Pam Beesly

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Jenna Fischer
Emmy-nominated actress Jenna Fischer, best known for playing the character of receptionist Pam Beesley ...

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Pam Beesly Quotes

	Season 5 / Episode 26: - Company Picnic Pam Beesly: So maybe I played a little in junior high... and high school. Maybe a little in college... and went to volleyball camp most summahs!
	Season 5 / Episode 26: - Company Picnic Pam Beesly: Tell 'em what happened last year. Jim Halpert: I had this huge spider in my baseball mitt... Pam Beesly: No, no, the guy who hit on me. Jim Halpert: Oh, some drunk guy hit on Pam last year. Said he was "grabbing her for balance." Pam Beesly: [Pointing to her breasts] Yeah, you don't grab these for balance. Jim Halpert: [considering] Well...
	Season 5 / Episode 25: - Cafe Disco Jim Halpert: There are other reasons to go to Ohio... Pam Beesly: [interrupting] We're getting married, today! Jim Halpert: [laughs] So, turns out it's the closest place to get a marriage license without a three day waiting period. Pam Beesly: Tell 'em how it happened. Jim Halpert: Okay, so we're going through all the wedding plans and, boy, it is complicated. Pam Beesly: And very expensive. Jim Halpert: Very expensive, cuz you say you want a small wedding, and that's great, but then... Pam Beesly: You can't leave anyone out. Jim Halpert: No one. Pam Beesly: Okay, just get to the good part. Jim Halpert: So, this morning, we are having breakfast together and I just looked up from my cereal and I said, "You know what I want to do today? I want to marry you." Pam Beesly: I had just woken up. I didn't look cute. That's how I know he meant it.
	Season 5 / Episode 22: - Heavy Competition Pam Beesly: Things are a little slow here. And there's only so much cold-calling you can do in a day. Turns out there's no limit to the number of cheese puffs you can throw at someone's face. Pam Beesly: We're getting pretty good at it.
	Season 5 / Episode 20: - Dream Team Pam Beesly: I can't do this. I had a real job. I sat 10 feet away from my fiancé! I had health benefits! I was just feeling impulsive! I should've gotten a tiny tattoo on my ankle! Michael Scott: Blech.
	Season 5 / Episode 18: - New Boss Michael Scott: Surprise! [unveiling a table full of bagels] As you can see I turned the bagels from 'O's into 'C's for Charles. Charles Miner: Thank you. Michael Scott: Took me all night. Pam Beesly: This is what you did last night?
	Season 5 / Episode 18: - New Boss Pam Beesly: I can tell Michael's mood by which comedy routine he chooses to do. The more infantile the more upset he is. And he just skipped the Ace Ventura talking butt thing. He never skips it. This is bad.
	Season 5 / Episode 17: - Golden Ticket Andy Bernard: Every compliment has to be back handed. Oh, I like your dress, but I'd like it more if you had prettier hair. Pam Beesly: That's psychotic. Do guys actually do that? Jim Halpert: Guys with girlfriends don't.
	Season 5 / Episode 17: - Golden Ticket Jim Halpert: All I'm saying is, it's a first date, so just keep a respectful distance. Kevin Malone: Right. Pam Beesly: I don't think Jim means to say that you shouldn't touch her. Jim Halpert: No, that is what I mean. Pam Beesly: Shush.
	Season 5 / Episode 16: - Blood Drive Michael Scott: Well if you guys insist on having your own private love fest... Jim Halpert: We do. Michael Scott: ...that none of us can be a part of... Pam Beesly: You can't be a part of our relationship. Michael Scott: ...then we are going to have our own private Valentine's day party... Pam Beesly: That sounds fun. Michael Scott: ...so suck it.
	Season 5 / Episode 14: - Lecture Circuit (Part 1) Pam Beesly: I hate the idea that someone out there hates me. I hate even thinking that Al-Qaida hates me. I think if they got to know me, they wouldn't hate me.
	Season 5 / Episode 13: - Stress Relief Pam Beesly: We don't normally download movies illegally. Because we're honest hardworking people. Jim Halpert: And we don't know how. Pam Beesly: But Andy does. So we have to watch it with him. Jim Halpert: Punishment fits the crime.
	Season 5 / Episode 13: - Stress Relief Michael Scott: I had some thoughts that I wanted to share with you people. Pam Beesly: What? Michael Scott: Well, I wrote them down so I wouldn't forget. [clears throat] Jim, you're 6'11", and you weigh 90 pounds. Gumby has a better body than you. Boom, roasted. Meredith, you've slept with so many guys you're starting to look like one. Boom, roasted. Kevin, I can't decide between a fat joke and a dumb joke. Boom, roasted. Creed, your teeth called. Your breath stinks. Boom, roasted. Angela, where's Angela? Whoa, there you are, I didn't see you behind that grain of rice. Boom, roasted. Stanley, you crush your wife during sex and your heart sucks. Boom, roasted. [Stanley starts to laugh] Oscar, you are... [starts giggling] Oscar... you're gay! Oscar Martinez: Wow. Michael Scott: Andy, Cornell called. They think you suck! And you're gayer than Oscar! Boom! Roasted!
	Season 5 / Episode 10: - Moroccan Christmas Jim Halpert: They've been in there for 45 minutes. Pam Beesly: I know. If she wasn't an alcoholic before, she is now.
	Season 5 / Episode 6: - Customer Survey Kelly Kapoor: Dwight, get out of my nook! Pam Beesly: [jumping up and down] That's what she said! That's what she said!
	Season 5 / Episode 6: - Customer Survey Kelly Kapoor: Get out of my nook, Dwight! Pam Beesly: [on the phone with Jim using Bluetooth] That's what she said, that's what she said, that's what she said! Jim Halpert: [pauses] Good one.
	Season 5 / Episode 1: - Weight Loss Pam Beesly: Hey! This is not halfway! I did the math, I had to drive way longer than you. Montclair would have been closer, so you have to buy lunch. Pam Beesly: What are you doing? Jim Halpert: [holding out a jewelry box] I just... I can't wait. Pam Beesly: Oh, my God... Jim Halpert: Pam, will you marry me? Pam Beesly: [laughing incredulously] Oh, my God! Jim Halpert: So? Pam Beesly: [Nods] Yes!
	Season 4 / Episode 11: - Night Out Stanley Hudson: [the office workers find the gate has been locked] Did you not tell the security guard we were working late? Jim Halpert: Nope. I didn't. But let's go inside, and I can call him now. Pam Beesly: You can't. I locked the office from the inside when we left. Stanley Hudson: Perfect. You guys worked together on this one. If I'm not in my bath with a glass of red wine in one hour you’re both dead.
	Season 4 / Episode 10: - Chair Model Stanley Hudson: There's nobody I hate enough to write a name on this card. Phyllis Lapin: Well I'm setting Michael up with my fat friend anyway- he can just deal with it. Pam Beesly: Who are you putting down? Jim Halpert: Oh, you don't know her. Pam Beesly: Who is it? Jim Halpert: Your mom. Pam Beesly: Yeah whatever. Jim Halpert: [smiles and shows her the card] Pam Beesly: Give that to me!
	Season 4 / Episode 10: - Chair Model Michael Scott: I think that fate put this catalogue into my hands. Pam Beesly: Actually, I put the catalogue into your hands, 'cause you have to pick out a new chair.
	Season 4 / Episode 9: - Dinner Party Jan Levinson: You should see our bathroom after Michael takes a bath. [laughs] But I don't have to tell you Pam. Pam Beesly: [laughs] Oh yeah... wait what?
	Season 4 / Episode 9: - Dinner Party Pam Beesly: I don't care what they say about me; I just wanna eat. Which I realise is a lot to ask for... at a dinner party.
	Season 4 / Episode 9: - Dinner Party Jan Levinson: How about we do the short tour and then I'll start dinner. Pam Beesly: Oh, I can help starting dinner if you need it. Jan Levinson: No, no its just the asabuko needs to braise for about 3 hours, everything else is done. Pam Beesly: Three hours from now, or 3 hours from earlier, like 4 o'clock. Jan Levinson: You know Pam, in Spain, they often don't even start eating until midnight. Michael Scott: When in Rome...
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Dwight Schrute: We have three rooms, each with a different theme. Pam Beesly: What are the themes? Dwight Schrute: America, Irrigation and Nighttime.
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Andy Bernard: [about Angela] You need to set me up with her. I know she told you she's looking, and she's totally not responding to my moves. Pam Beesly: What moves? Andy Bernard: I have moonwalked past accounting like, ten times. Pam Beesly: I can't believe that's not working. Andy Bernard: Yeah!
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Pam Beesly: Now that I think about it, Angela and Andy might actually make a good couple. But I couldn't do that to Dwight. Or Angela. [pause] Or Andy.
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Kevin Malone: I know what's right, but I'm not gonna say because you're all jerks who didn't come see my band last night. Ryan Howard: Do you really know which one is correct? Kevin Malone: I don't know. Pam Beesly: It's 'whom' when it's the object of the sentence and 'who' when it's the subject. Phyllis Lapin: That sounds right. Michael Scott: Well, it sounds right, but is it? Stanley: How did Ryan use it, as an object? Ryan Howard: As an object. Kelly Kapoor: Ryan used me as an object. Stanley: Is he right about that...? Pam Beesly: How did he use it again? Toby Flenderson: It was... Ryan wanted Michael, the subject, to explain the computer system, the object... Michael Scott: Thank you! Toby Flenderson: - to whomever, meaning us, the indirect object... which is the correct usage of the word. Michael Scott: No one asked you anything ever, so whomever's name is Toby, why don't you take a letter opener and stick it into your skull.
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Jim Halpert: Dwight, how's the hotel business? Dwight Schrute: Stupid. Jim Halpert: Have you checked Trip Adviser recently? Dwight Schrute: No. Jim Halpert: Maybe you should. Dwight Schrute: Maybe you should... whatever. Pam Beesly: We wrote a good review. Under "comments" we wrote, "The natural aroma of the beets drifts into the bedrooms and makes you dream of simpler times." Jim Halpert: "The dawn goose walk will tug at your heartstrings." Pam Beesly: "Table-making never seemed so possible." Jim Halpert: "You will never want to leave your room." Pam Beesly: "The architecture reminds one of a quaint Tuscan beet farm."
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Michael Scott: I owe you an apology. Pam Beesly: You finished the movie. Michael Scott: Yeah, it was awesome. Big surprise ending. Won't ruin it for you. Pam Beesly: No, go ahead. Michael Scott: Meryl Streep is the bad guy. Never saw it coming. Anyway, if I was mean in any way to you, I'm sorry. I just want what's best for you, Manuschka. Pam Beesly: [mouths the word "Manuschka" to the camera, trying to figure out what he means] Pam Beesly: [later] Mo Cuishle! He's watching "Million Dollar Baby"! Pam Beesly: He's gonna try to kill me.
	Season 4 / Episode 4: - Money Dwight Schrute: [answering phone] Dunder-Mifflin, Dwight Schrute. Please hold. Dwight Schrute: Schrute Farms, Guten Tag! How can I help you? Yes, we have availability on those nights. How many in your party? Oh, no, I'm sorry; no king beds. No queen either. Well, we make our own mattresses that don't conform to the traditional sizes. Dwight Schrute: Closest would be twin. Thank you so much for calling! Call back again! Auf Weidershein. Jim Halpert: Hey, Dwight. Dwight Schrute: None of your business, Jim. Jim Halpert: You running a bed and breakfast? Dwight Schrute: It is not a B&B. Dwight Schrute: [later, to the camera] Agrotourism is a lot more than a bed and breakfast. It consists of tourists coming to a farm, showing them around , giving them a bed. Giving them breakfast. Jim Halpert: Does the Department of Health know about this? Dwight Schrute: I am not telling you anything. Dwight Schrute: Permits are pending. Dwight Schrute: Dwight Schrute, Dunder-Mifflin. Pam Beesly: Hello, I'm looking for a room. Dwight Schrute: Okay, this is a misuse of company phones! Pam Beesly: It says here you "cater to the elderly". Dwight Schrute: Where did you read that? Pam Beesly: Trip Adviser. Dwight Schrute: [to camera] Trip Adviser is the life-blood of the Agro-tourism industry. A couple of bad reviews there, you may as well close up shop. That's what took down the Stalk Inn; one of the cutest little asparagus farms you'll ever see.

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