Jim Halpert is a character in the American adaptation of The Office. He is a salesman at Dunder Mifflin who works for Michael Scott. He is generally kind and friendly but has a mischievous streak which often causes him to prank Dwight Schrute with whom he shares a rivalry. Later in the series, he marries long term love interest Pam Beesly and they are generally very happy together.
His Good Ranking[]
His Heroic Deeds[]
- Puts Michael's mug in Jello as revenge for Michael pranking Pam by pretending she was fired.
- Encourages Pam to go to art school.
- Sings along with Michael to save him from embarrassment at a party.
- Gives Pam a teapot for Christmas.
- Takes Dwight to the hospital when he has a concussion.
- Is among the workers who try to comfort Kevin when he is getting tested for cancer.
- Tells Michael he transferred because of Pam and assures him he actually thinks Michael is a great boss.
- Pushes Karen out of harm's way when Roy tries to attack him.
- Is grateful to Dwight for saving him from Roy and tries to reward him.
- Sympathizes with Dwight after he and Angela break up and helps him pull himself together.
- Urges Dwight not to let Michael make him take the fall for his Golden Ticket idea and stands up for Dwight when Michael tries to expose the idea wasn't his by falsely claiming Dwight is the biggest Wonka fan he knows.
- Rushes over to help Dwight when Andy hits him with his car.
- After using Andy's suspicions that he and Pam are in a bad relationship for a prank, he assures him the wounds from his relationship with Angela will heal.
- Tells Michael how much he appreciates him before he leaves Dunder Mifflin.
- Comforts Dwight when he loses his temporary job as Regional Manager.
- Assures Andy he likes him as Regional Manager.
- Rejects Cathy when she tries to get him to cheat on Pam.
- Tackles Dwight to the ground to prevent Robert California from throwing him under the bus and save Dwight from getting fired.
- Feels bad for Nellie when he learns of her troubled past and gets Pam to stop the others in the office from throwing her a mean-spirited party.
- Gets Darryl a job in Athlead.
- Consoles Dwight about not being Phillip's father.
- Recommends Dwight for the Regional Manager job to David Wallace.
- Gives up his Athlead job for Pam.
- Convinces Dwight to propose to Angela.
- He helps Dwight to make up with Kevin.
- Arranges for Michael to be Dwight's best man at his wedding.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- Though Dwight is not innocent in their relationship, Jim's pranks can be excessive and make him kind of a jerk at times.
- His actions are mostly bog standard niceness.
- He kissed Pam when he knew she was engaged to Roy.
- Allowed Michael to fall into the koi pond.
- He and Dwight made up a fictional salesman called Lloyd Grossman to defraud Dunder Mifflin out of money which shows he's not above breaking the law.
External Links[]
- Jim Halpert on the Heroes Wiki
- Jim Halpert on the The Office Wiki