# The Office (12/6/12) - "Dwight Christmas" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268 "2012-12-07T03:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/1 "2012-12-07T03:42:22Z")
Best episode of The Office in three seasons! And I’ve been pretty happy with season nine so far. I really want Pete and Erin to make it. And I think this is our first confirmation that Jim is counting down the days until D-M is a distant memory (before it was an “if” correct?). I also think the fact that Jim is making regular trips to Philly, has a few projects lined up, and is officially bringing Daryl aboard can put an end to the “Jim is in over his head!” speculation. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/2 "2012-12-07T03:56:48Z")
One of the best episodes ever i think. One thing though, i don’t like the lame way they chose to sabotage Erin/Andy’s relationship, it’s like the writers just decided “forget all that, we are going this way now”. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/3 "2012-12-07T04:26:32Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > One of the best episodes ever i think. One thing though, i don’t like the lame way they chose to sabotage Erin/Andy’s relationship, it’s like the writers just decided “forget all that, we are going this way now”. Personally, I think Erin/Andy have been written as doomed since practically the beginning. He just can’t ever get it together enough to realize that this girl likes him and that if he’d just drop the douchiness for two seconds, they’d be a great couple. For proof, see the “I love drama!” conversation when they first attempt to hide their relationship and then announce it to the office. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/4 "2012-12-07T04:51:44Z")
Why were Jim & Pam so keen on Dwight’s Amish Christmas idea? 😕 I missed that part. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/5 "2012-12-07T05:23:47Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Why were Jim & Pam so keen on Dwight’s Amish Christmas idea? 😕 I missed that part. They thought it would be a hilarious trainwreck. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/6 "2012-12-07T11:40:25Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Why were Jim & Pam so keen on Dwight’s Amish Christmas idea? 😕 I missed that part. I’m guessing as a going away present for Jim. One last insane Dwight event. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/7 "2012-12-07T13:49:14Z")
Heh, I had been about to Google “Belsnickel” to see if it was a real thing when Oscar beat me to it. > **[Belsnickel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel)** > > Belsnickel (also known as Belschnickel, Belznickle, Belznickel, Pelznikel, Pelznickel, Bell Sniggle) is a crotchety, fur-clad Christmas gift-bringer figure in the folklore of the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany along the Rhine, the Saarland, and the Odenwald area of Baden-Württemberg. The figure is also preserved in Pennsylvania Dutch communities and Brazilian-German communities. > Belsnickel is related to other companions of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of German-speaking Europe. He... ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/8 "2012-12-07T14:21:22Z")
I too liked the episode. I think Pete and Erin will get together by the end of the series. Pam was the one who ‘dropped the ball’ on remembering the Xmas party. Someone tell me what the hell she does all day? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/9 "2012-12-07T14:37:45Z")
Get some, Toby. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/10 "2012-12-07T14:39:47Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Get some, Toby. That’s right!! I wanted to share that for those who’s DVRs cut that part off. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/11 "2012-12-07T15:04:04Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Get some, Toby. That was pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/12 "2012-12-07T15:19:23Z")
I really could have done without Darryl’s collapse into the holiday table. Darryl getting the wind taken out of his sails when it turned out Jim had remembered him all along was funny, turning it into a big slapstick pratfall was not. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/13 "2012-12-07T15:20:32Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I really could have done without Darryl’s collapse into the holiday table. Darryl getting the wind taken out of his sails when it turned out Jim had remembered him all along was funny, turning it into a big slapstick pratfall was not. I agree with this. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/14 "2012-12-07T15:27:55Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I really could have done without Darryl’s collapse into the holiday table. Darryl getting the wind taken out of his sails when it turned out Jim had remembered him all along was funny, turning it into a big slapstick pratfall was not. Disagree. The fall was awesome. I though the ep as a whole was ok I sure didn’t any “best in a long time” comments. The Toby and Erin (separate storylines) scenes were my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/15 "2012-12-07T15:29:52Z")
I also want to say that Parks and Rec. is a better show than Modern Family. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/16 "2012-12-07T21:42:55Z")
Here’s an excellent gluhwein recipe - which unlike some others - doesn’t boil off too much of the alcohol. It is served hot in mugs, not cold in a punch bowl. > **[Gluehwein / Gluhwein Recipe - Food.com](https://www.food.com/recipe/gluehwein-gluhwein-151058)** > > This is a traditional German/Austrian holiday drink that is often enjoyed after a chilly day of skiing. I got this recipe from Else on Allrecipes.com Really, it’s no more exotic than mulled wine. But Game of Thrones AND Office fans should enjoy it nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/17 "2012-12-08T01:56:05Z")
I love how Darryl didn’t just fall but passed out cold. I can’t remember the last time I saw someone get so staggeringly drunk on TV for laughs. If someone is acting that ripped is usually a drama or a very special episode. ---
**Author:** ![what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/18 "2012-12-08T02:56:57Z")
I know this is a dumb question but I admit I am confused. That _was_ the series finale, right? I mean Wikipedia (and other sources) say that the 9th season is the last season. But are they planning on doing some special or something (like the UK series did)? ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/19 "2012-12-08T02:58:09Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > I know this is a dumb question but I admit I am confused. > > That _was_ the series finale, right? > > I mean Wikipedia (and other sources) say that the 9th season is the last season. But are they planning on doing some special or something (like the UK series did)? Not even close. NBC ordered a full 22 episode season - of which this was 9. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268/20 "2012-12-08T03:36:46Z")
So is there going to be a payoff for all the times they’ve mentioned the “Scranton Strangler”? I certainly hope so. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-6-12-dwight-christmas/643268.md?page=2)