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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2011
  • BBC office I.T GUY, Bruce Lee, Gareth, Tim. Everyone knows a bloke like Simon, if you don't, it's you!
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  • @ecigwizardolly
    @ecigwizardolly Před 8 lety +2105

    These people really do exist.

    • @TheFakeyCakeMaker
      @TheFakeyCakeMaker Před 8 lety +68

      +Oliver Warburton And most of them work in IT!

    • @metafis2490
      @metafis2490 Před 8 lety +45

      +Oliver Warburton To true, I used to work with someone like that in IT, funnily enough he also was called Simon.
      Even the "it's not your computer its (wernum hogs) computer" bit this guy used to say to users.

    • @MrRazorblade999
      @MrRazorblade999 Před 7 lety +7

      Greeny Well said. I couldn't agree more.

    • @ralphenstein9105
      @ralphenstein9105 Před 7 lety +50

      +Greeny You're absolutely right. A huge part of the original was that it was made to look like a documentary, and it was very convincing. The US remake is way too far-fetched to be believable.

    • @firstnamesurname6949
      @firstnamesurname6949 Před 7 lety +15

      That's why it's so amusing, as it is like an actual documentary.

  • @gastonave
    @gastonave Před 6 lety +2206

    This guy transcends borders. They exist in every country. In the Amazon basin there are undiscovered tribes where there is one guy who knows a little bit more about making arrowheads than the rest and he acts just like this.

  • @davideaston8314
    @davideaston8314 Před 9 měsíci +134

    Simon is the sort of guy who, if you tell him you've been to Tenerife, he's been to Elevenerife

  • @davehall6857
    @davehall6857 Před 7 lety +572

    Gareth's framed his go-karting certifiate and hung it on the wall at work. Small detail but sums him up brilliantly.

    • @kevinbermingham3135
      @kevinbermingham3135 Před 3 lety +80

      True. Also, shows the contrast between Gareth, who has 'achieved' something and the IT guy who is making it up. Gareth, although flawed in many ways, is ultimately an honest guy.

    • @SyntaxErr19287
      @SyntaxErr19287 Před rokem +3

      @@kevinbermingham3135 looking into that one a bit deep matev

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 11 měsíci

      @@kevinbermingham3135 and then foreigners, women or the disabled take advantage of it

    • @wheedler
      @wheedler Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@SyntaxErr19287 No such thing

    • @ToolReviewsofToolsIUse
      @ToolReviewsofToolsIUse Před 7 měsíci +1

      I love the breakdowns people write on this comedy, it shows how well the nuances were put across by the cast along with the quality of the acting.

  • @Kris.G
    @Kris.G Před 10 lety +1513

    This guy is... how should I put it... a dreamweaver, visionary, plus actor.

    • @majidnba
      @majidnba Před 10 lety +14

      Oh, i love him soooo much. Pity he is not around much!

    • @astrowiz3544
      @astrowiz3544 Před 6 lety +33

      Ayyy nice Darkspace reference ;D

    • @lpsp442
      @lpsp442 Před 6 lety +22

      CZcams comments sections can be a dreadfully dark place.

    • @Tom_-
      @Tom_- Před 4 lety +5

      @@astrowiz3544 *Dark Place, not space 😛

    • @ArcanePath360
      @ArcanePath360 Před 2 lety +13

      Most underrated show of all time

  • @ghhg213
    @ghhg213 Před 2 lety +122

    "oi no professionals" . Is a standard put down line in my family when someone does something amazing

    • @chembleton
      @chembleton Před rokem +5

      haha I've recently just come back from holiday doing some paddle boarding for the first time and took to it quite well. I told everyone the guy renting out the boards said to me "hoy no professionals!"

    • @ghhg213
      @ghhg213 Před rokem

      Brilliant 🤣🤣🤣

  • @r5gtturbo197
    @r5gtturbo197 Před 3 lety +162

    I’ve met people like this , they always seem to wear a Jack Daniels T-shirt 😂

    • @SDRockman
      @SDRockman Před 3 lety +8

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣🤣
      I used to know a fella who would go around BULLshitting people and he did wear a Jack Daniels T-shirt!
      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg Před 2 lety +388

    The writing. The casting. The delivery.
    Outstanding.

    • @NegotiableHemingway
      @NegotiableHemingway Před 2 lety +52

      The wig
      The glasses
      The catchphrase
      ……. Brilliant

    • @richardhill9549
      @richardhill9549 Před rokem +2

      @@NegotiableHemingway haha nice one.

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 Před 9 měsíci

      @@NegotiableHemingway You beat me to it 😂

    • @shazanali692
      @shazanali692 Před 9 měsíci +3

      That Bruce lee story about the fight is basically the fight scene between Bruce lee and brad pitt in once upon a time in Hollywood

  • @Nick-cy2tn
    @Nick-cy2tn Před 8 lety +524

    Love Gareth's face when he thinks he's got him with having not seen the film.

  • @Magooch86
    @Magooch86 Před 8 lety +2013

    This guy is a reddit comment personified

    • @mankytoes
      @mankytoes Před 8 lety +102

      +Magooch86 He goes online and writes "I just happen to have a nine inch penis, I guess that would be considered big. It isn't important though, I don't know why people care so much".

    • @tomutwit
      @tomutwit Před 8 lety +36

      that's because everyone on Reddit is either an it guy or an it student

    • @owenevans83
      @owenevans83 Před 7 lety +4

      Magooch86 spot on.

    • @TomSmith14
      @TomSmith14 Před 6 lety +2

      perfect

    • @optimisticwhovian1726
      @optimisticwhovian1726 Před 5 lety +9

      hes internet nerds personified period, nevermind reddit

  • @mattludlam2194
    @mattludlam2194 Před 7 lety +2400

    He may be an idiot, but the way he handles Tim at the end is brutal

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD Před 7 lety +269

      What, gone off Tim now have ya....

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD Před 7 lety +153

      shalom1948hellyeah All right calm down mate, there's no need to get offensive, I didn't call you fatty as soon as I saw you.

    • @gilbertgottfried2336
      @gilbertgottfried2336 Před 7 lety +19

      Maybe you should switch to salads I could've said.........but I didn't.

    • @metafis2490
      @metafis2490 Před 7 lety +141

      Yes..guys like the Simon character always seem to have a knack for homing in on weak/sensitive points and exploiting them. If you are going to take the piss out of someone like 'Simon' then you'd better be prepared with robust defences.

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD Před 7 lety +15

      metafis ohhhh. Political.

  • @simonlawrencesings
    @simonlawrencesings Před rokem +75

    The way he says "Correct. At last" is the most perfect depiction of an IT guy in 3 words. Ever.

    • @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495
      @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Yeah, it's a stereotypical trait, but they do love to hold all the information, revel in the fact that they're the only ones with it, reluctantly dish it out in the smallest chunks possible, and always be right. I once had an IT guy tell me 'RTFM' rather than just give me the answer quickly, but even when I played the game of massaging his ego it took several more e-mails back-and-forth and two days had elapsed before he actually told me what to do. That kind of behaviour is par for the course I reckon, the power mad bull$hitters!

  • @breannanouveaux5132
    @breannanouveaux5132 Před 7 lety +120

    "Correct, at last" *whilst looking at the camera*
    omg...brilliant.

  • @bellumsounds
    @bellumsounds Před 10 lety +313

    Absolutely batters Tim at the end haha

  • @betrousaltaweel
    @betrousaltaweel Před 8 lety +202

    "gone off Dawn now have ya?"
    SAVAGE!!!

    • @FeRnAnDo939393
      @FeRnAnDo939393 Před 8 lety +4

      +ben1349 Can you explain what that means?

    • @marcthedeceptionist
      @marcthedeceptionist Před 8 lety +33

      +Fernando Hernandez It is suggested throughout the series that Tim has feelings for Dawn (the engaged receptionist whom also appears to have feelings for him). Saying this to Tim in front of his new kinda-girlfriend would be embarrassing to say the least and damaging at the most.

    • @hhazze
      @hhazze Před 8 lety +12

      Gareth's face when he says that :D

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 Před 8 lety +24

      Tim was trying to win some small symbolic victory, this guy came back and hit him where it hurt

    • @EltonBeatles
      @EltonBeatles Před 8 lety +2

      Hiding behind the IT bloke as well, haha.

  • @Stevieboy74
    @Stevieboy74 Před 10 lety +724

    Oi no professionals...

    • @YB90Gaming
      @YB90Gaming Před 10 lety +60

      I'm not interested in making a SHIT load out of computers

    • @TheOptimod
      @TheOptimod Před 8 lety +28

      +YB90Gaming *I'm making (otherwise the line doesn't work).

    • @jez9999
      @jez9999 Před 7 lety +6

      I turned over in the air, landed, pulled over and said what were you worried about.

    • @michaellloyd693
      @michaellloyd693 Před 6 lety +3

      Jez eight minutes fifty one, got a certificate (points to certificate )

    • @BlackUnicorn96
      @BlackUnicorn96 Před 6 lety +2

      What were you worried about

  • @pilninggas
    @pilninggas Před 8 lety +531

    There is a billy bullshiter in every workplace, but better still there is usually someone like Gareth who believes it all.....

    • @liverush24
      @liverush24 Před 8 lety +6

      And that is usually where I come in, and get completely pissed off with both of them and start losing my shit and arguing with both of them about all of their stupid crap. And once that box has been opened it stays open until one of us no longer works there. Days, weeks and months of arguing follows, with me feeling like I'm the only sane person left on earth.

    • @ShellysAshes
      @ShellysAshes Před 8 lety +46

      +liverush24 You're definitely not sane.

    • @liverush24
      @liverush24 Před 8 lety +3

      ShellysAshes​ Or able to spell. Now corrected.

    • @jonjoelvin3531
      @jonjoelvin3531 Před 8 lety

      +ShellysAshes class

    • @Buelligan88
      @Buelligan88 Před 8 lety +3

      *liverush24 I'm the guy who laughs at you guys.

  • @blackjack67576
    @blackjack67576 Před 3 lety +342

    This guy should have been written into way more scenes. Tims expressions behind him are priceless.

    • @keithrobson593
      @keithrobson593 Před rokem +7

      Perfectly on the spectrum

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@keithrobson593 You do realise a "Spectrum" was one of the first home computers. It's most popular model had 48k of memory and used a Z80 processor.

    • @philiphudgens4726
      @philiphudgens4726 Před 9 měsíci +3

      That's Freeman's acting range in a nutshell.

    • @TheSuperQuail
      @TheSuperQuail Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@philiphudgens4726 Tim from The Office making his Tim from The Office faces.

    • @andyb3666
      @andyb3666 Před 9 měsíci +15

      Ricky & Steve said they really liked this character but they felt they’d made their point sufficiently

  • @MrHJW1995
    @MrHJW1995 Před 7 měsíci +16

    The bit where Gareth proudly points to his go karting certificate he’s actually put up at work as some kind of achievement. The writing of this show is truly some of the best ever created.

  • @GeoffreyBronson
    @GeoffreyBronson Před 3 lety +74

    "Did you hear what I said?"
    "Yep"
    "What did I say?"
    Absolutely infuriating.

    • @JJJ111JJJ
      @JJJ111JJJ Před rokem +2

      Hit cancel.

    • @ScotsmanJ
      @ScotsmanJ Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@JJJ111JJJ good.

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 11 měsíci +6

      That's the one bit that's a bit relatable from an IT guy's point of view. How many times do people not listen?

    • @GeoffreyBronson
      @GeoffreyBronson Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@shaunhunterit342 Congrats Shaun, you've outted yourself as a Simon.

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@GeoffreyBronson 😁

  • @markgbullen
    @markgbullen Před 7 lety +619

    Never has an IT guy been summed up so well!

    • @siffoine
      @siffoine Před 5 lety +19

      Matthew Holness actually played IT guy on Bruiser too, worth checking

    • @spacegerrit9499
      @spacegerrit9499 Před 2 lety +9

      As an IT guy: yeah

    • @andyb3666
      @andyb3666 Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@spacegerrit9499 former IT in the Civil Service here and this character is dead on 😂

    • @freeman10000
      @freeman10000 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@andyb3666Aussie here. Brutally accurate IT guy portrayal.

    • @TheWelwyn21
      @TheWelwyn21 Před 7 měsíci

      Never come across a computer guy being obnoxious. Met a bullshitter plenty of times

  • @tortuga7160
    @tortuga7160 Před 2 lety +291

    Also the fact that Gareth asks if he’s had a go at speedway, and Simon asks “have you” so that Simon can than gauge how much he can get away with. Brilliant

    • @95PW
      @95PW Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@doves9204 "I've got a go kart"

    • @95PW
      @95PW Před 9 měsíci

      @@doves9204 czcams.com/video/cW-bmvwvtME/video.html

    • @JohnnyNatrium
      @JohnnyNatrium Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@doves9204 The "go kart" thing is referencing a Ricky Gervais anecdote, in conversation with Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant.

    • @7th_son886
      @7th_son886 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@95PW "Don't lie."

    • @AB-gb6zz
      @AB-gb6zz Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@7th_son886haha proper deep cut

  • @Lamedvavnik
    @Lamedvavnik Před 8 lety +245

    We all know one of these guys "the guy said hey no professionals... I said I'm not professional" hahahaha 😂😂

    • @liverush24
      @liverush24 Před 8 lety +28

      "Well you should be".

    • @gavindobson6077
      @gavindobson6077 Před 8 lety +5

      +liverush24 making a Shi# load with computers

    • @95PW
      @95PW Před 8 lety +2

      +Matt Russell We all knew them in primary school :)

    • @abaxteria
      @abaxteria Před 8 lety +3

      I suspect the sixteen people who've downvoted this are those guys.

    • @the1andonlytitch
      @the1andonlytitch Před 7 lety +20

      I once posted a comment on CZcams and another commenter said "Oi no professionals"

  • @kevinkibble8342
    @kevinkibble8342 Před 7 měsíci +28

    What I like about this scene is how for once, Tim, the usually quick witted wind up merchant, is on the receiving end of a brutal putdown and doesn't know how to retort, instead just going on the defensive. And the IT guy says no more after his remark about Dawn because he knows he's got him, by simply saying five words nonchalantly. Brilliantly done and it shows that even a seemingly well liked guy such as Tim can occasionally be embarrassed with ease.

  • @kentrel2
    @kentrel2 Před 10 lety +358

    This is the scene that Stephen Merchant said he's most proud of from the whole show.

    • @applescruff1969
      @applescruff1969 Před rokem +25

      I would be too. Simon is probably the most accurate depiction of an IT guy I've ever seen. Plus, the burn at the end is great. Lol.

    • @spenser9908
      @spenser9908 Před 10 měsíci +57

      Rightly so. Merchant was the real secret weapon with Gervais' earlier creations. Without Merchant we see Gervais doing utter trash like After Life.

    • @Paul-zu2he
      @Paul-zu2he Před 9 měsíci +4

      Absolutely agree. Merchant of Venice is a way better writer.

    • @jwfilmmaking7877
      @jwfilmmaking7877 Před 9 měsíci +3

      pretty sure it came from bruiser originally…

    • @anthonyreed480
      @anthonyreed480 Před 9 měsíci +5

      ​@spenser9908 They were the perfect mix. Hello Ladies is good but there's something not quite right. After Life is cringe, but not in the good way we expect. Their collaborations were where the magic happened.

  • @jamesknox64
    @jamesknox64 Před 6 lety +155

    His dig at the end was absolutely savage. Great writing and performing.

    • @mokisan
      @mokisan Před rokem

      What did he say at the end? I didn't quite get it

    • @mokisan
      @mokisan Před rokem

      @Chris Kavanagh thanks but I still didn't get what it means. Sorry 😅

    • @mokisan
      @mokisan Před rokem

      @Chris Kavanagh ah yes! Dawn. Now I get it.
      Thanks so much for explaining!!

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 11 měsíci +4

      It's also awkward because Tim doesn't like to admit that he was interested in Dawn because she goes out with one of the warehouse workers who could easily beat Tim's ass, and because it makes him look weak, pining after somebody else's girl.

    • @julianscales1807
      @julianscales1807 Před 10 měsíci

      hmm

  • @vega98767
    @vega98767 Před 8 lety +174

    I love his burn at the end, "gone off dawn now have you?".

    • @collectorduck9061
      @collectorduck9061 Před 5 lety +30

      oh he's done Tim again!!!

    • @laminage
      @laminage Před 3 lety

      Ooh Low Blow! How did "He" know that Tim liked Dawn. Another one was Lee who in his own way wanted to say to Tim "Hands Off Of My Woman!"

    • @mod4it87
      @mod4it87 Před 2 lety +1

      @@laminage how did he know ? Cus Tim flirts with Dawn all the time, the others would gossip about it and he may have watched series 1 where Tim asked Dawn out on tv.

  • @cjcal2674
    @cjcal2674 Před 7 lety +79

    "You ever had a go at Speedway ?"
    "Have you ?"
    "Yep"
    "Right well. . . ."

  • @doubles6508
    @doubles6508 Před 3 lety +30

    "got a certificate" points to the wall behind him 🤣

    • @attackpatterndelta8949
      @attackpatterndelta8949 Před 3 lety +2

      Hilarious and also incredibly subtle. The writing for this show was something else.

  • @mikeh8777
    @mikeh8777 Před 8 lety +221

    Just another classic example of the quality writing and casting for this show, sensational

  • @ShellysAshes
    @ShellysAshes Před 8 lety +336

    Must've seen this 50 times but this is the first time I've noticed Tim mutter "litterbugs" when IT guy said someone had left a ramp out.

    • @firstnamesurname6949
      @firstnamesurname6949 Před 8 lety +4

      SAME

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD Před 7 lety +4

      LMAO Same, I never noticed that before XD

    • @jacob4690
      @jacob4690 Před 4 lety +9

      You must be deaf if that took 50 goes

    • @danielrogers3921
      @danielrogers3921 Před 3 lety +16

      Correct..... at last

    • @LHyoutube
      @LHyoutube Před 2 lety +1

      Oh, that's what he said. I totally couldn't work out what it was, and was going to post here asking!

  • @Maxxply
    @Maxxply Před 11 lety +584

    Agree that this is the most unnervingly accurate physical and verbal depiction of the typical office IT guy, right down to the Jack Daniels T-shirt and waistcoat. It was the finest piece of guest casting in the entire series of The Office. The guy should've won a BAFTA or whatever UK TV award for Best Cameo or Guest Perfomance.

    • @JMBluecoat8289
      @JMBluecoat8289 Před 2 lety +15

      He nailed that role.

    • @scottxtapes9743
      @scottxtapes9743 Před rokem +6

      Relax it was great but not bafta worthy

    • @Gubalicious
      @Gubalicious Před rokem

      Should have been knighted

    • @yggdrasil4986
      @yggdrasil4986 Před rokem +2

      @@scottxtapes9743 Italien eller Storbritannien? Vem vinner i en brandsläcknings-tävling?

    • @dylanmurtagh666
      @dylanmurtagh666 Před rokem +21

      Watch Gareth Marenghis dark place. He's the star

  • @arashagz5718
    @arashagz5718 Před 3 lety +269

    There’s no other character Gareth looks up to in such awe as he does to Simon. And you can tell he believes every word that Simon tells him. It’s brilliant.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 2 lety +40

      As an I.T. guy myself, one should remember that this scene is simply unrealistic and wrong. One would never hit "cancel" upon the installation of a firewall being completed since that would negate the entire process. The installation would necessitate a secondary routine in MSDOS which would simply demand an affirmative response from the user by offering no counter-options but simply the presentation of a message telling the user the DOS routine had reached a successful climax. The writers clearly weren't professionals.

    • @arashagz5718
      @arashagz5718 Před 2 lety +6

      @@TonyEnglandUK it’s a fictional comedy series

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 2 lety +45

      @@arashagz5718 I can't believe you actually took that post seriously lol

    • @arashagz5718
      @arashagz5718 Před 2 lety +23

      @@TonyEnglandUK I have failed so badly here.

    • @Sheckles028
      @Sheckles028 Před 2 lety +38

      @@TonyEnglandUK Oi no professionals.

  • @thfc1984
    @thfc1984 Před 10 lety +169

    I love Tim's reactions every time Simon says something ridiculous; the way he intermittently looks up from his work is brilliant

    • @majidnba
      @majidnba Před 10 lety +8

      Well, that's kind of ingrained in him. He can't help it. He is like that in real life too. He was made for the office. The office

    • @readventurekids
      @readventurekids Před 7 měsíci

      Yup, brilliant! Yet also at the same time being pretty threatened by him.

  • @yatesy117
    @yatesy117 Před 7 lety +27

    "gone off dawn have you?" brutal hahaha

  • @JSCarie1983
    @JSCarie1983 Před 8 lety +284

    I pulled over and said what were you worried about?

    • @wutangclan3591
      @wutangclan3591 Před 8 lety +1

      haha

    • @hwl308
      @hwl308 Před 5 lety +1

      😂😂

    • @dommidavros2211
      @dommidavros2211 Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah amusing how he knew they were worried while he was driving (and couldn't see them) but also questioned why they were worried!

    • @b0ris360
      @b0ris360 Před 2 lety

      “What we’re you worried about?” gets used at least once a day at my place of work amongst the group of us that watched the office.

  • @shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin

    Love how he cites the unassailable authority of "a book".

    • @metafis2490
      @metafis2490 Před 7 lety +1

      Quite topical these days, what with false news etc...its amazing how many people believe something "cos they once read it somewhere".

    • @jimmybobco
      @jimmybobco Před 3 lety +1

      I did this in high school in conversation and waited to see how long it took people to call me out, ask me what book, or catch on that i was pulling their leg

    • @mankytoes
      @mankytoes Před 3 lety +4

      I wonder if this was inspired by Karl Pilkington saying he believes in the Biblical Flood because "it's out there in book form"

    • @user-nz4qs1ff7e
      @user-nz4qs1ff7e Před rokem

      They definitely picked that up from Karl

  • @darrenr49
    @darrenr49 Před 7 lety +87

    "im not interested, im making a shit loads out of computers" that was probably true back in early 2000s!

    • @darrenr49
      @darrenr49 Před 7 lety +5

      ***** k

    • @darrenr49
      @darrenr49 Před 7 lety

      shalom1948hellyeah did you ever comprehend sentence structure?

    • @darrenr49
      @darrenr49 Před 7 lety +6

      my anal hole just loosend up.

    • @darrenr49
      @darrenr49 Před 7 lety

      Just fuck me already. why bother with 4play.

  • @CFairfoot
    @CFairfoot Před 8 lety +244

    Matt Holness is so underrated

    • @TheGroucho66
      @TheGroucho66 Před 8 lety +77

      He's a dreamweaver and visionary - plus actor.

    • @liamj2363
      @liamj2363 Před 8 lety +15

      Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is sublime. A Gun for George is worth a watch too.

    • @marshalllucky
      @marshalllucky Před 7 lety +23

      I loved him in blockbusters...

    • @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere
      @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Před 7 lety +3

      Fin Doktor which D was a Russian dissident..

    • @mikeydluffy2718
      @mikeydluffy2718 Před 7 lety +1

      Dostoyevsky

  • @ProjectFlashlight612
    @ProjectFlashlight612 Před 9 lety +65

    It's Darkplace creator, writer and dream-weaver Garth Marenghi!

  • @sparko2012
    @sparko2012 Před 7 lety +73

    correct... at last...

  • @Myndir
    @Myndir Před 7 měsíci +6

    "You will be asked to click yes, no, or cancel. Click cancel, do not click yes or no."
    Such a subtle but accurate touch.

  • @YourLocalGP
    @YourLocalGP Před 3 lety +80

    This scene is the tragic hero theme of the whole script in microcosm. It would have been so easy for the scene to end with Tim on top, being the funny guy. The genius is how jarring the put-down is, how it reminds you everyone's imperfect.

    • @richardhill9549
      @richardhill9549 Před rokem +3

      A very good point.

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Just glad the Americans never got to trying to remake this scene

    • @Myndir
      @Myndir Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@shaunhunterit342 I'm just glad that there wasn't some sort of mediocre American version of the Office.

    • @shaunhunterit342
      @shaunhunterit342 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@Myndir Yes, I'm also grateful that there aren't countless people praising that show and even claiming it's as good as or better than the original. That would really suck.

    • @JohnnyNatrium
      @JohnnyNatrium Před 9 měsíci

      @@shaunhunterit342 Lot of nutters out there innit.

  • @jossym
    @jossym Před 7 lety +47

    Fun fact - the conversation about Bruce Lee faking his death to work under cover for the Triads first came up during one of the XFM shows

    • @jorson4960
      @jorson4960 Před 6 lety +2

      Jossy M they ommited how they all look alike

    • @barringtonfisher87
      @barringtonfisher87 Před 5 lety +2

      There's a couple things from the xfm shows that ended up in extras or the office

    • @mattc7191
      @mattc7191 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jorson4960 to be fair that was Karl....and Ricky tried to swiftly shut him up ha

  • @babbapappa1
    @babbapappa1 Před 4 lety +17

    One of my top 10 scenes of all time! Oi no professionals!

  • @firstnamesurname6949
    @firstnamesurname6949 Před 8 lety +110

    My father and I have quoted this scene at least once a day for the past three years, not even an exageration. Bloody love Simon.

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD Před 7 lety +6

      All right calm down mate, there's no need to get offensive, I didn't call you fatty as soon as I saw you.

    • @firstnamesurname6949
      @firstnamesurname6949 Před 7 lety +5

      Maybe you should switch to salads "What's your real name?" "Nathan..." "That's a good name!" "Is it?" "Yeah..."

    • @kuukuuleelee
      @kuukuuleelee Před rokem

      At last...

    • @M9Diry
      @M9Diry Před 11 měsíci +3

      What, down at Superquotes?

    • @simonyricools
      @simonyricools Před 8 měsíci

      Can I be in your family?

  • @harrycallahan9143
    @harrycallahan9143 Před 8 lety +108

    The ending was brutal, the brutal truth too, Tim left speechless lol

    • @Chasmify
      @Chasmify Před 7 lety +21

      "gone off dawn now, have you"

  • @Bennyboy1985
    @Bennyboy1985 Před 4 lety +34

    "If I was you I'd take up Formula 1"
    I love this line. If being an F1 driver was just something you could take up, I'd have eclipsed Rubens Barrichello's race starts by now!

    • @jockejocke1
      @jockejocke1 Před měsícem +1

      Funny because since you commented Barrichello has slipped down to 4th place all-time in number of race starts.

  • @Foldy435
    @Foldy435 Před 9 měsíci +9

    The attitude he has is like every IT guy I've ever worked with. Brilliant.

    • @shareefhaider1984
      @shareefhaider1984 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yep, they're all pretty condescending. They assume everyone knows about IT. And if you say something wrong, they'll give you a dirty stare.

  • @jshep73
    @jshep73 Před 8 lety +36

    So well written

  • @that.guy11
    @that.guy11 Před 3 lety +10

    I really enjoy the detail that Gareth took his go-karting certificate into work and put it on the wall behind his desk.

  • @M.Audu435
    @M.Audu435 Před 3 lety +41

    So many little details, facial expressions, glances at the camera. Got to be one of the best moments of The Office.

  • @peterreid9769
    @peterreid9769 Před 2 lety +43

    Tim was eavesdropping on the conversation trying to be funny but got slaughtered by the geek at the end.
    Quality.

    • @hehwhwh727
      @hehwhwh727 Před 2 lety +9

      How did he get slaughtered? He has 2 girls into him.

    • @PH-vv1ky
      @PH-vv1ky Před rokem +5

      The geek deserves it though. He's a prick to Tim. And Gareth.

    • @SergyMilitaryRankings
      @SergyMilitaryRankings Před 10 měsíci +13

      ​@@hehwhwh727because it made Rachel realise that she was just second best

    • @listrahtes
      @listrahtes Před 9 měsíci +17

      ​​@@hehwhwh727 Tim's reaction showed he was put down. He could only come back with "shut up". Tim was the "player" in a very small pond of nerds and freaks and that comment made him feel it and Rachel realize it.

    • @breakfreak3181
      @breakfreak3181 Před 9 měsíci +3

      He got savaged!

  • @devdeeep2388
    @devdeeep2388 Před 5 lety +12

    I love how he handles smart-ass Tim.

  • @pickledegg1989
    @pickledegg1989 Před 6 lety +19

    "It's not your computer."
    Five seconds later:
    "[The firewall] protects your computer..."

    • @CS-mo7xp
      @CS-mo7xp Před 6 lety +3

      pickledegg1989 nice catch, 10/10

  • @portkembla1955
    @portkembla1955 Před 8 lety +15

    I love Tim's reactions.

  • @Rulinator
    @Rulinator Před 11 lety +16

    The owning of Tim at the end is awesome.

  • @44oblong
    @44oblong Před 9 měsíci +16

    The writing is superb. Years ago I actually had an IT twat tell me that 'it's not your computer'.

  • @thejudderman8265
    @thejudderman8265 Před 5 měsíci +2

    “Gone off Dawn now have you” is one of the most underrated funniest lines in the whole series, the way he delivers it is spot on.

    • @medalion1390
      @medalion1390 Před 4 měsíci

      The problem with Tim is he's _soooo_ TOUCHY!

  • @Brunosdad
    @Brunosdad Před 2 lety +22

    In 1982 we had our first VCR player and I was talking to my mates at school how good it was and one said ours was crap because his could record on both sides of the cassette, he also clamed his dad had a 180mph Jaguar and the reason we never seen it or his dad was he worked on an oil rig.

    • @lawrencehooper4341
      @lawrencehooper4341 Před 9 měsíci +2

      We had a double sided VCR in the 80s called a Phillips 2000. Sounds a bit like Harry Potters broomstick (Nimbus 2000). It was exceptionally good however as soon as my Dad had bought it the local Video store shut down and all you could get was Betamax. We were a little bit gutted to say the least. At the time it was a big deal to have a VCR and all we could do with it was record Coronation Street !

    • @glederz
      @glederz Před 9 měsíci

      They did exist. We also had the Phillips 2000. VCR ultimately won the market share meaning double sided recorders weren’t then widely adopted.

  • @yoznfroogurt
    @yoznfroogurt Před rokem +5

    Tim got absolutely dismantled at the end by that line.

  • @jasonlefler3456
    @jasonlefler3456 Před 10 lety +43

    "litterbugs..."

  • @ricke2407
    @ricke2407 Před 4 lety +5

    The way he man handles Tim is brutal....and people like Simon exist!!!

  • @unknownpleasures100
    @unknownpleasures100 Před 11 lety +21

    One of the finest scenes in the entire series. Oh, the timing, the delivery, everything.

  • @GrandJediMaster7860
    @GrandJediMaster7860 Před rokem +12

    Garth Marenghi talks to a Hobbit and then a pirate. What a man!

  • @gogilesgo
    @gogilesgo Před 11 lety +7

    "He fights Bob Wall in both". jesus, that line just nails it and near enough makes the scene

  • @62SG
    @62SG Před 5 lety +23

    I feel like Simon is the real inspiration for Dwight.

  • @stancooper5436
    @stancooper5436 Před 9 měsíci +17

    Used to know a kid like this at school aged ~10. We would all act like we 100% believed his stories to see how unbelievable they would get.

    • @jockejocke1
      @jockejocke1 Před měsícem

      Plot twist - *You* were that kid

  • @needles1987
    @needles1987 Před 8 lety +444

    He's like the grown-up version of Jay from The Inbetweeners.

  • @AlphaWhiskeyyyyyyy
    @AlphaWhiskeyyyyyyy Před 2 lety +24

    Wish he got more screentime, utterly hilarious

    • @Timekeeper1200
      @Timekeeper1200 Před 8 měsíci

      The fact that he didn't get more screen time makes it more memorable. That's the genius of the office

  • @zososierp
    @zososierp Před 9 lety +19

    Those cats were as fast as lightning.....

  • @wendelldallas7572
    @wendelldallas7572 Před 2 lety +22

    Wow, they totally nailed this. Why does every workplace has at least one guy like this who thinks he is Clint Eastwood? The details that are shown here are eerie by how accurate they are: the 70s style jet black hairstyle, the side burns, the old school military style vest, the shameless brooding, the overassertion of his supposed intelligence, the love/obsession with old movies, etc,

  • @cjames7591
    @cjames7591 Před 2 lety +4

    ‘In what ?
    In way of the dragon
    Correct. At last ‘

  • @peterwhitaker71
    @peterwhitaker71 Před 11 měsíci +5

    We had an IT guy that claimed that when he was a Navy Seal in the nineties he had Bin Laden in his scope and was awaiting the go-ahead to take him out. The call never came. The guy now teaches at a middle school. (The IT guy, not Bin Laden)

  • @jacksonbrown4112
    @jacksonbrown4112 Před 9 lety +5

    Hahaha I actually love the factual Bruce Lee, Bob Wall and Norris facts!

  • @timothy790110
    @timothy790110 Před 6 lety +6

    "...someone had left a ramp thing out" Tim: "litterbugs..."

  • @JL-tk7ng
    @JL-tk7ng Před 5 lety +7

    Best cameo in tv history

  • @terrys8315
    @terrys8315 Před 3 lety +6

    Right at the beginning, IT guy picks his nose and immediately presses a key on Tim's keyboard. Resentful! haha

  • @drubber007
    @drubber007 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I landed on my wheels, pulled over and said what were you worried about? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lylahale5284
    @lylahale5284 Před 11 měsíci +4

    its not only tim that gets thrown to the wall, Rachels realisation at the end is priceless !!

  • @hbk441
    @hbk441 Před 8 lety +6

    Savage burn at the end, he destroyed Timbo!

  • @KROMAprd
    @KROMAprd Před rokem +2

    "Yeah, it's in a book."

  • @vilentman111
    @vilentman111 Před 3 lety +6

    Tim can dish it out but he defnitely cannot take it

  • @brianmerritt5410
    @brianmerritt5410 Před 8 lety +8

    Watching a know-it-all get owned is a thing I love to see.

  • @DavidBrown-wp5fc
    @DavidBrown-wp5fc Před 3 lety +21

    Isn’t it mad how these characters are so nationally recognised and SO bang on!!!😂 I know a guy exactly like this! I think everyone does

    • @Paul77ozee
      @Paul77ozee Před 2 lety

      I don’t thank god. I couldn’t handle wankers like him. My late dad would say “he has tickets on himself”.

  • @shilliojr
    @shilliojr Před rokem +4

    It's not YOUR computer is it?
    Entirely too relatable

  • @richardhill9549
    @richardhill9549 Před rokem +2

    I always forget they are actors when watching this. Just so real and natural.

  • @Guvna07
    @Guvna07 Před 7 lety +5

    Tims face in the background is what makes this scene truly perfect. It can never be bettered

  • @TheSelway1000
    @TheSelway1000 Před 8 lety +4

    These scenes are my favourite from all the episodes, gets me every time

  • @gabe_s_videos
    @gabe_s_videos Před 8 měsíci +2

    I'd say I have an average understanding of computers, not an expert but not a novice either. Everyone I've ever spoken to who's more computer literate that me sounds *EXACTLY* like this guy.

  • @nsoper19
    @nsoper19 Před 7 lety +10

    I love the way Gareth practically worships him and everything he says.

  • @boobsthechemist2067
    @boobsthechemist2067 Před 2 lety +4

    This is one the best & funniest scenes of the whole series. That IT guy is fuckin brilliant

  • @willbournerv2259
    @willbournerv2259 Před 4 lety +7

    “He doesn’t fight chuck norris in ENTER the dragon, he fights him in WAY of the dragon. Go on, get out of my house.”

  • @unknownpleasures100
    @unknownpleasures100 Před 12 lety +8

    One of the best set of scenes in The Office.

  • @BlueSummers101
    @BlueSummers101 Před 9 měsíci +1

    @0:53 "How long did it take last time?".."It's done!" XD

  • @HHM706
    @HHM706 Před 9 měsíci +4

    The Jack Daniels t shirt is a big give away😂

  • @nanabonsu2349
    @nanabonsu2349 Před 2 lety +18

    That whole bit about Enter the Dragon instead of Way of The Dragon aggravated me to my core. I hate people like that

  • @markheywood8236
    @markheywood8236 Před 5 lety +6

    This IT character was previewed by the same actors in a sketch show called Bruiser which also featured Mitchell and Webb and Olivia Colman. Some of the sketches were written by Ricky Gervais and Richard Ayoade.

  • @tdurb0
    @tdurb0 Před 5 lety +2

    “Gone off Dawn now have ya?”
    Savage. Perfect

  • @8iker
    @8iker Před 5 lety +3

    "Landed on my wheels, pulled over and said What were you worried about."
    Story of my life 😂