S5E13Stress Relief
88.6
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Season 5, Episode 13 · 2009-02-01

Stress Relief

Ranked #12 out of 186 episodes in The Office

Dwight must makes amends with the office after his fire safety seminar goes awry; Michael tries to get his employees to relax; Andy becomes convinced that Pam and Jim are film gurus.

Fire drill chaos generates 70 jokes in 37 minutes—densest episode of Season 5.

Directed by Jeffrey Blitz · Written by Paul Lieberstein

88.6/ 100

Humor Index

WAR

89.3

JPM

1.9

Craft

7.4

Impact

7.1

IMDb

9.7

Stress Relief” ranks #12 of 186 The Office episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 88.6Elite. The episode packs 70 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Michael landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.

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