New York car dealership's clever parody of The Office leaves viewers in stitches

A hilarious parody of The Office produced by a car dealership has left TikTok viewers in stitches.

Dubbed The Dealership, the spoof of the beloved workplace sitcom is the brainchild of the marketing team at Mohawk Chevrolet in Saratoga County, New York.

True to the original cinéma vérité style of The Office, the mini-episodes blend confessionals, candid moments and reaction shots. 

In the first installment, which premiered in June, staffers are baffled after a horde of miniature toy ducks appear across the premises overnight.

It opens to a young, blond employee, Grace, who is being accused by her colleagues disseminating the ducks around the workplace, addressing the camera. 

A car dealership in Saratoga Country, New York, has launched a parody of The Office. Pictured is the mastermind behind the series is content manager Grace, who also plays herself

'All day, everyone's coming up to me and being like, "Grace, this is something you would do, this is something you would do." I'm like, "It's not me,"' she protests.

'I also wish I thought of that, but I didn't do it!' she further insists.

Candid footage however says differently, as Grace is seen placing ducks amidst the spokes of a car wheel on display.

'Everyone got ducked today,' she adds triumphantly. 'Get ducked!' 

Another employee demands a young man named Jason check the security footage to find the culprit - and, again, Grace seems to be the guilty one. 

In a confessional with a man in a plaid button down, he's horrified to find a duck has found its way to his front pocket. 

'Who did it?' he demands.

Another blond woman is simply disappointed that the onslaught of ducks wasn't accompanied with 'a prize.' 

True to the cinéma vérité style of The Office, the mini-episodes blend confessionals, candid moments and reaction shots. Pictured is the cast of the U.S. version starring Steve Carell

In the premiere episode, employees are baffled to find countless miniature ducks have appeared across the premises overnight

One man, named as Carl Bravo, even finds a duck in his shirt pocket 

'I thought I was going to get a prize! What's with the ducks, no prize?'

In subsequent mini-confessionals, accusations fly and the employees speculate as to the guilty party.

One man shares he ran into Grace emerging from the elevator, causing her to spill a substantial amount of ducks from a cup across the carpet.

'I don't know, it was weird! I mean I like ducks, but not that much. A little obsessive if you ask me,' he says.

A manager is no less baffled.

'I don't know  what to make of all these ducks everywhere around the dealership. It's like everywhere you look there's a duck. Out of nowhere, there's ducks everywhere,' he observes, befuddled.

Finally, we meet the real culprit: a mystery woman with glasses and a massive scarf - mischievously shaking an enormous Ziploc packed with the small toy birds.

'Jokes on you guys, it was all me. Maybe you should check the cameras for earlier that day.'

At that, The Office theme begins to play.

We see the woman emerge from the elevator - evidently the first employee in that day - then pause as she places a handful of the ducks on top of a water fountain, before heading off, presumably to sow more ducking chaos. 

Since that debut aired in June, the series has expanded to nine episodes.

In real life, Grace is recent grad and she's the dealership's in-house content manager, which is her first full-time job. 

And, in reality, she was in fact the employee that pulled the duck prank on her colleagues. 

But then, art imitated life as her prank sparked the concept for the first episode. 

'My teammates and I knew we had to make some sort of content with that,' Grace told The New York Post.

'A mockumentary style, mini-episode just felt right,' she explained.

At the end of the fictional narrative, the true prankster behind the ducks is revealed 

Many of the hundreds of thousands of viewers of the nine episodes took to the comments to heap praise on the concept, as well as Grace's production and acting efforts

Since Grace took the reins of the dealership's social media, the TikTok following has soared from 3,000 to more than 100,000.

Later episodes follow Grace and the gang as they go undercover at a local Honda dealership; try to find employees with 'star quality' to film a walk-around; attempt to film a cowboy-themed Silverado ad catering to the 'female gaze; and more.

The hundreds of thousands of viewers of The Dealership heaped praise on the concept and Grace's ingenuity in spearheading the spoof. 

'If this were on Netflix I'd binge it,' one pledged.

'Mohawk chevy lore has me in a chokehold,' a second chimed in.

'Never fire this marketing team,' a third urged.

'I would 100% watch a show called "the dealership" in this style lol,' a fourth admitted.

A fifth gushed: 'Why are they so good at acting?'

'Why is this network tv quality,' a sixth praised. 

'Are these actual employees or are they actors because they are PERFECT either way,' yet another added - to which Mohawk Chevrolet responded: 'The marketing team lives a 9-5/movie star double life.'