13 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching The Office

4. Stanley's Resolution

The Office Resolutions
NBC

In Season 7's The Ultimatum, Pam puts up a board for all of the staff to post their New Year's resolutions on, which, as you'd expect, is absolutely ripe for comedy.

Some are genuine resolutions, such as Kevin vowing to eat more vegetables, Erin wanting to learn a new word every day, and Oscar aiming to finish the living room. Others go down a more comedic route, such as Angela's ('Make time for romance (with the Senator)'), Creed's ('Do a perfect cartwheel'), and Dwight's ('Meet a loose woman').

The best of them is the one that's hardest to spot, since it's hidden away at the bottom right and partially masked by Pam. On pausing or rewatching, though, you can see that Stanley's resolution is, quite incredibly, 'Be a better husband and boyfriend'.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.