S01E04 · EP 4
Episode DNA
22 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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22 scenes · our breakdownMichael insists Pam smile on the phone to improve company image.
00:28–03:46social_rule_violation · obsessionDwight worries about job security and asks Michael about downsizing.
03:46–04:44threat · obsession
3 ▸ 04:44Michael tries to gather office gossip from Jim and Pam.
04:44–05:11eavesdropping · avoidance
4 ▸ 05:11Michael decides to throw a birthday party for Meredith despite her birthday being next month.
05:11–05:40scheme · social_rule_violationPam and Angela argue over streamer colors for the party.
05:40–08:08petty_grievance · double_standard
6 ▸ 08:08The party planning committee suggests an ice cream cake despite Meredith's dairy allergy.
08:08–08:30social_rule_violation · avoidance
7 ▸ 08:30Dwight asks Jim to form an alliance against downsizing, and Jim agrees as a joke.
08:30–09:37scheme · deal
8 ▸ 09:37Michael struggles to write a funny insulting joke in Meredith's birthday card.
09:37–10:31obsession · humiliationDwight spies on Jim and Pam, suspecting they are forming an alliance.
10:31–12:10eavesdropping · rivalry
10 ▸ 12:10Oscar asks Michael to donate to his nephew's cerebral palsy walkathon.
12:10–14:43misunderstanding
11 ▸ 14:43Pam tells Jim about Michael's confidential meetings about staff issues.
14:43–14:53secret_exposed · betrayal
12 ▸ 14:53Michael tries to write a limerick and insults for Meredith's birthday card.
14:53–15:32humiliation · obsession
13 ▸ 15:32Dwight suggests a joke about Meredith's hysterectomy for the birthday card.
15:32–17:44humiliation · obsessionMichael approaches Meredith but forgets his reason, then asks about funny interactions.
17:44–18:00obsession · avoidanceDwight hides in a box in the warehouse to spy on an alliance meeting.
18:00–20:18scheme · eavesdropping
16 ▸ 20:18The office surprises Meredith with a birthday party, but she is confused and can't eat the cake.
20:18–21:08social_rule_violation · humiliationPam fakes a phone call to feed false information to Dwight in the box.
22:51–22:58scheme · eavesdroppingMichael realizes his $25 donation is per mile and tries to back out.
22:58–26:02misunderstanding · double_standardMichael reads his insulting birthday card jokes, which fall flat and upset Meredith.
26:02–27:28humiliation · social_rule_violationMichael gives Oscar $200 for the walkathon donation.
27:28–30:17comeuppanceRoy walks in on Jim holding Pam's hand and assumes he's hitting on her.
30:17–31:28betrayal · humiliationDwight explains he used the alliance to get information and then betray Jim.
31:28–31:56betrayal · schemeSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2005-04-12
- Overall
- #4
- Writers
- Director
- Bryan Gordon
- Viewers
- 5.26M (US)
- Pace
- 139 words/min · 152 questions