
Season 4, Episode 9 · 2008-04-10
Dinner Party
Ranked #42 out of 186 episodes in The Office
Michael stages an elaborate plan to finally get Pam and Jim over to his and Jan's place for a dinner party. Jim gets trapped into it and agrees to go. Dwight overhears and wants his invitation, too. Michael says he only has six wine glasses and with Andy and Angela going too, there's not enough room for Dwight.
Cringe-fueled dinner party sustains 83-point score across 42 jokes in claustrophobic single location.
Directed by Paul Feig · Written by Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Humor Index
42.6
2.1
7.0
7
9.4
“Dinner Party” ranks #42 of 186 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 83.4 — Elite. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 7.0 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 17:00-18:00 during the commercial viewing as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.
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