Was there a character who lacked self-awareness more than Michael Scott in The Office? Always thinking he was the coolest and smartest person in the room, he was rarely either. In this scene, he’s recruiting his staff to help him sell calling cards without realizing it’s nothing more than a pyramid scheme. (As his protege Ryan Howard points out, “Who uses calling cards anymore?”) For my money, the best line in this scene is when Toby reminds Michael of the money he lost in an “investment” from an email. We’ve all received the same email, right? Hopefully you were smart enough to trash it. But not Michael Scott, again disproving his claim to be the smartest person in the room.

Quick hint- When the son of the deposed King of Nigeria emails you directly asking for help……..don’t!