S01E01 · SCENE 14/32 · 13:21
Pilot · Office bullpen
Michael ignores messages

Michael ignores phone messages and runs around the office making sound effects.

13:21→13:54
in the episode · 0m 33s · S01E01
Michael ignores messages

What happens

13:21–13:54

Michael ignores a phone message, then runs around the office making 'Six Million Dollar Man' sound effects. He tells Pam to be professional when she questions him.

WhereOffice bullpen
DriverMichael Scott
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadMichael's downsizing crisis

Key lines

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13:22

See, this is why the whole downsizing thing just doesn't bother me. Downsizing?

13:45

Take the knife, insert behind the trachea, and pull.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
avoidance1.0
obsession1.0
absurd1.0
awkward1.0
monologue

Beats

14:00Michael ignores phone messages
14:20Michael makes sound effects

Scene in the episode

13:21–13:54
A · Michael's downsizing crisis
B · Jim and Pam's connection
C · Dwight's office rivalry

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