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After seven years, The Office fans finally know what she said._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 28, 2020 2:32 PM UTC After seven years, The Office fans finally know what she said.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 28, 2020 2:32 PM UTC These days, it’s hard to imagine a world in which [_The Office_](https://time.com/5469367/the-office-brunch-reunion-photo/)doesn’t exist. But NBC’s beloved mockumentary sitcom wasn’t always as popular as its present-day reputation — and ubiquitous meme presence — suggests. In fact, the show may have been cancelled after its second season if it hadn’t been for its [soaring iTunes sales](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-12-21-0912200116-story.html). As we now know, _The Office_ was destined to stay on the air for nine seasons. It even survived the departure of Steve Carell, who played Dunder Mifflin Scranton’s iconically cringey boss, Michael Scott, at the end of season 7. But it perhaps has been the new life that _The Office_ found on Netflix that has transformed the show into the meme-generating viral juggernaut it’s known as today. Although memes inspired by _The Office_ were popular throughout the show’s run, as one of the [most-watched shows on Netflix’s](https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-battles-rivals-for-its-most-watched-shows-friends-and-the-office-11556120136) at the height of meme culture, it has become a true beacon of online humor. Netflix has given younger viewers who never saw _The Office_ on TV the opportunity to watch the series for the first time and fans who loved the series during its original run to revisit it time and again. In turn, like [_Spongebob Squarepants_](https://time.com/5647509/best-spongebob-memes/), the show has become one of the most memed shows in internet history. And from Michael screaming [“No God, please no!”](https://www.instagram.com/p/BNh1DBHA5tH/) to Jim (John Krasinski) and Dwight’s (Rainn Wilson) infamous [“It is your birthday” sign](https://giphy.com/gifs/yosub-birthday-26BRL7YrutHKsVtJK), it truly does seem like there’s an _Office_ reaction GIF for pretty much every occasion. Now, Netflix has announced that [_The Office_ will be leaving in January 2021](https://time.com/5614266/office-netflix-nbc-universal/) to move to NBCUniversal’s new streaming service. But before that happens, TIME is here to rank the [best _The Office_ memes](https://time.com/5720246/best-memes/) ever that the show has inspired in the nearly 15 years since its March 2005 debut — and boy, are there a lot to choose from. Because as long as the absurd workplace comedy of _The Office_ remains relatable to the modern world, people will keep watching and the memes will keep flowing. ## Why do moments from _The Office_ so easily lend themselves to memes?  The Office: Season 3, Episode 10: 'A Benihana Christmas' — Pictured: Creed Bratton as Creed, Paul Liberstein as Toby, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin, Kate Flannery as Meredith, Leslie David Baker as Stanley, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis, Mindy Kaling as Kelly, B.J. Novak as Ryan, Rainn WIlson as Dwight, Angela Kinsey as Angela, Jenna Fischer as Pam, Steve Carell as Michael, John Krasinski as Jim Paul Drinkwater/NBC—Getty Images If you had never heard of _The Office_ and someone told you that it was about the everyday lives of people working at a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, you probably wouldn’t be too keen on watching it. But that description fails to account for the show’s incomparable slapstick comedy and sharp satirical take on contemporary work culture. For those reasons and more, _The Office_ continues to keep people coming back for more. Reddit user Mike Lazenby, a longtime moderator of [/r/dundermifflin](https://www.reddit.com/r/dundermifflin), tells TIME that, thanks to repeat viewings, the subreddit is more active than ever before. “People finish the series and go straight back to the start. You simply can’t watch once and never go back to it,” he says. “It’s interesting to see the show still reaching new levels of popularity.” And, according to Lazenby, it’s that undeniably addictive quality _The Office_ possesses that makes it so memeable. “Do you ever see a GIF of one of your favorite lines from a film or show and you can hear it being said in your head? There are a hundred lines from the show that will stick with you in that way, you simply never get tired of them,” he says. “I think it’s fair to say that there is a fitting _Office_ GIF for every possible reaction.” We couldn’t agree more. Here’s our ranking of the top 10 best memes of _The Office_. ## 10\. _The Office_ meme where Andy’s sorry he annoyed you [](https://giphy.com/gifs/thedannychang-the-office-michael-scott-andy-bernard-l3Ucl5pIqSaGa82T6) ### Season 3, Episode 14: “The Return” Ever get a snarky response from someone when you’re just trying to be nice? Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) knows what you’re going through. After trying and failing to win Michael over in the wake of the Stamford branch merging with Scranton, a hurt Andy segues away from the conversation with this passive aggressive apology. Of course, he follows it up by punching a hole in the wall, ruining any chance he had of remaining calm, cool and collected. > [](https://twitter.com/OfficeMemes%5F%5F/status/1086278628705357824) ## 9\. _The Office_ meme where that’s what she said [](https://giphy.com/gifs/the-office-steve-carell-michael-scott-elPYgmQ506HK0) Obviously, Michael Scott didn’t coin the phrase, “That’s what she said.” But he definitely contributed to a resurgence in its popularity among _Office_ fans. Michael’s NSFW response to anything that could remotely be construed as sexual innuendo became [his signature catchphrase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClzJkv3dpY8) over the course of the show and was often uttered at the slightest provocation. It has since been regularly employed by memers hoping to recreate the awkward magic of him uttering those words aloud. > [](https://twitter.com/Da%5FMichaelScott/status/1207788266054995968) > [](https://twitter.com/Da%5FMichaelScott/status/1067128560891174912) ## 8\. _The Office_ meme where Dwight lays down cold, hard facts [](https://giphy.com/gifs/rainn-wilson-kxPj5ssj9BW4o) “False!” If you’re a fan of _The Office_, you probably couldn’t help but read that in the voice of the one and only Dwight Schrute. As Assistant to the Regional Manager, one of Dwight’s favorite pastimes was correcting his coworkers in the least subtle way possible, loudly declaring that what they were saying was “false!” When [Jim pranked Dwight by imitating him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaaANll8h18), he even threw in his own declaration of “false!” to bring the impersonation home. And thus, the [Schrute Facts meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/schrute-facts), a picture of Dwight overlaid with text imagining how he would refute various statements, was born. This one is mostly useful for getting on people’s nerves in classic Dwight style. ## 7\. _The Office_ meme where Michael is Beyoncé, always [](https://giphy.com/gifs/beyonce-the-office-steve-carell-gABPLV4lJ5wsM) ### Season 6, Episode 25: “The Chump” After Michael discovers that Donna (Amy Pietz) is cheating on her husband with him, Andy, who was cheated on by Angela (Angela Kinsey), tries to teach him a lesson about what it feels like to realize someone is being unfaithful to you. Referencing the 2009 thriller _Obsessed_, Andy insists that Michael is the villain, Ali Larter, in this scenario while he’s the hero, Beyoncé. Michael’s response to this logic remains one of the most flawless comebacks of all time: “I am Beyoncé, always.” This reply not only shuts down pretty much any further argument, it also establishes that no matter what others think, in your mind, you can always be the hero of your own story. Not to mention that this reaction GIF is essential for whenever Queen Bey demonstrates anew how perfect she is — which happens quite frequently. ## 6\. The _Office_ meme where Kelly has a question [](https://giphy.com/gifs/my-husband-13duDICwJBdSbS) ### Season 4, Episode 15: “Night Out” After getting promoted to corporate, Ryan returns to Scranton to acquaint his old branch with the new Dunder Mifflin website, “Dunder Mifflin Infinity 2.0.” But Kelly (Mindy Kaling) has no intention of letting him get off easy for dumping her. So when Ryan asks if she has a question during his meeting, Kelly doesn’t waste the chance to make her feelings known. “Yeah, I have a lot of questions,” she retorts. “Number one, how dare you?” It pretty much goes without saying, but this is the perfect meme to have in your back pocket when you need to capture the sheer indignity of an unfair situation — like, for instance, _The Office_ leaving Netflix. > [](https://twitter.com/pam%5Fgrace18/status/1143644992918790145) > [](https://twitter.com/memes%5Foffice/status/973583366023983104) ## 5\. _The Office_ meme where Michael is ready to get hurt again ## ### Season 4, Episode 14: “Chair Model” Who else was going to give us the ultimate relationship meme if not Michael Scott, the king of being unlucky in love? After breaking up with Jan (Melora Hardin) and becoming enamored with a chair catalog model, as one does, Michael asks his employees to set him up with some of their female friends (using the model as a blueprint). Pam eventually agrees to give Michael the number of her landlady, who she describes as “really sweet.” As per usual, Michael royally screws the situation up, but not before gifting fans with the one of the most relatable post-breakup lines in TV history: “No question about it, I am ready to get hurt again.” Thanks to the constant flux in people’s relationship statuses, the memes for this one are always in demand. ## 4\. _The Office_ meme where Pam feels God in Chili’s ### Season 2, Episode 1: “The Dundies” Who among us hasn’t had a few too many during a night out with coworkers? That’s where relatable queen Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) comes into play. After downing several drinks to calm her nerves over once again receiving the Dundie for “World’s Longest Engagement,” Pam is called on stage for the “Whitest Sneakers” award instead. Her tipsiness and surprise then combine to produce the greatest acceptance speech ending of all time: “I wanna thank God because God gave me this Dundie. And I feel God in this Chili’s tonight.” Later in the episode, Pam is handed a lifetime ban from Chili’s for sneaking drinks. But that didn’t stop Fischer from trying to revisit the scene of her character’s crime. In 2017, she tweeted a photo of herself standing outside the restaurant with a guilty look on her face. “Should I try to go in?,” she captioned the picture, prompting the official Chili’s account to deliver the only appropriate response, “we hope you felt God tonight,” before lifting her ban. > [](https://twitter.com/Chilis/status/828780515478163456) > [](https://twitter.com/Chilis/status/829063092298473473) During a 2018 appearance on _The Late, Late Show_, [Fischer told host James Corden](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtkHyDiQL-0&feature=emb%5Flogo) that she prepared for the scene by going out and getting drunk with co-star B.J. Novak, who played “fire guy” Ryan Howard. “I had a drink, and he asked me how I was feeling and we analyzed it. Then I had another drink and he asked me how I was feeling. And then I had another drink,” she said. “I don’t remember a lot after that. But I researched it!” The iconic line has since been heavily memed and is often used in response to a scenario that unexpectedly goes your way. ## 3\. _The Office_ meme where Jim looks at the camera [](https://giphy.com/gifs/jim-clancy-eTjOuvwVTvxDO) One of the best parts of _The Office_ was that the show being framed as a documentary allowed the characters to break the fourth wall in hilarious ways. After all, it was that formula that gave us Jim Halpert looking directly into the camera whenever something particularly awkward or ridiculous was happening. Jim’s many looks of uncomfortable disbelief have taken on a life of their own on the internet over the years, with _Office_ fans frequently employing GIFs of them in response to bizarre online happenings. Even just writing some variation of the sentence, [“Looks at the camera like I’m on _The_ Office,”](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/looks-at-the-camera-like-im-on-the-office) is usually enough to get the point across. > [](https://twitter.com/ColIegeStudent/status/676540542042382337) > [](https://twitter.com/maisondecris/status/760561574461509632) ## 2\. _The Office_ meme where Stanley didn’t stutter [](https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-2WGEurI5en4VadqWKC) ### Season 4, Episode 16: “Did I Stutter?” When Michael tries to get Stanley to participate in a brainstorming session about how to energize the office instead of finishing his morning crossword, [Stanley takes drastic measures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahcJPo9Dwg) to ensure that Michael understands just how much he wants to be left alone. Of course, while it does serve to get your point across, yelling at your boss in a company-wide meeting usually doesn’t go over very well. And that’s exactly why this moment became an instant _Office_ classic — it’s something that could only really happen at Dunder Mifflin Scranton. Now, the [“Did I stutter?” meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/did-i-stutter-stanley-the-office) is often used to convey the message that no one need question a statement that has been made. > [](https://twitter.com/memes%5Foffice/status/967159515950002176) ## 1\. _The Office_ meme where Michael needs to know why [](https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-dog-wife-xO61YRkUGOBws) ### Season 2, Episode 22: “Casino Night” There are so many laugh-out-loud instances of Michael hating on human resources representative Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) that it was tempting to fill this list up solely with those moments (“I hate so much about the things that you choose to be,” [“You are a thief of joy,”](https://giphy.com/gifs/funny-the-office-scared-wMaAfswL8YTi8) etc.) But in the name of spreading the love, we’ve settled for only including the time that [Michael questions the essence of who Toby is as a person](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kbtX6-XDg0) after Toby tells him that it’s inappropriate to invite children to Dunder Mifflin Scranton’s casino night party. No other line gets to the heart of why Michael hates Toby more than the simple question, “Why are you the way that you are?” And it has subsequently become many _Office_ fans’ go-to response for questioning the shady behavior of others. ## Transcript [00:05] Yeah. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/"},"headline":"The Ultimate Ranking of the Best Memes of The Office That Will Have You Laughing Through the Daily Grind","datePublished":"2020-01-28T14:32:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-14T08:52:16.960Z","description":"From Jim looking at the camera to Michael hating on Toby","url":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","The Office","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bd6248192d2fe4e/6989ff194ee2629797315dd5/the-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bd6248192d2fe4e/6989ff194ee2629797315dd5/the-office.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The-Office-Michael-Scott","caption":"The Office","creditText":"Chris Haston—NBCU Photo Bank","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/","name":"The Ultimate Ranking of the Best Memes of The Office That Will Have You Laughing Through the Daily Grind"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'The Office': Jenna Fischer Reveals What Pam Said To Michael During Their Goodbye","description":"After seven years, The Office fans finally know what she said.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/8vAzEj3W/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-06-28T18:09:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/8vAzEj3W.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/","duration":"PT49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```