Jo Bennett Quotes     Page 3 of 4  

Quote from The Manager and the Salesman

Jo: Who is this tall drink of sun tea?
Gabe: That is Jim Halpert, he is the co-regional manager of this office.
Jo: [gesturing to Michael] I thought this guy was the manager?
Gabe: Oh, he is. He's the co-manager, and that's the other co-manager.
Jo: Two guys doing one job? We gotta do something about that!

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Quote from The Manager and the Salesman

Jo: [cell phone rings] Oh, I gotta take this. Yep. Uh, finish walking my dogs for me. And don't ride 'em. Lotta people try to ride 'em.

Quote from St. Patrick's Day

Jo: We, we don't get to see much coal in Tallahassee, I'm used to alligators, and some of the worst Chinese food you've ever tasted.

Quote from St. Patrick's Day

Jo: Okay. Any questions? Anything on anybody's mind? I'm leaving tonight, this is your last chance for a while!
Michael Scott: Oh no! Say it's not so, Jo. We're gonna miss you. We're gonna miss you so much!
Jo: Yes, well okay. Florida ain't that far away.
Michael Scott: Well, I am heading down there.
Jo: Well, anytime now.
Michael Scott: How about July 4th weekend? [Reveals paper ticket]
Jo: Oh honey you didn't buy a ticket?
Michael Scott: I did!
Jo: Oh, honey. I'm not home, very often. And uh, me and my relatives, they take up the guesthouse. I think you should check with my office, before you book any dates, okay?
Michael Scott: You know what, in the spirit of full disclosure, I have actually reserved a bunch of different seats on a bunch of different flights, but there are a couple of flights that only have two tickets left, so I think we should pull the trigger and -
Jo: Enough!

Quote from St. Patrick's Day

Jo: Overnight all my damn bags home. I'm carrying nothing but my Sable gloves. I've had it with Homeland Security. And I want you to put all those tracking numbers in my Blackberry.

Quote from Whistleblower

Michael Scott: It doesn't matter what I know.
Jo: If it doesn't matter, then tell me.
Michael Scott: Why?
Jo: Because I want to deal with it the way I deal with it.
Michael Scott: Well, deal with this. [crosses arms]
Jo: Empathize with me for a moment. I came up here with a big problem, and now I got a branch manager who's giving me the silent treatment. Speak to me! Speak. [Jo's dog barks]

Quote from Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager

Jo: You three are my search committee. You're in charge of finding me my next manager. All righty?
Gabe: Yep.
Jim: Yep.
Jo: Till then, we need a new acting manager. Now, who's got the most experience in this office?
Toby: Uh, well, we probably don't want to go just on seniority.
Jo: Who is it?

Quote from Search Committee

Jo: Jim! Did you hear Stern this morning?
Jim: No, was it good?
Jo: Oh, Robin was good. She's always good. Keeps him on his toes. Its Howard's show though.

Quote from Search Committee

Jo: How'd my girl Nellie do?
Jim: Oh, I didn't know you knew her?
Jo: She didn't mention it?
Jim: No.
Jo: Integrity move. I like it.
Jim: You know, she also gave me a reason to think that maybe she wasn't a good fit.
Jo: Well, I'm not saying you must hire her. If you find someone who's clearly a fit, then fine. Just make sure they fit real good. No more manager turnover. Don't mess this up, Jim. And give Dwight an interview. I like a little bit of crazy.

Quote from St. Patrick's Day

Michael Scott: Hello. I want you to stop what you're doing right now. You are stressed, and I'm taking you to lunch.
Jo: No, that's very generous of you, but I'm all set.
Michael Scott: No is not an option.
Jo: Yes it is.
Michael Scott: All right. Well if you need me, I'll be on the other side of that wall. Knock once for yes, twice for no.
Jo: How many knocks does it take to get you to do some work?

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