Here is a list of my favorite pranks that have been pulled in the TV show The Office. I have used some of these as inspiration for things me and my co-workers have done in the office where I work. The hardest one to pull off for me thus far and… well really the only one was The Office Jello Prank that I did using a co-workers stapler. These pranks and videos to follow these pranks are in no particular order.

* The Faxes from the future. Before Jim leaves the Scranton office, he takes a bunch of Dwight’s stationary. From his new office, Jim sends Dwight faxes on this stationary and makes him believe that the future version of himself figured out a way to send faxes back in time. The future Dwight (actually Jim) sends Dwight a fax that says “Dwight, At 8 AM today someone poisons the coffee. Do NOT drink the Coffee. More instructions to follow. Cordially, Future Dwight”. Obviously an idiot saturated with the idea that he could actually eventually send faxes back in time, tackles Stanley before he gets the chance to drink any coffee.

* Jim puts a macro on Dwight’s computer to type “diapers” instead of when Dwight tries to type his name.

* Jim puts Andy’s phone in the ceiling and calls it, completely confusing Andy as to what could have happened to it. It was an awesome prank. A co-worker did this to another co-worker the day after the episode aired.

* While Michael Scott is away for vacation to Jamaica, Jim runs an office meeting. Dwight busts out a tape recorder because apparently Michael wants transcripts of the meetings. Obviously annoyed by the mere existence of Dwight, Jim starts saying things to be recorded that aren’t actually happening in the meeting. “He’s got a knife! Let the record show that Dwight K Shrute is now completely nude holding a plastic knife to Stanley’s neck.”

* The CIA Letters. Jim and Pam send Dwight letters with CIA letterhead saying they are interested in recruiting him for a top secret mission. In order to qualify, he must tell the CIA every secret he promised to never tell anyone. “Secret: Last year my boss Michael Scott took a day off. He said it was because he was sick but really it was to go to Magic Camp.” Afterwards, Jim as the CIA tells Dwight that he is needed at Langley and to meet for a helicopter pick up on top of a building. The Office writers were pretty creative about this one. Especially when Jim sends Dwight a text saying “You have been comprised. Abort mission, destroy phone.” which follows Dwight actually tossing his phone off the building.

* The Vending Machine Prank. Jim takes may of Dwight’s belongings like his name plate, stapler, pen cup and his wallet and has the vending machine guy put them inside the machine, so Dwight Schrute actually has to buy them back with a sack of nickels Jim gives him. One by one.. nickel by nickel.

Last but not least at all:

The Office Jello Prank

Jim puts Dwights stapler in Jello. This may be the original prank that started the all the pranks they have done on The Office. The writers knew it was a huge it- and frigging hilarious. So they have increased them more and more often. This is also the prank I did to a co-worker a little while back. The Office Jello Prank was a hit, and I documented the whole thing with amazingly crappy photos on the link I provided.

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