Lee Kirk, Jenna Fischer's real-life husband, directed one episode of The Office (S9,E14: Vandalism). In it, Jim is depicted as a slob and a non-ideal roommate.

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[u/dumblyClose91]

It's worth noting that Jim once called Pam a slob, so imagine how messy their house is.

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When he has everyone over to his apartment, the apartment is pretty nice and clean looking. Maybe he's the type of dude that only cleans up for an audience or he and Pam grew into some super bad habits together between the BBQ at the apartment and Jim and Daryl rooming together.

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Inconsistent writing. I think the "Jim is a slob" joke was introduced just for this one episode (where he's roommates with Darryl) and then never referred to again.

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I think the point of the episode is to show that Darryl and Jim are deeper friends than what had been seen between them on the show to that point. You don't really see them interact that much, then they go into business together. Jim is clearly comfortable in that new corporate environment but Darryl is clearly new to it. This is just my opinion, but I think the episode was meant to show the audience that they are good friends and Jim doesn't have some ulterior motive in bringing Darryl into an environment that is clearly not his norm

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That's why I initially actually liked that they acknowledged the camera crew in that season. It showed that they had a life beyond the cameras. The filming crew is always there so it makes sense that they've become friends as well etc. But then they took it way too far lol.