Season 3, Episode 12 · 2007-01-11
Traveling Salesmen
Ranked #52 out of 186 episodes in The Office
Michael decided to send his employees out into the field for sales calls. He paired himself up with Andy. He let the veterans choose who they wanted their partners to be. Phyllis chose Karen, Stanley chose Ryan and that left Jim and Dwight paired together. This wasn't the first time Dwight and Jim had done sales calls together.
Three parallel sales threads sustain 81-point episode through character chemistry alone.
Directed by Greg Daniels · Written by Gene Stupnitsky, Michael Schur, Lee Eisenberg
Humor Index
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3.6
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8.5
“Traveling Salesmen” ranks #52 of 186 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.9 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 3.6 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.7 on impact, with Michael landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Our scorer flagged 15:25-16:30 range with slower pacing and fewer laughs as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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