Also called Jim Halpert Pointing to Whiteboard · Jim Whiteboard
Make a short argument on Jim’s whiteboard. The second panel adds the conclusion, while his look at the camera waits for everyone to catch up.
The first board sets out a fact or premise; the second adds the implication. Jim’s satisfied expression makes the conclusion feel obvious, even when the logic is deliberately silly.
This layout suits a small correction, a defense of your habits, or a point you are tired of explaining. The two boards should belong to the same argument.
The frames come from The Office episode “Baby Shower.” Jim, played by John Krasinski, diagrams the imagined connection between Michael and Jan’s baby. Michael’s role in the diagram depends on his own delusion rather than biology. [1]
The episode aired on October 16, 2008. A two-panel screenshot later appeared on the-office-daily’s Tumblr in March 2016. [2] [1]
Write inside the whiteboard rather than over Jim. In the upper panel, leave room below the text for his hand and marker. The lower board has more uninterrupted space.
Keep each panel to one thought. The second line should follow from, qualify, or overturn the first; two unrelated opinions lose the explanation setup.
Original captions to try with this template.
Jim treats unfinished browsing as proof of continuing work.
The conclusion turns leftovers into a second cooking achievement.
The second board makes the practical implication explicit.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Describes the scene and documents the 2016 screenshot and edited-board examples.
Confirms the original US airdate as October 16, 2008.
