The Office’s Best Opening Moment Was Actually a Mistake

Jim and Dwight, the Dunder Mifflin coworkers, constantly played pranks on each other. From Jim’s impersonations of Dwight, like the one in Season 3, to Dwight’s snowball ambush in Season 9, no topic was off-limits. While Dwight often overreacted, Jim usually started the jokes, and one of his most memorable pranks happened spontaneously in Season 2’s “Performance Review” episode – it’s widely considered the best cold open in The Office history.



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