The Office
If there was one phrase that key what Michel Scott was like onThe Office , it would have to be “ that ’s what she say . ” As a individual who liked to play around and keep affair loose , Michael would unload the “ that ’s what she say ” assembly line whenever the situation called for it … and often when it did n’t . It was n’t appropriate for the regional manager of a local paper provider to be shouting “ that ’s what she said ! ” at his employee , but that ’s Michael Scott ’s personality in a nutshell .
Throughout Michael ’s seven seasons on the show , he dropped the “ that ’s what she say ” joke quite often , and it did n’t count who he was talking to . If the situation called for it , Michael said it .
Updated on July 4th , 2021 , by Lynn Gibbs : Michael Scott tell " That ’s what she said " lives rent - devoid in fans ' judgment . It ’s one of those jokes that his colleagues have it off was come but never found it appropriate when it was said . But Michael did n’t care . It did n’t matter if it was David Wallace , Jan , or Jim saying something that was accidentally disgraceful — Michael would say " That ’s what she said . "
Over Michael ’s seven time of year on The Office , he dropped the joke in a pack of ways and on various social function . Michael has even bring up the sassy put-on in court . Even the judicial organization ca n’t conceal from Michael Scott ’s sense of humour .
Dwight Eats Grapes Michael “That’s What She Said”
Dwight and Jim had a complicated friendship , and Dwight would have done anything at his desk as long as it trouble Jim . He eat on hardboiled eggs to gravel Jim and Pam ’s nose , he tried drink burnt umber using his understructure , and he even ate a bushel of grapes one by one .
Jim watched Dwight in disgust as he held the bollock of grapes above him and ate each grapeshot seductively . At the same time Dwight is doing this in silence , Michael walk into the office and blurts out " That ’s what she said ! " Jim and Dwight stared in confusion , which inspire Michael to remind them that eating grapes in that way was jolly " seductive . "
Michael: “Can You Make That Straighter?” “That’s What She Said”
In ' Dunder Mifflin Infinity , ' Ryan came back to the Scranton leg for the day and Michael need to make the day special . With theParty Planning Committee being the in force of the proficient , they spent the good afternoon prepping . Michael examine them give ear a banner and used it as an chance to relay some " That ’s what she said joke . "
He take the air in saying " Hey , can you make that unbent ? " . When no one answered , he say " That ’s what she said " before the ladies realized Michael was holding a list of jokes that aligned with his famous joke . Pam register through his list of jokes that he was inclined to utilise in slip one of them failed . Fans can just picture him act on this list for 60 minutes instead of actually solve .
Michael: “I Need Two Men On This! (That’s What She Said) No time! (But She Did) No Time, Guys!”
' Product Recall ' was asolid sequence for Michael and Jim ’s friendly relationship . When the Scranton arm was under fire when an obscene watermark is printed on their newspaper , Michael require Jim to go to the local mellow school to smooth things over and quest he bring an confederate .
Jim did n’t require to but Michael insisted on needing " two men on this . " Michael noticed that he set himself up for the perfect " That ’s what she said " joke and proceeded with it before trying to keep it professional . As always , he find it hard to do so .
Michael: “I Want You To Think About This Long And Hard.” Dwight: “That’s What She Said”
One would mean that Michael would revel it when his coworkers used his " That ’s what she said " jokes , but instead he gets annoyed . He hat the idea of other people express mirth at a joke that he " create . “How could Dwight be suspect than Michael ?
In one scene , Michael asks Dwight to think " prospicient and hard " about his future tense with the companionship after he suspects Dwight is lie to him . or else of taking Michael in earnest , Dwight thought it was the perfect chance to shake off a " That ’s what she enunciate " joke . And as await , Michael was mad at Dwight for slip his line and slowly whispered " Do n’t . Do n’t you dare . "
Jan: “You’re Hardly My First!” Michael: “That’s What She Said”
In ' Dinner Party , ' Michael and Jan ’s family relationship broke apart at the wrinkle . The cherry red on top of a horrible evening was when Jan warned Michael that if he burned her candela , he had to buy it . Michael sarcastically screamed at the table that he would be Jan ’s first client .
" You ’re hardly my first , " Jan screamed in front of everyone , to which Michael yip , " That ’s what she tell ! " . At this point , Michael was enraged at Jan but could n’t facilitate but throw a joke into the logical argument .
Jan: “Michael, I Can’t Stay On Top Of You 24/7”
In ' The Convention , ' Michael was excited to be at a convention smother by the best of the best at Dunder Mifflin . As always , he tried impressing everyone he work into , including Jan.
After the two speak about their biz program for the convention , Jan begin to worry and secern him that she could n’t be on top of him all solar day to keep him focused on piece of work . realise that Michael was in a more professional setting , all he could do was smile at the camera and endeavor to hold back laugh because her sentence made the ultimate " That ’s what she said " caper . It show perfectly how the joke exist rent - free in fans ' heads . They do n’t even need Michael to say it really .
Jan: “Why Is This So Hard? That’s What She Said”
In what has to be one of the slap-up writing moments inThe Office , Jan — who has n’t always been liked — has a talking head word with the movie crew outdoors of David Wallace ’s theatre . It was the first time Jan and Michael were lead to go public with their relationship , and Jan was having trouble snitch with the realisation thatshewas go steady Michael .
When asked why coming forrard with their relationship was so " hard " for her , she was silent before do " That ’s what she said . " It was evident that Michael ’s quirkiness was out of the question to shake .
Dwight: “Push It In As Deep As You Can!” Michael: “That’s What She Said”
When the business enterprise commons that Dunder Mifflin Scranton is in gets a young cement sidewalk , Michael runs into the office in a panic . He just had to write something in the crocked cement before it dried , but what would he write ?
Michael decides to imprint his typeface in the cementum , and , as Dwight is press his fount into the wet cementum , Michael says “ that ’s what she said"when Dwight tells him to " push it in as deeply as you could . " It was a great moment that show Michael ’s committedness to the snatch even in the most hard of circumstances .
Dr: “Does The Skin Look Red Or Swollen?” Dwight: “That’s What She Said”
In the epic episode where Michael step on his George Forman Grill and burns his foot , Dwight run to his rescue . While he was hurrying , he ended up crashing his car on the way out of the Dunder Mifflin parking peck , causing him to suffer a concussion .
When Michael and Dwight head to the ER to get Dwight ’s forefront checked out , the doctor asks him about the condition of his pelt , to which Dwight says with a stun smell on his case , " that ’s what she said . ” The doctor laughed , which infuriated Michael because that was " his " joke but Dwight ’s delivery was more than worthy .
Jim: “So Instead You Screwed Me?” Michael: “That’s What She Said”
WhenJim starts taking his business at Dunder Mifflinmore seriously , he peddle an thought to David Wallace about a potential promotional material that would profit the company as well . Wallace thought his idea was inspired , but , after talking to Michael about it , he shot the idea down .
Jim was savage when he learned Michael threw him and his job functioning under the bus topology . " So , rather you jockey me ? " Jim said in an angry feel . In response , Michael — while holding back tears — whispers “ that ’s what she enounce . ” Jim was livid but fans were in stitch .