“Hobbit” star Martin Freeman hosted ‘Saturday Night Live” this weekend, but Bilbo Baggins wasn’t the only character the show put to good use. In sketch “The Office: Middle Earth,” Freeman combined what are arguably his two fan-favorite projects: “The Hobbit” and “The Office.” The premise is simple: Bilbo Baggins returns from his questing life to sell reams at a paper company. His workplace role is much like that of Freeman’s “Office” character Tim: he’s got a workplace rival — Gollum — who he pranks by sticking the ring in a mound of jello, and a boss detached from reality — Gandalf — who makes inappropriate sexual jokes. His boss’s favorite nickname for him? Dildo Baggins.
It’s a pitch-perfect parody — and in case you’ve been wondering, Bilbo Baggins now drives a Jetta.