13. The Outstanding Supporting Cast. Sure, the mainstays of our beloved Office are what make our comedy cogs turn, but what would the show be without the outstanding supporting cast? Think about Dunder Mifflin President David Wallace, Bob Vance, the Wheelchair Guy, and the only woman to work in the warehouse (I believe her name is Marge? Madge? Madge.) They are the fringey fibers of the well-worn quilt we were so very used to tucking ourselves under on Thursday nights. The strike… it’s left us so cold. (Overextended analogy? Check. Moving on…) (Side Note: We added this one primarily as an excuse to post a picture of David Wallace.)

12. Garbage! Sure, Sprinkles may have died this year, but she was replaced with an altogether much more humongous cat… Garbage! Let’s reminisce Garbage’s gigantic on-screen presence with this introductory clip.

Cat hair gel makes us weep with joy. Sigh.

11. Mose. MOOOOOOSE!!!

10. Office Mash-Ups. By far one of the biggest hits the internet has had to suffer as a result of the writer’s strike is the lack of new Office mash-ups. How are bored video editors expected to waste time on the company dime if not by matching up clips from new episodes of Season 4 to the sweet beats of Sexyback and Mr. Roboto? And what’s 2008 going to feel like when we can’t expect awesome movie/Office mash-ups, like The Scranton Ultimatum, The Office Crime Drama, or The Dwight Knight?? Mash-ups have been lifeless ever since this darned strike kicked in.

9. Fake Promotional Websites Made for a Fake Television Show. The day after the famous “Taking the Pizza Delivery Boy Hostage” episode aired, we learned that an actualy Pizza By Alfredo website existed, touting Scranton’s Best Pizza via the use of various GIF and MIDI files. And we really, really wanted to believe it was real. Of course, it wasn’t. The point being, what other show inspires psychotic fans/creative network execs to take the time to make such perfectly horrendous websites?

8. Jan’s Boobs. Never do Michael’s eyes shine brighter than when Jan’s spectacularly fake boobs are around. Sure, these two might have nothing in common, but those boobs turn him into a schoolgirl again!

7. Andy’s A Cappella Wooing. Never before could we have imagined ourselves “crushing” on Company Square Andy. Then, he tried wooing a lady by singing Abba’s “Take a Chance on Me”, and, well, what can we say? We fell in love for the first time and all over again.

Do you really even need writers for this kind of thing? We suggest a Mid-Season NBC Show featuring Ed Helms singing the smoothest hits of the 70s, 80s, and today (assuming today is June 14, 1996).

6. Kelly & Darryl. Their half-Indian wedding is gonna be so beautiful, you guys! We’re glad Kelly finally found a real man to keep her satisfied, though we were really looking forward to watching this relationship develop.

5. What is John Krasinski’s Hair Looking Like Today? Is it floppy? Bed-headed? Longer in the back? How’s his cowl-lick treatin’ him? Is that possibly a wig? Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

4. The Unexpected Arrivals of Todd Packer. This video should be all the proof you need that the world is a sadder place without the presence of legendary Todd Packer.

The Writer’s Strike: Tall… Queer… Handsome As Ever.

3. “Hairbrained Schemes” Not since the days of Lucy McGillicutty (and, dare I say, Fran Fine) has the backward hairbrained scheme played such a prominent part of our prime-time lineup like it is now with Michael Scott. Sure, driving into a lake may have seemed a little over the top, but really, what excitement have we been relegated to on writerless television? The only thing I look forward to on TV nowadays is the upcoming episode of The Real World where Kelly Anne will probably get hit by a bus while taking a public home pregnancy test.

2. The Rare Michael Scott Moment of Genius. And, on the opposite end of the coin, while Michael Scott may be half-mongo, every now and again he comes through with that rare moment of genius. Something we won’t be seeing Kelly Anne do anytime soon. (God, we really hate Kelly Anne. Almost as much as Dunbar! Oh, writer’s strike, what have you done to us?) Point being, under all of those lady suits and surprisingly defined pectoral muscles, Michael does come through every now and again. And it’s pretty refreshing, like Isaac’s naked dunk in the Sydney House Fishtank. (OK, last Real World reference, we swear.)

1. New Episodes of The Office. This may seem like a “No Brainer”, but really, all cute listy things aside, wouldn’t it be nice if we had new episodes to talk about? My life… it’s so empty and cold. Guess I’ll go watch a Celebrity Apprentice Marathon and pretend the contestants are funny and, you know, “interesting.”