#cold opens

There is something perfect about the way The Office could drop you into complete Dunder Mifflin chaos before the episode even officially started.The cold opens gave us Jim and Dwight pranks, Michael Scott’s desperate need to perform, awkward reaction shots, and quick bursts of comedy that did not need a full plot to work.My latest post breaks down why the cold opens were one of the best parts of The Office — and why they helped make the show so endlessly rewatchable.What’s your favorite cold open from The Office?

Season One:

1x01, 1x02, 1x03, 1x04, 1x05, 1x06, 1x07,

1x08, 1x09, 1x10, 1x11, 1x12, 1x13, 1x14,

1x15, 1x16, 1x17, 1x18, 1x19, 1x20, 1x21

Season Two:

2x01, 2x02, 2x03, 2x04, 2x05, 2x06, 2x07,

2x08, 2x09, 2x10, 2x11, 2x12, 2x13, 2x14,

2x15, 2x16, 2x17, 2x18, 2x19, 2x20, 2x21, 2x22, 2x23

Season Three:

3x01, 3x02, 3x03, 3x04, 3x05, 3x06, 3x07,

3x08, 3x09, 3x10, 3x11, 3x12, 3x13, 3x14,

3x15, 3x16, 3x17, 3x18, 3x19, 3x20, 3x21, 3x22

Season Four:

4x01, 4x02, 4x03, 4x04, 4x05, 4x06,

4x07, 4x08, 4x09, 4x10, 4x11, 4x12, 4x13

Season Five:

5x01, 5x02, 5x03, 5x04, 5x05,

5x06, 5x07, 5x08, 5x09, 5x10,