How Old Jim & Pam Are At The Beginning & End Of The Office?
A shocking reminder: Jim and Pam Halpert are already in their mid-40s.
The Office is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Viewers adore the nine-season mockumentary series for its distinctive brand of humour and hilarious characters, each of whom could easily carry their own solo show.
To balance out the hysterically funny storylines, The Office also delves into deeper, more serious themes.
One of the most heartwarming and compelling arcs is the relationship between Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly, which begins in Season 1 and develops through the final episode. It's impossible not to get caught up in the will-they-won't-they dynamic between Jim and Pam at the show's beginning and then be happy for them when they finally become a couple.
Let's take a closer look at the show's timeline and see how one of TV's sweetest relationships unfolded over the years.
Will they, won't they? (Spring 2005)
The first season of The Office begins in the spring of 2005. Both Jim and Pam have been working at Dunder Mifflin for some time by then. Jim is already smitten with the charming receptionist, and Pam is engaged to her high school boyfriend, Roy, who works in the company's warehouse.
The show soon reveals that Jim's birth date is 1 October 1978, and Pam is only five months younger, born on 25 March 1979. This makes them both about 27 years old in Season 1.
Finally, together (May 2007)
The two start dating in secret in May 2007, when they are both 29. They don't make their relationship public until September of the same year, which is featured in Season 4.
The rest stop proposal (August 2008)
Jim proposes to Pam at a rest stop between Scranton and New York in Season 5, 15 months into their relationship. They are both 30.
The wedding (October 2009)
The couple get married in Niagara Falls in Season 6. Their wedding takes place in October 2009, at which point Jim is 31, and Pam is 30.
Becoming parents (March 2010 and December 2011)
Jim and Pam become first-time parents to a baby girl, Cecilia, shortly after their wedding in March 2010 (Season 6). Twenty-one months and two seasons later, aged 33 and 32, respectively, they welcome a son, Philip.
Moving to Austin (Summer 2014)
The series finale is set in the summer of 2014 and finds Jim and Pam moving to Austin to start a new life and focus on new career goals. They are both 36 years old at the time, and it is hard to believe that almost nine years have passed since then. Today, the Halperts are both 45, wherever they may be in their fictional universe. Feel old yet?