Every Time Michael Scott Gets A Well-Known Phrase Wrong - The Office US

[@ADogWithGlasses00]

My favorite: "Business is like a jungle. And I am like a tiger. And Dwight is like a monkey that stabs the tiger in the back with a stick. Does the tiger fire the monkey? Does the tiger transfer the monkey to another branch? Pun. There's no way of knowing what goes on inside the tiger's head. We don't have the technology."

[@Dark666Butterfly]

Lmao I can't :D

[@AtimTimLives]

Agreed! One of the BEST! 😂

[@clintonef9]

I use that last line all the time lol

[@justanothermortal1373]

This is actually a really clever description of the situation.

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

I partially quote this a lot. When someone asks an easily answerable question I say “There’s no way to know. We don’t have the technology”

[@AKoolKat]

“I’m an early bird and I’m a night owl. So I’m wise and I have worms.”

[@oldnerdreviews]

"Another worm? Are they friends?" One of my favorite lines in the series. lol.

[@jordansweet8054]

I always forget about that one. One of Jim's underrated lines.

[@ScarletRain26]

That line always cracks me up. "Are they friends?" 😂

[@Venusssxxx]

LMAO still so funny bruh

[@NormFoss]

best line ever... I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.

[@jelita_]

Yes, that line is so hilarious 😂

[@moharrammoharrami3957]

I'm not a native English speaker, and I didn't notice that until I read your comment. I had to look for that word in dictionary and then I realized how great that is😂

[@zeffmalchazeen3429]

as a guy who was raised catholic, served the church for several years, we also have superstitions that predates Christianity, I can safely say I am now a little stitious

[@justinlomiglio2331]

I bought a sweatshirt with that meme on it with a picture of Michael. Every time I wear it I get compliments on it haha

[@wander_plug1369]

“Well, maybe next time you’ll estimate me”

[@wesspect]

“Another worm? Are they friends?” Very comedically humorous Jim

[@Soso-cy3km]

“How the turntables” is too iconic 😂❤

[@Diorabella1]

I have a friend that unironically says this all the time. He actually tries to say it right but every single time it comes out wrong and then every time he goes “wait how does it go again?”

[@leonardjr1316]

Ikrr, its the only right way to say it

[@manartalha6142]

@@Diorabella1 how does it go really? English is not my native tongue

[@Jerryboy97]

​@@manartalha6142how have the tables turned or how the tables have turned

[@manartalha6142]

@@Jerryboy97 aaaah okay, I thought It was an idiom or slang. I don't remember the whole scene so it was so out of context to me. Thanks

[@IceXiumin]

Jim's reaction to oaky afterbirth gets me every time

[@Mafias815]

What's the original quote?

[@bripa3890]

​@@Mafias815oaky aftertaste

[@olasundahl6130]

The one line I always come back to. It never gets old 😂😂

[@kathleensmith8336]

Best episode ever

[@marlzach]

The noise he makes gets me every time

[@AS-ls1uq]

You forgot: Jan: "I underestimated you, Micheal" Micheal: "Well, next time, estimate me!"

[@thecataclysm]

came here for this

[@deeptoot1453]

That one actually makes grammatical sense.

[@shantzyness]

And the look on Jan’s face 😂

[@pinpoint24]

"Well, maybe next time, you will estimate me." For the office supernerds that want the quote to be exactly correct.

[@alondracarreno1376]

the “youthanize this place” isn’t talked about enough

[@pouyan_m]

Isnt it a real word ?😂

[@brettfalotico5638]

@@pouyan_myes the correct spelling is euthanize, which means to put to death, lol

[@pouyan_m]

@brettfalotico5638 so what would say if actually means making somethibg younger?

[@brettfalotico5638]

⁠@@pouyan_m “rejuvenate”

[@simonowen4682]

@@pouyan_m Youngify

[@teawithTrees]

“My mind is going a mile an hour” is such an underrated line 😂😂

[@michaelpostsstuff9958]

That fast?

[@dhruvgupta8739]

So what is the actual quote?

[@Kveerforever]

​​@@dhruvgupta8739 a mile a minute

[@rileywiebe3512]

OH 😂

[@DevDude1017]

I think that was the only one he got right lol

[@badjeng]

"Fool me once, strike one, but fool me twice... Strike three." I laughed at this at first and got the meaning of it afterwards. Became my favorite quote of Michael..

[@marol75-l2h]

Oh yes! It reminded me classic “There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.”

[@thesuperioraffection4502]

​@@marol75-l2h Your BDS is still hanging on after all these years? How's the TDS? Must really be raging yet.

[@ohio72213]

​@@marol75-l2h George Bush

[@kairu6678]

What does it mean? 🤣

[@varlaad]

the thing is it still makes sense ahahahahah

[@onelove4961]

I love when Michael trying to comfort Kevin and Dwight after breakups and tell them "You don't deserve her" 😅

[@WaldoCarmen]

😂😂

[@bmjake]

The fact that this channel is working 24/7 a day to keep bringing us this absolute gold is just incongurable.

[@joostroks]

You just made your own Michael saying: 24/7 a day

[@isheunesutsiga]

😂😂

[@A_nthony]

Gold metals to those guys.

[@judowodo]

I watch all of them too even if I know I’ve seen them before

[@ShrikantIyer]

You mean incoruageable !

[@erik.isomer]

“I am a victim of a hate crime. Stanley knows what I’m talking about” “That’s not what a hate crime is” “We’ll I hated it!”

[@stevebest216]

I hope we'll was an auto correct

[@matthewriley7826]

Can’t argue with his logic.

[@SamAronow]

As a child whose parents watched a lot of news in the ‘90s, that’s what I assumed it meant, leading me to wonder about crimes the victim _doesn’t_ hate.

[@SuperBulldogWarrior]

"You may see two people: white-collar, blue-collar. I don't see that, because I am collar-blind."

[@nthgth]

🤣I love that joke

[@molly6427]

You don’t call them collared people. That’s offensive.

[@timparker5570]

My favorite part is that Jim is the person they show 50% of the time catching what he actually said 😆

[@Coconutyorkie]

jim is a younger version of michael and he didnt wanted to admitted at first

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@Coconutyorkie Lol, no he literally isn't and that's the point.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Well, Jim is protagonist so...

[@SUPREMELEGEND]

​@@CoconutyorkieJim is like Michaels son almost.

[@triplep4567]

"He can heal leopards" & "uslurped" made me spit out my coffee twice, omg perfect writing

[@stevenking4617]

It's actually "has the power of flight" that gets me 😂😂 I guess the 'leopard' thing is too obvious for me.

[@Mosido]

“It’s Britney bi***” While listening to Lady Gaga will forever be one of the funniest things and no one can convince me otherwise

[@jfish032]

and no one would dare try!

[@ayej26]

Funny he’d say that because he is Beyoncé, always.

[@celiohelder1]

Another vote for this

[@stevenking4617]

See, I never even noticed 😂

[@ElleW18]

One of the shows best moments tbh

[@attackb5349]

The double jeopardy one is the best lol. “I don’t think you know how jeopardy works” “oh yeah….what is we are fine” 😂😂

[@mattsmith3994]

yes, and I love that Michael looks at the camera, so proud of himself.

[@JoziUnderground]

I feel stupid right now.. I don't understand the joke 😢

[@scitizenkane1]

@@JoziUnderground assuming you got the double jeopardy part with being hit with company property ON company property, Micheal says we are fine, which in case they arent fine. The person on the phone alluded to Michael's botched thinking saying that he doesn't think Michael knows how jeopardy works.....Michael (thinking that the person on the phone is referencing the actual gameshow Jeopardy) answers in the form of a question, which is how you are supposed to answer on the actual gameshow.

[@JoziUnderground]

@scitizenkane1 legend! Was bothering me so much 😄 Chatgpt didn't know the answer either. I've never seen Jeopardy (gameshow) but now it all makes sense

[@winterthemuteson]

​@@JoziUnderground also, he was trying to say double indemnity (although that's also not the right use)

[@emiliak6143]

English isn’t my first language and I feel like Michael taught me so many extremely wrong phrases 😂😂

[@emmed56]

😂

[@bun-tea]

Yeah me too!. I could only tell the easy and obvious ones. Rest of them, I may have used somewhere .. 😢

[@aaronmaas22]

People do not know what they are talking about. Michael did every word right, you need to repeat ALL of them exactly like he said

[@rahuldahoob]

​@@bun-teawhich are your first languages? 😅

[@rubert134]

I'm glad you were helped.

[@sydneymisquitta9192]

Michael- "Gotta keep yourself dehydrated " Erin - "That's rule number 1"

[@angelit161]

Idiots of a feather flock together😂

[@mylessmith9758]

Blind leading the blind.

[@DarkIzo]

only until your friend backstabs you in the back

[@shadyshrooms9141]

She had the exact right energy for office cast only her and andy

[@daveoutdoors4949]

My fav

[@vahidmirkhani]

7:45 That "heeding" vs "heading"... I think Steve was trying HARD to brake Rainn... but boy did Rainn drive well under pressure.

[@Indiana_Jonesy]

You can’t show him down

[@58bobby]

*break

[@vahidmirkhani]

@@58bobby 👌🙏

[@sportschick53511]

“It can’t be forced. It should just come about effort-le-ess-ly”. Nailed it.

[@jfish032]

Ahh yes, the both subtle and not-so-subtle nature of the comedy in this show 🥰

[@charlottebees5676]

The “soup snakes” [8:22] is too funny because he clearly doesn’t even know what is is saying but goes along with his own thoughts even when he knows it’s bs 😂

[@jessediscsalot2661]

LOL

[@tristansnow]

It was an improv-ersation.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Well, sometimes he'll start a sentence and doesn't even know where it's going...)))

[@SKIDSnSTUFF]

​@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849two weeks late but thanks for playing

[@jfish032]

Omg, such a testament to the fresh writing and brilliant acting from Carrell ❤ Great moment

[@mathewrowlands7504]

I forget how perfect the run amok bit is. The payoff with Michael later in the episode 😂 just hits right. "spiral out of amok" 😂👌🏻😆

[@DanKeeleyMusic]

"Oaky Afterbirth" is one of my favorite lines in the entire series.

[@jfish032]

Omg, I accidentally used that once in our office after I had a drink that tasted a bit strange, but forgot where I heard it and thought it was a real expression 🤦‍♂️ never heard the end of it from my coworkers.

[@DanKeeleyMusic]

@@jfish032 😂😂😂

[@batgurrl]

I smiled BEFORE I even opened it. He was the KING of verbal mishaps. Trying to spell RESPECT and My mind is going a mile an hour still my faves. Great list , because I forgot many despite endless rewatches❤️

[@xItzRevenge]

Then you haven’t seen Ricky from Trailer Park Boys. Look up Rickyisms

[@trequor]

Nah Ricky is the king.

[@batgurrl]

@@trequor I have no idea who that is

[@ApoxehGraphics]

@@trequor yea, my man right here knows what he’s talking about

[@trequor]

@@batgurrl He's the king of verbal mishaps. He comes from a show that partially inspired The Office and pioneered mockumetary TV. What Michael is to middle class Americans, Ricky is to lower class Canadians.

[@alvinasaakyan]

I use "Well well well how the turntables" in real life and it makes me sad that no one understands the reference

[@Axidozinho]

Same here😢

[@perrysou]

No way the office should have been a popular show?

[@bethkennedy3918]

You're clearly hanging out with the wrong people.

[@aayushi2866]

Same.

[@seekingfurtherlight34]

They don't deserve you

[@GunnarTobus]

The “Very oaky afterbirth” is my favorite. Can’t forget “The proginal- My son returns!”

[@jfish032]

This progidal gag I absolutely love and use it constantly irl. Like I'll struggle to say a longer expression and then just cut it to the one word or simple version. Sometimes people catch it and sometimes they don't, but when it lands it goes over really well.

[@jfish032]

2:51 "Sometimes i start a sentence and i dont even know where it's going" pretty much sums up Michael's entire life.

[@ohhhrayos_esjulio3323]

"I say dance! they say how high?" *Dwight literally dancing as high as he can* Instant classic, criminally underrated moment 😂😂😂

[@basmaahmed1467]

I lost it when he said "our balls in your courts" 😂😂😂😂

[@teknikgroup7597]

I heard a guy get mixed up once and he angrily said to me "The courts in your ball"

[@chazinko]

Yes and I like the physical reactions when the other two simultaneously sit back in their chairs.

[@nooneuknow2050]

I don't really get this one

[@noono19]

@@nooneuknow2050Should be "The ball's in your court".

[@davidmt23]

​@@teknikgroup7597 Brilliant, did you correct him or both burst out laughing

[@vencagek]

“I say dance, they say how high” 😂

[@brunobruno1152]

My fav hahaha

[@ratioracoon7968]

Michael trying to spell respect is too good 😅

[@davidriedy5977]

R-E-S-P-SPE-T

[@Eriey3]

I think he messes that up because he’s heard the song and never knew or heard the lyrics correctly 😂

[@AlphaCentauri24]

One of my favorite bits is Michael messing up phrases & words in his pursuit of sounding wise. A million thanks to the editor who compiled this! Kudos. "May you edit with a strength of 10 full grown editors."

[@melodygallagher5909]

“I ran over Meredith with my car.” “Did you do this on purpose?” “No I was being negligent.” 😂😂

[@osamabad3597]

I don’t know why that’s on there. That’s actually the right word. The only reason it’s funny is because it makes him sound bad

[@ecatoe]

@@osamabad3597that clip is in there for the double jeopardy line

[@osamabad3597]

@@ecatoe I thought it was there for both

[@jfish032]

Fucking hilarious. Steve is a genius. He *nailed* that delivery.

[@jfish032]

​@@osamabad3597it's in here, because he did use the word incorrectly as though it is something positive based on his reassuring and casual tone.

[@josemaria8177]

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take Wayne Gretsky" Michael Scott

[@nkosiyabomelvin4646]

Lmao the welding and wedding will always get me 🤣🤣🤣

[@ivargun]

It's so good cause there are two misconceptions in one scene

[@djCatScanRL]

👀 Timestamp pls?

[@timhaugen6410]

It's at 5:04. I've seen that scene a few times and this is the first time I noticed Bob Vance almost lose it laughing.

[@marenpeterson-degroff7479]

Metals and medals. Classic Michael.

[@itzhope3787]

"Fool me once strike one, but fool me twice.... strike three" Is honestly a good quote 😂

[@vortexvgm]

I dont know why I find Dwight trying to use the phrase "take heed of" and Micheal helping him so funny... maybe its just the brilliant acting, but its certainly one of the funniest moments in the entire show

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

You don't know why? Because it's funny and stupid, and it was supposed to be funny, and thousands others find it funny as well.

[@leumasarc4180]

Brilliant acting on Carell's side, sure, but Rainn actually seems pretty close to breaking...

[@okay4567]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849why are you so angry in all of the replies jesus

[@jfish032]

It's definitely brilliant acting, because both actors are so committed to their character's motives of "trying to get it right" and seem sort of erudite, but just make total asses of themselves and are blissfully unaware. Also, they are completely missing the point of the interview, cause their heads are too far up their own rears. Quite complex really a lot going on and a very artful use of deep irony.

[@tanjap4743]

I can't believe how long I've been waiting for this video to be made... And frankly, the timing was nothing short of predominant. :D

[@colinmacvicar2507]

How he can do this without cracking up is amazing.

[@shadyshrooms9141]

Check out ali g if you like ridiculous sh*t in straight face

[@djCatScanRL]

Unquestionably! I’ve been in Theatre/Acting since kindergarten, & his ability to stay poised through the BRILLIANT writing is unparalleled 🎭🥇

[@didickcheeseburger]

its not live or anything. theres probably a gag reel with 1000 botched takes

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

How do you know he doesn't crack up? I bet he does, they all do. We don't know how many takes there were for each of this scene.

[@colinmacvicar2507]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 The other cast members all say he never laughs or brakes character.

[@davida.doreste2600]

I missed “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!!” - That was epic 😂

[@cn.st.182]

But he doesn't get a saying wrong in that one, why'd it be in this compilation?

[@angelmarwa443]

I remember the episode where they were trying to put something together and Oscar was using a manual to figure it out and Micheal asks : Where'd you get that information? Oscar: Manual. Michael: Manuel who? LOL

[@CubNV]

‘Broken Mountain’ 🤣🤣

[@quenazi777]

That whole interaction between Michael and David Wallace over the phone, dressed as Jesus is a comedic masterpiece. "His last name is Christ, he has the power of flight, he can heal leopards"

[@slightlycensored7579]

"I'm not going to guess, you can tell me or I will hang up." He sounded so done 😅

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

and Phyllis has uslurped his role as Santa

[@jfish032]

It's Michael's tone for me 💀

[@LemonViper00]

The whole episode is comedic genius.

[@litedawg]

He can heal leopards just kills me.

[@charlieaar2605]

The look on Michaels face after watching Toby’s head exploding from a gun shot is priceless 😂 “by far and away the most expensive shot of the movie, but it was intragel to the story”

[@josharnoldy6833]

1:11 Jim’s “what was that?” is SO good 😂

[@d-_-b8558]

My favorite will always be, "Phyllis, a woman, has uslurped my role as Santa." Close second is healing leopards. Both in the same scene lol

[@d-_-b8558]

N3P is tied with oaky afterbirth for first actually

[@LincolnT20]

Oaky afterbirth the uslurping and the smudgness are the best ones along with keep your friends close and progidal and contrapting

[@GippyHappy]

I never noticed him repurposing "amuck" after he heard Pam say it, that's brilliant

[@themoviedealers]

Sigh. Amok.

[@GippyHappy]

@@themoviedealers ahyuck

[@cn.st.182]

Wow.

[@davepearce91]

“Everyone here is extremely gruntled” is one of my favorites.

[@sean361]

"Like I'm gonna believe one of his spermed lovers" has to be one of the most underrated lines of the entire show 😂

[@100Kakdela]

Great compilation, I missed half of them during watching xD My favourite, however: There is nothing more insulting to a great salesman than having to listen to a bad salesman. It's like a great basketball player having to listen to a bad basketball player. Close second: when Dwight was putting a peanut butter on Michael's hair to get rid of the gum. He looks at the bottle and says: "Gee, so many calories", and Michael replies "Then don't leave it on for too long!"

[@gleventhal]

The jeopardy joke at around 10:40 is brilliant. So is him looking up wedding in the dictionary, accidentally reading the definition for welding (and not noticing), and then conflating metals with medals. The word play is great but the fact that it’s accidental on Michael’s part is hilarious.

[@jeffersonmorari4903]

What's the Joke on jeopardy? Non native english speaker here

[@jessif.]

One of the best compilations of The Office ever. Carell's Michael Scott is irreplacicable!

[@hanajaci]

I can never get tired of The Office compilations😂

[@RedjiyThornton]

Timeless

[@NoNameEst1992]

The smudge arrogance one is one of the best lines I've ever heard 😂😂😂😅

[@visassess8607]

I like how Steve Carrell makes sure to add a little unsure pause after each thing said wrong

[@DanFarrell98]

I bet without the ‘Jim looks’ many viewer wouldn’t realise he said something wrong, that’s what makes the character so good because there are people like this in every work place

[@YaWantTaters]

They're all funny but the "they're trying to make me the escape goat" , for me, was the drawl that really broke the camelback.

[@Pastel_Pistol]

I worked with an older lady who said it wrong too. "The early worm gets the bush." 😂

[@Tjr3541]

2:48 you might miss it but when Micheal said TDB instead of TBD, Ryan definitely suppressed a small smirk

[@Sima_.]

0:06 the script work is genius

[@pmstark10]

2:03 When a misquote becomes so iconic that people start to use it instead of the og

[@tanjames3202]

Even though I know it's coming, "when in Rome" always makes me laugh out loud

[@fhslife1544]

He says them with so much conviction that at times I never even knew he said it incorrectly 😂

[@ashleytuchin7693]

The "little sticious" and "turntables" lines are two of my favourite moments from the show. I even have the latter on a shirt.

[@scooperofdawest6571]

I can never get over how clever this shows writing is

[@jfish032]

Honestly! Puts so many other shows to shame.

[@chazinko]

This is an underestimated comma

[@beyoncenoona]

"ASAP as possible" is part of my everyday vocabulary at this point, it gets a laugh like a quarter of the time

[@nthgth]

I assume you are Beyonce, always

[@Bulldozz1-1]

Fool me twice, strike 3. This makes sense to me.

[@robbaholic]

Michael: *gets phrase wrong* Jim: *Leans into it to highlight it* Dwight: *Blindly agrees* 😂😂😂

[@martinwilson9689]

The fact that this video is over 11 mins long is testament to the genius that is, Steve Carell. Legend.

[@brandonburns18]

“Oaky afterbirth” still gets me every time 😂

[@spencerkemp5701]

I love how "Fool me once: strike one. Fool me twice: strike three" is actually pretty reasonable

[@michaelkendall1263]

Fr😂😂😂

[@ChristianFrates1997]

“Make sure that KZbin comes down to tape this.”

[@MrBuketman]

“His cappa was detated!” When his old boss was decapitated in a car wreck.

[@winesap2]

They forgot, “everyone here is extremely gruntled”

[@АлексейКальмин-ш8т]

Spiraling out of the amok with the face Steve makes there had me make a hall of fame type screenshot on my first watch of The Office - and a couple days ago, on my second watch, had me check if I already did that screenshot back then (which I did).

[@trueword247]

4:45 I never caught that one before! "This thing is going to spiral out of amuck" after he learned "run amuck" means "run out of control"

[@Kashis_Corner]

That turn tables saying always gets me 😅😅

[@DaisyShutan]

Love this! Compilation recommendation: Every time Michael says "You know what?!" PLEASE there are so many. XD

[@BlueChip300]

This channel is the gift that keeps on...gifting.

[@chessie0414]

This is probably the BEST compilation of Michael Scott ever!

[@chazinko]

God bless Michael Scott - he's a cankle in the darkness.

[@devak45167]

“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” That’s one of my favorite quotes from the whole show

[@sturnlivias]

7:06 “funny looking” 😭 michael kills me

[@karlhendrikse]

I've always thought "he has the power of flight" was funnier than "he can heal leopards"

[@belag.5498]

I always love "New york, new york! The city so nice they named it twice. Manhattan is the other name"

[@RCoelho23_1]

BJ tries really hard not to laugh at 2:49 😂

[@Automatedresponsebot5]

He was so close to breaking lmfao

[@basmaahmed1467]

-No rest for the sick Well said Michael

[@lumajon]

“Queer as F***” always has me rolling 😂😭

[@djCatScanRL]

Co-sign! 💀

[@2011Cape]

4:47 Dwight’s name tag - so much information 😂 Never noticed that before 😂

[@xeisu_com]

That was an oaky afterbirth

[@KookyCloud]

2:42 Ryan holding his laughter to not ruin the take is excellent lol!

[@amye10195]

My favorite is when he tries to quote Elvis and says “thank you thank you, thanks a lot.”

[@deepsharma8591]

6:24 lmao angela what you looking at

[@Skeletone56]

Lol I never noticed that

[@pankhuritandon031]

Well well well, how the turn tables…

[@tomoakley760]

My favourite Scottism has got to be "I underestimated you." "Well maybe you should ESTIMATE me."

[@gavinreksyoutube8075]

Scottism😂, idk if it was intentional at all but what he’s speaking are called malapropisms and the word comes from a Shakespeare play where mrs malaprop speaks in them, so you did exactly what Shakespeare did in 1775😂, again, if that was on purpose that’s hilarious

[@marol75-l2h]

I guess, it's from one of bushisms, when G.W. Bush jr. said after he won 2 term "they misunderestimated me". Then he tried to repeat it: "I've coined new words - hispanically and misunderstanding".

[@thesuperioraffection4502]

​@@marol75-l2h Bidenisms could be published in a book that would take more pages than the Bible.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

I've used "estimate me" many times.

[@OfArgento]

The "fool me once, strike one, fool me twice, strike three" actually makes sense lol

[@Blahaj385]

I love the awkward silence after Michael says "How the turntables"