Working at a mid-range paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania definitely has its perks.
If you don’t already love Jim Halpert (how can you not love Jim Halpert???), here’s some of his best pranks on beet-loving, Battlestar Galactica enthusiast, Dwight K. Shrute.
1. The classic stapler stuck in Jell-O.
You can’t really go wrong with this one. It’s an absolute classic. This is where we first start to see what Jim is capable of. It made for a memorable pilot episode, and left us craving more!
2. When Jim moved Dwight’s desk into the men’s bathroom.
I mean come on, that’s GENIUS. Jim even played it off by saying “You’re the one who lost your desk.”
3. When Jim put all of Dwight’s belongings into the vending machine.
4. When Jim sent faxes to Dwight from “Future Dwight” using Dwight’s stationary.
“Dwight. At 8 AM today someone poisons the coffee. Do not drink the coffee. More instructions will follow. Cordially, Future Dwight.”
5. When Jim recreated Dwight’s outfit (for $11) and impersonated him.
“Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.”
6. When Jim wrapped Dwight’s desk in wrapping paper, only to later find out the desk was just cardboard.
Jim has way too much time on his hands with a prank like that. You can’t even get me to wrap Christmas presents in a reasonable amount of time.
7. When Jim got a dog dressed like Dwight to sit at Dwight’s desk.
8. When Jim tricked Dwight that he was murdered in a hotel room.
With a suitcase full of money, “IT WAS DWIGHT” written on the wall, and Jim’s seemingly dead body falling out of a closet, this has got to be one of Jim’s best pranks.
9. When Jim hired his actor friend Steve to pretend to be Jim. And when Pam went along with it.
Jim even went as far as telling Steve his sales history and phone password. He also got Pam to take professional pictures with Steve and two Asian children to frame on his desk. Jim Halpert is the king of taking things too far.
10. When he told Dwight he couldn’t be his bestest mensch – and got Michael to come instead.
Jim’s not totally insensitive to Dwight’s feelings. He called in Michael (who’d been missing for two seasons) to come to Dwight’s wedding. “Best. Prank. Ever.”
Jim Halpert and Dwight Shrute are definitely the most iconic frenemies to exist in television history.
