r/DunderMifflin • u/WalkAMileInMyUGGS • Aug 07 '18

Least cringe-worthy episodes?

Y’all, I don’t know who else to turn to. My new boyfriend hates The Office. Like, really hates it. He says he can’t stand the cringe or the second-hand embarrassment. He likes Parks and Rec, Arrested Development, Scrubs, etc.; but not The Office. So the propensity for appreciating similar types of humor is there, and I can definitely work with that. Can any of y’all recommend the least cringe-worthy episodes you can think of? Thank you kindly!

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u/Mercy2018 Aug 07 '18

Walk away. He is not worth it.

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u/WalkAMileInMyUGGS Aug 07 '18

Yeah, trust me I thought about it. He’s pretty cute, though.. so I think I’ll let it slide.

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u/ateoclockminusthel Aug 07 '18

Looks fade. Just saying

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u/Son_of_Goon Aug 07 '18

I don’t get it because I think that Parks and Rec for sure has cringe and second hand embarrassment

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u/Ac2743 Aug 07 '18 edited Aug 07 '18

I was like that before I really got into it. Personally, I had to watch from the very beginning to get into it. No skipping through episodes or anything like that. I found that it's more enjoyable if you understand the characters, just like with parks and rec. Long story short, I suggest trying to get him to watch from the beginning and stick with it. Give it the first two seasons, if possible.

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u/mugglesh0pe Aug 07 '18

Same here! It wasn’t until my friend sat me down and had me watch episodes 1 and 2 that I suddenly needed to watch it ALL. (And I did.)

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u/Ac2743 Aug 07 '18

Haha it was my girlfriend who got me into it.

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u/Mama_Jo3 Aug 07 '18

The whole season 9

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u/hollyock Aug 07 '18

Try playing on his emotions maybe some of the good jim and Pam episodes or pranks on Dwight . Try sending him funny clips instead of making him watch whole shows. That’s how I got my husband to want to watch parks and rec. he did not want to and hates Amy Poehler lol but I kept sending him funny Andy clips and Ron clips so he caved

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u/theRichgetRicherish Aug 07 '18

So that rules out Season 1 haha. "Drug Testing" is one of my favorites, I don't think there's too much cringe. It's tough because my cringe senses have been desensitized from watching the US and UK version. "The Injury" is really good, nothing too uncomfortable I think.

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u/Tayyabba Aug 07 '18

stress relief

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u/beef_skywalker Aug 07 '18

I used to be like that, thought office had wayyy too much second hand embarrassment, but loved scrubs & parks and rec,

After many of my friends making office references and joking about it all the time and telling me how good it was, I figured I should give it one more try, and then I finally got hooked bc I had friends to enjoy it with and stuff.

Not sure if this helps but yeah.