The American version of The Office premiered on NBC in 2005 and ran for nine seasons as a mockumentary sitcom set in a Scranton paper company. Its short opening theme became closely tied to the show's deadpan style and to characters such as Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute. As clips circulated on streaming services and social media, the intro turned into shorthand for awkward office life, used to frame parodies, compilations and reaction edits long after the series ended in 2013.