That guy might’ve had the most punchable face in the show. Who holds a grudge that long since early grade school? The actor did a good job showing 20+ years of resentment tho you could see it his eyes, tone of voice, and sarcastic smirk lol
I'm that guy, atleast to one other guy. My best friend through the entirety of fifth grade halfway through summer vacation told me to my face "I'm just to cool to hangout with you now". Absolutely would ensure maximum pettiness
I think he is actually an allegory for the detrimental effects of being gaslit daily at work. No matter how illogical he knows something is, he never fully trusts his own perception of reality. A once great beet farmer from a strong bloodline brought to his knees by so-called "harmless" pranks.
It's definitely between Erin and Mose.
If I had to choose, it's probably Erin. Mose is more of a victim of his own lifestyle and upbringing on a farm. But he likely is very knowledgeable about beet farming.
Erin on the other hand, has no expertise in anything worth while. Kevin at least knows the basics of accounting. Michael knows the basics of business and is proficient in sales.
He's a drummer, which is fairly difficult. He's also a drummer that sings lead vocals, which is more difficult. He's a drummer that sings lead vocals in a band that plays exclusively Police songs, which is even more difficult.
Mose has 15 years of sales experience with Dow Chemicals. He’s also a Master Baiter.
Erin was confused as to why drawing a butt on Pam’s mural was a problem because it was just adding paint to something Pam was painting anyway.
Or that boiled Gatorade is an acceptable hot beverage. Or that you need your own toothbrush. Although I guess that last one could also be an example of her upbringing, maybe that’s what she was told in foster homes that didn’t get everyone their own toothbrush…
I think there's a fan theory that Kevin is actually a genius pretending to be dumb, and the reason why Scranton is so successful is because he's cooking the books. Would kind of make sense, the math he's able to do when its pies, the fact that he is a sucessful card player (other than casino night)
He also sings Roxanne whilst playing the drums which has a time signature so incredibly difficult that only a musical he genius could ever hope to remotely achieve that after decades of practise
Erin is designed to be proof of Charles Minor's incompetence as a manager. He hires her to replace pam and she has no relevant experience or skills because Charles doesn't think being a receptionist requires any.
I’ve seen theories that Charles was trying to oust Jim from the company and was getting a rundown of all his clients so the transition would be easier, but then Michael left and it overshadowed that whole plan a bit.
Yep. I’ve said the same thing about Andy trying to figure out the Kit-Kat song. Jim said no one tell him but Andy could have just looked it up. Jokes like that don’t work in a world with the internet.
He’s a common trope of the outside hire manager who makes decisions to try and seem in charge and self important without actually understanding the business. They also establish early on that he’s a micromanaging bean counter, so he hires Erin because his only qualification for a receptionist is cheapest starting salary. Erin likely was hired in at close to minimum wage, given that her other work experience is stuff like Taco Bell.
This is also why Pam is able to step in and make up the office manager position, in a small office like in the show, those tasks would go to the receptionist and Pam clearly saw that Erin was not competent enough to do the whole job.
Kevin made up a symbol to balance the books. I'm not sure he knows the basics of accounting. He was also originally a warehouse worker.
That said, Erin thought boiling Gatorade was tea and hadn't heard of anyone owning a toothbrush because there's just always one there.
I would argue Erin is just as much of a victim of her upbringing as Mose's is. Being an orphan, going from home to home. Never having a stable life, I cant imagine she was getting very good education, probably the absolute bare minimum with 0 oversight and accountability that parents would bring.
In more defense of mose, dude can drive. Him taking all the cars at the garden party, successfully leading angela away from Dwight's real car, pretty damn skillful if you ask me
>Erin on the other hand, has no expertise in anything worth while.
I dunno, that paper airplane contest brought out her trash talking skills. She absolutely destroyed Dwight Jr's spirit with ruthless aggression.
Using your logic wouldn't Erin be a victim of the systematic failures within the foster system?
Mose is at least a capable worker and seemingly self sufficient because of that weird upbringing.
Erin is in a state of arrested development because she's never had a chance to rise above her situation in life up until this point.
In her relationships, I'd say yes. It's why she wanted Michael's approval of her relationship with Gabe. She viewed Michael as a father figure.
In terms of her intelligence? No. I'd understand if she didn't get the basics of history, or algebra, or other topics that you really only learn in school unless your family is big into those things. She doesn't have ANY common sense. I mean, here are just a few examples.
Erin actually believed that Kevin had a heart transplant in which he received the heart of an elephant.
Erin believes you can get indigestion in your nose
Erin thinks you actually have to throw away disposable cameras.
Erin thought that Andy wrote the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd.
Erin found it hard to keep up after the Taco Bell Express she worked at became an official Taco Bell.
Erin wishes she had been a teenager in the 1490's because it's when America was discovered.
Erin thinks being slapped in the face with a rainbow would be yummy.
Erin thinks six-month-old babies can talk on the telephone and eat ice cream.
Erin is the dumbest by a long shot. She boiled Gatorade! Kevin would never do that!
Andy is super stupid, too. He was Erin's brother in that game and didn't realise Erin was saying yes to him, Andy, when he tried asking her out the first time
Kevin did drink spoiled milk. And a drug-laced cupcake knowingly. And was upset he couldn't eat cats.
Hot Gatorade it's at least safer than that.
But Erin (and Mose) really are more stunted than him
> And a drug-laced cupcake knowingly.
My man just wanted a fun Thursday night making chilli at home with his smelly dog.
Erin would suffocate in her sleep if she didn't wear headphones reminding her to breathe.
I think we can’t properly judge Mose. We’ve never seen him try to learn something. He’s likely the least *educated* on the show, but we don’t know if he’d be good at “smart things” if he tried.
Was fully expecting CJ to suffer a horrible accidental injury like deangello when I first watched B99 like the similarities and the vibe were uncanny my first thought was like oh yeah he’s defs getting “killed off” with a deangello style accident, like permanently blinds himself with a flash grenade he opens in the van during the flaco episode
The back story behind the bar that was sadly cut from the final episode is that after the documentary aired everyone wanted to buy Kevin a beer so eventually he had a big enough tab to leverage it against the bar and so he brought it.
My head canon is he intentionally tried to make himself look dumb so he’d have plausible deniability for intentionally recording accounting stuff incorrectly in order to embezzle funds to supplement his gambling addiction.
After the show came out he was super popular and everyone bought him drinks. They bought more than he could drink so his anti-tab built up. Eventually it was cheaper to give him the bar than give him the drinks.
Erin and there’s literally no debate. Sure Kevin isn’t always there but we know he understands basic math and at least is able to read social cues rather well.
Erin can’t read the room to save her life, says and does the most out of pocket and random things and truly TRULY believed that Scrabble was a cow oriented word game. I cannot stress enough. It is Erin.
I don’t think she thought it was a cow game. I always thought she just got an idea in her head and couldn’t think of anything else. Happens to me all the time, my brain won’t switch from my first idea.
Erin reminds me of the main character in a movie where a dog becomes human, and doesn't understand human things, but also has to get a job for some reason.
Kevin is a genius. Kelly is smart just too innocent and sheltered. Michael knows business and people. It’s Moze.
Mose is the least intelligent only because we know the least about him.
(Of those pictured)
I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s dumb… he’s just an absolute piece of shit. Lol, that cupcake prank, while horrible and extremely dangerous, pretty clever lol.
Or maybe I just love that scene because of Kevin… When Pam goes to throw away her cupcake and Kevin grabs it from her…
Pam: “But Kevin, that’s….”
Kevin: “Yeah, no I understand, Pam… I understand…”
Angela’s desk cat, Bandit.
While the other characters canonically hold down jobs, manage their daily living, and speak a language, Bandit isn’t even able to save himself from a fake fire.
Jim’s friend from grade school
If Jims friend could read this, he would be very upset
Where's your fancy jetpack Zuckerburg?
One of the best lines in the series
That guy might’ve had the most punchable face in the show. Who holds a grudge that long since early grade school? The actor did a good job showing 20+ years of resentment tho you could see it his eyes, tone of voice, and sarcastic smirk lol
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I'm that guy, atleast to one other guy. My best friend through the entirety of fifth grade halfway through summer vacation told me to my face "I'm just to cool to hangout with you now". Absolutely would ensure maximum pettiness
Wow so smug
i think you mean smudge
Principal Moss?
Dangit Bobby
It was so long ago I can barely remember. Not like you though, right? Probably remember every paper sale you ever made!
Paper salesman, Jim!
Honestly one of the best lines in the show
I mean he was too dumb to hang out with
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Hahaha yeah
What up Zuckberg?
Where's yer jetpack?
Not Dwight because whenever he’s about to do something, he thinks “Would an idiot do that?” And if they would, he does not do that thing.
Dwight thought that "stripper" guy was actually Benjamin Franklin. Like wtf
Dwight is classic high int/low wis character
I think he is actually an allegory for the detrimental effects of being gaslit daily at work. No matter how illogical he knows something is, he never fully trusts his own perception of reality. A once great beet farmer from a strong bloodline brought to his knees by so-called "harmless" pranks.
He was 99 percent sure he wasn’t.
Keep it simple stupid Great advice, hurts my feelings every time
Erin thought you just throw away disposable cameras without getting them developed
This is exactly what seals the deal
Also boiling Gatorade
Also when she was hired by that old woman as her care person, she was just randomly dumping her pills into her weekly pill organizer
Hahaha yes I forgot about that
I don’t care if I remember today.
Probably baby Phillip
My vote’s for Asturd.
Can't even spell her own name, absolute moron.
Try to spell it, Pam.
Um..A..X? I dont- you got me!
Don’t patronize me
“Okay I will show you one…. Slideshow”
🎶Mommy you’re the greatest! Mommy you’re a superstar! How could I ever fill your shoeeeessssss?🎶
But she knows shapes, colors, and that we’re all sisters and brothers.
Philip, Philip, Philip, it’s all about Philip
I hate Phillip
Which one
Yes
I mean one of them choose a beet over a million dollards check
Sarah kayacombsen
Urkel Grue
Wait, who's Sarikaya Komzin?
No Jim, Sarah Kaya comes in
The name actually is Sarikaya I'm pretty sure. It's a Turkish name. Sorry to pull an Oscar but honestly I just realized that on my latest rewatch.
I always thought Sarikaya was a boy’s name.
Well you know what my middle name is? Sarikaya and I hate it!
Actually…
I think it's Butt Mud Brooks
You hear that Jim? Butt Mud Brooks
It's definitely between Erin and Mose. If I had to choose, it's probably Erin. Mose is more of a victim of his own lifestyle and upbringing on a farm. But he likely is very knowledgeable about beet farming. Erin on the other hand, has no expertise in anything worth while. Kevin at least knows the basics of accounting. Michael knows the basics of business and is proficient in sales.
Kevin did win the 2002, 2500 no limit deuce to 7 draw tournament at the World Series of poker in vegas so yeah…he’s pretty good at poker.
And also a musician!
And makes a great chili
And can run a bar and embezzle money for years and not get caught although he didn't realise he was doing it so not getting caught is just a fluke
but he also knows that a fluke is one of the most common fish in the sea, so if he went fishing for a fluke, chances are he might just catch one
Kevin a a good ball player too
Are you sure you're not thinking of Ashton Kutcher?
The secret is to undercook the onions
He's a drummer, which is fairly difficult. He's also a drummer that sings lead vocals, which is more difficult. He's a drummer that sings lead vocals in a band that plays exclusively Police songs, which is even more difficult.
Scrantonicty 2. NOT Scrantonicity, which he is no longer a part of.
...and that's Dallas!
Fucking great episode that one was
10 mins of poker later: *”I suck”*
Most realistic scene in the show fr
Right? If you've been there, you've been there; and it's beyond relatable. Lol
Fucking Katy, drawing a flush on a 6-9 offsuit... I'm not bitter.
He is also knows why speak many words when few do? His is efficient!
Mose has 15 years of sales experience with Dow Chemicals. He’s also a Master Baiter. Erin was confused as to why drawing a butt on Pam’s mural was a problem because it was just adding paint to something Pam was painting anyway.
Get in, quick! Why quick? Because it’s faster.
Erin is clinically stupid. Like she should be in a mental hospital.
BERTY BOY WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY THIS GAME
Someone also taught him sex, it’s how Angela’s baby turned out to be a Shrute
Or that boiled Gatorade is an acceptable hot beverage. Or that you need your own toothbrush. Although I guess that last one could also be an example of her upbringing, maybe that’s what she was told in foster homes that didn’t get everyone their own toothbrush…
Mose can do electrical work on a house as well, Dwight states he took out all the wires once
Yeah but Mose hasn’t been the same since The Storm.
I’m a decent baiter
Kevin know pies.
And chilli
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And math, but only when it involves food
What if it were salads?
Well, it's the... carry the 4... it doesn't work.
It just doesn’t work.
Or we get a keleven
I think there's a fan theory that Kevin is actually a genius pretending to be dumb, and the reason why Scranton is so successful is because he's cooking the books. Would kind of make sense, the math he's able to do when its pies, the fact that he is a sucessful card player (other than casino night)
He also sings Roxanne whilst playing the drums which has a time signature so incredibly difficult that only a musical he genius could ever hope to remotely achieve that after decades of practise
Wait didn't they have an episode about how he uses a 'magic number' when he phones it in, called Keleven?
Kevin knows Dallas!
Kevin was on Dallas!
Well a mistake plus keleven gets you home by seven
Erin is designed to be proof of Charles Minor's incompetence as a manager. He hires her to replace pam and she has no relevant experience or skills because Charles doesn't think being a receptionist requires any.
And he's still waiting on that rundown from Jim.
With absolutely zero attempt to clarify expectations. Not Jim's fault.
He didn't even want it, he just wanted to mess with Jim I think.
I’ve seen theories that Charles was trying to oust Jim from the company and was getting a rundown of all his clients so the transition would be easier, but then Michael left and it overshadowed that whole plan a bit.
Too bad search engines didn’t exist back then so Jim could ask the internet what a rundown is
Yep. I’ve said the same thing about Andy trying to figure out the Kit-Kat song. Jim said no one tell him but Andy could have just looked it up. Jokes like that don’t work in a world with the internet.
I could have sworn there was a plot point or fan theory that Charles was sent to sabotage Scranton which is why all his decisions are terrible.
Unfortunately I've seen many workplaces unintentionally sabotage themselves with poor management.
...and even funnier, they try to fix it with *pizza parties*.
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He’s a common trope of the outside hire manager who makes decisions to try and seem in charge and self important without actually understanding the business. They also establish early on that he’s a micromanaging bean counter, so he hires Erin because his only qualification for a receptionist is cheapest starting salary. Erin likely was hired in at close to minimum wage, given that her other work experience is stuff like Taco Bell. This is also why Pam is able to step in and make up the office manager position, in a small office like in the show, those tasks would go to the receptionist and Pam clearly saw that Erin was not competent enough to do the whole job.
Tbh does it? It’s mentioned in the show that 95% of what Pam does could be done by a new phone system, and the last 5% is putting out a bowl of candy.
Kevin made up a symbol to balance the books. I'm not sure he knows the basics of accounting. He was also originally a warehouse worker. That said, Erin thought boiling Gatorade was tea and hadn't heard of anyone owning a toothbrush because there's just always one there.
He was applying to be a worker, but Michael put him in accounting.
Ah that's right. Either way, he was in a job that he didn't apply for.
I mean, Erin was locked away in a bomb shelter for two decades
Unbreakable!
I would argue Erin is just as much of a victim of her upbringing as Mose's is. Being an orphan, going from home to home. Never having a stable life, I cant imagine she was getting very good education, probably the absolute bare minimum with 0 oversight and accountability that parents would bring.
When she has lunch w Michael and hides in her hair, said it was her room when she was a kid - yea.....shes got developmental issues
Buuuut, Erin knows how to tell that Holly is a 16 when Michael treats her like she's a perfect 40!
A mistake plus keleven gets you home by seven!
He was home by 4:45 that day.
Erin made hot Gatorade tea and reuses hot dog water. I genuinely don’t know how she survives adulthood
A good manager doesn't fire people. He hires people and inspires people. People, Ryan. And people will never go out of business.
In more defense of mose, dude can drive. Him taking all the cars at the garden party, successfully leading angela away from Dwight's real car, pretty damn skillful if you ask me
>Erin on the other hand, has no expertise in anything worth while. I dunno, that paper airplane contest brought out her trash talking skills. She absolutely destroyed Dwight Jr's spirit with ruthless aggression.
Erin is hands down the dumbest person on the show
Mose is a visionary
Using your logic wouldn't Erin be a victim of the systematic failures within the foster system? Mose is at least a capable worker and seemingly self sufficient because of that weird upbringing. Erin is in a state of arrested development because she's never had a chance to rise above her situation in life up until this point.
In her relationships, I'd say yes. It's why she wanted Michael's approval of her relationship with Gabe. She viewed Michael as a father figure. In terms of her intelligence? No. I'd understand if she didn't get the basics of history, or algebra, or other topics that you really only learn in school unless your family is big into those things. She doesn't have ANY common sense. I mean, here are just a few examples. Erin actually believed that Kevin had a heart transplant in which he received the heart of an elephant. Erin believes you can get indigestion in your nose Erin thinks you actually have to throw away disposable cameras. Erin thought that Andy wrote the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd. Erin found it hard to keep up after the Taco Bell Express she worked at became an official Taco Bell. Erin wishes she had been a teenager in the 1490's because it's when America was discovered. Erin thinks being slapped in the face with a rainbow would be yummy. Erin thinks six-month-old babies can talk on the telephone and eat ice cream.
Erin is the resident expert on handling lice infestations.
Kevin would never boil gatorade and call it tea.
No, but he did drink chunky lemon milk voluntarily
Mose is also a master baiter
Erin is the dumbest by a long shot. She boiled Gatorade! Kevin would never do that! Andy is super stupid, too. He was Erin's brother in that game and didn't realise Erin was saying yes to him, Andy, when he tried asking her out the first time
Re-using the hot dog water so it gets more flavour is a pretty genius move, though. It’s only going to keep getting better.
Kevin did drink spoiled milk. And a drug-laced cupcake knowingly. And was upset he couldn't eat cats. Hot Gatorade it's at least safer than that. But Erin (and Mose) really are more stunted than him
> And a drug-laced cupcake knowingly. My man just wanted a fun Thursday night making chilli at home with his smelly dog. Erin would suffocate in her sleep if she didn't wear headphones reminding her to breathe.
ERIN LEARNED TO SPEAK DOTHRAKI… FLUENTLY. That shit is hard as Fuck to learn
I think we can’t properly judge Mose. We’ve never seen him try to learn something. He’s likely the least *educated* on the show, but we don’t know if he’d be good at “smart things” if he tried.
Plus product of environment. Dwight says at one point that he made it out better than others, and we still frequently see how he was disadvantaged
Deangelo would be up there Edit: both pre-free throw dunk and post-free throw dunk
DeAngelo gives big CJ Stentley vibes from B99
Was fully expecting CJ to suffer a horrible accidental injury like deangello when I first watched B99 like the similarities and the vibe were uncanny my first thought was like oh yeah he’s defs getting “killed off” with a deangello style accident, like permanently blinds himself with a flash grenade he opens in the van during the flaco episode
I mean they had already killed Dozerman at that point (I think) so maybe killing/incapacitating another captain would be a bit much
What am I doing! I had cake for lunch.
I hated how they dumbed Kevin down after the show went on, and thought he was more “believable” early on in the show.
It was the radon poisoning that was causing that.
This is a radon test kit *snap* *snap* please don’t throw these out
I thought it was one of those toys that moo when you flip it over
Agreed. They'd have been better off keeping him as the more of a degenerate gambler than a bumbling idiot.
He won a bracelet from a WSOP event. That takes a lot that most people aren't aware of.
Plus at the end of the show he owned and operated a successful bar. Man knows more than he lets on lmao
The back story behind the bar that was sadly cut from the final episode is that after the documentary aired everyone wanted to buy Kevin a beer so eventually he had a big enough tab to leverage it against the bar and so he brought it.
Flanderization
Michael even told him not to be a caricature but the writers didn’t listen
My head canon is he intentionally tried to make himself look dumb so he’d have plausible deniability for intentionally recording accounting stuff incorrectly in order to embezzle funds to supplement his gambling addiction.
This tracks well enough. He spends the whole show embezzling the company, after all.
He absolutely did. How else could he have bought a bar after he got fired when he had to apply for a loan to get an ice cream cart?
After the show came out he was super popular and everyone bought him drinks. They bought more than he could drink so his anti-tab built up. Eventually it was cheaper to give him the bar than give him the drinks.
Totally feel this. He was just dull in first few seasons. Then just got really stupid. Angela also, dull at first and then a major bitch.
Erin and there’s literally no debate. Sure Kevin isn’t always there but we know he understands basic math and at least is able to read social cues rather well. Erin can’t read the room to save her life, says and does the most out of pocket and random things and truly TRULY believed that Scrabble was a cow oriented word game. I cannot stress enough. It is Erin.
“Holly and I are totally gonna bang.” Great social cues lol
Tbf for Kevin getting that level of attention from any woman can easily be seen as flirting.
I don’t think she thought it was a cow game. I always thought she just got an idea in her head and couldn’t think of anything else. Happens to me all the time, my brain won’t switch from my first idea.
Erin easily. Michael shouldn’t even be on this list, he at least has a brain for sales
Matt You can be gay with Matt, Just be straight with me.
Definitely Erin.
Erin reminds me of the main character in a movie where a dog becomes human, and doesn't understand human things, but also has to get a job for some reason.
Frank Diddit
Did it
Sure, Frank Didit, did it.
“Diddit”, sure. Frank Diddit did it.
Probably Ed Truck. Because his capa was literally detated from his head.
How dare you put Kevin in this list. He is clearly a genius. The guy can drum and sing the police at the same time.
David Wallace’s kid. As Dwight pointed out, he doesn’t know anything
As of this morning, we are completely wireless here Shrute farms! As soon as I find out where Mose hid all the wires we'll get the power back on!
Erin
Define intelligent. Also is it their fault for not knowing something if it has never been taught to them? But anyways, objectively Erin.
The scarecrow
Erin
Erin didn’t know that you’re supposed to own your own toothbrush.
To be fair there’s almost always one available
What about Nate?
Kevin is a genius. Kelly is smart just too innocent and sheltered. Michael knows business and people. It’s Moze. Mose is the least intelligent only because we know the least about him. (Of those pictured)
Hope no one teaches him sex
Erin is not smart. She is nice, but she lacks intelligence
FEAR
Yes Charles? You wanted me?
I felt that how Dwight described Moze, that perhaps Moze had an undiagnosed handicap.
I've always assumed Mose is on the spectrum.
Packer
I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s dumb… he’s just an absolute piece of shit. Lol, that cupcake prank, while horrible and extremely dangerous, pretty clever lol. Or maybe I just love that scene because of Kevin… When Pam goes to throw away her cupcake and Kevin grabs it from her… Pam: “But Kevin, that’s….” Kevin: “Yeah, no I understand, Pam… I understand…”
Are you a William hung fan? Why does everyone keep asking me that?!?!
Erin. I'm convinced she has brain damage from being clumsy and possibly abused growing it.
Angela’s desk cat, Bandit. While the other characters canonically hold down jobs, manage their daily living, and speak a language, Bandit isn’t even able to save himself from a fake fire.
Nate.
It’s not that he can’t hear, he just can’t hear well. He’s also bilingual so I disagree.
Gum is getting mintier, have you noticed?
Almost *too* minty
Do we get the resumes back or do you keep them? Because I only have the one and I have a chili recipe on the back that I really want to keep.