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Title Sequence

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Season 1[]

The initial title sequence uses the following clips:

  • Scenes from Scranton, Pennsylvania shot by John Krasinski and his friends as they drove through the city.
    • The Penn Paper and Supply building which is now occupied PA Paper Company located on Penn and Vine.  The white business sign at the top of the tower has been changed from Penn Paper to PA Paper, but then was changed back to Penn Paper.
    • The Scranton Center on Mulberry and N Washington , home to the Paper Magic Group, manufacturer of seasonal greeting cards. Creator Greg Daniels mentioned that he chose Scranton as the location for The Office because he saw "Made in Scranton" on the back of a greeting card. That greeting card was probably made by the Paper Magic Group.
    • The Scranton welcome sign along the Central Scranton Expressway. It was blown over by high winds and is no longer there. City officials rescued the sign and intend to bring it out for special occasions. The sign is now in the mall on display.
  • The Dunder-Mifflin warehouse.
  • Michael (Steve Carell) leads his "Diversity Day" training.
  • Photocopier.
  • Kevin uses a calculator.
  • Dwight (Rainn Wilson) shreds a credit card ("Diversity Day").
  • Pam uses white-out ("Pilot").
  • Photocopier tray.
  • Jim (John Krasinski) talks on the phone ("Diversity Day").
  • Highlighter pen.
  • Pam (Jenna Fischer), bored, answers the phone ("The Alliance", deleted scene).
  • Water cooler.
  • Ryan (B.J. Novak) talks on the phone ("Pilot").
  • Dwight throws his necktie over his shoulder ("Basketball").
  • Ryan holds up a bag of clothes ("Basketball").
  • Jim and Pam at the reception desk ("Hot Girl").
  • Michael adjusts a Dundie.

Season 2[]

Beginning with the episode "Office Olympics", the actor credit for Steve Carell uses a clip from the episode "Sexual Harassment." The rest of the title sequence remains unchanged.

Season 5[]

While no permanent changes are made to the usual title sequence, two episodes in this season have unique title sequences:

The episode "Stress Relief" has a unique title sequence, showing off the entire main cast.

The episode "Michael Scott Paper Company" has a unique title sequence as well, focusing on the titular company instead of Dunder Mifflin.

  • Scenes from Scranton, Pennsylvania shot by John Krasinski and his friends as they drove through the city.
  • Directory sign in the Scranton Business Park lobby, focusing on "Michael Scott Paper Co. Inc."
  • Michael (Steve Carell) talks to Pam and Ryan.
  • A wall with four clocks set to different time zones: "Paris", "London", "Beijing" and "USA".
  • Dunder Mifflin's old copier, with "Trash" written on it.
  • Dwight (Rainn Wilson), reads a paper, almost bumps into the MSPC door, and changes course to the men's bathroom on his right.
  • Pam waters a plant.
  • Ryan removes a staple.
  • Closeup on a photo of Jim (John Krasinski) on Pam's desk.
  • A fish tank with Michael's "World's Best Boss" mug behind it.
  • Pam (Jenna Fischer) types on her laptop.
  • A power strip.
  • Ryan (B.J. Novak) staples some papers together.
  • Michael throws a little basketball into a net on the wall, misses, and the ball hits Ryan.
  • Michael, Pam and Ryan block each other's way.
  • Michael plays with a Newton's cradle toy.

Season 6[]

Starting from the episode "Sabre", the title sequence now lists Ed Helms. Also, only the shortened version of this title sequence is used, a full version does not exist.

Season 7[]

In Season 7 most of the intro is redone.

Starting with the episode "The Inner Circle", the title sequence is redone again, in order to replace scenes where Steve Carell appears, to mark his departure.

Full versions of the opening exist only for the Deangelo version and the Creed version (used in the extended cut of the "Search Committee", available on DVD) . When aired, "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager" used a shortened version of the title sequence and "Search Committee" used an extra-shortened one, with only the footage of Scranton and the statue scene.

Season 8[]

Parts of the title sequence were redone for season 8.

The full version of this title sequence is very rarely used and many episodes of this season use an extra-shortened title sequence consisting of the initial footage of Scranton and Andy trying to adjust the statue.

Season 9[]

Part of the title sequence were redone for season 9.

In episodes where Andy is absent or does not hold the Regional Manager position, the final shot is absent, with the preceding shot of Jim kissing Pam playing for much longer to compensate.

The title sequence in "Finale" lists the entire cast, but is otherwise unchanged, unlike "Stress Relief".

Trivia[]

  • The shots of Scranton in the opening credits were filmed by John Krasinski and two of his friends before production began on the series. They shot the footage from their Jeep with the camera outside the sunroof.[1]
  • The shot of a highlighter pen is unusual in that the pen is used to circle something instead of highlight it.
  • Jay Ferguson composed the theme song.
  • While Ed Helms was away during production of Season 9, the crew reshot the usual final shot of the manager's office at the end of the title sequence, but with nobody there. They ultimately decided to not focus on Andy's absence and removed the shot entirely until he returned.[2]

References[]

  1. ↑ Owen, Rob. "TV Preview: Working for laughs at The Office", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 1, 2005.
  2. ↑ A.A.R.M. Q&A with David Rogers, officetally.com May 15, 2013
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