The Office Forums: Best practical Joke

Well, there's been a few good practical jokes done by Jim on Dwight. Which do you recon is the best (to date).

Such pranks include:

Desk items in jelly.
Desk items in vending machine
Dwight smacking himself with the phone (not seen but explained)
The moving desk (again, not seen)
Desk in the toilet
"Gaydar" metal detector
Faxes from the future
Job Application
Moving coat Rack (that's telekinesis, kyle)
Security threat ID badge
Wrong day of the week (Friday instead of thursday)
Dwight-in-the-box (alliance)
The purse (cute girl)

There's others, I'm sure, and as you think of them, mention them...

But, as to which I think is the best so far - it's gotta be the faxes from the future. So dammed halarious.

(perhaps if we get all of them listed, we could have a poll!)

That was a good one, but the 5 I listed were more original and creative!

has someone else done the jello thing before or something?

Not on TV, but I've heard of it otherwise. I just think the 5 I listed are the most unique because they work so well for Dwight. I can see the vending machine prank being good for a lot of people, but the others would only be perfect for someone like Dwight. Really, think about that...how many people you know would buy into the faxes from the future or the gaydar? All of Jim's pranks have been good, but the best of the bunch are those that are tailor-made for a guy like Dwight.

"5) Don't know if this counts because it never actually aired, but in the deleted scenes in season 2 there's a cold open where he surrounds his desk with police tape and makes him think that a murder had taken place on his desk... pure hilarity."
 Dang, not see that outtake, does sound funny.

(I've edited the first post, and put in the ones I missed that others have mentioned)



My five for a pole would have to be :
 (1) Faxes
 (2) Vending Machine
 (3) Dwight-in-the-box

(4) Gaydar

(5) Jellied office equipment, it's just such a classic


Was close for #5 though, I did consider The Job Application (Just cause of Dwight trying to explain why martial arts should have been on his CV)

On a slightly differant tack - best line from the opening so far has gotta be "The IT guy and me did NOT get off to a good start"

the mind control coat rack

the phone with nickels in it. (too bad we didnt get to see that one)

the purse!

oh. i forgot to add my ultimate favorite..
the alliance!!

Went to wiki and got the list ... for those that are interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Halpert
* Encased Dwight's stapler in Jell-O. ("Pilot")
* Encased Michael's 'World's Greatest Boss' coffee mug in Jell-O. ("Pilot")
* Encased Andy's calculator in Jell-O. Gay Witch Hunt")
* Paid coworkers five dollars to call Dwight "Dwayne" for an entire day. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Posted Dwight's resume online, and noted that he'd like to work out of state. ("Halloween")
* Relocated Dwight's desk to the men's restroom. ("The Fight")
* Convinced Dwight an abandoned infant was in the women's restroom, causing him to walk in on Meredith "on the can." (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Created a macro causing Dwight's name to read "diapers" when input on Dwight's own PC. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Substituted Dwight's writing instruments with crayons. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Assisted Pam in one item as she prepared a list of absurdly fake ailments during Dwight's dictatorial reign over the office's health care plan. ("Health Care")
* Placed Dwight's wallet and desk items in the company vending machine, which he had to buy back with a bag of nickels. ("Booze Cruise")
* Incrementally increased the weight of Dwight's telephone handset using nickels, then abruptly decreased the weight, causing Dwight to smack himself in the face with the phone. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Convinced Dwight a Thursday was a Friday, leading to Dwight's tardiness on the following day. ("Performance Review")
* Placed a bloody glove in Dwight's desk and attempted to convince him that he had committed murder. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Labeled Dwight a security risk on an oversized identification badge and typed "Fart" as his middle name.("Conflict Resolution")
* Agreed to participate in an "alliance" with Dwight, which resulted with Dwight being voluntarily packaged in a box in the warehouse. ("The Alliance")
* Convinced Dwight to purchase a purse from a vendor, and then made fun of him for having it. ("Hot Girl")
* Convinced Dwight to give a "Salesman of the Year" award speech patterned after a speech by Benito Mussolini (ironically, the speech was a success). ("Dwight's Speech")
* Moved Dwight's desk two feet closer to the copier by moving it about an inch every time Dwight went to the bathroom. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
* Convinced Dwight to dye his hair blond in order to spy on the Stamford branch. ("The Alliance")
* With the help of Pam, convinced Dwight that he (Jim) had telekinetic powers, leading Dwight to try to move objects with his mind. ("Casino Night")
* Popped Dwight's fitness orb. ("Performance Review")
* Verbally made a complaint in front of the office to Michael by saying that "Dwight tried to kiss me". "Conflict Resolution")
* Convinced Dwight (and Michael) that gaydar could be purchased at The Sharper Image (though according to Jim, it was out of stock). Later sent Dwight a hand-held metal detector decorated with "gaydar" branding, causing him to panic when the "gaydar" went off as he inadvertently scanned himself. Gay Witch Hunt")
 * Used to make high pitched noises with Pam and then hope Dwight would leave to go have a hearing test. Pam called it "Pretendinitis." (Mentioned in "The Coup")
* Stole some of Dwight's stationary from the Scranton branch and, from time to time, sends a fax to Dwight from "Future Dwight." The latest one warns that someone will poison the coffee, causing Dwight to destroy Stanley's coffee mug. ("Branch Closing")
* Gained access to Dwight's room key at a paper convention in Philadelphia. While walking into his room though, Jim ran into Angela (who was on the bed), and believed Angela to be a hooker due to the quick glimpse he got. ("The Convention")

I still think we could end up getting a callback to the nickels-in-the-phone trick. It could be a really quick but hilarious moment. Imagine, they're all at the office working quietly when Dwight's phone rings. He answers it and konks himself in the face...again. Jim sees it, turns to the camera and smiles. Dwight, angered, just mutters "JIM" and shakes his head...