Jim Halpert
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| Name | Jim Halpert |
| Job | Salesman, Dunder-Mifflin |
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| Portrayed by | John Krasinski |
Jim Halpert is the counterpart to Tim Canterbury in the American version of The Office.
Overview
Jim Halpert is a youthful, fun-loving paper salesman for Dunder-Mifflin. During the first 2 seasons, Jim is rather unambitious, once saying that if this job were his career, he would throw himself in front of a train. To keep himself from becoming too bored at work, Jim spends a lot of his time pranking his coworker Dwight Schrute.
Relationship with Pam
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Seasons 1 and 2
Jim and Pam are best friends, and their relationship is occasionally the subject of office speculation. For several months, Jim dated a purse salesgirl named Katy but broke up with her on a company "booze cruise" after watching Roy suddenly announce to the whole ship, "It's time to set a date, babe" (for their wedding). Dejected, Jim privately reveals his feelings for Pam to Michael Scott, who encourages Jim to "never give up". At the end of Season 2, Jim tells Pam he is in love with her and kisses her.
Season 3
At the start of season three, Jim has transferred to the Stamford branch and been promoted, while Pam remains at Scranton but has broken up with Roy. The Stamford and Scranton branches merge and Jim transfers back to Scranton, where his reunion with Pam is awkward at best. In the meantime he has started seeing Karen Filipelli, another Dunder-Mifflin salesperson. This season shows the development of Jim and Karen's relationship and Pam's difficulty through that. In the final episode of the season, Jim and Karen both interview for a job at Corporate in NYC, where Jim reads an affectionate note from Pam. He spontaneously drives back to Scranton and and asks Pam to dinner, and after she accepts he says "It's a date."
Season 4
Jim and Pam are now dating yet they choose to keep it secret in the office until Toby reveals their relationship after sending out a memo about public displays of affection. They spend their first night together as a couple at Dwight's beet farm/bed and breakfast. Not long after they started dating, Jim bought an engagement ring for Pam and waits for the right moment to propose. He wanted to ask during Toby’s going away party, but Andy beat him to it by asking Angela to marry him.