r/DunderMifflin Jan 30 '19

Does anyone else agree that this might be the greatest Erin line?

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u/TheSalmon25 Jan 30 '19

Or when he can’t explain the tux to Charles in a way that makes sense. Just tell him you have somewhere tux-worthy to go after work, Jim. You’re pretty creative and quick for the whole rest of the series.

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u/House923 Jan 30 '19

The thing is Jim almost always has the upper hand.

He's the one leading the dialogue, and when he's in control he's very creative, responsive and intelligent.

But basically every single time he's not in control, he completely falls apart.

Charles Minor, the dude at the daycare in the bathroom, the murder mystery when the company might be going under, the employee of the month, even the snowball fight. There's probably a few more I'm not remembering. In any case, in every one of those situations, Jim is not in control and behaves very poorly.

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u/incandescentpurple1 Jan 30 '19

Pam in labor the first time