The Jasper Paper Company arc was my favourite part of the show. The way he went head to head with David Wallace in the board room was amazing. Obviously I couldn't understand what all that barking meant but I'm sure it was a pretty convincing argument for why Dunder Mifflin should buy them out.
In the annals of Scranton’s most chaotic paper company, one name has been woefully overlooked: Jasper, the dog. While Michael Scott may have hogged the spotlight with his misguided enthusiasm and Jim Halpert charmed audiences with his smirks and pranks, it was Jasper—furry, four-legged, and fiercely loyal—who truly held the office together.
Jasper first padded into the Scranton branch as Angela Martin’s reluctant companion. Intended as a temporary visitor during “Bring Your Pet to Work Day,” Jasper quickly became a permanent fixture. His calm demeanor and soulful eyes made him an instant favorite—except, of course, with Dwight, who suspected Jasper of being a spy for the Stamford branch.
But Jasper wasn’t just a pet. He was a presence. He wandered the office with the quiet confidence of someone who had seen it all and judged none of it. He listened to Pam’s dreams, endured Kevin’s attempts at dog jokes, and even once growled at Todd Packer—earning him a standing ovation from the entire office.
Jasper’s greatest strength was his silence. In a workplace riddled with awkward tension, romantic entanglements, and paper sales quotas, Jasper became the unofficial office therapist. Employees would often find themselves confiding in him during lunch breaks or after particularly disastrous meetings.
Michael, in particular, treated Jasper as his “fur-midable” life coach. “He gets me,” Michael once said, tears welling in his eyes. “He doesn’t interrupt. He doesn’t judge. He just… pants supportively.”
Even Creed, the office enigma, once whispered to Jasper, “You’re the only one who knows my real name.” Jasper blinked slowly in response, sealing the secret forever.
In the series finale, as the camera panned across the empty office, it lingered on Jasper’s worn dog bed, now empty. A small plaque read: “Jasper: Employee of the Decade.”
Jasper may not have had a talking head interview, but his presence spoke volumes. In a world of chaos, he was the calm. In a paper company full of characters, he was the soul. And in the hearts of fans, Jasper remains the true top dog of The Office.
It’s not only making up a character that doesn’t exist, but the joke isn’t about binge-watching TV, it’s about the inconvenience of Michael needing to stand to watch TV.
Yet another example of millions as to why large language models are, on the whole, broken tech that doesn’t do what the people who made them claim them to do, and their mass adoption is more a mix of astroturfing and institutional FOMO than anything actually tangible.
Large language models do have their niche use in the realm of science, mathematics, and computation, but for the average person it’s best to treat them as a lie machine.
Good ol’ Jasper
AI making up shit is not low-key scary anymore
More like medium key now?
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I had a coworker tell me she uses ChatGPT like Google and I had to explain why this isn’t a good idea. This is one of the reasons.
Jasper really should have been manager when Michael left
He gets to be, in a superfan episode! Only briefly, though, he loses the job when he piddles on Jo-Bennet's leg.
AI is a mistake
The Jasper Paper Company arc was my favourite part of the show. The way he went head to head with David Wallace in the board room was amazing. Obviously I couldn't understand what all that barking meant but I'm sure it was a pretty convincing argument for why Dunder Mifflin should buy them out.
I tried to google Jasper The Office, and the AI summary used your comment as a source
You really can't rely on Computron
He’s the one that gave Meredith rabies
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In the annals of Scranton’s most chaotic paper company, one name has been woefully overlooked: Jasper, the dog. While Michael Scott may have hogged the spotlight with his misguided enthusiasm and Jim Halpert charmed audiences with his smirks and pranks, it was Jasper—furry, four-legged, and fiercely loyal—who truly held the office together.
Jasper first padded into the Scranton branch as Angela Martin’s reluctant companion. Intended as a temporary visitor during “Bring Your Pet to Work Day,” Jasper quickly became a permanent fixture. His calm demeanor and soulful eyes made him an instant favorite—except, of course, with Dwight, who suspected Jasper of being a spy for the Stamford branch.
But Jasper wasn’t just a pet. He was a presence. He wandered the office with the quiet confidence of someone who had seen it all and judged none of it. He listened to Pam’s dreams, endured Kevin’s attempts at dog jokes, and even once growled at Todd Packer—earning him a standing ovation from the entire office.
Jasper’s greatest strength was his silence. In a workplace riddled with awkward tension, romantic entanglements, and paper sales quotas, Jasper became the unofficial office therapist. Employees would often find themselves confiding in him during lunch breaks or after particularly disastrous meetings.
Michael, in particular, treated Jasper as his “fur-midable” life coach. “He gets me,” Michael once said, tears welling in his eyes. “He doesn’t interrupt. He doesn’t judge. He just… pants supportively.”
Even Creed, the office enigma, once whispered to Jasper, “You’re the only one who knows my real name.” Jasper blinked slowly in response, sealing the secret forever.
In the series finale, as the camera panned across the empty office, it lingered on Jasper’s worn dog bed, now empty. A small plaque read: “Jasper: Employee of the Decade.”
Jasper may not have had a talking head interview, but his presence spoke volumes. In a world of chaos, he was the calm. In a paper company full of characters, he was the soul. And in the hearts of fans, Jasper remains the true top dog of The Office.
It’s not only making up a character that doesn’t exist, but the joke isn’t about binge-watching TV, it’s about the inconvenience of Michael needing to stand to watch TV.
Yet another example of millions as to why large language models are, on the whole, broken tech that doesn’t do what the people who made them claim them to do, and their mass adoption is more a mix of astroturfing and institutional FOMO than anything actually tangible.
Large language models do have their niche use in the realm of science, mathematics, and computation, but for the average person it’s best to treat them as a lie machine.
"I can so just sit here and watch TV for hours"