12 Most Fan-Pleasing TV Moments Ever

6. The Office (UK) - “Why Don’t You F**K Off”

The Office Christmas Special
BBC

Sure, David Brent had his flaws. He could be crude, loud, and annoying, but he was mostly well-meaning, and just wanted people to like him. Chris Finch, on the other hand, was an absolute dick.

If the UK version of The Office had a villain, it was Finch: he was mean, dumb, sexist, and relentlessly offensive. And everyone else could see this, except for Brent, who instead laughed at his jokes and looked up to him. Finch, of course, lapped this up while making all kinds of horrible jokes at Brent’s expense, with the former sadly, unwittingly thinking he was in on it.

Fans waited through a dozen episodes - but it felt like many more - for Finch to get his comeuppance, but nothing. And then, like a Christmas miracle, it happened in the special. Finch, Neil, and Brent are having some more ‘banter’, and finally the line is crossed.

“Chris, why don’t you f**k off,” Brent says, as an entire nation erupts into cheers.

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