S01E01 · SCENE 29/32 · 28:17
Pilot · Michael's office
Michael fakes firing Pam

Michael pretends to fire Pam for stealing Post-it notes as a cruel prank.

28:17→30:44
in the episode · 2m 27s · S01E01

What happens

28:17–30:44

Michael calls Pam into his office and pretends to fire her for stealing Post-it notes. Pam is devastated and starts to cry.

WhereMichael's office
DriverMichael Scott
Positionact3 · escalation
ThreadMichael's downsizing crisis

Key lines

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29:02

Oh, hey, do you, uh, do you like The Jamie Kennedy Experiment?

30:22

Because that is gross misconduct, and, uh So just clean out your desk. I'm sorry.

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Scene DNA

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humiliation1.0
lie1.0
humiliating1.0
tense1.0
argument

Beats

29:21Michael pretends to fire Pam
30:26Pam is devastated

Scene in the episode

28:17–30:44
A · Michael's downsizing crisis
B · Jim and Pam's connection
C · Dwight's office rivalry

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