document_title: List of England One Day International cricket records

question_text: who has scored the most odi runs for england

text: Key[edit]

text: The top ten records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses and draws and the partnership records. Tied records for tenth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for England only, and are correct as of  June 2018[update].

text:
Key

Symbol

Meaning

Player is currently active in ODI cricket

*

Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken

♠

One Day International record

Date

Date of the match

Innings

Number of innings played

Matches

Number of matches played

Opponent

The team England was playing against

Period

The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket

Player

The player involved in the record

Ground

International cricket ground where the match was played

text: Team records[edit]

text: Team wins, losses, ties and draws[edit]

text: Matches played[edit]

text:
Team
1st ODI
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
% Won

 England
January 1971
716
357
327
8
24
52.16

Source:[1]. Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Results summary[edit]

text:
Opposition
Years
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
% Won

 Afghanistan
2015–2015
1
1
0
0
0
100.00

 Australia
1971–2018
147
61
81
2
3
43.05

 Bangladesh
2000–2017
20
16
4
0
0
80.00

 Canada
1979–2007
2
2
0
0
0
100.00

 East Africa
1975
1
1
0
0
0
100.00

 India
1974–2018
99
41
53
2
3
43.75

 Ireland
2006–2017
9
7
1
0
1
87.50

 Kenya
1999–2007
2
2
0
0
0
100.00

 Namibia
2003–2003
1
1
0
0
0
100.00

 Netherlands
1996–2011
3
3
0
0
0
100.00

 New Zealand
1973–2018
89
40
43
2
4
48.23

 Pakistan
1974–2017
82
49
31
0
2
61.25

 Scotland
2008–2018
5
3
1
0
1
75.00

 South Africa
1992–2017
59
26
29
1
3
47.32

 Sri Lanka
1982–2016
69
33
34
1
1
49.26

 United Arab Emirates
1996
1
1
0
0
0
100.00

 West Indies
1973–2017
96
49
42
0
5
53.84

 Zimbabwe
1992–2004
30
21
8
0
1
72.41

Source:[2]. Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Highest and lowest scores[edit]

text: Highest totals by England[edit]

text:
Rank
Score
Against
Ground
Place
Season
Result

1

481/6♠

 Australia
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2018
Won

2

444/3

 Pakistan
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2016
Won

3

408/9

 New Zealand
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2015
Won

4

399/9

 South Africa
Mangaung Oval
 Bloemfontein
2015/16
Won

5

391/4

 Bangladesh
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2005
Won

6

369/9

 West Indies
Bristol County Ground
 Bristol
2017
Won

7

366/8

 India
Barabati Stadium
 Cuttack
2016/17
Lost

8

365/9

 New Zealand
The Oval
 London
2015
Lost

365

 Scotland
The Grange
 Edinburgh
2018
Lost

10

363/7

 Pakistan
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
1992
Won

Source:.[3] Last updated: 19 June 2018.

text: Lowest totals by England[edit]

text:
Rank
Score
Against
Ground
Place
Season
Result

1

86

 Australia
Old Trafford
 Manchester
2001
Lost

2

88

 Sri Lanka
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
 Dambulla
2003/04
Lost

3

89

 New Zealand
Westpack Trust Stadium
 Wellington
2001/02
Lost

4

93

 Australia
Headingley
 Leeds
1975
Lost

5

94

 Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
 Melbourne
1978/79
Lost

6

99

 Sri Lanka
Riverside Ground
 Chester-le-Street
2014
Lost

7

101

 New Zealand
Riverside Ground
 Chester-le-Street
2004
Lost

8

103

 South Africa
The Oval
 London
1999
Lost

9

104

 Sri Lanka
R. Premadasa Stadium
 Colombo
2007/08
Lost

10

107

 Zimbabwe
Newlands Cricket Ground
 Cape Town
1999/2000
Lost

Source:.[4] Last updated: 29 September 2017.

text: Largest margins of victory[edit]

text: Largest wins by runs[edit]

text:
Rank
Margin (runs)
Target
Opposition
Ground
Date

1
242
482
 Australia
Trent Bridge
19 June 2018

2
210
409
 New Zealand
Edgbaston
9 June 2015

3
202
335
 India
Lord's
7 June 1975

4
198
364
 Pakistan
Trent Bridge
20 August 1992

5
196
291
East Africa
Edgbaston
14 Jun 1975

Source: [1]. Last Updated: 20 June 2018

text: Largest wins by wickets remaining[edit]

text:
Rank
Margin (wickets)
Target
Opposition
Ground
Date

1

10

227
 Sri Lanka
Edgbaston
24 June 2016

191
 Bangladesh
The Oval
16 June 2005

171
 Sri Lanka
Trent Bridge
6 July 2011

170
 West Indies
Riverside Ground
15 July 2000

84
 South Africa
Trent Bridge
26 August 2008

68
 Sri Lanka
Old Trafford
28 May 2014

Source: [2]. Last Updated: 20 June 2018

text: Largest wins by balls remaining[edit]

text:
Rank
Balls remaining
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Date

1

277♠

46
60
 Canada
Old Trafford
13 June 1979

2

227

68
50
 Sri Lanka
Old Trafford
28 May 2014

3

215

137
60
 Sri Lanka
Headingley
20 June 1983

215

84
50
 South Africa
Trent Bridge
26 August 2008

5

193

93
50
 Zimbabwe
Bristol County Ground
6 July 2003

Source: [3]. Last Updated: 20 June 2018

text: Individual records[edit]

text: All records below only include games played for England; games for other teams are excluded.

text: Appearances[edit]

text: Most ODIs as captain[edit]

text:
Rank
Matches
Player
Years As Captain
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result

1

86

Eoin Morgan
2011–present
52
1
30
3

2

69

Alastair Cook
2010–14
36
1
30
2

3

62

Andrew Strauss
2006–11
27
1
33
1

4

60

Michael Vaughan
2003–07
32
2
22
4

5

56

Nasser Hussain
1996–03
28
–
27
1

6

50

Graham Gooch
1988–93
24
–
23
3

7

43

Mike Atherton
1993–97
20
1
21
1

8

41

Alec Stewart
1991–03
15
–
25
1

9

37

Mike Gatting
1986–88
26
–
11
–

10

29

Bob Willis
1978–84
16
–
13
–

Source.[5] Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Most ODI career appearances[edit]

text:
Rank
Appearances
Player
Span

1
197
Paul Collingwood
2001–2011

2
194
James Anderson
2002–2015

3
185
Eoin Morgan
2009–present

4
170
Alec Stewart
1989–2003

5
161
Ian Bell
2004–2015

6
158
Darren Gough
1994–2006

7
138
Andrew Flintoff
1999–2009

8
134
Kevin Pietersen
2004–2013

9
127
Andrew Strauss
2003–2011

10
125
Graham Gooch
1976–1995

Source:.[6] Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Batting[edit]

text: Most ODI career runs[edit]

text:
Rank
Runs
Player
Matches
Average
Years

1
5,618
Eoin Morgan
185
37.95
2009–present

2
5,416
Ian Bell
161
37.87
2004–2015

3
5,092
Paul Collingwood
197
35.36
2001–2011

4
4,800
Joe Root
116
51.61
2013–present

5
4,677
Alec Stewart
170
31.60
1989–2003

6
4,422
Kevin Pietersen
134
41.32
2004–2013

7
4,335
Marcus Trescothick
123
37.37
2000–2006

8
4,290
Graham Gooch
125
36.98
1976–1995

9
4,205
Andrew Strauss
127
35.63
2003–2011

10
4,010
Allan Lamb
122
39.31
1982–1992

Source:.[7] Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Most ODI career centuries[edit]

text:
Rank
Hundreds
Player
Matches
Runs
Years

1

13
Joe Root
116
4,800
2013–present

2

12
Marcus Trescothick
123
4,335
2000–2006

3
10
Eoin Morgan
185
5,618
2009–present

4
9
Kevin Pietersen
134
4,422
2004–2013

5
8
Graham Gooch
125
4,290
1976–1995

6
7
David Gower
114
3,170
1978–1991

7

6
Jonny Bairstow
51
1,962
2011–present

6
Jason Roy
65
2,422
2015–present

6
Alex Hales
65
2,302
2014–present

6
Jos Buttler
117
3,148
2012–present

6
Andrew Strauss
127
4,205
2003–2011

Source:[8]. Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Highest individual scores[edit]

text:
No.
Score
Batsmen
Against
Ground
Place
Season

1
180
Jason Roy
 Australia
MCG
 Melbourne
2017/18

2
171
Alex Hales
 Pakistan
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2016

3
167*
Robin Smith
 Australia
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
1993

4
162
Jason Roy
 Sri Lanka
The Oval
 London
2016

5
158
David Gower
 New Zealand
The Gabba
 Brisbane
1982/83

158
Andrew Strauss
 India
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
 Banglore
2010/11

7
154
Andrew Strauss
 Bangladesh
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2010

8
152
Andrew Strauss
 Bangladesh
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2005

9
147
Alex Hales
 Australia
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2018

10
142*
Bill Athey
 New Zealand
Old Trafford
 Manchester
1986

142
Graham Gooch
 Pakistan
National Stadium
 Karachi
1987/88

Source:[9]. Last updated: 19 June 2018.

text: World Cup centuries[edit]

text:
No.
Score
Batsmen
Against
Ground
Place
Date

1
137
Dennis Amiss
 India
Lord's
 London
7 June 1975

2
131
Keith Fletcher
 New Zealand
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
11 June 1975

3
102
Allan Lamb
 New Zealand
The Oval
 London
9 June 1983

4
130
David Gower
 Sri Lanka
County Ground
 Taunton
11 June 1983

5
115
Graham Gooch
 India
Wankhede Stadium
 Mumbai
5 November 1987

6
104*
Graeme Hick
 Netherlands
Arbab Niaz Stadium
 Peshawar
22 February 1996

7
104
Kevin Pietersen
 Australia
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
 Antigua
8 April 2007

8
100
Kevin Pietersen
 West Indies
Kensington Oval
 Bridgetown, Barbados
21 April 2007

9
158
Andrew Strauss
 India
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
 Banglore
27 February 2011

10
128
Moeen Ali
 Scotland
Hagley Oval
 Christchurch
23 February 2015

11
121
Joe Root
 Sri Lanka
Westpac Stadium
 Wellington
1 March 2015

Source:[10]. Last updated: 17 March 2016.

text: Bowling[edit]

text: Most ODI career wickets[edit]

text:
Rank
Wickets
Player
Matches
Average
Years

1
269
James Anderson
194
29.22
2002–2015

2
234
Darren Gough
158
26.29
1994–2006

3
178
Stuart Broad
121
30.13
2006–2016

4
168
Andrew Flintoff
138
23.61
1999–2009

5
145
Ian Botham
116
28.54
1976–1992

6
115
Phil DeFreitas
103
32.82
1987–1997

7
114
Liam Plunkett
73
29.64
2005–present

8
113
Adil Rashid
73
30.80
2009–present

9
111
Paul Collingwood
197
38.68
2001–2011

10

109
Chris Woakes
76
30.77
2011–present

109
Tim Bresnan
85
34.98
2006–2015

Source:[11]. Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text: Most ODI career five-wicket hauls[edit]

text:
Rank
5s
Player
Matches
Wickets
BBI
Years

1

2
Vic Marks
34
44
5/20
1980–1988

2
Mark Ealham
64
67
5/15
1996–2001

2
Steven Finn
69
102
5/33
2011–2017

2
Chris Woakes
76
109
6/45
2011–present

2
Andrew Flintoff
138
168
5/19
1999–2009

2
Darren Gough
158
234
5/44
1994–2006

2
James Anderson
194
269
5/23
2002–2015

8=
1
19 players

1973–present

BBI – Best Bowling in an Innings. Source:[12] Last updated: 16 June 2018.

text: Best individual bowling in an innings[edit]

text:
No.
Figures
Bowler
Against
Ground
Place
Season

1
6/31
Paul Collingwood
 Bangladesh
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2005

2
6/45
Chris Woakes
 Australia
The Gabba
 Brisbane
2010/11

3
6/47
Chris Woakes
 Sri Lanka
Pallekele Stadium
 Kandy
2014/15

4
5/15
Mark Ealham
 Zimbabwe
De Beers Diamond Oval
 Kimberley
1999/00

5
5/19
Andrew Flintoff
 West Indies
Beausejour Stadium
 Gros Islet, St Lucia
2008/09

6
5/20
Vic Marks
 New Zealand
Basin Reserve
 Wellington
1983/84

7
5/21
Craig White
 Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club
 Bulawayo
1999/00

8
5/23
Stuart Broad
 South Africa
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2008

5/23
James Anderson
 South Africa
St George's Park
 Port Elizabeth
2009/10

10
5/26
Ronnie Irani
 India
The Oval
 London, England
2002

Source:.[13] Last updated: 29 September 2017.

text: Fielding[edit]

text: Note:Some of the players listed have played as both a wicket-keeper and regular fielder, so figures in each table may not match their overall career totals. Matches is number of ODIs played as designated keeper / fielder, rather than the total number of matches.

text: Most dismissals as wicket-keeper[edit]

text:
No.
Dismissals
Player
Matches
Catches
Stumpings
Span

1
173
Jos Buttler
114
148
25
2012–present

2
163
Alec Stewart [a]
138
148
15
1989–2003

3
77
Matt Prior [b]
56
69
8
2004–2011

4
72
Geraint Jones
49
68
4
2004–2006

5
64
Craig Kieswetter [c]
43
52
12
2010–2013

6
47
Jack Russell
40
41
6
1987–1998

7
43
Chris Read
36
41
2
2000–2006

8
32
Bob Taylor
27
26
6
1973–1984

9
29
Paul Downton
28
26
3
1977–1988

10
23
Paul Nixon
19
20
3
2007

Source:.[14] [15] Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text:
Jump up ^ Stewart also has 11 catches in 32 matches as a fielder

Jump up ^ Prior's totals include a catch and stumping when he was not the nominated keeper at the toss. He also has 2 catches in 11 other matches as a fielder.

Jump up ^ Kieswetter also has 1 catch in 3 matches as a fielder

tag: ol

text: Most catches as fielder[edit]

text:
No.
Catches
Player
Matches
Span

1
108
Paul Collingwood
197
2001–2011

2
64
Graeme Hick
120
1991–2001

64
Eoin Morgan[a]
183
2009–present

4
57
Andrew Strauss
127
2003–2011

5
55
Joe Root
116
2013–present

6
54
Ian Bell
161
2004–2015

7
53
James Anderson
194
2002–2015

8
46
Andrew Flintoff
138
1999–2009

9
45
Graham Gooch
125
1976–1995

45
Marcus Trescothick[b]
118
2000–2006

Source:.[16] Last updated: 17 July 2018.

text:
Jump up ^ Morgan also has 3 catches in 2 matches as keeper

Jump up ^ Trescothick also has 4 catches in 5 matches as keeper

text: Partnership records[edit]

text: Highest partnerships for each wicket[edit]

text:
No.
Score
Batsmen
Against
Ground
Place
Season

1
256*
Alex Hales & Jason Roy
 Sri Lanka
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2016

2
250
Andrew Strauss & Jonathan Trott
 Bangladesh
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2010

3
221
Jason Roy & Joe Root
 Australia
MCG
 Melbourne
2017/18

4
226
Andrew Strauss & Andrew Flintoff
 West Indies
Lord's
 London
2004

5
226*
Eoin Morgan & Ravi Bopara
 Ireland
Malahide Cricket Club Ground
 Dublin
2013

6
150
Michael Vaughan & Geraint Jones
 Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club
 Bulawayo
2004/05

7
177
Jos Buttler & Adil Rashid
 New Zealand
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2015

8
99*
Ravi Bopara & Stuart Broad
 India
Old Trafford
 Manchester
2007

9
100
Liam Plunkett & Vikram Solanki
 Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium
 Lahore
2005/06

10
53
James Anderson & Steven Finn
 Australia
The Gabba
 Brisbane
2011

Source:.[17] Last updated: 14 January 2018.

text: Highest partnerships by runs[edit]

text:
No.
Score
Wicket
Batsmen
Against
Ground
Place
Season

1
256*
1st
Alex Hales & Jason Roy
 Sri Lanka
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2016

2
250
2nd
Andrew Strauss & Jonathan Trott
 Bangladesh
Edgbaston
 Birmingham
2010

3
248
2nd
Alex Hales & Joe Root
 Pakistan
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2016

4
226*
5th
Eoin Morgan & Ravi Bopara
 Ireland
Malahide Cricket Club Ground
 Dublin
2013

226
4th
Andrew Strauss & Andrew Flintoff
 West Indies
Lord's
 London
2004

6
221
3rd
Jason Roy & Joe Root
 Australia
MCG
 Melbourne
2017/18

7
213
3rd
Graeme Hick & Neil Fairbrother
 West Indies
Lord's
 London
1991

8
210
4th
Andrew Strauss & Paul Collingwood
 Bangladesh
Trent Bridge
 Nottingham
2005

9
202
2nd
Graham Gooch & David Gower
 Australia
Lord's
 London
1985

10
200
1st
Marcus Trescothick & Vikram Solanki
 South Africa
The Oval
 London
2003

Source:.[18] Last updated: 14 January 2018.


document_title: Pam Beesly

question_text: when does jim propose to pam the office

question_tokens: when does jim propose to pam the office

root

text: Pam Beesly

text: Casting and character development[edit]

text: The character was originally created to be very similar to the British counterpart, Dawn Tinsley. Even minute details, such as how Pam wore her hair each day, were considered by executive producer, Greg Daniels.[4]

tag: p

text: "When I went in for The Office, the casting director said to me, 'Please look normal'," recalls Jenna Fischer. "Don't make yourself all pretty, and dare to bore me with your audition. Those were her words. Dare to bore me."[5]

text: Heeding the advice, Fischer said little during the auditions, during which she was interviewed in character by show producers, in an improvisational format, to imitate the show's documentary premise. "My take on the character of Pam was that she didn't have any media training, so she didn't know how to be a good interview. And also, she didn't care about this interview," she told NPR. "So, I gave very short one-word answers and I tried very hard not to be funny or clever, because I thought that the comedy would come out of just, you know, the real human reactions to the situation...and they liked that take on it."[5]

text: "When I went in to the audition, the first question that they asked me in the character of Pam — they said, 'Do you like working as a receptionist?' I said, 'No.' And that was it. I didn't speak any more than that. And they started laughing."[5]

text: Fischer found herself creating a very elaborate backstory for the character. For the first few seasons, she kept a list of the character history revealed on-screen by the creators, as well as her own imaginative thoughts on Pam's history.[6] She created a rule with the set's hair and make-up department that it couldn't look as though it took Pam more than 30 minutes to do her hair,[7] and she formulated ideas as to who gave Pam each piece of jewelry she wore [8] or where she went to college.[8] Fischer also carefully crafted Pam's quiet persona. "Well, my character of Pam is really stuck," she explained to NPR. "I mean, she's a subordinate in this office. And so, I think that for her, the only way she can express herself is in the silences, but you can say so much by not saying anything."[5]

text: Originally meek and passive, the character grew more assertive as the seasons passed, prompting Fischer to reassess her portrayal. "I have to approach Pam differently [now]," she explained in Season 4, a defining season in which her character finally begins a long-awaited relationship with Jim and is accepted into the Pratt Institute. "She is in a loving relationship, she has found her voice, she has started taking art classes. All of these things must inform the character and we need to see changes in the way she moves, speaks, dresses, etc."[6]

text: Character history[edit]

text: Seasons 1–3[edit]

text: At the beginning of the series, Pam and Roy have been dating for eight years and engaged for three years. Their open-ended engagement has become one of Michael's running gags and a sore spot for Pam.

text: Pam does not want her current job to become permanent, remarking that "I don't think it's many little girls' dream to be a receptionist." Pam is apathetic toward her work, evidenced by her frequent games of FreeCell on her office computer. However, in the pilot episode, she breaks down crying when Michael pulls an ill-advised prank by telling her that she will be fired.

text: Michael has criticized Pam for simply forwarding calls to voice mail without answering and (in a deleted scene) for not sounding enthusiastic enough when speaking on the telephone. Pam is usually happy to abandon her work if asked to do something else by Jim.  She will do extra, unnecessary work (such as making a casket for a dead bird or paper doves for the Office Olympics) to make other people happy.

text: Despite the abuse she takes from Michael, she never goes any further than calling him a jerk in the pilot. In later seasons, however, she becomes more honest and forward with Michael and will often make sarcastic comments toward him.

text: While engaged to Roy, Pam denies, or is in denial about, having any romantic feelings for Jim. When Jim confesses his love for her at the Dunder Mifflin "Casino Night" she turns him down. She later talks to her mom on the phone and says Jim is her best friend (though she doesn't say his name), and says "Yeah, I think I am" to an unheard question. She is interrupted by Jim, who enters and kisses her; she responds by kissing back.

text: Season three marks a turning point for Pam's character: she gains self-confidence and appears less passive and more self-assured as the season progresses. In "Gay Witch Hunt," the season's opener, it is revealed that Pam got cold feet before her wedding and did not marry Roy after all, and that Jim transferred to a different Dunder Mifflin branch, in Stamford, shortly after Pam rejected him a second time, after their kiss. Pam moves into her own apartment,  begins taking art classes, a pursuit that Roy had previously dismissed as a waste of time, and buys a new car, a blue Toyota Yaris. Jim returns to Scranton later on as a result of "The Merger", and brings along a female co-worker, Karen Filippelli, whom he begins dating. Jim and Pam appeared to have ended all communication after Jim transfers to the Stamford branch (aside from an episode in which Jim accidentally calls Pam at the end of the work day), and their episodes together following the branch merge are tense, despite both admitting to still harboring feelings for the other during the presence of the documentary cameras.

text: Meanwhile, Roy vows to win Pam back.  Roy's efforts to improve his relationship with Pam are quite successful, but once Pam and Roy are back together, he falls back into old habits almost immediately. When Roy and Pam attend an after work get-together at a local bar with their co-workers, Pam, feeling that she should be more honest with Roy, tells him about Jim kissing her at "Casino Night." Roy yells, smashes a mirror, and trashes the bar. Pam, frightened and embarrassed by his reaction, breaks up with Roy immediately. Roy vows to kill Jim and in "The Negotiation", Roy unsuccessfully tries to attack Jim at work (Jim is saved by Dwight's intervention), and is subsequently fired. Pam later reluctantly agrees to meet Roy for coffee at his request, and after the polite but brief meeting, it appears that their relationship has ended amicably with Roy encouraging Pam to pursue Jim.

text: Pam participates in an art show, but few people attend. Her co-worker, Oscar, brings his partner along who, not knowing that Pam is standing behind him, criticizes her work by proclaiming that "real art requires courage." Oscar then goes on to say that courage isn't one of Pam's strong points. Affected by this statement, Pam tells the documentary crew that she is going to be more honest, culminating in a dramatic coal walk during the next-to-last episode of the season, "Beach Games", and a seemingly sincere speech to Jim in front of the entire office about their relationship. Michael also comes to the art show and reveals his erratically kind heart and loyalty by buying, framing and hanging Pam's drawing of the Dunder Mifflin building in the office. In the season finale, "The Job," she leaves a friendly note in Jim's briefcase and an old memento depicting the 'gold medal' yogurt lid from the Office Olympics, which he sees during an interview for a job at Corporate in New York City. While he is asked how he "would function here in New York", Jim is shown to have his mind back in Scranton, still distracted by the thought of Pam. Jim withdraws his name from consideration and drives back to the office, where he interrupts a talking head Pam is doing for the documentary crew by asking her out for dinner. She happily accepts, visibly moved, abandoning a train of thought about how she would be fine if Jim got the job and never came back to Scranton. Karen quits soon after, becoming the regional manager at Dunder Mifflin's Utica branch.

text: Seasons 4–6[edit]

text: In Season 4, Pam retains the assertiveness she developed in the third season. She wears her hair down and has updated her old dowdy wardrobe.

text: In the season 4 premiere, "Fun Run", Jim and Pam confess that they have started dating after the camera crew catches them kissing. The office ultimately learns of their relationship in "Dunder Mifflin Infinity". In "Chair Model", after teasing Pam about his impending proposal, Jim tells the documentary crew he is not kidding around about an engagement and shows them a ring he bought a week after he and Pam started dating. In the next few episodes, Jim fake-proposes to Pam multiple times. In "Goodbye, Toby", Pam discovers she's been accepted at Pratt Institute, an art and design school in Brooklyn . In an interview later in the episode, Jim announces that he will propose to Pam that evening. Just as Jim is preparing to propose, however, Andy Bernard stands up and makes his own impromptu proposal to Angela. Having had his thunder stolen by Andy, Jim reluctantly puts the ring back in his jacket pocket, leaving Pam visibly disappointed as she was expecting Jim to propose that night.

text: In the Season 5 premiere, "Weight Loss", Pam begins her three-month course at the Pratt Institute. In this episode, Jim proposes in the pouring rain at a rest stop, saying that he "can't wait". In "Business Trip", Pam learns that she is failing one of her classes and will have to remain in New York another three months to retake it. Although Jim is supportive and tells her he will wait for her to come back "the right way", she ultimately makes the decision to return home, saying that she realized she hated graphic design and missed Scranton. A deleted scene for the episode shows Jim looking through Pam's graphic design projects, which he thinks are "cool", as well as a notebook filled with pencil sketches, which he finds a lot more impressive than her graphic design projects, implying her talents lie in hand-drawn works. In "Two Weeks", Pam agrees to become Michael's first saleswoman in his not-yet-established company, The Michael Scott Paper Co., as a supportive Jim looks on. When David Wallace makes an offer to buy the company Michael negotiates in order to get their jobs at Dunder Mifflin back instead, including adding Pam to the sales team. In "Company Picnic", Pam, after dominating the company volleyball tournament, injures her ankle during a game and is taken to the hospital against her wishes. At the hospital, the camera crew is stationed outside an exam room while a doctor updates Jim and Pam on her condition. There is no audio as the camera shows Jim and Pam embrace, looking shocked and ecstatic. It is implied that she is pregnant and is confirmed in the Season 6 premiere, "Gossip".

text: Jim and Pam marry early in the season, at Niagara Falls, during the highly anticipated, hour long episode, "Niagara". The ending of the episode, in which their co-workers dance down the aisle, is an imitation of a viral YouTube video — JK Wedding Entrance Dance.[9] Following the wedding, a multi-episode story arc begins in which it is revealed that Michael hooked up with Pam's mother the night of the wedding. The two break up during "Double Date", an episode that ends with Pam slapping Michael in response to his actions.

text: In "The Delivery" of Season 6, Pam and Jim have their first child, a daughter named Cecelia Marie Halpert. Jenna Fischer was granted naming rights by show producers, and chose to name her after her own niece.[10]

text: Season 7[edit]

text: In "Counseling", Pam feels inadequate about her poor performance in sales and tricks Gabe into promoting her to a phony new salaried position called office administrator. In "China", Pam tries to use her authority as office administrator to force building manager Dwight to stop his annoying cost-cutting measures. Pam threatens to move the office to a new building, which Dwight discovers doesn't exist. Pam saves face, however, when Dwight secretly has his assistant provide her with a book on building regulations that proves Dwight's measures were not allowed. The episode is another example of Dwight's covert protectiveness and fondness for Pam (as previously demonstrated in "The Injury", "Back from Vacation", "The Job" and "Diwali"); Mindy Kaling said during an online Q&A session that Dwight has a soft spot for her that he does not extend to anyone else at the office. She also uses her position to buy Erin Hannon an expensive desktop computer to replace the terrible one she had to use for years, as well as discreetly giving Andy a new computer, and giving Daryll three sick days. At the end of the episode she proudly says that she is, "Full on corrupt."

text: In "Goodbye, Michael", Pam almost misses saying good-bye to Michael, as she spends most of the day out of the office trying to price shredders. Jim figures out Michael's plan to leave early and tells her by text. Pam reaches the airport in time and is the last person to see Michael before he leaves.

text: Season 8[edit]

text: At the beginning of Season 8, Pam is revealed to be pregnant with her and Jim's second child, Philip Halpert. The child coincided with Jenna Fischer's actual pregnancy. She begins her maternity leave after "Gettysburg". Pam returns in "Jury Duty", where she and Jim bring Cece and Phillip into the office. In both "Tallahassee" and "Test the Store" Pam is shown helping, and developing her friendship with Andy.

text: Season 9[edit]

text: Early in season 9, Jim is restless about his life in Scranton and helps a friend start a Sports Marketing business, Athlead, in Philadelphia but he keeps it a secret from Pam until the third episode "Andy's Ancestry". Although Pam is happy for his decision, she is concerned about the fact that he had kept it a secret from her and she is later disturbed to hear about just how much of their money he had invested.  Jim begins spending part of each work week in Philadelphia, but in "Customer Loyalty", the strain of this on Pam is evident when she breaks down in tears, and is comforted by Brian, the boom mic operator of the film crew.

text: In "Moving On", Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia to be closer to Jim, but she is turned off by the idea when her prospective new boss bears a striking resemblance in behavior to Michael Scott. Over dinner, Pam reveals to Jim that she doesn't really want to move to Philadelphia after all. However, in "Livin' the Dream", when Athlead is bought out and Jim is offered a large sum of money for 3 months to pitch the company across the country, Pam overhears Jim refuse the opportunity because of her and appears to have mixed feelings about this decision. In "A.A.R.M.", Pam tells Jim that she's afraid that he will resent her for making him stay and that she might not be enough for him. Jim asks the camera crew to compile documentary footage of the two of them to show her. When she finishes the montage, which shows Jim taking back a letter he intended to give her with his teapot gift during Christmas; Jim finally gives her that letter, and she reads it, visibly moved. In the series finale, which takes place a year later, she reveals to Jim that she secretly put the house on the market, so that they can move to Austin, Texas, and take his job back at Athlead (now Athleap).

text: Coworker relations[edit]

text: From her years working the front desk, Pam  has become well-acquainted with the Dunder-Mifflin staff and is consistently shown to have a thorough understanding of her coworkers' personalities, including the more eccentric individuals Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott. She uses this familiarity to manipulate them, often for their and the company's best interests (such as her giving the staff elaborate instructions on how to handle a heartbroken Michael in "The Chump") but also occasionally for her own. This familiarity plays a large part in her efficiency as office administrator and was crucial to her being promoted to the previously non-existent position.

text: Jim Halpert[edit]

text: The "will they or won't they" tension between Jim and Pam is a strong storyline in the early episodes of The Office, encompassing much of Seasons 1 to 3. In the opener of Season 4, the two characters are revealed to be dating, and as such, other character romances, such as the romance between fellow co-workers Dwight Schrute and Angela Martin, begin to move more toward the forefront of episodes. In Season 6, Jim and Pam are married in the season's 4th and 5th episodes (hour long), a feat considered noteworthy by many television critics, as bringing together the two lead love interests in a television series is often thought to be a risky venture.[11] Their child is born in the second half of the season, during another hour long, "The Delivery". Pam and Jim's second child is born during season 8. In season 9, their marriage becomes strained when Jim takes up a second job in Philadelphia. They ultimately decide to leave Dunder Mifflin together so Jim can pursue his dream job.

text: Roy Anderson[edit]

text: When the series begins, Pam is engaged to her high school sweetheart Roy Anderson; this engagement is revealed to be three years old and running. They finally set a date, but Pam calls off the wedding at the last minute. They get back together once, briefly, but Pam is much more assertive, and finally breaks up with him after he has a violent outburst. Roy is deeply flawed - he is overbearing, neglectful, dismissive of her desire to be an artist, and offers her sex as a gift on Valentine's Day. Jim comments in Season 2 that Pam does not like to "bother" Roy with her "thoughts or feelings". He tells the camera crew that the only two problems in Pam's life seemed to be Roy and her job at Dunder Mifflin.

text: In the early seasons, there is a great deal of tension between Jim and Roy, with Roy often acting threateningly towards Jim. In "Basketball", when Jim starts to impress Pam with his basketball skills, Roy elbows Jim in the nose. In season 2, when Jim encourages Pam to pursue a graphic arts internship offered by Dunder Mifflin, Roy objects to the opportunity and eventually convinces her that the idea is foolish. Pam ultimately calls off her wedding to Roy, but they remain friendly and he is determined to win her back by being less of a jerk. She reconciles with Roy at Phyllis's wedding as a response to watching Jim date Karen. In an attempt at a fresh start with Roy, Pam comes clean about Jim kissing her during "Casino Night". Roy flies into a violent rage and Pam ends the relationship on the spot. The next day, Roy attempts to attack Jim in the office but is stopped by Dwight's pepper spray and is summarily fired. After losing his job, Roy meets Pam for coffee and says that even though Jim is dating Karen, she should at least make an effort to date him (inasmuch as she called off the wedding because of him).

text: In season 5, Jim and Roy run into each other at a bar and Roy learns that Jim and Pam are engaged. The mood is somewhat awkward, but Roy is congratulatory, but then makes a somewhat passive-aggressive comment, seemingly meant to make Jim feel insecure about his current role in Pam's life, which tempts him to drive to Pratt, where she is attending art classes. Jim gets on the freeway, but changes his mind and remembers that he trusts Pam. Jim didn't want to treat Pam the same way Roy treated her.

text: Michael Scott[edit]

text: In the series pilot, Michael is overtly rude to Pam and at one point fakes her firing, leaving her in tears. He often makes suggestive if harmless remarks about her beauty and general appearance, and at one point lies to the camera that they used to date (inspiring a horrified "WHAT???" from Pam when an interviewer relays the message to her). However, his impulsive attempt to kiss her during Diwali is shot down and marked the end of any romantic dreams for Michael with Pam. Over time, the combination of Michael being supportive of her goals, her transition from a bad relationship with Roy to a great one with Jim as well as her finding a job she not only enjoys but is effective at in the office administrator position and Michael finding his own soulmate in Holly Flax made Pam soften her stance towards Michael, and the experience at the Michael Scott Paper Company further bonded them (as did Michael's decision to choose Pam instead of Ryan Howard as the only MSPC salesman to keep that job when Michael returned as Branch Manager). Pam was furious at Michael for dating her mom Helene, and excoriated him at length during "The Lover" before eventually slapping him in "Double Date", but they once again were able to be civil to each other afterward. Pam does set up boundaries around her personal life that Michael can't cross, like telling him that he wasn't Cece's godfather. By Season 7, Pam acts as something of a guardian angel for Michael, steering him away from (numerous) bad ideas and towards his (fewer but real) good ones, such as his successful efforts to propose to Holly. In Michael's finale "Goodbye, Michael", Pam spends the whole day looking for a shredder, believing that the next day Michael was leaving. As Michael takes off his microphone and heads down the airport concourse, Pam runs to him with no shoes and hugs him as he kisses her cheek. The two have a nice moment and he walks off, leaving her holding her shoes. She then tells the camera that he was happy, wanting to be an advanced rewards member, and was glad to be going home to see Holly. She then is there to watch Michael's plane take off. In a deleted scene from "The Inner Circle", we learn Pam is flattered that Michael named his new puppy "Pamela Beagsley", and in "The List" she playfully teases Jim by calling their second child "Little Michael Scott", further proving that the two have developed a genuine friendship.

text: Toby Flenderson[edit]

text: 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 Dunder Mifflin Infinity, Toby witnesses Pam kissing Jim Halpert in the break room, which prompts him to issue a memo about public displays of affection in the workplace. Later, when Jim and Pam admit they are dating and ask to fill out a disclosure form, he hesitates to give them a form saying they should wait and see. 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", Toby purchases a DSLR camera just to get a picture with Pam. On the eve of his departure, Pam confesses to the cameras that she always thought Toby was "kind of cute". 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!".

text: Appearances[edit]

text: Pam Halpert has appeared in every episode with the exceptions of "Business Ethics" (except for the deleted scenes), "St. Patrick's Day", and "New Leads" in which only her voice is heard, and several season 8 episodes from "Mrs. California" to "Pool Party", where she did not appear at all as Fischer was on maternity leave.[12]

text: Notes[edit]

text: ^ Jump up to: a b Pam Beesly's full name is Pamela Morgan Beesly (later Pamela Morgan Halpert). In "The Lover" Michael says to Pam, "Pamela Morgan Beesly, you need to apologize to your mother right now."[2] In "Did I Stutter?" Jim says to Pam, "You know what would energize me? If you, Pamela Morgan Beesly..."[3]