We've loved to hate him at times and hated to love him at others, and when you think back on Michael Scott's most memorable moments on 'The Office,' that pretty much sums up the character.

He can be maddeningly self-involved and petty (like, say, when he suffered a little burn on his foot via the George Foreman Grill, but thought his injury was worse than Dwight's concussion), but he can also be sweet and goofily charming, as his entire relationship with the like-minded -- if slightly less dorky -- Holly (Amy Ryan) has shown.

The bottom line: As Emmy-nominated Steve Carell bids adieu to the show that made him a household name (April 28, 9PM ET on NBC), he does so having created one of the greatest TV characters of all time.

And in honor of his many (many, many) shenanigans, please enjoy our mash up of Michael's most outrageous 'Office' moments.



When the U.S. version of 'The Office' premiered, there was much doubt that the show could be as good as Ricky Gervais' brilliant British original, and even more doubt that Carell and the show's writers could craft a lead character as iconic as Gervais' David Brent -- but they did just that. Carell, so far, hasn't actually taken home an Emmy, but there's no doubt that he's earned one.

In lesser comically-skilled hands, or from a less likable actor, Michael could have been 100 percent grating, 100 percent of the time. But Carell has infused the Dunder Mifflin boss with an earnestness that always makes you remember in the back of your head that, even during his most embarrassing, over-the-top antics, Michael just wants to be liked.

His outing of Oscar and subsequent planting of a kiss on his underling? Awkward, to say the least, but also an attempt, in his own Michael way, to encourage the rest of the staff to be open-minded. Almost ruining Phyllis' wedding by trying to upstage her dad? He thinks of Phyllis and the rest of the staff as family, and he just wants to be included in their lives. Running over Meredith with his car and breaking her pelvis? Well, that's just one of those Michael moments that makes you laugh out loud.

Still, as much as we look forward to seeing how 'The Office' office shakes out once he's gone, it's with sadness that we say goodbye to Michael Gary Scott.

And since there were honestly too many outrageous moments to include in just one mash up, please share your own favorite Michael Scott moments in the comments.