“Pam Beesly: Here's the story, that guy in there is Jim's childhood friend, Tom. Jim Halpert: Tom Matoshkin, one of my best buddies, actually. Pam Beesly: And when they were both in the third grade, Jim was placed in the top reading group. Jim Halpert: It was blue group, so it was second from the top…”— Steve Hely, Jim Halpert, John Krasinski, imdb.com