Andrew Baines "Andy" Bernard Jr., is a fictional character played by Ed Helms in the television series The Office.
Characteristics
When first introduced, Andy has issues with anger management.
- In Gay Witch Hunt, he shouts and angrily kicks a wastepaper basket when he discovers that his calculator has been placed in Jell-O.
- In The Coup, he is angry at Jim's incompetence at a World War II video game and shouts, "I'm going to kill you for real. The game is over. I'm really going to shoot you."
- In Branch Closing, he angrily throws a stack of napkins and stifles screams of frustration when he learns that the Stamford branch is closing.
- In The Return, he punches a hole in a wall out of frustration when Jim and Pam hide his cell phone.
It is the final incident which results in Andy being sent to anger management training.
Andy grew up in a life of privilege and fails to comprehend how less wealthy people live.
- He frequently mentions that he went to Cornell University (see Recurring jokes below).
- His father took him fishing on a 42-foot Bayliner yacht (Traveling Salesmen).
- "Like everybody", he hated golf lessons as a child and hung out with the sailing club instead (Job Fair).
Season 3
Andy is a co-worker of Jim's at the Stamford branch. He calls Jim "Big Tuna" and reacts violently to Jim's Jell-O practical joke.
He is heavily obsessed with Call of Duty, and is heavily critical of weapon choice in the game. He once made the remark to Jim that he "will kill you for real" for using sniper rifles.
He thinks Pam is hot and serenaded her, based on advice that he got from Jim. He frequently name-drops Cornell, his alma mater. He is a good singer and sang with an a capella group - Here Comes Treble at Cornell. He sucks up to Michael Scott quite often, which begins to annoy Michael. He was in anger management counseling for punching a hole through one of the walls in a fit of rage after Pam and Jim stole his cell phone and hid it from him in the ceiling. While looking for the cell phone, he reaches for Phyllis' drawer, and she closes it before he could look inside. He stated "I don't trust you, Phyllis." He recorded himself singing all 4 parts to "Rockin' Robin" on his cell phone. When he returns from anger management, he requests that everyone call him Drew, not Andy. In the last episode of season 3, he changes Jim's nickname from Big Tuna to Big Haircut because Karen made Jim get a haircut for his interview with David Wallace. Prior to "Safety Training", Andy drove a Nissan X-Terra, however, after seeing An Inconvenient Truth "nearly twice," Andy drives a Toyota Prius.
Season 4
Andy has since gotten past his rivalry with Dwight. Andy is dating Angela and proposed with her unpleasantly accepting.
Recurring jokes
- Andy went to Cornell and is smug about it.
- "I went to Cornell. Ever heard of it? I graduated in four years, I never studied once, I was drunk the whole time." (talking head interview, Gay Witch Hunt)
- "You should be an English professor at Cor-not University." (sparring with Dwight, The Merger)
- "I started the main Frisbee golf club at Cornell. Where I went to college." (to Jim, The Convict)
- "Football: Cornell/Hofstra: Slaughter." (sucking up to Michael, The Return)
- "I graduated from anger management the same way I graduated from Cornell: On time." (talking head interview, The Negotiation)
- "He's classy. He gets me. He went to Cornell." (Michael, Beach Games)
- "The capital of Maine is Montpelier, Vermont, which is near Ithaca, New York, where I went to Cornell." (interviewing with Dwight, The Job)
- "Three months ago, I was nowhere. I was just a Cornell grad, in anger management." (talking head interview, The Job)
- "That school? Cornell." (talking head interview, Launch Party, deleted scene)
- "I got into Cornell off the Wait List." (talking head interview, Branch Wars, deleted scene)
- "Andy, was that coordinated by the Cornell Study Abroad Office?" (Angela, Dinner Party, deleted scene)
- The rear windshield of Andy's car has a Cornell sticker. (Chair Model, Did I Stutter?)
- Andy introduces himself to the client as "Andy Bernard, Cornell '95." (Job Fair)
- Andy has a wide range of musical talent, which showcases Ed Helms' real life musical talent.
- Andy frequently breaks into a cappella.
- In "The Convict", Andy plays "The Rainbow Connection" on the banjo in a "sexy, high falsetto voice" in an attempt to woo Pam.
- In "Back From Vacation", Andy plays Michael's steel drum.
- In "Launch Party", he serenades Angela with a rendition of 'Take a Chance On Me' by ABBA.
- In "Moroccan Christmas", Andy teaches himself to play a sitar.
- In "Cafe Disco", Andy engages in a talented dance-off with Kelly.
- Angela defaces Andy's car.
- In Safety Training*, Angela calmly walks around Andy's new car and scratches it with her key.
- In Dinner Party, Angela smashes her ice cream cone against the side of Andy's car in disgust.
- Andy consistently dresses in a "preppy" style, with khaki pants, matching striped or patterned neckties and shirts in bold colors. In Women's Appreciation, Dwight calls Andy a "preppy freak." Notable fashion choices include:
- In Traveling Salesmen, Andy wears a purple Nantucket rope bracelet.
- In Beach Games, Andy wears J.Crew Madras shorts.
- In Chair Model, Andy wears green socks to match his green necktie.
* Deleted scene.
Trivia
- According to the flyer in Did I Stutter?, Andy's office extension is 1022.
- Andy prefers Drew when he returns from anger management.
- The writers created the Web site AngelaAndy.com in the character of Andy Bernard as he prepared for his impending wedding to Angela. The site was periodically updated during the course of Season 5.
Appearances
Andy has appeared and had lines in every episode since the character's introduction in Gay Witch Hunt with the following exceptions:
- The Convention - did not appear
- Ben Franklin through Cocktails - did not appear (character was in anger management training)
- The Deposition - speaks only in a deleted scene
Mentioned In
- Cocktails, though not by name. Karen says, "There is one [employee] in anger management."
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