I'm delighted by this car dealership's parody of 'The Office'

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By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Forget season three of "The Bear." The workplace drama I'm now highly invested in is from the Mohawk Chevrolet dealership in Ballston Spa, New York. The dealer's TikTok feed typically features videos you'd expect: information about cars and some introductions to the people who sell them. The three-person marketing team in charge of posting on social media would sometimes try to jump on a TikTok trend or some other kind of lighthearted fare. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. So far, nothing out of the ordinary for a car dealership, this one founded in 1919 with the slogan "We go out of our way to please you." But then, somehow, they made a masterpiece — a mockumentary about the dealership in the style of "The Office." Advertisement So far they've released six parts, but Part 5 is the pinnacle. It's gone viral on TikTok: Are we suckers for being charmed and amused by a piece of advertising? Sure. But what joy do we have left if we can't smile at the creativity of the small team in the marketing department of a Chevy dealership near Saratoga? Related stories I spoke with the dealership's Nathanael Greklek, Ben Bushen, and Grace Kerber, who starred in the video and were part of its production team. Their inspiration? Things that actually happened during their workdays, they told me. Advertisement Kerber does indeed always want to be the one to drive the truck whenever they have to move one around the lot. The day before, she and Bushen got stuck making a (nearly) 38-point turn trying to pull a Silverado out of a tight space. And Bushen does tend to get carsick if he's in the passenger seat. The idea for an "Office" parody came to the team after another coworker did a prank hiding tiny plastic ducks around the dealership, which made the marketing team think it would be good for a video. Bushen, the in-house video editor, is a huge fan of the sitcom and was able to pull off the feel. That this video was a hit came as a pleasant surprise, they told me. The video has about 1.8 million views, which isn't a megahit in TikTok terms but certainly is way more than a typical local dealer gets. (In comparison, the official Chevrolet account has only a few videos that have cracked a million views, and those were ones with celebrities like Guy Fieri.) But is a viral video from a local car dealership actually good for sales? Advertisement Kerber told me they don't expect these videos to win over someone shopping for a Honda or a BMW. "If they want a Chevy, they're going to buy a Chevy," she said. They've gotten comments from people outside the Saratoga area saying they plan to drive hours just to buy from their dealership based on their funny videos. (They also deliver, they let me know.) "Part of doing these fun videos is it makes people feel like they know you and are comfortable going there, and they love the environment from what they see online, and that's where they might want to get their next car," Kerber said.