Peacock has revealed that its upcoming follow-up to The Office is called The Paper. The upcoming mockumentary takes place in Toledo, Ohio, and is slated to premiere in September. If you’re looking forward to The Paper and like Lego sets, you may want to snag the brick-built display model based on The Office while you can. Officially retired by Lego at the end of 2024, this charming kit lets fans build Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch and comes with 15 minifigures. Walmart is the only retailer that still has Lego Ideas: The Office for normal price ($120); all other major retailers and the Lego Store are sold out and aren’t expected to receive additional units.
It’s normal for there to be increased interest in official merch when a TV show or movie receives a sequel. And as mentioned, Lego’s 1,164-piece The Office building set is already in short supply due to its discontinuation. As of May 12, Walmart’s store page defaults to a third-party seller. To ensure your order is shipped and sold by Walmart, click “Compare all sellers” under “More seller options” and choose the one that reads “Sold and shipped by Walmart.com.”
For comparison, resellers at Amazon are selling the kit for $140. Despite the higher price, Amazon says it has sold over 300 units over the past month. Do yourself a favor and save $20 by opting for Lego The Office at Walmart instead. You could put the extra cash toward The Office: Complete Series on DVD, which is on sale for $52 (was $75) at Amazon, or a Peacock subscription to watch The Paper.
$120
Part of the Lego Ideas line, The Office is a recreation of the Dunder Mifflin office in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The 1,164-piece set builds a segmented model, complete with all of the departments and workstations seen in the show. Lego created minifigures for 15 Dunder Mifflin Scranton employees and a bunch of accessories. The accessories can be used to recreate memorable moments from the iconic workplace comedy series, including Kevin’s chili pot fiasco, Michael’s screenplay for Threat Level Midnight, Dwight’s stash of weapons, and a stapler suspended in gelatin–one of Jim’s many superb pranks on Dwight.
Michael Scott’s office can be removed from the rest of the build to display separately, which could come in handy if you need a breather from his antics after a meeting. Speaking of meetings, the Scranton branch’s conference room includes a recreation of the dry erase board and enough space for all the minifigures to watch as minifigure Michael makes a fool of himself again.
Here’s the list of all 15 minifigures included with Lego Ideas: The Office. You also get a Lego figure of Garbage the Cat.
- Michael
- Dwight
- Jim
- Pam
- Ryan
- Angela
- Oscar
- Kevin
- Stanley
- Kelly
- Phyllis
- Meredith
- Creed
- Toby
- Darryl
Amazon may not have Lego The Office in stock, but the retailer recently restocked two other sets that have been very hard to find over the past six months or so. The awesome 1,508-piece Transformers 2-in-1 Optimus Prime Lego set–it converts into a truck–is back in stock and on sale for a big discount. Meanwhile, the recently retired 1,545-piece Indiana Jones: Temple of the Golden Idol Lego set is available once again for its normal $150 price.