S02E02 · SCENE 12/16 · 15:00
Sexual Harassment · Office bullpen
Michael announces retirement from comedy

Michael announces he can no longer be friends with staff and will stop telling jokes.

15:00→16:42
in the episode · 1m 42s · S02E02
Michael announces retirement from comedy

What happens

15:00–16:42

Michael announces to the office that they can no longer be friends and he is retiring from comedy. Jim goads him into saying 'that's what she said,' breaking his vow immediately.

WhereOffice bullpen
DriverMichael
Positionact2 · payoff
ThreadMichael's sexual harassment crisis

Key lines

from this scene
15:35

‫Does that include ‫"that's what she said"?

15:44

‫You really think ‫you can go all day long?

15:47

‫Well, you always left me satisfied ‫and smiling, so...

16:34

‫We have him on retainer ‫to protect the company, ‫as well as upper-level management ‫such as yourself.

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Scene DNA

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social rule violation0.2
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Beats

15:01Michael announces retirement from comedy
15:53Jim goads Michael into saying 'that's what she said'

Scene in the episode

15:00–16:42
A · Michael's sexual harassment crisis
B · Pam's mother visits
C · Todd Packer's antics

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
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Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
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Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
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Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
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Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
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Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
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Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
TF
Toby Flenderson147 episodes · drives 23 scenes

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