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Toby Flenderson
Toby and Dwight appear to have a stable relationship and Dwight does not appear to hate Toby like Michael does , though on a few occasions Dwight has helped Michael make Toby miserable such as trying to get him fired once he returned from his vacation from Costa Rica and stealing a Christmas present from him on Michael 's orders . Dwight also made no attempt to help Toby when he was selling Christmas dolls and ran out just as Toby asked for one for his daughter . Dwight has also on a few occasions laughed at Michael 's insults towards Toby but has also shown some displeasure when Michael takes it too far such as in `` Goodbye Toby , '' where he himself admits that he thought Michael 's idea to give Toby a rock as a goodbye present was over the line . It is likely that Dwight makes Toby miserable due to his loyalty to Michael . The two have gotten along on a few occasions and it is revealed that Dwight complains to Toby all the time about Jim 's pranks against him and once made a deal with him to sign a petition of his in exchange for cookies from Toby 's daughter . Toby and Dwight also share an interest in trains during a conversation while spying on Darryl and Dwight says he is welcome anytime to come to his farm . Toby has on occasion been stern with Dwight such as in `` Casual Friday , '' in which he threatened to write him up if he did n't sit down and has foiled some of Dwight 's dangerous schemes such as leaving weapons in the office and stopping Dwight from wearing dangerous costumes to Halloween ( for which Dwight threatens to kill him ) . In the final episode of the series , Dwight fires Toby alongside Kevin , possibly indicating that he dislikes Toby and that he annoys him to a degree , like his predecessors Michael , Jim , and Andy ( or possibly on orders from Corporate or to prevent him from interfering in his firing of Kevin ) . While Dwight states that he misses Kevin after firing him , he never states the same for Toby . Dwight does , however , invite him to his wedding , possibly showing that he does consider him a friend .
Toby Flenderson
Besides Michael , the other staff members treat Toby with respect , for example , after Toby conducts a brief sexual harassment seminar , the staff is left in a good mood and laughing , until Michael comes in and takes over , however there have been others who occasionally like Michael treat him poorly and insult him such as Kevin , Dwight and Jim and in later seasons , Andy and Nellie . Toby himself is occasionally an annoyance to some , such as Jim , but despite this he is considered one of the few intelligent people in the office , being in the `` Finer Things Club '' with Pam and Oscar . His behavior does change somewhat when he meets Nellie ( whom he develops a romance for ) , and he is shown to become somewhat of nuisance to her by being socially awkward and not handling his crush on her with any subtlety ( and also an annoyance to Andy , though this is more of a Michael Scott - like situation where Andy gets angry and frustrated at Toby for doing his HR job at the expense of Andy 's weirder / less legal ideas ) .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Frame Toby '' it is revealed that Toby had returned to the office for a week without Michael noticing . When the staff tells Michael that Toby is back , Michael thinks it 's a joke until he sees Toby and screams `` No God ! Please No ! No ! '' Michael asks David Wallace to get rid of Toby but the CFO says he can not fire Toby without cause . Michael then attempts to get Toby fired by giving Pam a fake letter to give to Toby , asking him to hug and kiss her no matter how much she resisted , and taunting the HR rep into punching him , but both plans fail . Michael then tries out Dwight 's idea of planting drugs in Toby 's desk ( unknowingly buying basil from a caprese salad from warehouse workers who he thinks sold him marijuana ) . However , he does feel guilty about what he has done and , when the police are investigating the `` drugs , '' Michael tells the police that it 's a mistake and tries to stop them from arresting Toby . This suggests that , while Michael does hate Toby , there are limits to his hatred . Then again , Toby 's reaction to the setup -- that it wasted the cops ' time that could have been used to deal with law enforcement -- inspires more shock and disgust from Michael .
Toby Flenderson
In a deleted scene of `` Halloween , '' Toby tries to persuade Michael to make a decision as to which employee he must fire . When Michael chooses Toby , Toby replies that he does not report to Michael . When Michael then tries to get Toby to quit , Toby replies that someone else will just take his place . Michael then claims that if he had the authority , he would immediately fire Toby , to which Toby calmly replies , `` I know , Michael . ''
Toby Flenderson
In `` Phyllis ' Wedding '' Toby is seen with a beautiful woman whom he says he met in the gym , although Kevin believes she is a paid escort . When Phyllis tosses her bouquet , it is Toby 's date that catches it , and then excitedly runs back to Toby and the two share a brief embrace and kiss . Toby is then shown in a talking head as very ecstatic towards the outcome . It is implied that Toby and his date eventually broke up afterwards as this is the only episode where she is seen .
Pam Beesly
Toby , the Human Resources Representative for Dunder Mifflin in the Scranton branch , has a secret crush on Pam . In `` A Benihana Christmas '' she gives him her Dunder - Mifflin bathrobe , a display of friendly affection , after he spent the day feeling bad that Dwight took his . In `` Night Out '' , Toby awkwardly rubs her knee while they share a laugh ( and while Jim sits just on her other side ) , and the rest of the office watches in horror . In his mortification , Toby immediately announces that he is moving to Costa Rica before jumping over the locked gate and fleeing . In `` Goodbye , Toby '' , he purchases a DSLR camera just to get a picture with Pam . On the eve of his departure , she confesses to the cameras that she always thought he was `` kind of cute '' . The crush receives less attention after Toby 's return . However , in `` Niagara '' , Pam and Jim are late for their wedding and he is visibly excited at the prospect that the wedding might not happen . In `` Finale '' , Pam and Toby dance with each other at Dwight 's wedding , with Toby beginning to cry as Pam comforts him . When she asks , `` is it me ? '' , he replies that `` it 's everything ! '' .
Toby Flenderson
Toby seems to have a strong ability to absorb Michael 's abuse as seen in `` Goodbye Toby '' where he is given a potential opportunity to complain about Michael 's antics and after Michael threatens to kill him ( though he does so in a situation where Holly and Pam would be able to listen to Toby 's issues if he wanted to present them , as they either do n't know how awful Michael has been to him or , in Pam 's case , know it very well ) , Toby claims that everything in the office is fine , and later shrugs to the camera that he has survived Michael 's abuse long enough and that disclosing it is pointless . Toby has never attempted in any way to get Michael punished for his harsh treatment of him ( despite having the power to do so ) and has never gotten angry with him for unknown reasons . This stands in direct contrast to other members of the Office who get angered at Michael for his stupidity and rudeness such as Jim , Pam and notably Stanley . Toby also somewhat seems to be in denial that Michael hates him as seen in `` New Guys '' in which after shooting down his impulsive idea , Andy says to Toby : `` Now I know why Michael hated you so much , '' to which Toby responds `` No , he did n't '' , possibly signifying that Toby does not view Michael 's abuse as hatred .
Toby Flenderson
Toby avoids office activities whenever possible and , like most of the staff , only tolerates Michael . He has reached out to Michael several times despite Michael 's continued abuse . However , he gets along with the rest of the staff and even attends Jim 's barbecue party , playing video games while Michael sings karaoke . When Dwight approached Michael about missing a gift bag during `` A Benihana Christmas , '' Michael immediately suggested stealing it from Toby , much to Toby 's later chagrin , as all the office staff had new robes except for him ( Pam later gave her robe to Toby , and this increased Toby 's unrequited crush on her ) . In addition Michael on numerous occasions attempts to blame Toby for problems that are clearly his own fault such as in `` The Merger '' in which he questions Tony Gardner if the reason he is quitting is because of Toby , though Tony says Toby was in fact kind and helpful and it 's Michael 's management that is the reason . This occurs again notably in `` Classy Christmas '' where Michael himself vandalizes Holly 's Woody doll ( A gift from her boyfriend ) and tries to convince her Toby did it , though Toby fights back , denies it and says the vandalism is something Michael would do . This is evidence that Michael uses Toby as an excuse to hide from the consequences of his own actions .
Toby Flenderson
Toby appeared aware of Andy 's poor treatment of Erin as a girlfriend , which he pointed out to Nellie in `` Customer Loyalty '' . In the finale , however , after Andy returns with a more positive and friendly attitude , Toby is pleased to hear him ( and several other staff members ) encourage him to join them at the after party in the warehouse , implying the two are now on good terms .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Dunder Mifflin Infinity '' after Toby sees Pam kiss Jim he sends out a memo about Public Display of Affection . When Michael accosts Toby about the memo ( thinking it 's about him and Jan having sex in the office ) , Toby tells him , in front of everyone , that it is about Jim and Pam . When they confirm that they are dating everyone is happy , except Toby . Later Pam and Jim visit him to see if they have to sign a `` Love Contract , '' but he tells them to wait and see . In a scene that was added to the episode 's repeat airing on NBC , Toby comes into work with a woman he says is his girlfriend and makes out with her right in front of the reception desk and Pam .
Toby Flenderson
Toby Flenderson is the human resources representative for the Scranton branch of paper distributor Dunder Mifflin / Sabre . Mild - mannered to the point of being physically incapable to voice his opinions or assert himself , Toby can be somewhat mournful about his life choices ( he fell into the field of Human Resources after leaving his training at seminary in order to pursue the woman he 'd later marry and painfully divorce ) . He likes his colleagues , although he is sometimes exasperated by the excessively chatty Kelly Kapoor . He also has a long - standing crush on Pam Halpert , which he almost reveals at the end of Season 4 when he resigns from his position to move to Costa Rica . Toby was intensely despised by branch manager Michael Scott , largely because Michael had no authority over him as Toby reported to corporate headquarters , and because Toby frequently tried to dissuade Michael from many of his ill - conceived and impulsive ideas . Michael sums up his feelings for Toby in the episode `` Casino Night , '' asking , `` Why are you the way that you are ? Honestly every time I try to do something fun or exciting , you make it not that way . I hate so much about the things that you choose to be . '' For Toby 's going away party in `` Goodbye Toby , '' Michael gives him as a gift a rock with a note attached reading `` Suck on This ! '' Shortly after arriving in Costa Rica , Toby suffers a zip - line accident and midway through season 5 , he returns to his old job at Dunder Mifflin , much to Michael 's fury .
Toby Flenderson
In the episode `` Niagara '' , Toby kindly offers Michael the second bed he has in his room but Michael insults him by telling him he will be sleeping alone for the rest of his life and walks away . Toby seems to at least have some feelings left for Pam , as he seems to be happy when reacting to a possibility of Jim and Pam 's wedding being called off . When the wedding does go on , however , he is seen dancing with the others and cheering Jim and Pam on as they walk down the aisle at the ceremony 's end .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Fun Run '' Toby goes against Michael 's theory of an office curse by mentioning he won a drawing at a local pizza place , but Michael insults him and later ignores his statement that you can not ask employees about their religions . Before the race , Dwight puts Imodium in Toby 's drink instead of Ex-Lax and Michael pulls Toby 's shorts down right before the starting gun is fired . Toby later wins the race to cure rabies , beating Michael and accomplishing something noteworthy ; however , no one notices his win , and Kelly does not even bother looking up when he crosses the finish line . Toby then wonders why the 5K course was a straight line instead of a circle that would have returned everyone to the Dunder Mifflin building .
Ryan Howard (The Office)
In early episodes he is shown to be uncomfortable with his professional relationship with his boss , Michael Scott . Michael often forces Ryan to carry out menial tasks for him while at the same time , becoming obsessed with Ryan 's personal life as well as gaining Ryan 's friendship . As the series progresses , Ryan begins to display a great deal of contempt and disdain for both his coworkers and his job . This becomes more apparent when Ryan is promoted in `` The Job '' to work at Dunder Mifflin 's corporate office in New York . This leads to Ryan becoming an egotistical braggart despite lackluster sales skills . In the season 4 finale `` Goodbye , Toby '' , Ryan is arrested for committing fraud . He is eventually released and required to work community service .
Toby Flenderson
Michael intensely despised Toby because , according to Michael , his job was to `` make the office fun , while ( Toby 's ) job is to make the office lame '' . Michael 's often - successful self - delusions that he is the life of the party frequently have a light shined on them by Toby 's interactions with him . This is usually not Toby 's intention , but his inability to go along with Michael 's vibe is like a mirror being held up to Michael . It shows him the truth that he is constantly hiding from . In their bitter relationship , Michael is clearly the antagonist and Toby the victim . Michael seems to be completely blind to how harsh his treatment of Toby is and claims that Toby is the bad guy and that he tortures him ( he points this out to Holly in `` Goodbye Toby '' ) , completely ignoring that he verbally puts Toby down on a daily basis while the latter simply does his job and voices his own opinion and attempts to dissuade Micheal from ideas that are truly reckless and impulsive and unethical in the office . Even on occasions where Toby offers kindness to Micheal such as in `` The Deposition '' and `` Niagara '' , Micheal shows nothing but rudeness and hatred .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Moving On '' , Nellie gets fed up with Toby 's constant hand - wringing over the possible non-guilt of the convicted Scranton Strangler and pushes him to visit the man in prison ; when the Strangler proves he is the killer and nearly kills Toby himself , Nellie admits Toby was brave and a speechless Toby ( his larynx was injured by the Strangler ) looks happy . However , Nellie later firmly establishes her contempt for Toby and there is no further romantic story - line between them . She is also somewhat rude and insulting to him on a few occasions notably in `` Paper Airplane '' in which she speaks of him as being a loser , however , Nellie 's poor treatment of him could stem from Toby 's awkward and annoying behaviour towards her .
Toby Flenderson
Toby is seen as an awkward and quiet guy in the office . He is often passive when he is teased or when he gets picked on and does not appear to know how to stand up for himself . While members of the office have shown disgust at Michael 's treatment of Toby , for unknown reasons , nobody has ever stood up for Toby when Michael insults him or excludes him from events , but he is generally liked in the office . The others possibly avoid standing up for him as Michael has authority over them ( unlike Toby ) and could potentially punish them for speaking up ( certain episodes have shown that Michael is indeed quick to take offense such as in `` Did I Stutter ? '' ) or possibly because they do not want to suffer the same treatment Toby suffers from Michael . Toby , however , has never asked anyone for help when Michael mistreats him , which is possibly the reason why no one ever stands up for him .
Toby Flenderson
In `` The Convention , '' after finding out that Pam is no longer engaged , Toby makes a couple of attempts to ask her out but ca n't say the words . Michael trashes Toby to Jim and eagerly asks Jim if the HR rep is the reason he left for Stamford . Michael is visibly stung when Jim says no ( he later tells Michael about his declaration of love for Pam ) .
Toby Flenderson
Jim mentions that when he first started working at Dunder Mifflin , he shared a cubicle with Toby and that the two of them got along well . Michael moved them apart because he thought that the two talked too much . In deleted scenes from The Fire and Take Your Daughter to Work Day it 's implied that Toby and Jim are friends and Jim babysits Toby 's daughter on occasion . When Jim becomes Co-Regional Manager with Michael in season six , however , Jim almost begins to mirror Michael 's treatment of Toby somewhat . In `` The Lover '' , when Toby casually says `` Hey Jim '' , a stressed Jim snaps `` Not now Toby ! My God ! '' leaving Toby bewildered and hurt , though it is more likely Jim did this due to being angered upon learning that Michael is dating Pam 's mother behind their backs and also snapped at Michael in the conversation shortly after . In the earlier `` Survivor Man '' , Jim also says about Toby `` He 's great , but sometimes he can be a little bit much , '' showing that he sees Toby as being annoying sometimes . Jim was aware of Toby 's crush on Pam but never seemed very bothered by it . However , Toby would occasionally be bitter towards Jim , as seen in `` Did I Stutter ? '' where he assists Ryan ( now Vice President ) in giving Jim a formal warning for his job performance . During `` Stairmageddon '' , Jim turns to Toby for advice on marriage counselling due to Toby 's past of going to such counselling . Jim is left thoughtful and concerned when Toby notes that Pam is in a very difficult situation of short - term vs. long - term issues with Jim 's work at Athleap . Despite the moments mentioned above , Jim and Toby have a decent relationship .
Toby Flenderson
Pam and Toby are shown to have a good relationship . Pam has shown much displeasure at Michael 's harsh treatment of Toby . Toby has had a crush on Pam ever since she called off her wedding with Roy and Jim went to Stamford , but he is too shy to tell her his feelings . In `` Cocktails '' Toby spends his whole evening trying to win a stuffed animal duck at a claw machine for her . When he finally wins , Pam gives back the stuffed animal and says `` Do n't you have a daughter ? '' . In `` Dunder Mifflin Infinity '' Toby is the first to find out about Jim and Pam 's relationship , by seeing her kiss him on the cheek in the break room . Upset about Pam 's new relationship , he sends out a memo asking for no `` PDA '' in the office . In the episode `` Business School , '' Pam asks Toby to come to her art show , and he says he ca n't make it because of his daughter 's play . He then gets really upset and yells , `` Damn it ! '' and questions if maybe he does n't have to go to see his daughter 's play and instead could go see Pam 's art show .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Dwight Christmas '' , at the office Christmas party , Nellie expressed interest upon hearing that Toby had been a juror in the Scranton Strangler case . He proceeds to bore her , however , with a long , drawn - out account that is implied to have lasted for several hours . Nellie finally leans in close and shushes him . A puzzled Toby then asks if she is about to kiss him . Attempting to save face , Nellie gives him a small kiss , which causes an emboldened Toby to give her a much more passionate kiss .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Classy Christmas '' Toby has to go on leave so he can report for jury duty . The case turns out to be that of the Scranton Strangler , a fact Toby lets slip out despite his not supposed to be talking about the case . He later says to the camera crew he likes the attention . Michael is visibly disgusted when Toby returns on jury recess to attend the Christmas party and tells the staff to not ask Toby any questions as he will not leave and this will prevent Holly from returning . In the second part of the episode , Michael attempts to frame Toby for vandalizing Holly 's beloved Woody Doll but Toby immediately denies it and flips it around on Michael claiming the vandalism is something he would do , to which everyone agrees to eventually .
Toby Flenderson
In `` Stress Relief '' , Toby is seen attempting to help the others escape Dwight 's fire drill . In the second part of the episode , during the roasting of Michael , Toby begins to walk to the mike but Michael stops him declaring that only friends are allowed to roast him and Toby agrees and sits back down and laughs with the rest of the audience at Michael being roasted . It is possible Michael stopped Toby from roasting him not only because they are not friends but because Toby would have the worst things to say about him .
Toby Flenderson
`` Conflict Resolution '' is by far Toby 's biggest role in the season . Toby shows that he handles inter-office complaints calmly and efficiently , only to see his work undone by Michael 's stupidity . When Dwight threatens to quit unless Michael fires Jim ( because of Jim 's history of pranks against Dwight ) , Michael attempts to resolve the conflict by making vague promises of future action , an approach similar to one Toby had used successfully in the past . Toby covertly shows that he files Dwight 's complaints against Jim in a trash box and that he puts the huge number of complaints against Michael in unmarked boxes that are filed into the vast space of the warehouse .
Toby Flenderson
In the episode `` The Meeting '' , Dwight and Toby investigate a dishonest workman 's compensation claim filed by Darryl , an event which results in Dwight and Darryl filing complaints against each other , leaving Toby to `` drown in a sea of paperwork . '' During the episode , Toby ends up bonding with Dwight when they share an interest in trains , and finds that Dwight is restoring a life size one in his slaughterhouse .
Toby Flenderson
He is also involved in the episode `` Casual Friday '' where he has a talking head about his beginnings at Dunder Mifflin . He used to be in seminary , but he left because he wanted to have sex with a girl named Kathy and took the HR job at Dunder Mifflin so he could be with her . Kathy is revealed to be the name of his ex-wife , and he does not appear to have a passion for HR . In the same episode , he has to deal with complaints about a too relaxed dress code by Oscar and Meredith . For the first time , he is stern with his employees and enforces HR policy by cancelling Casual Fridays at the office .
Toby Flenderson
In the episode `` Secret Santa ' , Toby is called `` Antichrist '' for calling Michael 's Jesus costume inappropriate . In `` The Banker '' Toby is interviewed by an investment banker as he evaluates the branch . Michael tries to have Toby distracted while Dwight impersonates him but Toby appears and makes Dwight leave . Despite knowing of several questionable incidents that have taken place in the office , he does not say anything to the banker . He expresses his torn feelings about this in a talking head .