning his 'detective skills', or how Dwight came to the conclusion that Michael is going broke when all the client said was that he asked for more money. It's not an unreasonable conclusion to make, but Dwight gets sidetracked and snarks at Jim. This causes Charles to write it off as yet another insane Dwight shenanigan, as Dwight had previously come up with a crazy plan to threaten Michael with a swarm of bees in their earlier meeting with David. Charles doesn't tell David of Dwight's suspicions, the offer goes through, and Michael gets his old job back (albeit at the expense of the big money offer). Jim saved Michael's hide (and got Pam a better job as a sales rep in the process) with just a few well-chosen words and the hard-won knowledge of how to play Dwight like a puppet.

Season 6

  • In Niagara, Dwight manages to trick Michael into unveiling his true colors when he claims that the hotel room got booked under Michael's name and he begs Michael to let him into the room. Michael then refuses on the grounds that he might end up hooking up with a girl, only for Dwight to reveal it as all a trick to get Michael to admit that he was never going to share the room with him. Especially so since the last time Michael tried to pull the trick on Dwight during the Willy Wonka fiasco in ''Golden Ticket'', Dwight would have bought it if Jim hadn't pointed out that Michael could have simply chosen to take the fall.
    • A more gross example than normal, but still: everyone reacts snottily and selfishly, especially Dwight, when Pam politely requests they make a few changes in order to make her morning sickness a little easier to cope with, culminating in Dwight gloatingly eating a hard-boiled egg at his desk right next to her as a clear power move. Unfortunately for everyone, Pam's decided that if they aren't going to play nice, neither will she... and so she promptly vomits right into her trashcan next to Dwight, all the while not breaking eye contact with him. Dwight is clearly left shaken and horrified at being one-upped, especially since it sets off a chain reaction of vomiting all around him. One suspects that they were a little more accommodating of Pam from that moment on.
  • Michael's response to being called a moron by one of his superiors in "Shareholder Meeting".
    Michael: Uh... I'm not a moron. Time after time, my branch leads in sales. I have personally won over seventeen Dundy Awards, so I am not a moron. And I'm just trying to help, you know? So, you're the moron.
    • Even better was Michael outsmarting said superior's attempt to deny him the limo ride home, by rapidly gathering up everyone he came with and getting to their limo before the driver could get the message. They're the only ones with anything to celebrate, indeed.
  • Also from "Shareholder Meeting", Jim is unable to get Ryan to take his work seriously due to Ryan's apathetic attitude given the company is on the verge of bankruptcy. He later discovers that Ryan has sent everyone a memo stating that Jim's co-manager position means he's not allowed to fire people, severely undermining Jim's authority over the office. So he comes up with a workable solution: He "graciously" moves Ryan into the storage closet, introducing it as his new office. This humbles Ryan a great deal and shows everyone that Jim really does mean business, and as everyone watches him in awe, Jim retreats to his office with a smile on his face.
  • Stanley managing to beat Michael's push-up record so he can go home early. Despite being a man pushing his 70s and everyone else in the office having failed to beat the record or gotten disqualified (or in Creed's case, not even trying), he slowly and steadily, with proper form, beats Michael's record as the rest of the office cheers him on.
    Oscar: Essentially what we have here is one of those stories where a mother lifts her car to save her baby.
    • Though Michael makes a disparaging comment about how Stanley's weight is helping him go down, he doesn't disqualify him and lets him win.
    • And once he's done, though he collapses, he gets back up, casually smoothes out his suit, and simply says, "Excuse me." before walking out of the office, ending with the rest of the office congratulating him.
    • Before that, Michael offers them early time off for the day when they are not motivated. It shows that he has learned how to motivate them.
  • The entire office forcing Michael to realize he is in the wrong during his affair with Donna. Particularly awesome for Andy, who remembers what it is like to be cheated on and really makes Michael see it from Donna's husband's point of view.
  • The IT guy from Sabre, Nick, is on his way out in the season finale and stops by to say goodbye to the gang, only for nobody to really care or even remember who he is. After a failed attempt at being civil, Nick uses his knowledge of everyone's hard drives to call out various people in the office for things they've lied about, such as Ryan not being a photographer, Darryl having Facebook but never adding anyone and even calling out Andy for telling the press. He then walks out while Flipping the Bird. Jerkass move? Sure, but it also a karmic one.
    • Andy telling the press about the dangerous printers arguably counts as well. Nobody other than Erin agrees with him for doing it and he gets no thanks, but he still believes he did the right thing.

Season 7

  • In Season 7's "Counseling" episode, we finally see Toby's chops. For six seasons, he's been Michael's Butt-Monkey; when Michael has to undergo six hours of counseling, Michael screws around for three hours. Then Toby gently turns the tables and gets Michael to talk to him. It doesn't last long, unfortunately, but it's brilliant to watch.
    • Also in this episode, Pam manages to bluff her way into becoming office administrator, by using manipulation and intimidation tactics (some of which she gained by observing World Poker) to get Gabe to acknowledge her "promotion".
  • Michael gets a minor one at the end of "Andy's Play." Andy feels like he did an amateur job and Oscar decides to point out that it was an amateur play, but Michael angrily cuts him off and makes it clear that now is not the time for him to be a pretentious asshole. He then tells Andy that he was awesome, and that he can be sure he's being sincere because he has no filter, backing it up by pointing out that he booed someone. Not only does this show a lot of self-awareness on Michael's part, it also has him use complete honesty to make someone feel better.
  • Michael shows a rare case of managerial expertise in "The Sting" where he manages to successfully recruit a rival paper salesman Danny Cordray into jumping ship and working for Dunder Mifflin.
  • Dwight finally gaining the upper hand on Jim. After spending nearly all day pranking each other (by hitting each other with snowballs) he creates an elaborate prank at the end of the day, by filling the parking lot with snowmen, and it's implied that Dwight is inside one of them, waiting to attack Jim with more snowballs. He's actually up on the roof, watching Jim destroy each and every snowman.
  • Threat Level Midnight. In all its glory.
  • Jim and Dwight team up to pull a successful prank on Todd Packer, making him believe that he's been accepted for a job in Tallahassee, Florida, to get him out of the office and get Dwight his spot back. Michael catches him and is about to force them to tell him the truth, but changes his mind and lets Todd go when Todd makes an insulting comment about Holly. As he watches Todd leave, he finally admits to Holly that Todd's an ass.
  • Michael's attempt to give heartfelt goodbyes to every single person in the office before he leaves.
    • Oscar's is especially great. Michael gives him a poorly-made handmade doll, giving a weak speech about how Oscar reminds him of Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz and Oscar forced to accept it with a smile. Cut to Michael laughing about how he got one over on the smartest guy in the office.
    Michael: It looks like... It looks like it was made by a two-year-old monkey on a farm. And he just... He just accepted it, that I... That I put all this work into it! Oh, man. He- He has the lowest opinion of me of anybody. Oh!
  • As much of an incompetent, sexist goob he is compared to even the likes of Michael Scott, you can't help but have a bit of respect (tiny as it may be) for him when Deangelo puts his foot down when Dwight decides to continue dissing him.
    Deangelo: (fed up with Dwight continuing to not respect him) DAMN IT, DWIGHT, ENOUGH! (Dwight is startled by the sudden show of authority) GET YOUR ASS DOWNSTAIRS, OR FIND A NEW PLACE TO SELL PAPER!
    (Dwight gets up from his seat and begins fast-walking down to the warehouse)
    Dwight: (in a talking head) Okay, a little about me. (exhales nervously) I respond to strong leadership.

Season 8

  • Dwight taking care of the office's planking problem.
    Dwight: Kids, don't try planking. It's dangerous. (upends the table Toby is planking on) Especially with me around.
  • Andy's speech defending the rest of the office deemed "losers" by Robert California near the end of "The List".
  • Dwight's line to Andy in "The Incentive", giving him a moment of clarity borne out of Dwight's righteous frustration.
    "You wanted the job, the job is yours, just do the job!"
  • Andy gets another one in "Lotto", when Darryl confronts him with his belief that he was unfairly passed over for the Regional Manager position and that he should have it over Andy. Andy swiftly dismantles his argument with a low-grade "The Reason You Suck" Speech pointing out that Darryl was not the shoo-in for the position that he thought he was. Doubles as a minor moment of heartwarming when you remember that Andy knew all of that because he went out of his way to ask about Darryl beforehand, most likely due to being concerned about that very thing himself.
  • In "Spooked," Robert gathers information about several employees' deepest fears throughout the day, culminating in him writing an original horror story incorporating all of them, and scaring some sense into Jim, Pam, and Erin in the process.
  • Andy and Pam are attacked by a group of teenage girls in the parking lot. Later, the ringleader's mother brings her in to apologize. Said girl (who is a little on the chubby side) sarcastically apologizes after making a barb about Pam's leftover pregnancy weight. Pam responds with, "How about we wait until next year after you've had your kid?" Savage.
  • Dwight suffers from appendicitis in "Tallahassee" and needs to be taken away to have an operation. He returns to the meeting to do his team's presentation after only 3 hours at the hospital and with very little knowledge on the direction of the presentation. It doesn't go that well for him. However, Nellie is very impressed by his willpower.
  • Jim not only blanking Cathy's attempts to seduce him in "After Hours" but eventually successfully scaring her out of the room by getting Dwight to blast both his bed and her with chemicals.
  • Despite Ryan panicking and bailing at the last second in "Test the Store", Dwight is able to get Jim to fill in for him and presentation ends up going really well, resulting in a successful store launch.
  • In “Last Day in Florida”, Jim learns that Dwight, who believes he is getting a huge promotion, is in fact being set up as a scapegoat for Sabre to publicly fire. Not wanting to see his friend get humiliated, he tackles Dwight and fights him outside the conference room long enough for mutual enemy Todd Packer to take the fall, with Robert California (when Todd tries to pin the blame on Dwight) telling him that Dwight was smart enough to avoid the meeting and the blame and Todd is fired. Dwight, realizing what Jim did, walks up to him, helps him off the ground, and even offers to buy Jim a drink in thanks.
  • Andy, simply over the course of "Turf War" and "Free Family Portrait Studio" (and "Fundraiser" if you count him meeting David there), manages to take advantage of Robert's mistakes, steal Dunder Mifflin's biggest client by himself without a penny to his name and then convinces David Wallace to buy Dunder Mifflin and take over as CEO, getting Andy his job as regional manager back in the process.
    • Off-screen one for David Wallace, who somehow managed to get his "Suck it" patent sold for a lot of money, putting him in a position to buy and run the company again in the first place.

Season 9

  • In "Vandalism", Pam gets Frank back for messing with her mural by drawing things on his car (that would very easily be washed off with just water). Unfortunately, Frank is furious and begins to stomp towards her with clear intentions of harm. Cue Brian—one of the cameramen that we hardly ever see—running forward and striking him with the boom mic. Brian continues to wail on him, calling him out for intending to hit a woman.
    Kevin: You are, like, a terrible person. These guys care about you and you’re just using them.
  • In the Grand Finale, Jim's best prank ever: bringing Michael back to be best man at Dwight's wedding. Doubles as a Heartwarming Moment.
    • The farewells in the same episode. The remaining cast talks about how they will miss the experience as they go their separate ways. It is heartwarming, funny and sad at the same time.
    • Dwight and Angela's wedding theme is "Sweet Child O' Mine".
    • Andy's speech to the Cornell graduates. He ends it with his infamous "sit here and cry" line. Instead of humiliating himself further, it gains him the admiration of everyone present. The same guy who acted like a total Manchild for most of the final season has developed a sense of humour about himself.
  • Just how much better nearly everyone leaves the series compared to how the entered it.
    • Michael is married to Holly and finally has the big family he always wanted
    • Jim is running a successful company with Darryl
    • Dwight is the regional manager, has earned the respect of the office, and is married to Angela
    • Andy got his dream job at his beloved Cornell
    • Oscar is running for the Senate
    • Kevin owns his own successful bar
    • Pam finally improves her artistic skills by ending the mural after years of lack of perseverance

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