PB&J

"Not "enough" for me? You are everything."

- Jim Halpert to Pam Beesly; A.A.R.M

PB&J is the het ship between Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly Halpert from The Office fandom.

Canon
Jim and Pam's friendship had caught the attention of the documentary crew filming the Dunder-Mifflin Scranton branch right from the beginning. Their constant playfulness and quick, adorable exchanges hinted that they may have deeper feelings for one another.

Pre-Series
The first moment Jim knew he liked Pam was when she told him to forever remember the moment before he met his future desk-mate, Dwight who Jim would eventually share a frenemy-like relationship with. Jim also claims that his best "first date" was with Pam as they shared many things in common. This only lasted until the moment Jim realized that Pam was engaged to Roy and their lunch was just between friends.

Later in the series, Pam admits to Jim that she knew she liked him when he made a funny comment on her mixed berry yogurt which had expired. Unfortunately, at the time she mostly denied her true feelings for Jim and only saw him as her best friend for many years because she was still engaged to Roy.

Best Friends
The doc crew first films Jim and Pam together when they were both joking with each other about attending their coworker Angela's cat party. They were both leaned in close and smiling happily, with Jim making Pam laugh. When Pam is interviewed by the doc crew about her aspirations, she tells them that she loves art and seems happy that Jim thinks her drawings are good. During Jim's interview, he reveals that he knows Pam's favorite flavour of yogurt which was mixed berry. This made Pam smile when the information was relayed to her by the doc crew during her own interview. Later, when Jim pranked Dwight by putting his stapler in Jell-O, Pam was hysterical with laughter. Despite their constant joking and how much they spent time with each other, Jim and Pam were just friends as it was revealed that Pam was in a three-year engagement to her fiancee, Roy.

Jim and Pam are constantly filmed joking with each other with Jim almost always visiting her at reception especially when he can't take much of Dwight's antics anymore. Jim and Pam always shared knowing looks with each other, while secretly laughing or being totally appalled during Michael's various absurd seminars. After Michael's Diversity Day seminar went all wrong, he gathers everyone in the meeting room and starts to talk to them about what he meant to achieve. However, Pam was tired which caused her to fall asleep on Jim's shoulder. Jim smiles at this and gently wakes her up when Michael was done talking. He later tells the doc crew during his interview that it actually turned out to not be such a bad day overall.

Children
Jim and Pam have two children together over the course of the series:

Cecelia Marie Halpert Philip Halpert
 * Cece is their first child and their daughter, born on 4th March 2010.
 * According to Jim, Cece was conceived in a porta-potty at Burning Man.
 * Dwight usually gets Cece's name wrong, calling her "PeePee" instead.
 * Cece loves to dance as seen in season nine. Jim taught her some of her dance moves during her school's dance recital.
 * Philip is the younger brother of Cece, born on 5th December 2011.
 * Phillip is named after Pam's grandfather as she promised him she would name her first son after him.

Fanon
Jim and Pam are considered one of the greatest television couples of all time. They are ranked number one as the most iconic TV couple of the 2000s as well as one of the greatest modern sitcom romances and "Will They, Won't They" couples in recent history, behind only Ross and Rachel from Friends. Entertainment Weekly has also ranked them number one in their list of greatest TV couples. E!Online has included them in their ranking of 50 greatest romances in television history while US Weekly, MTV and TV Guide has also included them in their rankings of best and most beloved TV couples ever.

Jim and Pam's devotion to each other as well as their friendship which gradually blossomed into a committed and loving relationship has hooked The Office fans since the beginning. Amidst the craziness, high jinks and the absurdity of characters on The Office, Jim and Pam's romance provided a more grounded and emotional reprieve as they are considered the heart of the entire show.

Fans were overjoyed when Pam had finally broken up with Roy but were enraged when Jim got into a relationship with Karen Filipelli in season three. Their relationship was extremely disliked for the sole reason that Karen was not Pam. However, when Jim and Pam finally got together at the end of season 3 and began dating in season 4, it was considered one of the happiest and most earned moments in The Office history.

In season nine, when Jim and Pam were undergoing marriage troubles, it once again split the fandom as it had become difficult to watch. Fans were relieved when they finally reconciled and proved that their love for each other was as strong as ever. These issues and how they overcame them has made Jim and Pam one of the most realistic and relatable couples on television.

According to analysis done by The Take, Jim and Pam's relationship had also redefined the portrayal of office romances in TV and movies which is usually shown to be steamy, forbidden and passionate. Theirs is a romance born out of shy companionship built on a base of friendship and laughter as they had fun together and trusted each other completely. This is what separated them from traditional office romances and what drew a lot of fans to their story.

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Trivia

 * Jim and Pam's coworker, Kevin Malone, was the first to come up with the term "PB&J" for "Pam Beesly and Jim" as they go so well together just like peanut butter and jelly.
 * Ironically, at one point, Jim and Pam's coworkers thought Andy and Angela were a better couple than Jim and Pam. Michael almost always incorrectly assumed that Jim and Pam were no longer together.
 * Cecelia Halpert was named after Jenna Fischer's real-life niece, Cece.