Office Mysteries: Who started first?

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: Who started at Dunder Mifflin first, Jim or Pam?
status: unsolved
In “Launch Party”, Pam and Jim share a cute moment on the roof when they revealed to each other the moment they knew they liked each other. Not surprisingly, Jim confessed he liked [...]

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Office Mysteries: Jim & Karen’s first date (part 2)

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: When exactly did Jim and Karen get together?
status: unsolved
In a previous post, I investigated Jim’s claim that in “Women’s Appreciation” he and Karen had been together for 6 months. But I don’t think I addressed the real mystery, which is when [...]

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Office Mysteries: How do you spell that?

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: How do you spell Dwight, Kelly, Pam and Karen’s last names?
status: solved
While there aren’t many ways to misspell “Scott” or “Halpert” or “Howard”, The Office does have a few characters with difficult to spell last names. Is it “Schrute” or “Shrute”? “Kapour” [...]

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Office Mysteries: Jim and Karen’s anniversary

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: When exactly did Jim and Karen start dating?
status: unsolved
In “Women’s Appreciation,” Ryan was surprised when Jim announced he and Karen had been dating for six months. Ryan wasn’t the only one; if one considers the “real time” factor, as well as [...]

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Office Mysteries: Jim learns Pam’s single

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: Was Michael’s phone call in “The Convention” the first Jim heard of Pam’s broken engagement?
status: unsolved
In “The Convention” Jim sees his old boss, Michael, for the first time since his transfer to Stamford. Jim tries to act cool when Michael gets [...]

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Office Mysteries: Who are these people?

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: Who are these apparent Dunder-Mifflin Scranton employees?
status: partially solved
“The Office” has a fantastic ensemble cast and even more minor characters have great character development. However, once in a while a name-less employee roams the Dunder-Mifflin office for an episode or two, then [...]

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Office Mysteries: Jim’s trip to Australia

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: Did Jim go to Australia?
status: solved (mostly)
Last spring, Jim scheduled a trip down under that (intentionally) would have made him miss Pam’s wedding. We all know what happened with Pam’s wedding, but not a word has been said about Jim’s trip [...]

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Office Mysteries: Season 1 Timeframe

In this series, Flonkerton investigates some of the unanswered questions from “The Office.”
Question: What is the time frame of Season 1?
status: unsolved
In Seasons 2 and 3, “The Office” has prided itself on being in “real time.” That is the air date of each episode is close to the date the episode is suppose to [...]

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