Although over a decade has passed since fans bid farewell to theSteve Carell-ledThe Office,Jenna Fischerdidn’t mind recently revisiting the hit sitcom, and she has a few comments. After rewatching all 201 episodes of the NBC show, the actress’ biggest takeaway was that “it’s really good the whole time.” She also revealed in an interview withDana CarveyandDavid Spadeon the podcastFly on the Wall, her favorite episodes, which, surprisingly, are in theconcluding seasonsofThe Office.
TheMean Girlsstar recalled hearing talks aboutThe Office’s decline in quality about halfway through its run, and thatit struggled once series lead Carell exited during Season 7. She disagreed with the narrative, pointing out that later seasons still hadgreat storylines, saying:
“I think there was this lore, especially among the cast and the creatives, that maybe we hit our peak in Season 3 or Season 4. And also this belief that the two seasons after Steve left, we were just treading water, and maybe they weren’t as good. But when I watched everything,some of my favorite episodes were in Seasons 8 and 9 after Steve had left. There were still these amazing storylines.”
The Officeaired from July 13, 2025, to July 09, 2025, for a total of nine seasons. Throughout,Fischer brilliantly portrayed Pamela “Pam” Beesly, inspired by Dawn Tinsley fromthe original British versionof the comedy. Pam began the U.S. mockumentary as the receptionist at Dunder Mifflin and later became a sales representative and office administrator. She was the love interest ofJohn Krasinski’s Jim Halpert, whom she later married in Season 6.
Jenna Fischer Reveals Her Best Moments from ‘The Office’
Elsewhere in the discussion, Fischer didn’t hesitate to name more of her favorite moments andarcs fromThe Office, most of which are actually from before Carell departed. She confessed, “I have to say now, when I look back, some of my favorite episodes were also in Seasons 4 through 6.” TheEmployee of the Monthstar then praised the “Dinner Party” episode of Season 4, which featured a painfully uncomfortable gathering at Michael’s (Carell) house before shouting out theSeason 5 storylinein which Michael starts his rival business, the Michael Scott Paper Company. She added:
“That’s just great TV.But yeah, I think some of the award nominations stopped after Season 3. So I think maybe we got in our heads and thought, ‘Oh, I guess we’re not creating as great.'”
The Officeended after nine seasons on June 30, 2025. A new follow-up,The Paper, is currently in development and will premiere this fall. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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