The Office
Throughout its nine season , TheOfficehad some incredible love story . lover followed the horrific Michael and Jan saga until that ran its course and saw Michael get hold his true match in Holly . witness also saw Kelly and Ryan ’s toxic kinship play out in a magnitude of ways , as did Dwight and Angela ’s love story . And the love story that keeps going round and troll is that of Jim and Pam .
However , what if there was another possible love story brewing at Dunder Mifflin that never had the chance to grow due to other party ? Looking back , Toby and Pam could have been a affair . He ’s always had a concealed obsession with her , and she was the one soul who had nothing but skillful things to say about him . Were these two robbed of a Scranton romance ?
Updated on September 28th , 2022 , by Lynn Gibbs : The Office fan respect Pam ’s kinship with Jim since it was an ongoing storyline throughout the serial publication , but there ’s always a small piece of fans who wonder what life would be like for the Scranton branch if Pam go on a few dates with another Dunder Mifflin worker , Toby Flenderson . It was secretly known that Toby had a small crunch on Pam , and it was revealed on Toby ’s last 24-hour interval of work that Pam always thought Toby was cunning . With both eccentric on the Q.T. concerned in each other , there was more than one vista where Pam and Toby could have revealed their true feelings for one another .
Pam Would Choose Toby In The Game Of “Who In The Office”
In the episode ' The Fire , ' the office is huddled in the parking lot after a fire breaks out in the Dunder Mifflin kitchen . To pass on the clock time , they start asking each other questions . When the doubt of " who would you sleep with in the office ? " fare up , the answer were mixed .
Michael enunciate he would sleep with Ryan ; Kelly and Phyllis said they would slumber with Jim ; Jim pronounce he would slumber with Michael ; Roy take to sleep with Angela over his fiancé Pam ; and Pam had two resolution : Oscar and — metal drum roll , please — Toby ! It was n’t the best quote on love , but it was a option .
Toby Wins Pam The Duck
When the office went over to Poor Richard ’s for a drunkenness , Pam observe how cute the duck’s egg in the nipper game is . She looks longingly at it before sitting down with the quietus of the office . The camera then see Toby looking at the duck and decides to try and advance it for her . AlthoughToby did n’t use a beak - up lineon Pam , his glance say it all .
By the end of the installment , Toby gives the duck to Pam as a gift , and although she take care happy , she distinguish him to give it to his daughter instead . Things get even more twisted when Pam asks where he had been all Nox because she was " await forrader " to hanging out with him .
He Gets Visibly Upset When He Can’t Attend Her Art Show
Between Pam ’s on - and - off relationship with Roy , she focused her efforts on her art and was pleased with her first art show . Viewers could say this present moment mean a mint to Pam , and she really postulate the bread and butter from supporter .
As she ’s seen recount Toby about the art show , he becomes visibly upset because his daughter ’s play is on the same night . She tells him not to worry about it , but he count missing his girl ’s performance just to plunk for Pam . He prefer his daughter in the end , but this was a very impressive scene . Toby is credibly the only conscientious objector - doer who would take acloser look at Pam ’s artand appreciate her talent .
The Look On His Face When He Lends Pam His Sunscreen For Beach Day
' Beach Games ' was a vast instalment for Pam . It was a turn point for her as a someone . When Michael decides to host a day of game at the beach , everyone is frantic about the opportunity to be out in the Sunday . However , Michael makes Toby stay behind to take aid of the phones .
As he ’s lending his sunscreen to Pam , she thanks him because she ’s wearing a two - piece and forgot her own sunblock . The look on Toby ’s fount articulate it all : he was omit a day of fun in the sun with a fresh unmarried Pam to serve phones at Dunder Mifflin . For Toby , this made Michael one ofthe more pesky lineament .
Toby Tries To Reprimand Jim & Pam For Public Affection In The Office
The wiz aligned when Jim and Pam decided to put their pride aside and date . They keep their novel romance a enigma from the office for quite some meter before one subtle kiss in the severance room spilled the beans .
While Toby was at his desk , he view Pam give Jim a small kiss on the cheek before point back to her desk . irritated that Pam was dating someone else in the government agency , Toby write an function - wide memo about public affection in the workplace . Pam and Jim thought it was Toby ’s coy way of congratulate them , but it was serious — he did n’t desire to see Pam and Jim together . Regardless of Toby ’s crush , it was one of thebetter Jim and Pam episode .
The Knee Graze Seen Around The Globe
When Dunder Mifflin stick latterly to solve one night , Michael forgot to differentiate security measures . The parking lot gates were interlace and the worker had no potential way of leaving the premises without someone unlocking the gate . They all waited in the office building ’s anteroom while exchanging fib when Toby cracked a antic .
Pam began to express joy and Toby put his hand on her knee as she did . After lingering for far too long , Jim and Pam realized how weird it was , and the lobby fell still . Toby was so abashed by his activity that he climbed the fence and ran home . It was one ofThe Office’smore cringiest episodes .
When Pam’s Missing From The Company Picture
After Toby makes the bizarre announcement that he ’s quitting Dunder Mifflin and moving to Costa Rica to start a new life , Pam gifts him a picture of the entire office .
Toby immediately scan the photo for Pam ’s cheek and ca n’t discover it . He mentions her absence seizure , and she says that she ’s the one who took the picture , that ’s why she was n’t in it . To make things even weirder between the two , Toby ask her if they can take a picture together but no one in the bureau had a tv camera . rather of give in , he exit piece of work to get a television camera and comes back later for the picture .
Pam’s Offended By Michael’s Going-Away Gift For Toby
Besides Michael , Ryan , and sometimes Angela , Pam is prissy to everyone in the part . ( She perpetrate buffoonery on Dwight , but she ’s not necessarily stand for to him . ) Her sweetness towards Toby on his last Clarence Day at piece of work is n’t foreign , but what was surprising is how she react in his issue meeting .
As Michael is getting ready to tell Toby how much he contemn him , Toby opens up his " talent " from Michael , which was a rock and roll that said , " Suck on this ! " Pam was offended by Michael ’s rude going - away gift and spin the story around so that Michael had to give Toby his expensive watch — a whimsey that Toby appreciated . Pam ’s benignity was one of her better traits , specially when directed to Toby
Pam Says She’ll Miss Toby When He Quits Dunder Mifflin
Also in ' Goodbye Toby , ' Pam tells the camera crew how much she ’ll miss Toby . " I ’m going to miss Toby , " she tell . " He has a nice , calming presence in the bureau . " Toby was the most coherent soul at Dunder Mifflin , but it ’s hard to tell if his presence would be miss by the office .
Towards the end of her interview , Pam drops a bomb and read " Do n’t tell him I say this , but I always thought he was sort of cute . " By this point , Pam was already deeply in lovemaking with Jim but were Pam and Toby an chance neglect ?
When They Danced At Angela And Dwight’s Wedding
When season 9 flap around , Pam and Jim ’s human relationship timeline showed them marital and the parents of two nipper . They had their ups and down but came out on top . So when viewers encounter Pam and Toby dancing at Angela and Dwight ’s wedding , it was readable that it was platonic . But was it ?
Toby was cry uncontrollably when dancing with Pam , and when she asked him what was untimely , he just said , " everything . " Was slow dancing with Pam a moment of a lifetime for Toby , and now it was too late to playact on his tactual sensation ?
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