Jim Halpert
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| Jim Halpert | |
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| Portrayed by | John Krasinski |
| First appearance | Pilot |
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| Nickname | Big Tuna Big Haircut Jimmy |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 28 |
| Occupation | Paper salesman |
| Title | • Sales Representative, Dunder-Mifflin Scranton • Assistant Regional Manager, Dunder-Mifflin Stamford • Assistant Regional Manager, Dunder-Mifflin Scranton |
| Siblings | Un-named Man (brother) Un-named woman (sister-in-law) Un-named child (niece/nephew) |
| Based on | Tim Canterbury |
James "Jim" Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office. The character is named after Jim Halpert, a childhood friend of executive producer Greg Daniels.[1]
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[edit] Overview
At the beginning of the series, Jim Halpert is a paper salesman at the Scranton branch of fictitious paper-goods distributor Dunder Mifflin. Intelligent but unmotivated, Jim spends much of his time conspiring with office receptionist Pam Beesly to engineer pranks on his overbearing deskmate Dwight Schrute. Early episodes showed Jim yearning for Pam while she was engaged to Roy Anderson, and much of the dramatic content of those episodes of the show derived from Jim's secret crush on the engaged receptionist. It is often implied through the context of Jim's comments and through the comments of others that he is both overqualified for and uninterested in his job, to the extent that the first sale he claims to 'try' making is during the fourth season, despite a previously stated rank of Dunder Mifflin's ninth overall best salesman; he only stays because of his hope to be with Pam, a hope that was finally fulfilled in season 4. Due to his dry, deadpan manner, Jim is something of a straight man for the show and acts as the comic foil for Michael. He is also in the unfortunate position of being a brake to Michael's unrealistic and reckless schemes.
[edit] Character profile
A seven-year veteran of Dunder Mifflin, Jim insists the job is just an extended stop on his career path and once stated that if it were his career, he would throw himself in front of a train. It is indicated throughout the series that Jim is an extremely talented salesman—in "Office Olympics" he mentions closing two sales during his lunch break. Jim won an award for being the ninth best salesman in the company that year, with Dwight taking top honors ("Dwight's Speech"). In an episode from the previous year ("Diversity Day"), Dwight stole Jim's biggest client while Jim was forced to attend a meeting, which may have affected the standings. Despite Jim's talent for paper sales, he dislikes his job and would often rather participate in (or instigate) office pranks than work.
While in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Jim rented a house with a roommate, Mark. By his own admission during a conversation with Pam, Jim didn't have much of a social life, staying home and watching TV most nights, although he enjoys cycling ("Email Surveillance," deleted scene; "Fun Run") and often babysits Toby's daughter Sasha ("Take Your Daughter to Work Day," deleted scene).
Despite his professed lack of a social life, Jim shows a remarkable ability to make friends quickly. Dwight notes that he's a friend of Steve, the delivery man who restocks the vending machines ("Booze Cruise"). The IT guy attends a barbecue at Jim's house ("Email Surveillance"). Jim quickly bonds with Kevin's fiancée's daughter on "Take Your Daughter to Work Day;" she invites him to dinner at their house that night. He is also well liked by nearly everyone at the Dunder Mifflin office except, of course, his frequent target of pranks: Dwight. In his interview with David Wallace, the CFO of the company, David states that Jim makes a good impression on everyone he meets.
Jim's nonchalant and cynical attitude toward Dunder Mifflin is manifested by his comic deadpan camera mugging in reaction to what would normally be surprising developments in the office, and his inciting comments during employee meetings. As mentioned above, Jim's favorite pastime is to play practical jokes on deskmate Dwight, who makes himself an easy target. These are usually whimsical and in good fun; e.g., performing an uncanny impression of Dwight using a $4 pair of glasses or placing the contents of Dwight's desk as well as his wallet in a vending machine. Occasionally though, these pranks inadvertently backfire on Jim; such as in "The Alliance" or "The Fight," where Jim's flirtation with Pam becomes physically awkward; or "Conflict Resolution," when his prank involving an I.D. badge pushes Dwight over the edge and he demands that Michael either fire Jim or transfer him out of the Scranton office.
Although Jim is quite fond of elaborate pranks, he is essentially a kind person. When an uninvited Michael crashes his party and sings karaoke in yet another painfully awkward attention-hog moment, Jim saves him from humiliation by joining in ("Email Surveillance"). When he and Pam realize Michael will seriously injure himself in an ill-conceived attempt to illustrate the dangers of office-related depression and suicide ("Safety Training"), he's the first one to tell Michael, "Don't jump on the bouncy castle." When Corporate rejects the "Local Ad," Jim brings a DVD of the ad to the bar where the employees have gathered; after they see the premiere of the official ad, Jim announces a showing of Michael's original, calling it a "Director's Cut." Jim also cheers Andy up in "Product Recall" when Andy becomes depressed after discovering his girlfriend is a high school student. In season four, Jim, upon urgent looks from Pam, consoles Dwight after his difficult breakup with Angela in "Money." Earlier in the episode he even attempts to distract Dwight from his plight by visiting and writing a good review about his Bed and Breakfast hotel.
Jim's good guy demeanor is especially prevalent in his relationship with his boss, Michael Scott. Jim is one of the few employees at the Scranton branch (if not the only one) to not only recognize Michael's good personality, but also appreciate it and consider Michael a friend. When a dejected Jim considers giving up on Pam following her acceptance of Roy's marriage proposal, it is Michael he confides in. In turn, Michael encourages him to keep going, telling him to "never ever ever give up". This appears to give Jim the encouragement he needs in "Booze Cruise". Later on, when Jim leaves the office after being turned down by Pam, Michael is hurt, as he assumed Jim left because he did not like Michael as a boss or a friend. When Jim stops by Michael's party in his hotel room, he tells Michael that he considers Michael a friend, tells him he is "a great boss", and confesses that the real reason he left was because of Pam. Later on in the season, when Jim's boss leverages his position to get a job with Staples (at the cost of Jim's and the rest of the branch's jobs), Jim tells the camera "Say what you will about Michael Scott, but he would NEVER do that."
Co-worker Andy Bernard, a holdover from the since-closed Stamford branch, nicknamed Jim "Big Tuna" after Jim's choice of lunch on his first day at Stamford. Andy later nicknamed Jim "Big Haircut" when he got a new haircut.
Little is revealed about Jim's family or childhood, although he does note that basketball "was kind of my thing" in high school ("Basketball"). He is probably the best basketball player in the office, besides perhaps Kevin Malone, and a key asset in the win of the office over the warehouse in the basketball game. In the episode "Email Surveillance," Pam finds Jim's high school yearbook, which has the word "INVADER" on the front cover, likely meaning Jim attended West Scranton High School, whose athletic teams are called the Invaders. Jim lists "Larissa Halpert" (presumably a female relative) as his emergency contact ("The Fight"). In "Branch Wars," he states that his brother just had a baby.
His favorite food is softshell crab ("Halloween"). According to Ryan ("Dwight's Speech"), Jim eats a ham & cheese sandwich every day for lunch. Jim even orders the meal when being treated to lunch at Hooters ("The Secret"). However, Jim brought a tuna sandwich to work in a deleted scene from "The Alliance." In a deleted scene from "Diwali," Jim favored eel sushi over tuna, much to the surprise of Andy. He dislikes white russians, hard cider, and German food. ("The Convict")
Jim likes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arcade Fire, Wilco, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, and Travis. The latter's song "Side" was playing at his barbecue party, and he sways with Pam to "Sing" by Travis.
Some of Jim's favorite movies are Dazed and Confused, Say Anything..., The Shining, Annie Hall, and Groundhog Day. ("The Fire") He dislikes Chris Tucker movies. ("The Convict")
It's found that Jim is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies ("The Negotiation"), and is also a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers ("The Job") and the Philadelphia Eagles. ("Did I Stutter?")
In earlier episodes, Jim drives an early 2000s maroon Toyota Corolla. In the third season, he drives a Saab 9-2X in Arctic Silver Metallic.
We learn that Jim is a Mac user based on the PowerBook computer on his desk ("Email Surveillance").
[edit] Character history
[edit] Seasons 1 & 2
Jim's relationship with Pam is occasionally the subject of office speculation, which was particularly uncomfortable when Pam was engaged to Roy Anderson, a Dunder Mifflin warehouse worker. It was revealed (in a deleted scene) that Jim and Pam went out for lunch together when they first met and had an amazing time, until Jim found out that she was already engaged to Roy. In the Dundies episode, Pam kisses Jim in front of everyone during the awards ceremony. But as Pam was both happy that she hadn't received another award for "Longest Engagement" and also slightly drunk after sneaking drinks from other tables (which resulted in her being forever banned from Chili's), she and Jim never brought it up again. For several months, Jim dated a purse salesgirl named Katy but Jim broke up with her on a company "booze cruise" after watching Roy suddenly announce to the whole ship, "It's time to set a date, babe" (for his wedding to Pam). Dejected, Jim privately reveals his feelings for Pam to his boss, Michael Scott, who in an uncharacteristically serious moment encourages Jim to "never, ever, ever give up".
From this point, Jim develops a seemingly unsteady attitude toward Pam's impending nuptials. On the one hand, he asks out Brenda, a corporate office employee who came along for the Booze Cruise; he also tells Kelly that if the guy she has a crush on doesn't like her, she should just forget about it and move on, indicating that he has done the same. On the other hand, he gets upset when he sees Pam and Roy eating lunch together, and most tellingly, becomes so depressed hearing Pam discuss the wedding that he calls a travel agency and schedules a trip to Australia, deliberately making himself unable to attend the wedding.
Feeling bored by work, guilty about a stack of complaints that Dwight has made about him, and tortured by his situation with Pam, Jim investigates a transfer to Dunder Mifflin's branch in Stamford, Connecticut. After Jan confirms that he's gotten the transfer, Jim confesses his love for Pam in the season two finale "Casino Night". Pam, whose wedding to Roy is all planned out and just weeks away, clearly shows her anguish but gently turns him down, yet he returns to kiss her minutes later. We learn at the start of season three that both of them had wanted to kiss for quite a long time, but Pam again told Jim of her intentions to go ahead with the wedding.
[edit] Season 3
At the start of season three, Jim has already transferred to the Stamford branch and received a promotion in the process. (In the episode "Diwali", the title on his nameplate reads Asst. Regional Manager.) Jim has trouble fitting in—a few months into his tenure at Stamford, he admits he doesn't think the other employees even know his name. Even their favorite recreation activity (playing Call of Duty during work hours) frustrates Jim, as he proves to be spectacularly inept at the game.
When Jim meets up with Michael at a paper distributors' convention, he tells Michael that he considers him a "great boss" and admits that he only transferred because Pam rejected him. Jim has learned that Pam called off her wedding, but chooses to remain in Stamford. Things begin to look up for Jim as he befriends salesperson Karen Filippelli, and when the company board of directors decides to close the Scranton branch, Jim is appointed to the number two position at the newly created "Dunder Mifflin Northeast". However the company's plans change when Stamford regional manager Josh Porter accepts a job at Staples. The Stamford branch closes, with a few employees being offered a transfer to Scranton. The offer to Jim to be Assistant Regional Manager stands, though now he must relocate back to Scranton. Jim is disgusted by Josh's disloyalty, saying in an interview: "Say what you will about Michael Scott, but he would never do that." Jim is at first unwilling to return to Scranton because of Pam but eventually decides to do so. Karen, who has grown fond of Jim and wishes to pursue a relationship with him, also transfers to Scranton.
In Scranton, Jim's and Pam's reunion is awkward. Pam is overjoyed, but Jim is clearly uncomfortable. He lets Pam know that he is seeing someone, and gradually Karen is introduced as his girlfriend.
Jim settles back in at Scranton, but uses his promotion as an excuse to avoid his old interactions and pranks with Pam claiming that pulling pranks again would send him back to his old slacker lifestyle. However Jim does return to his old ways in time by focusing a few pranks on Andy Bernard, his ex-Stamford coworker, as well as on Dwight. However, the relationship between Jim and Dwight seems to improve slightly.
Toward the middle of the season it becomes clear that Jim's unresolved feelings toward Pam are affecting his relationship with Karen. Jim resists the idea of Karen moving out of the hotel in Scranton where she has been living since the merger and moving into a house two blocks away from his own because as he says, "it would be like we were living together." Jim only relents when Pam herself tells him he's being unreasonable. And although it was Pam who encouraged him, she later cries over seeing Jim and Karen move forward in their relationship. Karen, who had previously been oblivious to Jim and Pam's history, accidentally learns of Jim's feelings for Pam during a sales call with Phyllis. Karen then confronts Jim about it over coffee. Jim assures Karen that he is really happy with his new relationship.
During a busy day, Jim decides to pull a prank on Andy, however Karen and Ryan are unwilling to aid him, so he turns to Pam, who becomes his accomplice. Their interaction during the prank causes Karen to feel threatened. She again confronts Jim, and this time he admits to still having feelings for Pam. Karen and Jim struggle to maintain their relationship, and although in Phyllis' Wedding, Jim hints that he would be interested if, hypothetically, Pam were interested in him, Jim then sees Pam leave the reception hand in hand with Roy, and declares, "Here's a non-hypothetical. I'm really happy I'm with Karen."
In "Cocktails", Roy reacts violently when Pam tells him she kissed Jim during "Casino Night." Roy then attempts to attack Jim at work in "The Negotiation", but the attack is thwarted by Dwight. Roy is fired, but when Pam assures Jim that it's over between her and Roy for good, Jim doesn't believe this and tells her so.
Jim and Pam's relationship becomes tense again in "Beach Games" when on a company outing at the beach, Pam confesses to Jim in front of everyone that he was the reason she broke off her wedding to Roy. She also states that she has missed their friendship since he left Scranton for Stanford. Later that night, Jim tells Pam that he feels as if he never really came back from Stamford, tacitly admitting that he has actively been fighting his feelings for her all year. However, Jim's relationship with Karen and pending interview for a corporate position which would require his relocation to New York City, still obstruct a potential romance.
In The Job, Jim, Karen and Michael each interview for the corporate position. During the interview he notices an affectionate note from Pam. After the interview he drives back to Scranton, leaving Karen without a ride. Jim interrupts an interview with Pam to ask her to dinner, and after she accepts, he says "All right. Then... it's a date." In a webisode titled "Office Summer Vacation," found on NBC's website, Karen states that Jim "dumped her ass" and left her crying at a fountain.
[edit] Season 4
Season 4 shows a more relaxed Jim, owing to the fact that he has finally gotten together with Pam. Karen comes back to the office to confront him, but after initially asserting that she will stay in Scranton ("Fun Run'), she abruptly leaves the next day, and becomes the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Utica ("Branch Wars").
Pam and Jim initially attempt to keep their relationship status a secret from their office co-workers as well as the documentary camera crew, but when the camera crew catch them together sharing a quick kiss while parked on the side of the street, they admit that they have been dating for a few months and are very happy ("Fun Run"). In the episode "Dunder Mifflin Infinity", Toby reveals that Jim and Pam are dating to the office when he sees Pam kiss Jim on the cheek. The pair's union is welcomed by most people in the office, except Dwight who says both "could do better."
Michael takes interest in the relationship and repeatedly invites the couple for dinner with him and Jan, but Jim finds reasons to avoid accepting the invite, though he and Pam avoid suspicion of their disinterest by asking to have dinner on nights when Michael is busy. They eventually are forced to join Michael and Jan for a dinner party when Michael feigns an assignment from corporate to get them out of any original plans they might have had. At the dinner party, Jim and Pam are forced to witness various aspects Michael and Jan's deteriorating relationship to the point where they make a desperate but failed attempt to escape. Jim even attempts to escape without Pam after he couldn't get her out with him, but Pam gets him to stay. After witnessing the break up of Michael and Jan, Jim and Pam enjoy burgers in his car and they appear to be the happiest and most stable of the three couples that attended the party, the third couple being Andy and Angela.
Jim and Pam feel sorry for Dwight, whom Angela dumped for Andy. To cheer him up, they spend a night together at his Schrute's farm, which doubles as an agricultural bed and breakfast. Jim realizes that the trip is his and Pam's first night away together and comments that he had always imagined it in his head but that he always thought it would be different. They write a glowing review on TripAdvisor about their stay, however, to help bring Dwight out of his depression, but are unsuccessful. Jim comforts Dwight in the stairwell, explaining how he used to pine for Pam and how he was deeply hurt in Season 2 when Pam decided to stay with Roy, saying that it was not something he would wish on the worst of his enemies. After remembering how terrible he had felt before he was with Pam, Jim kisses her publicly. Pam attributes this to a passion for Italian food, which Jim confirms and says that he is "in love with Italian food", implying he is in love with Pam. Afterwards, when Dwight returns from the stairwell, he returns to his normal self, which pleases both Jim and Pam.
Jim has a Second Life avatar that resembles him ("Local Ad"), but there are some differences, as Pam teasingly points out that his online alter-ego plays guitar and that is a Philadelphia sports writer. In the episode "Survivor Man", we see Jim in a manager role while Michael is out of the Office. Jim attempts to combine all of the birthday parties into one big party, to save time. After being accidentally called 'Michael' instead of 'Jim', Jim realizes that he has done something Michael would have normally done. In a conversation with Michael at the end of episode, Michael reveals that he did in fact try to combine all the birthday parties earlier in his time as regional manager. We see Jim in a manager role again in "Night Out" when he plans to save everyone else from coming into work on Saturday to help with Ryan's website by staying late to do the work, a plan that is met with success until they find the gate locked with them still inside. Everyone else gets mad at him for not informing the guard of his plan.
It is revealed in the episode "Chair Model" that Jim is planning on proposing to Pam, where he reveals to the camera crew a box with a diamond ring inside. He states that "[he] got it the week after [they] started dating". As he and Pam are leaving work, he gets down on one knee and looks at her expectantly. She is under the impression, after an earlier conversation with Jim, that he is going to propose, but he instead asks her to wait while he ties his shoe. In "Did I Stutter?", Jim pulls another faux proposal on Pam by "proposing" during a meeting in the conference room that Pam get him a coffee.
In the same episode, he receives a performance warning from Ryan, who is having a meeting with Toby. Ryan cites "goofing off with Dwight" and "spending time at reception" as reasons for Jim's lackluster performance. Jim initially believes Ryan's motivation is due to Jim's comments to David Wallace about the website, but Ryan brushes off those comments as irrelevant. A shocked Jim returns to his desk and decides not to tell Pam what happened, though she can clearly see that something is bothering him. Toby then says in a talking head that Jim's time spent at reception has "caught up with him". In a deleted scene, Jim is seen talking with Toby about the warning, where Toby informs that Ryan has used Dwight's complaints as a reason to attack Jim's productivity, though Toby agrees with the fact that Jim has good sales numbers. Ryan is then seen confirming the fact that he is going after Jim, despite and because of his popularity with Ryan's boss.
In "Job Fair", Jim decides to meet up with a potential client after Ryan gave him his formal warning, as he wishes to keep his job to secure "pretty big long term plans" with Pam. He goes with Andy and Kevin to meet the client on the golf course. Jim is made uncomfortable with Andy making jokes in front of the client and Kevin trying to force him into a wager. Jim tries to talk business with the client, but the client only accepted Jim's invitation just to get out of the office. After several unsuccessful attempts to get the client to sign with him, Jim holds him in the parking lot for fifteen minutes until the client finally gives in. Back at the office, when Pam returns from the job fair, Jim gives her the news and they share a congratulatory kiss in front of Michael, Andy, and Kevin. Once they realize Michael, Andy, Kevin, and the cameras are watching, Pam stops and shakes Jim's hand. Jim responds "You know what? Screw this." and passionately kisses her again.
In "Goodbye, Toby", Jim shows his happiness and support for Pam getting into the Pratt Institute, where she will be for the next three months. Jim gets frustrated over Ryan's consistent attempts to get him out of Dunder Mifflin that he decides to leave a message on Ryan's phone proclaiming he is not going anywhere. Later, Jim discovers a video on YouTube showing Ryan being taken out by police for fraud, after which Jim leaves another message on his phone making a joke about his arrest. Michael asks Jim for help on serenading the new HR rep, Holly. Michael wants to rush making love to her, but Jim tells him to take it slow and begins to recount his story about how he fell in love with Pam. Inspired by this, Jim reveals that he is going to propose to Pam during Toby's goodbye party. He pays Phyllis money to buy fireworks to set the mood for his proposal. While the fireworks are set off, Jim, sitting next to Pam, pulls out the ring and is about to propose until Andy proposes in front of everybody to Angela, who accepts. Jim puts his ring back in his pocket and postpones the engagement, which mildly disappoints Pam, as she thought he was going to propose.
[edit] Jim's pranks
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One of the central elements to Jim's character as originally conceived is his devotion to playing pranks at the office to relieve boredom. By far, his most common target is his overbearing deskmate Dwight Schrute, and moves on to playing pranks on Stamford co-worker Andy Bernard when he transfers branches. More often than not, Pam collaborates with Jim on the pranks on Dwight. Here are some of the more notable pranks Jim has played on Dwight, Andy, or any other unsuspecting co-worker. Major pranks, generally important to the plot, are in boldface.
- Encased Dwight's stapler in Jell-O. ("Pilot")
- Built a pencil fence between his and Dwight's desk. ("Pilot")
- Encased Michael's 'World's Best Boss' coffee mug in Jell-O. ("Pilot")
- Changed Dwight's assigned "race" from "Asian" to "Dwight" in the Diversity Day exercise. ("Diversity Day", deleted scene)
- Locked Dwight inside his own "work space". ("Health Care")
- Assisted Pam in preparing a list of absurd medical conditions. ("Health Care")
- Agreed to participate in an "alliance" with Dwight, using it to feed his paranoia in a variety of ways including dying his hair and hiding him in a box. ("The Alliance")
- Convinced Dwight to purchase a purse from a vendor ("Hot Girl"), and then made fun of him for having it (deleted scene).
- Found Dwight's wallet in the parking lot, and decided, on Pam's suggestion, to give the wallet back to Dwight intact and unchanged. Dwight, not believing Jim, immediately canceled all his credit cards. ("Office Olympics", deleted scene)
- Threw stuff in Dwight's coffee mug. ("Office Olympics")
- With Pam, posted Dwight's résumé online, specifically for positions in Alaska. ("Halloween")
- Relocated Dwight's desk to the men's restroom. ("The Fight")
- Popped Dwight's fitness orb. ("Performance Review")
- Convinced Dwight a Thursday was a Friday, causing him to be late for work the next day. ("Performance Review")
- Made Dwight believe that Jim's party was a surprise party for Michael. This prank backfired when Michael crashed the party. ("E-mail Surveillance")
- Placed Dwight's wallet and desk items in the vending machine. Following this, he hands Dwight a bag of nickels, probably just removed from his phone handset. ("Booze Cruise")
- Gave Dwight dubious "tips" on public speaking. The prank backfired; the speech was a success. ("Dwight's Speech")
- Tried to convince Dwight in an interview that Dwight had smoked marijuana. ("Drug Testing")
- Paid coworkers five dollars to call Dwight "Dwayne" for an entire day. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Convinced Dwight an abandoned infant was in the women's restroom, causing him to walk in on Meredith "on the can." (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Used a macro so that every time Dwight typed his name, it appeared as "diapers". (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Replaced Dwight's writing instruments with crayons. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Incrementally increased the weight of Dwight's telephone handset, then abruptly decreased the weight, causing Dwight to smack himself in the face with the phone. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Placed a bloody glove in Dwight's desk and attempted to convince him that he had committed murder. Dwight, in fact, thought that "Jim was the real killer." (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Created an absurd identification badge for Dwight. ("Conflict Resolution")
- Repositioned Dwight's desk by moving it an inch at a time over the course of the day. (Mentioned in "Conflict Resolution")
- Encircled Dwight's desk in police tape. ("Conflict Resolution", deleted scene).
- With Pam, convinced Dwight that he (Jim) had telekinetic powers. ("Casino Night")
- Inadvertently caused Dwight to fold in Texas Hold Em whenever he (Jim) coughed as Dwight believed this was Jim's tell that he had good cards. ("Casino Night")
- Held Dwight's bobblehead doll for $5 ransom. (Third Season Primetime Preview)
- Encased Andy's calculator in Jell-O. This prank backfired when Andy reacted violently. ("Gay Witch Hunt")
- Convinced Dwight (and Michael) that gaydar (really a metal detector) was a genuine electronic device that can be purchased. ("Gay Witch Hunt"). Later sent "gaydar" to Dwight, which Dwight amusingly used and set off the sensor on himself.
- Gained access to Dwight's hotel room at a paper convention in Philadelphia just to find a hooker in his room that is actually Angela Martin, though he doesn't appear to recognize her. ("The Convention")
- With Pam, made high-pitched noises hoping Dwight would schedule an appointment with an ear doctor, called "pretendonitis". (Mentioned in "The Coup")
- A number of ploys for finding Herr's chips for Karen, including imitating a man from the warehouse.
- Replaced Andy's good chair with his squeaky one.
- Sent faxes to Dwight signed "Future Dwight" on Dwight's own stationery. ("Branch Closing")
- Stared at Dwight's forehead for no reason. ("The Merger")
- Gave Andy wildly incorrect "tips" on winning Pam's affections. Pam later returned the favor in a deleted scene. ("The Convict")
- Ordered fifteen large sausage pizzas to the office under the name 'Dwight'. ("The Convict" Deleted Scene)
- With Pam, tricked Dwight into believing he was being recruited by the CIA and made him destroy his cell phone. ("A Benihana Christmas")
- Told Dwight that their waitress couldn't remember how to butcher a goose, causing Dwight to tell her how to in violent detail. ("A Benihana Christmas")
- Told Dwight that the Benihana Waitress was asleep when really Andy was telling her to close her eyes and imagine her dream home. ("A Benihana Christmas")
- "Narrated" Dwight's absurd behavior when Dwight taped a meeting. This prank backfired when Andy took the joke too far. ("Back from Vacation")
- Glued Dwight's office drawers together. (Mentioned in "Back from Vacation", deleted scene)
- Changed Dwight's voicemail to make him sound like a chipmunk. (Mentioned in "Back from Vacation", deleted scene)
- Told Dwight there was a 4am meeting, who was the only one to attend. (Mentioned in "Back from Vacation", deleted scene)
- Shipped Dwight's desk by mail to Roswell, New Mexico, where Dwight was vacationing. (Mentioned in "Back from Vacation", deleted scene)
- Hid Andy's cell phone in the ceiling tiles, then, with Pam, called it repeatedly. This backfired when Andy again reacted violently, punching a hole in the wall. ("The Return")
- Hired a Benjamin Franklin impersonator instead of a male stripper for Phyllis's bachelorette party. ("Ben Franklin")
- Told Dwight that the Ben Franklin impersonator was the real Franklin. ("Ben Franklin")
- Conditioned Dwight to expect an Altoid mint each time he heard a computer chime through use of the Pavlovian Theory. ("Phyllis' Wedding")
- Manipulated Dwight into patrolling for wedding crashers. This backfired when Dwight mistakingly evicts a legitimate guest who happens to suffer from dementia. ("Phyllis' Wedding")
- Convinced Dwight that he (Jim) was turning into a vampire. ("Business School")
- Hid the key to Michael's straitjacket. ("Cocktails")
- Relayed intentionally incorrect messages from Dwight to Andy when Dwight was "shunning" his traitorous co-worker. ("Safety Training")
- Dressed up as Dwight and parodied his speaking style. ("Product Recall") Dwight returned the favor later in the episode but was unable to successfully mimic Jim's pattern of speech.
- Named his team Voldemort, as a response to Dwight naming his Gryffindor ("Beach Games";)
- Hired Elizabeth the Stripper by convincing Michael she was a "rabies nurse". ("Fun Run")
- With Pam, sent IMs convincing Dwight that the Dunder Mifflin website achieved self-awareness. ("Launch Party")
- Along with Michael and Dwight, put on a fake moustache and infiltrated Karen's branch. ("Branch Wars") This was admittedly against his will.
- Deliberately guessed the wrong names playing "Celebrity" when Michael was giving blatantly obvious clues. ("Dinner Party")
- Stole Jan's CD ("Dinner Party")
- Linked Dwight's cell phone to his Bluetooth headset and took his calls. Additionally forwarded Dwight's office phone to his own. ("Goodbye, Toby")
In Conflict Resolution, Jim is faced with a litany of various pranks he has pulled on Dwight. He says they don't sound that funny one after another, but insists that Dwight deserves it.
In The Convention, Jim comments about how when he saw Dwight again he realized that all the pranks he pulled were petty and stupid...until Dwight spoke.
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