Word is that the WGA has reached a tentative deal which would end the writer's strike. If this is true, then, according to sources, The Office could squeeze in five or six more episodes before the season is over. Let's all cross our fingers.
WGA news here.
UPDATE: Office director Greg Daniels says there will be six shows before the season ends. Yay!
Well, I held out hope as long as I could, but the site will be going on hiatus until this dang Writer's Guild of America strike is going on.
The site will still be active and the entire archive will be visible, but no new posts will be made for some time.
Thanks for your continued support of OfficePranks.net and let's hope for a quick resolution so our favorite show can get back on the air.
Episode
Branch Wars (Season 4, Episode 6)
Pranker
Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute (and kind of Jim Halpert)
Target
Karen Filippelli
Description
Michael isn’t about to sit idly by and watch his favorite minority salesman be taken away from him by Karen. After deceivingly luring Jim with Dwight and him to Utica, they get to work; complete with warehouse uniforms and mustaches.
Dwight and Michael try to steal their industrial copier, but predictably drop it down the stairs (hurting Michael’s hip in the process). While this is happening, Jim tries his best to duck out of the way of Karen’s view, but to no avail. Michael’s final message to ask Jim not to tell Karen was all that it took.
Reaction
Needless to say, Karen is upset. Dwight isn’t about to take things sitting down and does what every logical person would do in that situation…he threatens to burn down the branch if Karen continues to poach salesmen. Michael actually becomes the voice of reason when he goes to the explanation of wanting to fight for his employees. Everything seems as it should until Michael threatens Karen with burning down the branch if Stanley is harmed. It all seemed to be going so well until Karen lays into Jim for bringing up Pam in conversation. And just when all seemed lost, Stanley decides to stay in Scranton. All is right with the world.
Originality
6 – This would only be about a two if not for the interesting ways Dwight and Michael think up in order to subdue the guards and take down Utica. Molotov cocktails? Gas covered rubber? Chalk in the eye? How does Dwight come up with this stuff.
Length Taken
10 – Wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy too far.
Special Awards
The Michael Scott-Memorial Whoops Award – This might be the first ever prank that leads to a scolding. Not to mention the award to follow afterword.
The Awwwwwwk-ward Award – Congratulations, Karen. This is the first time I’ve ever wanted to turn away from Jim doing anything. I was hoping he’d die just so it’d all end.
Episode
Launch Party (Season 4, Episode 3)
Pranker
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly
Target
Dwight Schrute
Description
Michael and Dwight obviously have their issues with the new technology sweeping in their little paper company that could (gift baskets work so much better). When Michael announces to the office about the launch, the five o’clock shadowed Dwight jumps at the chance to impress his departed love by announcing that he will sell more paper in a day than the new Dunder-Mifflin website. Andy is more than willing to help things out by announcing a new sale by Dwight with the resounding sound of a bear horn. Jim will not stand for this as he asks Pam to help with a prank. Though apprehensive at first, the sound of the horn convinces the lowly receptionist. Getting on instant messenger, Pam logs on as DunMiff/sys and sends the message, “Who am I?” while Dwight is on a call.
Reaction
After some slight investigation, Jim and Pam tell Dwight that the system is self-aware, is programmed to be his enemy and must destroy him in selling paper. Despite his suspicions of Jim’s involvement, Jim walks away from reception and the joke is sold. Not that Dwight is scared (the computer should be scared of him). Jim mentions that Dwight looks worried, and the system agrees. This raises Dwight’s paranoia to the point of binary cursing. Despite their best efforts to worry Dwight further, he is now more determined. Maybe a little shaken by Darryl, Dwight goes off the deep end and uses the leads he stole from Staples. Though Jim has to leave to go to “the party,” Jim makes sure she knows about the leads. This shakes Dwight momentarily, but he still gets the sale. After his victorious paper battle against the website, Angela still rejects him. Pam, realizing his sorrow, let’s Dwight know that he is the superior being over the system.
Originality
9 – Unless you count Pavlov’s Altoids, this is the first time Jim and Pam have used the internet to prank Dwight. You also have to account for the fact that Jim and Pam knew that Dwight had a WarGames mentality about the whole thing.
Length Taken
7 – Pam didn’t really take it as far as it could have gone, but she gets an extra point for stopping it when it got to the point when Dwight was about to cry.
Special Awards
Don’t Be Cruel Award - Pam is too sweet to hurt Dwight that much more after it had gone so far.
Knowing your Enemy Award - Who else but Dwight would fall for this?
It's been a busy week, but as soon as I can get to it, the first new prank of the new season that was featured in Launch Party will be up. It's entitled DunMiff/sys vs. Dwight. Stay tuned...
Congratulations to "Jim as Dwight" as the Ultimate Office Prank through Season 3.
The Ultimate Office Pranks Elimination Showdown is at the finals. Two pranks remain in "Fun with Andy's Phone" and "Jim as Dwight."
Fans have until Thursday at 9:00 pm Eastern with the premiere of Season 4 to vote for the Best Prank through the first three seasons. So get your votes in soon.
Note: I was re-watching the episodes recently and I can't believe I missed this one. My bad.
Episode
Women's Appreciation (Season 3, Episode 21)
Pranker
Pam Beesly
Target
Dwight Schrute
Description
Hearing the news that Phyllis got flashed in the parking lot, Dwight springs into action and runs outside to check it out. Thank goodness he has the sharpened broom stick from the bat capture (thanks Creed!) to poke through the bushes...just in case a nude man is hiding. Dwight begins taking the job a little too seriously when he proposes to Michael that he show pictures of various phalli to show to Phyllis. In the midst of creating an emergency anti-flashing task force, he asks Pam to draw a sketch of the flasher so Dwight can get to work. When Dwight starts taking things a little too far, Pam takes measures into her own hands. She draws the picture of the man who did the flashing...but that person looks somewhat familiar.
Reaction
In Dwight's own words, "I plan on plastering this pervert's face everywhere. You can run, but you cannot hide." Dwight recruits Andy to help him put up the posters and all it takes for Andy is one look. I find it amazing that Andy knows immediately what is going on but still refuses to give up on the joke. Jim goes into the kitchen and sees the poster. Giving credit without seeming to gush, he says, "That is pretty cool." Later, Andy even tries to stretch the prank as far as it will go as he volunteers to hang it up around his neighborhood and surrounding schools. What could be assumed as a couple of days later, Jim calls with information on the flasher. With the information in hand, Dwight flies to the women's bathroom above the sink. He notices a small painted on mustache fits well with his face. The joke is up with a resounding, "PAM!"
Originality
8 - It's not so much that Pam decided to go with Dwight as a the flasher, but the fact that she apparently got nowhere with Phyllis, but decided to go with it anyway. Extra point for the Jim props. If the king likes how you do it, you're doing it well.
Length Taken
7 - I would go higher, but come on...how could Dwight miss this? Even Andy knew it right away.
Special Awards
Who Knew Accomplice Award - Andy might have been a giant pain and wildly annoying earlier, but he gets plenty of brownie points for this one.
Tragedy into Humor - Despite Phyllis' pain, Pam sure knows how to turn something bad into something great.
Pool C has its winners in the Ultimate Office Pranks Elimination Showdown. Dwight's stuff in the Vending Machine had the most votes in the preliminary round with 18 votes. Also, for the second straight week, we have a tie for second with Dwight as Jim and Dwight's Desk in the Bathroom. Since we had two second-place ties in Pool B and C, there will be no wild cards. That means that the eight semifinalist have been selected. They are (in no particular order):
Dwight as Jim
Pam Keeps Jim Quiet
Dwight Stuff in the Vending Machine
Fun With Andy's Phone
Jim as Dwight
Dwight gets Faxes from Future Dwight
Dwight's Desk in the BathroomOne more week to go in the first round of the Ultimate Office Pranks Elimination showdown. We have a clear-cut winner from Pool B while two others move on since there was a tie for second. Because of the tie, there will be only one wild card winner to move on to the semi-finals. This weeks winners were Pam Keeps Jim Quiet, Fun with Andy's Phone, and Jim as Dwight.
This week's winnersVoting for Round 1 Pool A in the Ultimate Office Prank Elimination Showdown is over. The victors for this week that will move on to the semi-finals are "Dwight gets faxes from Future Dwight" and "Jim sets Andy up with Pam".
The winners from Pool AThe time has come to vote for your All-Time favorite Office Prank. The first round will last three weeks with 14 pranks to choose from each week.
This week, it's Pool A to choose from so take your pick from the pranks on the right. The top two vote getters will move on to the semi-finals. Remember, even if your favorite prank doesn't make the top two, the top vote getters not in the top two for their week will move on as well.
Get your vote in and tell your friends. Voting ends Thursday, August 30th at 9:00 pm Eastern time. Check back to see what pranks moved on and to vote on the next batch.
OfficePranks.net has been about as slow as any site could be this summer, but with just over a month left in The Office offseason, it's time for some polls. We're going to be having a definitive elimination style all-time best pranks list.
These polls will run for five weeks in three different segments...
Each of the first three weeks polls will have approximately 14 pranks to vote from. The top two vote getters will go to the next round, while two additional pranks with the most votes who were not in the top two for their week will advance as well. Tie-breakers will be by me.
In week four, the six poll winners and two wild cards will be voted on again for one week.
The fifth week will have a final match-up of the top two vote getters from week four to see what is the best all-time prank. The poll will close on Thursday, September 25th at 9:00 Eastern when The Office returns for Season four. I will post my personal all-time list at the same time.
Voting starts this Thursday, so check back and vote.
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Episode
Product Recall (Season 3, Episode 20)
Pranker
Dwight Schrute
Target
Jim Halpert
Description
After Jim stole the opening as he dressed and acted like Dwight, Mr. Schrute couldn’t help but strike back. He comes in the office in a nice suit and his hair messily made without any glasses. After making small talk with Pam, he begins to look at the camera a lot and can’t help but mention how good Karen looks.
Reaction
“Look at that!” Jim is more stunned than anything else. Pam and Karen play along to begin with, probably just at the absurdity at it all. Dwight seems to do nothing but relax 99% of the muscles in his body, smirk, flatten his hair and look at the camera. He propositions Karen for sex, but gets shot down. Jim gives his approval while he looks at the camera and says, “I’m Jim Halpert, blah-da-blah-blah, comment, uh.”
3 – Jim did it just days before, so it can’t be too big.
Length Taken
8 – Jim spent a grand total of $11 on the Dwight outfit. I’m going to venture a guess and say Dwight spent at least $150 on his Jim uniform. He even had the knapsack. What was better, the wildly inappropriate remarks to Karen or the constant staring at the camera?
Find your own Prank Award – That’s just lazy Dwight…just plain lazy.
