Even if the workplace comedy gold has been off the air since 2013, the die-hard fans, I mean, virtually every person on Earth, are still finding some of the most delightful Easter eggs hiding in plain sight.
This post is gonna be a lot like detective work, but in reverse. We're gonna point you to something that was right in front of you, and you're gonna go “aaahhhh!” before rewatching the entire episode again. From David Wallace *also* having a "world's best boss" mug to Creed wearing a heckin' tie, jacket, and sweatpants for one episode with no one noticing, these tiny gems and background jokes are what we live for.
Oh, and die-hard The Office fans, please treat this post as a quick test of whether you still qualify for the expert badge.
#1 Pam Is Using The Teapot Jim Gave Her For The Finer Things Club Two Seasons Later
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#2 When Jan Made Michael Sign The Relationship Waiver, He Comments On His Plans To Get It Framed. In Season 4, Episode 12, We See That He Actually Did
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#3 Michael Introduces Pam To The Office's Replacement Receptionist, Ronnie, Via Video Chat, Explaining That Ronnie Is Unable To Find "Those Little Colored Paper Clips" He Likes So Much. Jim And Pam's License Plate, Chd-0032, Is The Model Number For Those Clips Michael Likes. (If You Google The Plate Number, They Come Up.)
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#4 Stanley's New Year's Resolution Was "To Be A Better Husband And Boyfriend."
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#5 Jim's Last Name Was Spelt Wrong At His Own Wedding
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#6 Jim Signs Meredith's Pelvis Cast "John Krasinski"
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#7 Kevin's Desk Area Had An Important Little Reminder Fixed To The Wall.
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#8 Creed Wears A Tie, Jacket, And Sweatpants In One Episode, And Nobody Seems To Notice.
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#9 Michael Tried To Sell His Broken TV At The Warehouse Sale
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#10 It Turns Out There Might Be A Real Reason Pam Doesn't Want The Camera Crew To Call Her "Pammy."
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#11 In Every Episode With The Michael Scott Paper Company, Michael Has A New Fish In His Bowl — He Probably Wasn't Very Good At Taking Care Of Them
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#12 Phyllis And Bob's Wedding Cake Topper Had A Little Refrigerator On It — And They Had A Cake Made To Look Like A Refrigerator, Too!
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#13 During The Famous "Dinner Party" Episode, Angela Is Seen Covering Her Meat Using A Napkin
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#14 Under Dwight's Management Hierarchy, Creed's Name Is In Quotation Marks, Hinting That Creed Might Be Using A Fake Name
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#15 John Krasinski Shot The Opening Scranton Footage
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#16 Pam's Insistence That She Doesn't Want To Marry Roy On The Booze Cruise Ends Up Coming Full Circle At Her Wedding To Jim.
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#17 In The Dundies Episode From The Second Season, Michael Mentions That He Ran Out Of Businessman Trophies. We Later See That Kevin's "Don't Go In There After Me" Award Is A Squatting Man.
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#18 The Dunder Mifflin Employee Newsletter Wasn't *exactly* Real...
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#19 Jim's Title In Stamford Was "Assistant Regional Manager"
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#20 David Wallace *also* Has A World's Best Boss Mug
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#21 Michael Uses His Own Brand Of Salad Dressing
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#22 While Playing Connect 4, Toby Is Setting Michael Up To Win The Game And Get Him Feeling Good About Himself
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#23 During The Second Season's 12th Episode, Michael Scott Ends Up Injuring His Foot After Stepping On His George Foreman Grill, Which He Leaves Next To His Bed. Two Seasons Later, When Michael And Jan Invite Everyone Over For A Dinner Party, Michael Takes Jim And Pam Upstairs To Show Them The Rest Of The House. In His Bedroom, If You Look Closely, The George Foreman Grill Is Sitting Nicely On A Tiny Table Next To His Tiny Bed.
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#24 Creed Has A Copy Of His Mugshot Hanging On His Desk Wall
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#25 The Actor Who Plays Nick The It Guy Previously Appeared As A "Graphic Design Guy" In An Earlier Season.
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#26 Gabe Is So Tall That He Had To Stitch Two Skeleton Costumes Together For Halloween.
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#27 The Michael Scott Paper Company Had Clocks For Time Zones All Around The World, And Apparently Michael Thinks "USA" Is A Singular Time Zone.
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#28 Andy's Call Of Duty Username Is "Here Comes Treble."
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#29 Oscar Is Drinking From A Prop Wine Bottle
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#30 Saticoy Steel — Charles Miner's Previous Company — Just So Happens To Be The Actual Street Name Where The Office Filmed.
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#31 Season 6, Episode 19 Is Dedicated To St. Patrick's Day, And The Office Really Goes All Out. For Example, Did You Notice Michael Has An Italian Flag On His Desk Instead Of An Irish One, Or That They Dyed The Water In The Community Water Cooler Green?
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#32 Dwight's Beet Farm (Season 6, Episode 19)
Dwight Schrute is the proud owner of his grandfather's 60 acre working beet farm that he now runs with his cousin Mose. He constantly makes references to beets throughout the entire series, right up until the last episode. The irony is that beets are one of the worst tasting, and least popular, vegetables in the country. So during their St. Patrick's Day episode, while everyone is sitting at their desk's working, the camera pans away to show a beet next to Dwight's desk. He is growing it underneath a heating lamp.
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#33 After Having His Corporate Credit Card Taken Away From Him For Spending $80 At A Magic Shop, Which He Argues Was Used To Entertain Potential Clients, He Talks To The Camera Crew About It And Is Actually Wearing A Fake Thumb Used By Magicians The Entire Interview.
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#34 Michael Has A Framed Dunder Mifflin Staff Newsletter Clipping Hanging Inside His Cabinet That Shows The Promotion Of Jan Gould In The Company.
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#35 Bob Vance Was Possibly A Marketing Genius
Bob Vance wasn't simply trying to market Vance Refrigeration to Dunder Mifflin employees — instead, perhaps he was constantly repeating his company name for the cameras filming the Dunder Mifflin documentary in hopes that if the footage ever aired it'd be free advertising. Genius.
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#36 The Pilot Is Full Of Random Extras
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#37 The Paper That's Being Highlighted In The Opening Credits Is Actually A Los Angeles Department Of City Planning Document.
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#38 Karen's Call Of Duty Name Is "Karenthejimslayer."
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#39 During Michael's Apology Video In "Product Recall," Dwight Holds Up A Cue Card With A Statement That Reveals Just How Bad Michael Is At Managing His Money.
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#40 When Michael Dresses Up As Darryl, He Decides Against Blackface At The Last Minute
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#41 Jim And Pam Must've *finally* Gotten That Clown Off The Wall
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#42 You Can Often Find Wegmans Brand Around The Office, Which Is An Actual Grocery Store Brand That Is Popular In Scranton.
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#43 Michael Keeps His Broken Plasma On The Wall For A While
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#44 There's A Nod To The UK Version Of The Show. The Address Of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton Office Is 1725 Slough Avenue, Scranton, Pa, Which Is Special Because There's A Town In The UK Called Slough, Where The UK Version Of The Show Just So Happens To Take Place.
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#45 Jim Returns From Lunch With A Tiramisu Cake And Pam Tosses It In The Trash, Sarcastically. But It Did Not Last Very Long And Even Michael Talks About It In His Speech, Mentioning How People Throw Away Perfectly Good Tiramisu. We Finally See Him Eating It While On The Phone With David Wallace.
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#46 The Office Building Used In The Pilot Is Different From The One We Know And Love.
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#47 Dwight Left Business Cards In The Church Bibles
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#48 In "Threat Level Midnight," You Can See President Jackson Has Gold Curtains, Which Is A Nod Towards His Upcoming Alliance With Goldenface.
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#49 In "Threat Level Midnight," You See Michael Scarn In A Ketchup Fight. Earlier In Season 3, Michael Vents To Jan About Wanting A Relationship Involving Sweet, Loving, Ketchup Fights.
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#50 Jim Wears A Wig In Season 3
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#51 Robert California's "Special" War Medal (Season 8, Episode 11)
If only we could have had Robert California a little longer. James Spader did such a fantastic job of joining the cast, and following Steve Carrel's performance, that we would love to see him if they ever did a reboot. That said, Robert presents Dwight with a medal that he says belonged to his grandfather, who received it for acts of courage. As charming and kind as it was, we later see that same medal framed on Gabe's desk.
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#52 Just Noticed Michael Has A Bedazzled Wallet. (S04e14 - Chair Model)
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#53 That Isn't Meredith In The Pilot
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#54 The Stamford Jim And Pam
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#55 In "Traveling Salesmen," When The Camera Zooms Out, You Can See A Palm Tree From The Show's Filming Location In California.
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#56 In "A Benihana Christmas," Michael & Andy Bring The Wrong Women Back To The Office Party
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